Language Arts 3 - Dearborn Public Schools



Language Arts 2Instructor: Mrs. Bethany McGladderyEmail: mcgladb@Voicemail: (313) 827-8943Room A-16iBlog: iblog.9thlaCourse Description: Language Arts 2 builds off of everything you have learned in LA1. We will be studying all the aspects of language: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. As we progress through the semester, we will be working to improve your reading stamina, comprehension, and close and critical skills as well as your writing and discussion skills. A framework of essential questions will guide our study and help you to form clearer pictures of your personal identities.Course Texts: There is no official textbook for this course. You will be reading…Various novels for SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) An assigned Literature Circle novelSupplemental readings of both fiction and nonfiction texts (news articles, short stories, essays, poems, various mentor/linking texts)Romeo and JulietEssential Questions: How do class, religion, language, gender, and cultural stereotypes influence how I look at and understand the world?What factors threaten or ruin relationships?Class Materials: 1” binder (with pockets)Pack of 8 tabs/dividers1 pack loose leaf paperPens and pencilsBox of crayons/colored pencils/markers4 DIFFERENT colored highlightersScissorsPost-it notesGlueIndex cardsWhat you must bring with you to class EVERY DAY: DHS Planner (no planner, no passes)ID (Media Center usage)SSR+ (individual choice) book Class materials listed Class Structure:There is an in/out box located in the classroom with designations by hour. In the same location, you can also find the previous weeks’ assignments (this is where you check for any absent or missing handouts). All assignments will also be posted on the blog.We will be reading for 60 minutes every week for SSR (sustained silent reading). In addition, everyone is expected to read at home for 20-30 min per night in order to finish at least one book per marking period. There will be several assignments tied to this reading. MonTuesWedThursFri10 min Mindfulness15 min Mentor Sentences20 min SSR15 min Mentor Sentences20 min SSR20 min SSRDaily LessonDaily LessonDaily LessonDaily LessonDaily LessonGrading Policy: This course will use a standards-based grading approach. You will be expected to demonstrate understanding or mastery of specific knowledge/skills/standards as we progress through the course. Every assignment is connected to a standard/skill and graded on a 4 point scale. (See Standards-Based Grading handout for more information)AbsencesFollow the below steps to find out what you missed:Check the class blogAsk a trusted classmateEmail teacher for clarificationMake arrangements to take a missed test/quizLiterature Circle discussion days have mandatory attendance. If you cannot be in school, you are expected to be present another way (i.e. Facetime, Skype, Video Chat)** If a test/quiz is announced before your absence, it MUST be taken when you return. If homework is due the day of your absence (and you were in class when it was assigned) you MUST turn it in when you return.** All missed assignments (assigned when you were absent) are due within a reasonable amount of time. Expectations & Guidelines:Classroom Library: If you want to borrow a book from the classroom library, you must check it out personally with Mrs. McGladdery. When you are finished, return all books to the “book return bin” located near the bookshelves.Using our “character” sheets, we will be tracking our positive and negative behaviors in three categories: Citizenship, Preparedness, and Empathy. You will earn or lose privileges for going above or failing to meet class and school expectations. Citizenship: You are expected to follow our class norms and behave in a way that does not hinder other students’ learning.Preparedness: You are expected to come prepared for learning each and every day. Empathy: You are expected to treat others in a kind, sensitive, and respectful manner. Dearborn High School Plagiarism Policy & Academic Honesty AgreementDearborn High School has high expectations for students and hopes that students have equally high expectations for themselves and their classmates. Students are reminded that all of their work should reflect their own efforts and ideas. Work from other sources must be cited accurately. Unless directed by a teacher, students must assume that all assignments are to be done individually. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines plagiarism as “the use of the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas.”Examples of Academic Dishonesty (plagiarism/cheating):buying and/or copying a paper or partial paper from a person or websitecopying material from the source text without proper citationcopying word for word without properly listing the sourcecopying a classmate’s homework or classwork for any subject or classallowing a classmate to copy work from any subject or classlooking at a classmate’s paper or discussing/sharing answers during work time, quizzes, or testslooking at or taking assessments and/or answer keys from a teacherusing electronic devices to find information when that is not the intent of the assignmentusing electronic devices to give help, answers, or advance knowledge to other studentsdisclosing test or quiz questions or answers to classmatesturning in and/or taking credit for an assignment you did not do yourselfPossible Consequences for academic dishonesty:Student may receive a grade of zero for the assignment.Student may not re-submit paper, project, quiz, test, or assignment.Coaches, directors, advisors, etc. may be notified.Disciplinary action will be taken. The range of action will be in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. ??Dearborn High School Technology Use Agreement730250-22987000Each student is assigned a Chromebook to use in this class and is responsible for that Chromebook. See rules below. Dearborn Public Schools - Acceptable Use Policies and Guidelines for Computers and Network SystemsThe Acceptable Use Policies and Guidelines for Computers and Network Systems applies to all users including employees, students, contractors, temporaries, consultants, etc. ?All users are expected to comply with the Board Policy 7540 and Administrative Guidelines 7540A and 7540B. ?Within these policies and guidelines, it is stated that any information traveling over Dearborn Public Schools’ (DPS) computer networks will be treated as property of DPS. ?DPS reserves the right, at any time, to monitor, access, retrieve, read, and/or disclose internal information to ensure compliance with district policies. Questions about the policies are subject to disciplinary action and, if appropriate, legal action, including but not limited to, revocation of system privileges, expulsion and/or termination.Using the devices/network at Dearborn High School also requires signed agreement with the following rules:Only use the computer you have been assigned and only login as yourself, not any other user.Do not change system settings including the screen display.Do not engage in off-task activities on the device unless directed by your teacher..Treat the equipment with respect.Please keep all food and drink away from computers. All laptops must be carefully returned to the cart at the end of the hour to the appropriate space.Violators of these policies are subject to administrative disciplinary action which may include restriction or removal of computer use privileges.10763251651000Name: Hour:Syllabus Discussion (HW)0-765111500Directions: With your parent/guardian, read through the syllabus and complete the following organizer. You both must then sign stating that you discussed the answers written below. 3810762635003 We learned statements…60483751089660002 Things we found interesting…38100824865001 Question we have is…We read the LA2 Syllabus together, discussed it, and completed the above 3-2-1. Student Signature: Date: Parent Signature: Date: ................
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