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    English I /english I Honors Syllabus Course Description

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    This document is the syllabus for an English I Honors course taught by Lee Ann Spillane. It outlines the course description, goals, required materials, expectations for students, grading policy, attendance policy, and internet usage policy. The goals are for students to develop critical thinking skills, become avid readers and confident writers, and create a significant body of personal writings that demonstrate their writing development. Students are expected to learn, be in class, behave respectfully, avoid detentions, come prepared, keep track of assignments, communicate, do their work honestly, and turn work in on time. Grades are based on classwork, writing projects, tests and quizzes, and homework.

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    This document is the syllabus for an English I Honors course taught by Lee Ann Spillane. It outlines the course description, goals, required materials, expectations for students, grading policy, attendance policy, and internet usage policy. The goals are for students to develop critical thinking skills, become avid readers and confident writers, and create a significant body of personal writings that demonstrate their writing development. Students are expected to learn, be in class, behave respectfully, avoid detentions, come prepared, keep track of assignments, communicate, do their work honestly, and turn work in on time. Grades are based on classwork, writing projects, tests and quizzes, and homework.

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    This document is the syllabus for an English I Honors course taught by Lee Ann Spillane. It outlines the course description, goals, required materials, expectations for students, grading policy, attendance policy, and internet usage policy. The goals are for students to develop critical thinking skills, become avid readers and confident writers, and create a significant body of personal writings that demonstrate their writing development. Students are expected to learn, be in class, behave respectfully, avoid detentions, come prepared, keep track of assignments, communicate, do their work honestly, and turn work in on time. Grades are based on classwork, writing projects, tests and quizzes, and homework.

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    English I /english I Honors Syllabus Course Description

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    Lee Ann Spillane
    This document is the syllabus for an English I Honors course taught by Lee Ann Spillane. It outlines the course description, goals, required materials, expectations for students, grading policy, attendance policy, and internet usage policy. The goals are for students to develop critical thinking skills, become avid readers and confident writers, and create a significant body of personal writings that demonstrate their writing development. Students are expected to learn, be in class, behave respectfully, avoid detentions, come prepared, keep track of assignments, communicate, do their work honestly, and turn work in on time. Grades are based on classwork, writing projects, tests and quizzes, and homework.

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    C Lee Ann Spillane, Ed.S.

    , NBCT
    O Cypress Creek High School
    Your Name: ________________________
    N 1101 Bear Crossing Dr.
    T Orlando, FL 32824 Parent Signature: ___________________
    A
    C classroom phone: 40-7.852.3400 ext. 2689
    T cell: 321.945.7984 (texting okay)
    class web page: http://www.laspillane.net
    I email: spillal@ocps.net
    N School Social Network:
    F http://www.bearenglish.ning.com
    O

    English I /English I Honors Syllabus

    Course Description
    English I Honors focuses on academic excellence in all the language arts: reading,
    writing, listening, viewing, speaking, computing and critical thinking through studies in
    literature and composition. The curriculum centers on young adult and world literature
    from a variety of genres and time periods. Students read and write daily both in class and
    at home. Aside from literature students will also study vocabulary, reading, writing and
    computer skills. Writing skills are taught from a process approach. Students receive
    hands-on, computer training in web 2.0 tools and a variety programs.

    Goals
    I want you to become avid readers and confident writers in a nurturing environment that
    is interactive and dynamic where we all can speak up and share our ideas and our writing.
    This requires daily commitment from each of us—achieving nearly perfect attendance;
    arriving with all supplies and completed homework assignments, engaging in class
    discussion; taking risks with assignments to go beyond what you have always done, and
    accepting responsibility for your own learning and growth.

    My goals are for students to…


     develop as critical thinkers capable of participating thoughtfully in learning
    communities and in our democratic society,
     read, understand, interpret and analyze texts from many genres,
     recognize and write in a variety of modes: narrative, expository and persuasive,
     discuss and write about a variety of texts,
     develop and sustain reading habits and personal reading preferences,
     employ the writing process,
     use technology responsibly,
     understand new vocabulary words both connotatively and denotatively,
     read and compose on demand (timed writings),
     employ strategies for answering test questions, and
     create a significant body of personal writings that demonstrate writing
    development and “voice.”
    Materials Needed:
     3-ring binder (1- 1½ inch); AVID students use AVID binder
     plastic dividers with pockets
     1 pack of clear plastic sheet protectors
     post it notes or tape flags for annotating school-owned books
     notebook paper
     composition notebook (no spirals please)
     USB flash drive
     blue/black ink pens
     Other classroom supplies. If your last name begins with A-K: 1 large box of
    Kleenex, L-S: 1 pack of Lysol or other antibacterial wipes, T-Z: 1 pack of copier
    paper

    Texts: Elements of Literature (in class), Firestorm by David Klass, Bronx Masquerade
    by Nikki Grimes, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Speak by Laurie Halse
    Anderson, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, The Odyssey by Homer, Romeo & Juliet
    by William ShakespeareClass sets of novels, as well as a variety of short stories, articles,
    poetry and other excerpts from a variety of sources (online and print handouts)

    10 Expectations
    1 Learn
    Learn is our mission. Engage in the process. Cultivate curiosity. Use your interests to
    make school more relevant to your life. Learn.

    2 Be in Class
    Participation is an integral part of this class and something that cannot always be made
    up. Be here.

