Rangeview
High School
Course
Syllabus
2016-17
Course Title: 9th English
Instructor’s Name: Mr. Wells
Contact Number: 303-695-6848
School e-mail address: jlwells@aps.k12.co.us
Teacher availability: 4th and 7th Period, and A
Lunch. I am available after school, but please make an appointment with me.
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An Overview of State Standards Addressed in this Course:
1st Quarter
Learning Objectives: Students will read texts to
identify how
authors
develop characters’ perspectives to influence theme. Students will create real
or imagined narratives using a variety of techniques to demonstrate various
perspectives around a single experience.
2nd
Quarter Learning Objectives: Students
will analyze how writers use words, phrases and transitions in order to link
the major sections of text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships
between claim(s) and reasons.
3rd
Quarter Learning Objectives: Students
will organize information in order to
comprehend
and follow an argument. Students will identify a problem or issue and
use
sound reasoning, varied support and evidence to design a possible solution.
4th Quarter Learning Objectives: Students will analyze in detail how an author’s
ideas
and/or themes are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or
larger portions of a text. Students will apply the concepts of standard
English- capitalization, punctuation, and spelling while producing clear and
coherent writing with appropriate development, organization and style as
evidenced through the process of revision.
Standards Based Grading:
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Marks and Grades:
Marks
indicate levels of proficiency on individual assessments and are recorded in
the teacher grade book. Capital letters
indicate summative assessments. Lower
case letters indicate formative assessments.
Grade book marks are converted to a single letter
grade for eligibility and quarterly reports, and are recorded on an official
student transcript.
Body of Evidence:
There
are two types of assessment, formative and summative.
Formative
(assessments for learning) provide direction for improvement for the student
and adjustment of instruction for the teacher e.g. observation, quizzes,
homework, discussion, drafts, etc. These assessments are identified by lower
case letters in the teacher grade book.
Summative
(assessment of learning) provide information to be used in making judgments
about a student’s achievement at the end of a sequence of instruction, e.g.
final drafts, tests, assignments, projects, performances, etc. These assessments
are identified by capital letters in the teacher grade book.
Student Handbook and Classroom Policies:
Definition of bullying: Any written, verbal
or pictorial expression, physical or electronic act or gesture, or a pattern
thereof by a student that is intended to coerce, intimidate or cause any
physical, mental, or emotional harm to any student. This includes the creation
of an intimidating, hostile, or significantly offensive environment that
interferes with the learning or performance of school-sanctioned activities of
any student.
Examples of Bullying:
-Derogatory written or pictorial
communications in any media (e.g., letters, notes, cellphones, social-networks,
voice mail, text messages, pager messages, newspaper articles, invitations,
posters, photos, cartoons);
-Derogatory verbal comments (e.g.,
name-calling, taunting, hostile teasing, spreading rumors, epithets, jokes or
slurs);
-Threats of force or violence against a
person’s body, possessions or residence (e.g., obtaining food or money by
threats of force); or
-Physical conduct (e.g., provocative
gestures, overly rough horseplay, restricting freedom of action or movement,
violence, defacing or destruction of property).
-Any student engaged in bullying will face
disciplinary action. All concerns of threats or rumors must be reported to a
staff member as soon as possible.
Cyberbullying: Definition: Being cruel to
others by sending or posting harmful material using the Internet, cell phone,
or any social media. Spreading or forwarding rumors or threats or photos via
social media is a serious offense.
Any student engaged in cyberbullying will
face disciplinary action. All concerns of threats or rumors must be reported to
a staff member as soon as possible. Cyberbullying is a criminal offense and
police will be notified.
Tardiness:
Refer to student handbook. Excessive tardiness will
result in referral to Dean’s office and possible further discipline.
Absence Policy: Refer to student handbook. Students are responsible for all missing work.
Please visit my web site or send me an email for clarification on missing
assignments.
Excused
Absence:
Students have TWO days to make up the work unless they make
special arrangements with me.
Unexcused
Absence: Work missed can be made-up for feedback, but NOT for credit.
Late Work Policy: The expectation is that students will be on
time with all assignments. That being said, students who are struggling can
speak with me about extending deadlines.
If work is turned in late, it will be dropped a portion of the received
grade for each week it is late. So if the assignment was a P+ but was a week
late, the student would receive a P. If the same assignment was turned in two
weeks late the student would receive a P-. Students and parents are welcome to
contact me for any clarification on late work.
Academic
Honesty: Any student caught plagiarizing any work
will receive an unsatisfactory mark on the assignment and the work will be
shared with the counseling department. A second infraction will result in referral
to the Dean’s office and possible suspension.
In-Class Behaviors: My classroom is all about RESPECT. I expect that all
students give respect to themselves, their fellow classmates, their teachers
and their classrooms. Any students being disrespectful in any manner will be
handled on an individual basis with support from the Dean’s office.
Cell Phone and Technology Policy: Students using cell phones in the classroom
are distracting themselves, their peers and the teacher. Cell phones, music
player devices, ear-buds, headphones, iPads, tablets and any other technological
devices must be put away and out of
site during class time. Students will receive one warning and then the
device will be confiscated and locked in my desk until the end of the class
period. Students who have habitual problems with tech will be referred to the
Dean’s office.
Substitute
Policy: It is expected that substitutes will be
treated with the same respect as any other adult at Rangeview. Any issues will
result in referral to the dean’s office.
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Homework:
Hwill be given regularly. Also, independent reading will also be
required. Independent reading will be clarified in class..
Required Materials: All students must
have:
A notebook. The notebooks will quickly
fill up; students may want to have one for each quarter. I have notebooks I can
supply for 25 cents each.
Sticky
notes will be used for annotating and making notes in books that cannot be
written in.
Writing
utensils will be needed. Pens or pencils are fine.
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I acknowledge that I have read and understood the policies for
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Class period Today’s
date
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Student’s signature Please
print student’s name
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Business telephone Please
print mother’s name
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Business telephone Please
print father’s name
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Home telephone Parent
signature
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Parent’s email address
