Welcome to English 9 Mrs. Garcia
The easiest way to contact me is by email.
Room 306
Email:
[email protected]
LEHI JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PIONEERS
Phone: (801) 768-7010
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.” During
this course each student will improve his/her reading, writing, speaking,
listening, and viewing skills. These skills will be an asset to each student in his/her life.
Reading
is the backbone of our curriculum. I hope each student will gain a greater
love and appreciation for literature as we examine the real-life applications in the readings. We will also work on improving student writing using the six-traits of writing methods.
This course is set upon the idea that each student needs to examine his/her own Homework: The amount of homework any student has will depend on the effective use of class time. Students should plan a regular reading time each
day
to
complete
reading requirement.
their
independent
There will be a unit
project assigned at the end of each study unit. Students will be expected to complete 800 pages of outside reading each term. A record
Texts we will study:
Plagiarism: Ninth grade students have been taught they should not plagiarize. If the student uses information from a source without giving credit to the source, the student will have to re-do the entire assignment. No credit will be given for plagiarized materials
Various short stories Informational texts Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Class Materials Needed: •
Each day the student will need to bring the following to class:
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A one inch binder (for English only)
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Five dividers
Expected Classroom BEE-Havior:
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College rule loose-leaf lined paper
1) BEE Polite (don’t interrupt, ridicule, or disrupt, no cell phones or electronic devices)
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Pencil/Pen (blue or
2) BEE Prepared (come to class with all necessary learning tools)
black ink only) •
Book for free reading
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Flash drive for writing
3) BEE Involved (ask questions, participate and contribute)
lab (Optional)
4) BEE on Task (Pay attention, work on Language
• Small sticky notes Course Evaluation: Evaluation will be based on daily work, tests, writing samples, presentations, essays, reading requirements, and class participation. Assignments are due at the beginning of class unless otherwise stated. Late work will be accepted one day late for up to 80% credit. If you have an excused absence, you will have the same amount of days you were absent to make up the work. Grading is based on the following scale: A/A- = 100%-90.0%
Citizenship: Every student will start each term with 85 citizenship points. These points may be lost if the student behaves inappropriately, breaks class rules, and/or after the third tardy. Each offense will result in the loss of five points; however, if students behave in a positive manner, are prepared and exhibit good citizenship in class they may receive additional points in five point increments. 90-100 = Outstanding
B=/B/B- = 89.9%-80.0%
70-89=
Satisfactory
C=/C/C- = 79.9%-70.0%
50-69=
Needs Improvement
D=/D/D- = 69.9%- 60.0%
0-49=
Unsatisfactory
F = 59.9% and below