Syllabus

English 11b Honors Disclosure
Mrs. Larson
Karen.Larson@canyonsdistrict.org

This course covers grammar and vocabulary study along with selected literature from novel, drama, tragedy, short story, and poetry. Students will write in journals and respond to readings. Emphasis will be on the multi-paragraph writing unit.

Expectations
• Each student is required to bring a steno pad to class every day for journal writing and be prepared with a pencil and pen, paper and material that we are working on in class.
• Cheating, whether on assignments, quizzes, or tests is totally unacceptable. Anyone found cheating will receive no credit. If an assignment has been copied from another student, this will also apply to the person who “lent” the work to the student. All work required for this class is to be done by the student.
• Homework is to be turned in at the beginning of class. Any work not turned in at the proper time is considered late. Work turned in after the deadline will receive half credit, with a full grade mark-down each day after the deadline.
• Please keep all of your graded work until the end of the trimester. If there is an error in a grade, the work will be used to help make the correction.
• No food, pagers, phones, hats, electronics, (iPods, MP3 players, etc.) are allowed in class.
• Any students seen doing work from another class will have that work confiscated and will receive a zero on the English assignment for the day.
• It is expected that all students will treat each other with respect, especially during class discussions. Anyone who shows disrespect to either the teacher or any classmate, either verbally or through physical gestures, will be asked to leave and must resolve the matter with school administration. There will not be any rude, hurtful, harmful comments, nor any swearing, crude language, or anything inappropriate in the classroom.
• Students are allowed to use the hall pass three times a trimester.
• Any student who does not maintain a B- (80%) average will be removed from the Honors program at the end of the trimester.

If you have any problems or concerns, please contact me. I am available before and after school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Please feel free to email me at Karen.Larson@canyonsdistrict.org or call at (801) 826-5800.

Student Materials: Students are required to have a steno pad that is brought to class each day for journal writing. Another requirement is submitting a “marked” book. The book must start clean at the beginning of the unit. Therefore, each student will need to purchase the required reading book (The Great Gatsby). The cost for this book will be $_____________ and will be paid at the main office by ____________.

Grading Policy
In this class, grades are earned by the student, not given by the teacher. Grades are based on in-class work, assignments and homework, quizzes and tests, projects and preparation. Grades are based on the following scale:

94-100% A 83-80% B- 67-69% D+
93-90 A- 79-77 C+ 66-64 D
89-87 B+ 76-74 C 63-69 D-
86-84 B 73-70 C- 59 and below F

50% Assignments 30% Writing 20% In-Class Work

Students and parents can monitor grades and attendance by checking Skyward. Any student who discovers an error on his/her grade when viewing Skyward should speak with me. Mid-term grades will be issued to each student and progress and attendance notices will be sent throughout the trimester as needed.

For questions concerning plagiarism, please see the attached English Department Policy.

Attendance Policy and Make-Up Work

This class follows Brighton High’s attendance policy. As per Brighton High School’s attendance policy, failure to attend class may result in a loss of credit for this course.

After an absence, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain make-up work. All make-up work, including tests and quizzes, must be completed within five days of the absence. Tests and quizzes may need to be made up before or after school.

Occasionally, I will have students in the class correct the work of other students. I will also hang students’ work (poems, projects, etc.) in the classroom. Students will also peer edit each other’s papers. This practice has an important educational purpose in that it allows students to review assignments and consider opinions that may be different than their own.

Videos and Internet

Your signature of the disclosure statement also indicates that you are allowing your student to watch a few PG or PG-13 rated videos in class. If your student does not wish to watch a film, the student will need to make alternate arrangements with me before the class views the film.

At least once during each trimester, there will be Internet work. Parent signature on this form indicates that the student has parental permission to use the Internet in class on classroom assignments.

Please return this portion to the teacher. The signature indicates that you have carefully read the disclosure and are aware of the classroom procedures and policies and realize the resulting consequences. It also gives parental release for your student to view movies and use the Internet.



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Student signature



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