Syllabus

Instructor ||  Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 3:15 - 4:15 Email: pbolado@vcs.k12.nc.us  **  http://englishiiworldliteraturemsbolado.wikispaces.com/   ** ** http://writingatthewafflehouse.wikispaces.com/  **  ** COURSE DESCRIPTION **  Students in English II read, analyze and evaluate representative pieces of literature from around the world, excluding American and British literature. Special emphasis is placed on informational writing skills to help students clarify their own thinking, express their opinions, and broaden their knowledge base. Acquiring and using SAT vocabulary in oral and written exercises is emphasized. Students edit their work for errors in sentence formation, usage, mechanics and spelling. Students should expect nightly homework assignments and compositions that reinforce classroom instruction. Emphasis is placed on developing the critical thinking skills necessary to apply, analyze, and evaluate key concepts. Final drafts of writing projects are to be double-spaced, 12-pt. font, and part of the English II expectations. This course emphasizes reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing within the following North Carolina Department of Public Instruction goal areas: Students will be involved in individual, small group, and whole class learning experiences as we study various forms of world literature, including short stories, novels, dramas, essays, poetry, and electronic media. ** Evaluation and Grading ** 50% ** Significant Tasks **, i.e. 6 weeks tests, projects, revised State Writing Assessments 40% ** Class Work **, i.e. daily quizzes, in-class writing, 1:1 activities 10% ** Homework **, i.e. discussion posts, blogs The final grade will be computed by equally averaging the three six weeks grades and the exam grade. Progress reports will be sent home via the student at the mid-term of each grading period, i.e. weeks 3, 9, and 15. Reports on progress at other times can be obtained by contacting me.  § Cheating (copying another’s work, sharing answers orally and/or electronically, collaborating on non-group assignments, etc.) on anything equals a zero. Plagiarism, even inadvertent, is a form of cheating and will be treated accordingly with zeros. Please refer to the [|NVHS Student Handbook] (p 31). ** Supplies ** *Students will save work to their flash drive. Students will understand how to convert Word documents into PDFs. Students will also use email to send me their documents if they are out absent. Students will learn how to successfully scan projects and documents to their flash drive with the use of the classroom scanner. ** Classroom Management ** The Standard Failure to respect the teacher and/or others will result in a warning for the first offense, a confer­ence with the teacher for the second, a phone conference with the parent for the third, and admin­istrative action for the fourth and subsequent ones. Vagrant disrespect will result in immediate re­moval from the class and administrative action. ** Rules **  ** Procedures ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
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 * Thinking and researching critically;
 * Increasing proficiency in various communication forms, including note taking and electronic communication;
 * Developing grammar, vocabulary, and word selection skills;
 * Performing on the English II Writing Assessment.
 * Evaluation will be based on monitoring student progress in the emphases described above. Grades will be determined each six weeks as follows:
 * Late work, which means not turned in during the immediate moments following my asking for it, will not be accepted and will count as a zero. If a student is absent on the day of an assignment, it is the student’s responsibility to determine missed work by consulting the website schedule.
 * 3-ring binder notebook
 * Pens, pencils, and hi-lighters
 * Flash drive*
 * Yahoo account
 * Students are expected to respect themselves as well as everyone else in the room. They must ac­cept the teacher’s role as director of the class. They must support the right of everyone in the class to learn and participate. Failure to respect the teacher and/or others can be described as any disruption of class such as, ** but not exclusive to **,
 * Talking while the teacher and others are talking constructively;
 * Laughing inappropriately and otherwise drawing attention to oneself for the purpose of being disruptive;
 * Advertently or inadvertently insulting/offending others;
 * Using technology, i.e. laptops, Internet, discussion boards, electronic bulletin boards, message boards, etc., in a way that disrupts instruction, threatens and/or endangers others; and,
 * Undermining the authority of the teacher.
 * Students must not eat or drink during class (other than having water).
 * Students should throw away gum in the trash can like normal human beings do.
 * Students may not use such electronic devices as music players, game devices, cell phones, and/or pagers in class. Such devices will be turned in to the principal from whom parents must retrieve them.** Guidelines and consequences for not meeting standards or for breaking rules will be handled according to the policies outlined in the Vance County Schools student/parent handbook. Referrals will be issued if necessary.) **
 * Only on certain activities will I ask for you to bring in headphones the following day. All use of headphones during an activity will meet the Standard Course of Study. ** ( **
 * Students must be in their assigned seats when the tardy bell rings. Students tardy for class will not be admitted without a tardy note from administration.
 * Students must use the restroom facilities before or after class. If a student ** must ** go during class, s/he has 1 bathroom pass per semester. If the pass is unused by the end of the semester, it can be turned in for extra credit. Laptop Instructions and Acceptable Use [|NVHS Student Handbook] (pp 32-38)