“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud!” - Coco Chanel

 

Note: You can be yourself in here! But since we must all work together to accomplish the common goal of becoming better readers, writers, and thinkers, please observe the following guidelines.{

 

FGENERAL GUIDELINES

1. No late homework accepted

2. Homework is assigned every night. I tend not to give homework over the weekends except for long term projects.

3. Students will be given a calendar detailing all course work and homework for two weeks at a time. This calendar is also available online at www.awolf.edhs.org.

4. Grades are available online through the Aeries program. They are updated every Friday by 3 p.m. They will also be periodically posted in class via student ID number.

5. Students should keep track of all graded assignments in a 3-ring binder in order to compare them to posted grades.

6. SSR (Silent Reading) is done every day for the 1st 10-15 minutes of class. Students who choose to “borrow” books, do homework, sleep, or talk will NOT get class credit for SSR.

7. The McDougal-Littell (“Big Lit Book”) may stay at home for homework purposes. All other texts (SSR book, vocab book, and/or other assigned texts) should be brought to class on designated days.

8. Absent (make-up) work is the student’s responsibility. Students have a total of two days after return to turn in all make-up work that was not pre-assigned. If a student will be missing more than one consecutive day of school, he or she should contact me to get any missing assignments.

9. I am available for tutoring at lunch every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Study sessions will be scheduled for major tests and written assignments.

10. Tardies will be enforced:

#1-2 = FREE                                          #3-4 = one hour, after school detention

#5 and up =                                           referral to attendance director and Saturday Work Program

* Tardies will “start over” at the semester (20 weeks)

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QCLASS WEIGHTQ

30%                            Tests/Quizzes

30%                            Essays/Quickwrites/Projects

40%                            Homework

ÖPassing this class is a requirement for graduation

 

 

 

JTo Be Successful In Here………….

1. Come to class every day!

2. Behave in a helpful, appropriate, respectful, and compassionate manner.

3. Do your homework.

4. Communicate with me                                   awolf@pylusd.org (Same day reply by 8 p.m.)

or

714-      986-7580                 ext.  11261            (Same day reply by 2 p.m.)

5. Try!

 

 

 

LA 4 Syllabus

Semester One

“We are responsible for our own fate, we reap what we sow, we get what we give, we pull in what we pull out. I know these things for sure.”

- Madonna

_LITERATURE _

MacBeth by William Shakespeare                                       “Beowulf” by Old Hairy Unknown Man

Renaissance and Romantic Poetry                                                  Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

 

?WRITING?

This year we will focus on the following types of writing:

* technical writing (resumes, letter of intent, etc.)                                                                                                          * research                                              * analysis

* creative                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               * quickwrites                                        * criticism

 

(SPEAKING(

Each student will be required to participate in class on a daily basis as called upon. In addition, individual and group presentations will be assigned. This is a safe place to speak. If any student chooses to make it uncomfortable for another classmate to speak, he or she will be removed from class discussion.

 

«TECHNOLOGY«

Each student will be required to use a word processing format to prepare typed, MLA-formatted assignments. The school does have a computer lab in the library which is available for student use. Students may also use the classroom computer outside of instructional hours. Computer access will also be valuable for research purposes. * Please note: If you need to print a paper from an email account, this must be done prior to class. I will not print student essays or accept essays which are not formatted correctly.

 

ÀSSRÀ

“Sustained Silent Reading” will be done every day for the 1st 10-15 minutes of class. SSR is NOT a time to complete homework, sleep, stare at a single page of a book, “borrow” a book for credit or talk.  In the next few weeks, you will be receiving a list of college-bound SSR books. You must choose at least  TWO of these books and read them by the assigned due date in preparation for an in class essay. You will have until the Spring to complete this assignment. Class credit will be given to students who conscientiously choose something to read from the list and actively read every period. You may choose your own reading materials until the list is distributed. After this time, you must be reading something from the list. 

 

_PRESENTATIONS_

Each student will be required to add to class discussion. Participation and input is a must. Projects will be announced as time permits.

 

_SENIOR PROJECT_

This is mainly a second semester project but it will be introduced in November. The first two assignments of Senior Project will be due this Semester. This project will be completed outside of class but the 1st Semester points will be applied to your LA grade..Second Semester will comprise the bulk of the Project and it will account for 20% of your total LA grade. The Senior Project Coordinator, Ms. Petitt, will be distributing a Senior Project booklet to each student and the project will be thoroughly introduced within LA IV.

 

AEXTRA CREDITA

I assign extra credit periodically during the first part of a grading period. I will not be assigning any extra credit directly before grades are posted. Students should look at extra credit as an opportunity to “bank” points, not a last ditch effort to salvage a grade.

 

* This is a college prep course and will be taught to the standards of the State of California as well as the PYLUSD.