Pinecrest Glades Academy Middle/High School

[Pages:5]Pinecrest Glades Academy Middle/High School

Carrie Montano

Principal

Zuleika Santos

Assistant Principal

Vanessa Nario-Diaz

9th Grade Pre-AP English 1

Assistant Principal

2020-2021 Course Syllabus

Instructor: Mrs. Suarez Room Number: Building 2, Room 210 Email: ssuarez@ Office Hours: By appointment only

Course Description:

Pre-AP English 1 students will learn, grow, and succeed through focused content, horizontally and vertically aligned instruction, and targeted assessments for learning. This course will allow students to slow down and focus on the most essential and relevant concepts and skills. Students have frequent opportunities to engage deeply with texts, sources, and data as well as compelling higher-order questions and problems. Students experience shared instructional practices and routines that help them develop and strengthen the important critical thinking skills they will need to employ in high school, college, and life.

Texts take center stage in the Pre-AP English 1 classroom, where students engage in close, critical reading of a wide range of materials. The course trains the reader to observe the small details within a text to arrive at a deeper understanding of the whole. It also trains the writer to focus on crafting complex sentences as the foundation for writing to facilitate complex thinking and communicate ideas clearly.

For the 2020-2021 academic school year, students will be using an innovative program created by the College Board, called SpringBoard. This program follows the Florida State Standards and assists students in developing the knowledge and skills necessary for Advanced Placement courses as well as success in college and beyond. SpringBoard is designed to help students make meaning of complex texts and prepare them for the rigorous textual analysis expected of them in Advanced Placement (AP) English and college courses. SpringBoard helps students build content knowledge primarily through engagement with a wide range of high-quality literary and informational texts. Extending this core reading program with a rich independent reading program ensures that SpringBoard students are reading widely and becoming broadly literate.

Required Texts:

Springboard English Language Arts-Grade 9 (Digital)

Independent Reading

Students will be required to read and annotate ONE Independent Novel each quarter.

Pinecrest Glades Academy Middle/High School

Carrie Montano

Principal

Zuleika Santos

Assistant Principal

Vanessa Nario-Diaz

Course Expectations and Requirements

Assistant Principal

Course Outline

First Nine Weeks Unit 1: Telling Details

Genre Focus: Short Stories and Visual Texts

Second Nine Weeks Unit 2: Pivotal Words and Phrases

Genre Focus: Poetry and Drama

Third Nine Weeks Unit 3: Compelling Evidence

Genre Focus: Essays and Arguments

Fourth Nine Weeks Unit 4: Powerful Openings

Genre Focus: Opening of Novels

Assignments:

All assignments must be labeled with the student's name, period, date, and the title of the assignment being submitted in the top left hand corner.

All assignments must be typed in 12 pt. Times New Roman Font and properly indented. Any form of Cheating, Plagiarism and/or Misrepresentation as defined in the MDCPS Student Code of

Conduct will not be tolerated and will result in a zero for the specific assignment. Quizzes will be administered frequently and may be announced or unannounced. A student is expected to have his/her materials with them in every class meeting.

Methods of Assessment Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Classwork Home Learning

25% (quizzes, project components, labs) 35% (unit/chapter tests, final project grade) 20% 20%

Grading Scale

A

90-100%

B

80-89%

C

70-79%

D

60-69%

F

0-59%

3.5-4.00 2.5-3.49 1.5-2.49 1.00-1.49 0-.99

Pinecrest Glades Academy Middle/High School

Carrie Montano

Principal

Zuleika Santos

Assistant Principal

Vanessa Nario-Diaz

Classroom Expectations:

Assistant Principal

In our classroom, you are expected to:

? Follow directions the first time given. ? Be in class, prepared and ready to work at the time class is scheduled. ? Have your camera on at all times during our Zoom classes. ? RESPECT other students and the teacher. ? Actively participate in group discussions and activities. ? Ask for help! ? No recording or photographing during class. ? Follow the Pinecrest Glades Academy School Code of Conduct, all policies will be enforced. ? The more you put into this class, the more you will get out of it. ? BE MOTIVATED, STAY POSITIVE, ALWAYS GIVE ME YOUR BEST!

Classroom Procedures:

Classroom conduct is necessary in order to maintain an orderly and cohesive learning environment.

Consequences for Failing to Meet Classroom Expectations and Procedures:

1st Offense: Verbal Warning and/or parent contact 2nd Offense: Teacher/Student conference and/or parent contact 3rd Offense: Teacher/Parent conference Depending on the severity of the infraction, steps may be bypassed at the discretion of the teacher who will send

the student directly to the Principal

Academic Dishonesty:

Students are expected to be honest and ethical in their academic work. Academic dishonesty is defined as an intentional act of deception in of the following areas. Academic dishonesty is an infraction of the MDCPS Code of Student Conduct and disciplinary action will ensue.

Cheating- the use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information or study aids Fabrication-falsification or invention of any information Assisting-helping another commit an act of academic dishonesty Tampering-altering or interfering with evaluation instruments and documents Plagiarism-representing the word or ideas of another person as one's own

Pinecrest Glades Academy Middle/High School

Carrie Montano

Principal

Zuleika Santos

Assistant Principal

Vanessa Nario-Diaz

Attendance Policy:

Assistant Principal

In case of absence, students are to meet with me during my office hours to make-up assignments. However, only students with excused absences will receive an academic grade without penalty. The assignment will remain with a letter grade of a "Z" until the absence is excused (please follow school procedures to excuse the absence). Students are required to be on time to class.

Make-up Work Policy:

As per school policy, make-up work, including homework, must be completed within 24 hours (per missed day) after returning to school. All assignments must be made-up within the allotted time or the student will be issued an incomplete (Z). It is the student's responsibility to follow up with me to ensure he/she makes up any missing assignments. Students should check the website and email teacher while absent to ensure all work is complete upon their return.

Supplies

All students are required to be prepared with the following items and ready to work each and every day of class:

Access to a computer and printer Headphones/ Earbuds 1 Composition notebook Pens black or blue Earbuds

Pinecrest Glades Academy Middle/High School

Carrie Montano

Principal

Zuleika Santos

Assistant Principal

Vanessa Nario-Diaz

Parents and Students,

Assistant Principal

Please sign and return to Mrs. Suarez. It is a required document for student files.

I have been given and had explained to me the student contract for my English 1 class by my teacher. I am expected to review these rules and procedures with my parent/guardian. I understand and agree to all the terms.

_________________________________________________ Student Name: (please print)

_________________________________________________ Student Signature:

_________________________________________________ Period:

_________________________________________________ Date:

I (we) the parent/guardian have gone over this contract with my child and I (we) understand and agree on all terms.

_________________________________________________________ Parent Signature:

_________________________________________________ Print Name:

_________________________________________________ Date:

_________________________________________________ Contact Numbers:

_________________________________________________ Email address:

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