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General Class Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Holt’s Elements of Literature is the
major text for this course. Its
scope is broad, covering a variety of great American literary periods.
Grammar and composition will be taught using class presentations, discussions,
oral exercises, individual study, worksheets, and the use of Writing
and Grammar, published by Prentice Hall. English III objectives are to help
you appreciate American literature as a study of life, to broaden your oral
skills through class discussions and special reports, and to develop
basic skills necessary for effective written communication.
ASSIGNMENTS
- Literature
- Grammar and Composition
- Research Assignments
- Daily assignments
- Reports, both written and oral
- Vocabulary assignments and quizzes
GRADES
The course grade
will be based on an accumulation of points from exams, daily work,
various projects and reports that will vary in value.
A=100-90
B=89-80
C=79-70
D=69-60
F=59 and below
All daily assignments are worth 60 % of the semester grade, and
all exams and major writing assignments are worth the remaining
40%. Bonus will only be offered
once a semester. It is given at
the end of the semester.
LATE WORK
Students are
advised to turn in their work on the date it is due. Each student will have only one
opportunity per nine weeks to turn in a daily assignment one day late.
If the student turns in this assignment one day late, he or she will only have the possibility of
receiving a 70% for that assignment.
If the assignment is not received after the second day, the
student will receive a zero.
ABSENCES AND TARDIES
- Students should refer to the absence
policy in the student handbook.
- It is the student’s
responsibility to ask the teacher what assignments need to be made
up.
BEHAVIOR
It is expected that every student allow me to teach, allow
his or her classmates to learn, and every student is expected to take
responsibility for his or her own self.
A NOTE TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS
Please do
not hesitate to call me at the high school, 376-2404, if you have any
questions throughout the year.
My planning hour is 2:20 to 3:20. If you are unable to reach me during
this time, please leave your name, number, and best available time for
me to contact you. My email is laner@mustangps.org.
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