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    Burlington High School

    Course Expectations Handout


    English Department

    Mr. Calvin Structure in Language and Literature I (014)

    I. Course Overview
    This course is designed so freshman students may increase their skills in reading, writing,
    speaking, and listening. Through the use of short stories, articles, poetry, drama,
    novellas, supplementary materials, vocabulary, grammar, and writing, students will learn
    to speak clearly, write effectively, and analyze literature.

    The skills and concepts that the students will learn are ones they will use throughout their
    lives: in college, in the business world, in their personal lives and in becoming literate
    citizens of a much wider world.

    I. Successful Learning
    To insure success in this class, the student must:
    • Report to class on time.
    • Come prepared with the homework and all necessary materials, including binder, books,
    analytic journal, and writing utensils.
    • Maintain a complete and well-organized binder. Keep all work returned to study, correct,
    or resubmit as needed. SAVE EVERYTHING!
    • Take good notes in class.
    • Read all assignments carefully and on time.
    • Strive for accuracy in reading to understand and develop insight. Close reading requires
    self-discipline, good study habits, and excellent journaling.
    • Actively participate in group and class discussions, ask questions, and take risks.
    • Be attentive, curious, and diligent.
    • Show respect for the sharing of diverse ideas.
    • Be respectful and courteous to each other and the teacher.
    • Don’t be afraid to ask for help! Come for extra help when necessary.

    I. Student Learning Expectations


    By the completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
    • Employ current technology to investigate, create, communicate, and produce
    • Apply a variety of problem-solving strategies
    • Write effectively
    • Communicate orally
    • Read critically
    • Demonstrate self-control and respect for all individuals
    • Pursue/participate in modes of artistic and creative expressions
    • Acquire academic and social skills that foster lifelong learning and responsible citizenship

    I. Expected Outcomes
    At the completion of this course, the student should:
    • Comprehend and interpret classical and modern prose.
    • Have developed the ability to read, discuss, and write intelligently.
    • Be comfortable as both a reader and a writer.
    • Understand the rules of English grammar.
    • Better understand how writers use language to communicate ideas, feelings, and opinions.
    • Be more comfortable with and confident in his or her own ability to communicate verbally
    in front of a group.

    I. Topics/ Content
    Areas covered include:
    • Readings: Literature will include Animal Farm, The House on Mango Street, Romeo and
    Juliet, Lord of the Flies, Once Upon a Childhood, The Odyssey, Julius Ceasar,
    Jane Eyre, and a variety of short stories, essays, poems, and articles.
    • Vocabulary: WordWealth

    • Writing:
    • Focus on essay development
    • Maintain analytical journals
    • Produce creative assignments
    • Grammar: Individualized grammar program and supplementary materials

    I. Assessing Progress
    A variety of testing and assessment procedures will take place during and following each
    unit. Group work, papers written both in class and at home, projects, quizzes, reading
    comprehension exercises, and tests are incorporated in the study of literature. Vocabulary
    quizzes and tests occur throughout the term and cumulative exams will transpire at the
    end of each semester. Grammar concepts are also evaluated throughout the year in papers
    and essays. Grades are calculated using a point system, but the breakdown of weighting is
    as follows:

    Writing Assignments & Major Projects 25%


    Tests 20%
    Quizzes & Minor Projects 20%
    Homework 25%
    Class Participation & Collaboration 10%

    I. Classroom Expectations
    The school rules as they appear in the student handbook apply to this classroom.
    Students are expected to arrive on time, fully prepared with homework and materials.
    Students should be ready and willing to work both individually and in groups. Deviation
    from these will result in a lowered class participation grade. Attendance is crucial for
    success. Students are expected to observe codes of honesty and integrity regarding their
    work both in and out of the classroom. Students are also expected to treat all classroom
    property and classroom members with kindness and respect and to conduct themselves in
    ways that will not interfere with their own success or the success of other members in the
    class.

    Cheating/Plagiarism: No form of cheating or plagiarism will be tolerated. For any


    infraction of cheating or plagiarism (including the first), the student will receive a zero on
    the assignment or assessment, and parents/guardians will be notified, as per the student
    handbook. The definition of plagiarism is “to steal and pass off the ideas or words of
    another as one's own.” Please note that plagiarism includes all forms of stealing words or
    ideas – no copying from books, web sites, SparkNotes, or each other.

    Our English classroom is a community. The rules of this community are simple:
    • Respect yourself.
    • Respect all others.
    • Respect the work that we do.

    I. Homework
    Major Assignments: All essays, papers, projects and other student works will have
    assigned due dates. The writing assignment is due at the beginning of class on that due
    date. For all major assignments, 20% credit will be deducted from the final grade for
    each class period that the assignment is late. Students who are absent the day that an
    assignment is due are required to pass in that assignment at the beginning of class on the
    first day that they return to school.

    Daily Assignments: Keeping up with assignments is crucial to the student’s success.


    Daily homework is due at the beginning of class on the assigned date. Students who are
    late by one day will lose 50% of credit for that assignment. After two days, the student
    will lose all credit for the assignment. For any missed assignment that is corrected in class,
    students will not be able to complete the assignment for any credit.
    Vocabulary Quizzes: Vocabulary quizzes may not be made up for a higher grade at any
    time.
    I. Make-up Policy
    Assignments: Students are responsible for completing any work that is assigned while
    they are absent. It is the responsibility of the absent student to collect these
    materials before or upon his or her return and complete the assignments in a
    timely fashion (within one or two days). If a student is absent for a longer period of
    time, the student should see me upon his or her return to discuss an appropriate timeline
    for completion of assignments.
    Students who are absent the day that an assignment is due are required to pass in that
    assignment on the first day that they return to school.

    Students who are absent sometime between the date that an assignment is given and the
    due date of that assignment do not receive extra time to complete the work.

    Quizzes or Tests: Students who are absent on the day of a test or quiz are required to
    complete the test or quiz as soon as possible after their return to school. Students will
    need to find the time to take the make-up. Tests and quizzes can be made up before
    school, after school or during a study period. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule
    the make-up. For any tests and quizzes that are not made up within one week of the
    student’s return to school, the student will receive a zero. Students who have been
    absent for a longer period of time should see me to set up a schedule for missed tests and
    quizzes.

    I. Additional Information
    • EXTRA HELP is available everyday before and after school by appointment.
    Students are encouraged to utilize this time. Mr. Calvin can be found in
    room 128 before and after school.
    • Mr. Calvin can be reached at 238-5643 during the school day or at
    calvin@burlington.mec.edu at anytime.

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