    3 Behave Respectfully
    We have much more to learn this year than we have time for; this means that wasted time
    is lost knowledge. Behaving respectfully also means follow the Code of Conduct and
    school rules.

    4 Avoid Getting Detention


    A student may receive a detention for tardies, and for inappropriate or disrespectufl
    behavior in class. Detention forms must be signed by parents/ guardians and returned in
    order for students to serve their detention. Failure to report for detention will result in a
    loss of all extra credit points earned.

    5 Come Prepared
    Always have your binder, journal, paper, pens, the appropriate books and a positive
    attitude. You will be graded on preparedness. Lack of materials should never hinder
    your participation in this class! Extra paper, pens, handouts and such are located at the
    table by the door to our classroom.
    6 Keep Track of Your Assignments
    Use a planner. Subscribe to the class’s calendar. Use the reminder feature on your cell
    phone. You need to develop a system to manage your time, and juggle all you want to
    accomplish both academically and socially.

    7 Communicate
    I cannot read your mind. When you have a problem with anything in this class, or in
    your life that affects your schoolwork, talk to me, and I will do my best to listen, and to
    help in any way I can. I am always here early in the morning, and after school on most
    days.

    8 Do the Work
    ALL work must be completed for this course. If you do not complete the work you
    must communicate with me by writing me a note or an email on the day of or before
    the class when the assignment is due. Notes should be turned in to the red grades folder
    which on the front of my desk. You will have 3 days to do the assignment and turn it in.
    If you do not turn your work in, you will be given an academic detention to make up the
    work and solve the problem. The highest grade a student may earn on an assignment
    made up during an academic detention is a C.

    9 Turn in Work
    Late work happens. Planes are late. Taxes can be late. My expectation is that you will
    turn in your work on time at the beginning of the period or when called for, but late work
    is accepted with a point penalty of 1/3 of a letter grade per day including weekends and
    holidays. If you are absent, you may email assignments to me at your own risk, or turn
    them in upon your return. Students absent unexcused may not receive credit for their
    work as per Orange County policy. Parent contact is expected if you are having difficulty
    turning in a major assignment on time.

    10 Be Honest
    Do your own work honestly and to do it to the best of your abilities. Presenting another’s
    work as your own is cheating even if you do not get caught. Cite your sources using
    MLA format when you use them and give credit where credit is due. Cheating may result
    in 3 in conduct, parent/teacher contact, an academic detention, loss of extra credit, an
    administrative referral and or removal from the class.

    Internet Policy

    All communication and information accessible via the OCPS network or the BearEnglish
    ning should be considered private property that can be seen by all. You are expected to
    abide by general accepted rules of network etiquette. Highlights from the county’s
    Internet Policy are noted below:

     Be polite. Do not write or send abusive messages to others.Use appropriate


    language. Do not swear, use vulgarities or other inappropriate language.
     Keep personal information private. (address, full name, phone numbers, etc)
     Maintain the integrity of the network (e.g. do not send mass emails, post irascible
    comments, download large files or spread viruses)

    Please see the Internet Policy in you Student Code of Conduct to review all
    policies.
    Grading:
    Grading Scale: A= 90-100, B = 80-89, C= 70-79, D= 60-69, F= 50-59

    Assignments and activities are graded in weighted categories as follows:

    Class work: 50%


    Bellwork, think writes, vocabulary activities, binder checks, Socratic seminar and other
    in-class activities.

    Writing & Projects: 20%


    Essays, timed writings, note-taking, research papers, ISP (independent study points),
    digital projects, Ning participation.

    Tests & Quizzes: 15 %


    Biweekly vocabulary/reding quizzes, unit tests, reading Benchmark tests, FCAT practice.

    Homework: 15%
    Weekly reading log, vocabulary and other assignments.

    Extra Credit
    Students may earn extra credit by reading more on their reading log each week,
    completing additional independent study activities. Students who exceed 3 unexcused
    absences, 3 tardies or 3 academic detention are not eligible for extra credit.

    Orange County’s Attendance Policy for Academic Credit for Grades 9-12
    (1) No student shall be awarded a credit unless the student has been in attendance for
    instruction for a minimum of 135 hours. The 135 hours required for attendance for
    instruction corresponds to twenty (20) absences in a school year or ten (10) absences for
    each semester. The principal may provide a student who has been in attendance less than
    135 hours an opportunity to receive credit by demonstrating mastery of the student
    performance standards in that course of study.

    (2) Excused absences shall be considered, on an hour per hour basis, as a part of the 135
    minimum hours of classroom instruction. See the Code of Conduct for approved excuses.

    (3) Academic instruction missed by the student shall be made up in an acceptable manner
    in accordance with the district pupil progression plan. (number of days absent + 1) It is
    the responsibility of the student to retrieve any work missed during an absence from the
    teacher.

    (4) Students may make up work missed during a suspension within a time limit
    established by the school principal.

    Florida Statutes 1001.41, 1003.21, 1003.24, 1003.436


    The Bottom line: No matter what your grade point average at the end of a semester or
    year per class, if you have more than 10 absences in a half credit course or 20 absences in
    a full credit course, you MUST pass the Mid-Term or Final Exam with a 70% or you will
    not receive credit for the course.

    All absences will be marked as unexcused until a written note is received from the parent
    within 48 hours of returning to school. Any questions regarding the attendance policy
    should be directed to the attendance office (407) 852-2283.

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