Grade 9 English 2004-2005
Teachers: Mrs. N. Abisamra, Ms. B. Rundell, Ms. D. Yassin
The emphasis for this year’s program
will focus mainly on journeys of self discovery and themes present in ancient
and modern literature. Much of this literature is connected to your ancient
cultures studies in history class. You will study a variety of genres over the
course of the year with strong emphases on the skills of reading, writing,
presenting, viewing and listening.
Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck
Greek Myths/Short Stories
Excerpts from Gilgamesh and Homer’s
The Iliad
The Odyssey by
Homer (translation by Fagles)
Poetry
Romeo and Juliet by
William Shakespeare
We will continue to use Grade 8 grammar
workbooks and Writers’ Inc .
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To be in class on time, ready to start
with all materials, notebook, binder, etc;
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To participate in all classroom activities
enthusiastically and to always produce your best work;
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To ask forhelp
when you need it and to be prepared to spend extra time working on problem
areas;
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To ask when instructions are unclear;
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Tospeak only
in English in this class;
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To complete all homework, assignment,
presentations and be prepared to hand in assignments at the beginning of
the period on the date given, unless otherwise specified;
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To complete written assignments on a word
processor using Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 spacing and 1” margins, unless
handwriting is specified;
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To respect the feelings of class members
and their property;
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Toshow
respect for the physical surroundings;
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To bring only water to class in closed
containers;
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To not eat or chew gum in class, unless
there is a special occasion.
What can you expect of us?
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To be prepared for all classes;
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To be enthusiastic and positive;
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To respect you and your views;
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To return graded work quickly with
constructive comments;
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Toalways be
available for extra help;
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Contact emails are: nabisamra@acs.edu.lb, brundell@acs.edu.lb, dyassin@acs.edu.lb
What are the implications
of not meeting expectations?
Simply, you will not receive the grade
that you are capable of achieving.
You will be allowed one free tardy per
semester. The second tardy will earn an after school detention that same day of
30 minutes. Any subsequent tardies will earn automatic Saturday morning
detention.
Read the Student Handbook page 9 for the
policy on absences. Note that 10% of classes missed may mean you will not earn
a course credit.
Late assignments incur a 10% daily
penalty, which will be deducted from your participation grade (20% section).
After three days a zero will be awarded, and this impacts on a 40% section of
the grading schedule.A weekend equals two days so
assignments may be emailed. You are expected to hand in the paper copy of all
assignments on time but if you experience difficulty printing, you may email
you homework as a precaution against late work. However, if is up to you
to print this off at the earliest possible time and give to the teacher
concerned.
You have the opportunity to complete a
rewrite of an assignment, as long as you receive a ‘D’ or better on the first
attempt AND you have handed the work in on the due date.
How is your work to be
graded?
A to F grades will be awarded according to
the descriptors on page 11 of the Student Handbook.
How is the grade made up?
Major
written assignments, tests-- 40%
Quizzes,
vocabulary (+ SAT words), spelling, homework-- 40%
Daily
participation, attitude, effort & motivation, group work, meeting
deadlines-- 20%
Materials Needed:
Spiral
bound hardcover notebook with 5 divisions
Binder
to store completed tasks
Ring
reinforcements, pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, white-out,
Optional:
scissors, scotch tape, computer transfer file device*
*Students without home internet access use
floppy disks to transfer materials from home computers. As these floppy disks
frequently fail or become corrupted, a more reliable method is a USB key drive
or finger drive. A 64MB drive (equivalent to the storage on 55 floppy disks),
would hold any projects you would need for school, such as power point or files
from different classes. This is only a suggested purchase.
Nada
Abisamra Bridget Rundell Diana Yassin
Caregiver and student: Please read, sign,
and return to class teacher.