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"The Atlantic Canada language arts curriculum is shaped by the vision of enabling and encouraging students to become reflective, articulate, literate individuals who use language successfully for learning and communicating learning in personal and public contexts."
NS EECD English Foundation Document
Guidelines for Success & Student Responsibilities:
Guidelines for Success & Student Responsibilities:
Attendance: please be present and on time for class. You are responsible for catching up on missed work on your time, not during class. Please chat with a classmate or see me at the end of the period or during a scheduled break in the day.
Assignments: If class time is used effectively, you will have minimal homework most evenings. Assignments are to be handed in at the beginning of class on the due date. If you are absent, they are due your first day back.
Extensions: Life happens and everyone from time to time will require a grace period to get caught up or time extension to finish an assignment. Please talk to me in advance one on one. (Also see Course Work Breakdown below)
Conduct: Our classroom is scent aware and nut free. There is a time and place for cell phones and music devices so please not during instruction. You are not permitted to eat during class time, however, drinks with caps or lids are allowed.
Extra Help: Weekly help sessions will be held at lunch on Wednesday's in room 223.
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
Students will be expected to…
speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences
communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically
interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose
Reading and Viewing
Reading and Viewing
Students will be expected to…
select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts
interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies
respond personally to a range of texts
respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form, and genre
Writing and Representing
Writing and Representing
Students will be expected to…
use writing and other ways of representing to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learnings; and to use their imaginations
create texts collaboratively and independently, using a variety of forms for a range of audiences and purposes
use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and other ways of representing and to enhance their clarity, precision, and effectiveness
Course Work Breakdown
Course Work Breakdown
When determining final grades in this course:
No single assessment will account for more than half the value of the category
The teacher may use professional judgment when considering learning trends over time and more recent student work
If work is more than one week late it will not be assessed, a zero will be given.
Exam
Exam
FINAL GRADE
FINAL GRADE
80% of Course Work
80% of Course Work
PLUS
20% of Exam Mark
20% of Exam Mark
How can I find out how I’m doing?
How can I find out how I’m doing?
PowerSchool (Gradebook)
Google Classroom
Pay attention to feedback/comments
Curriculum Night
Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews
Final Report Cards
ASK!
Grade Book will be updated every couple of days. Please check this often to make sure that you are up-to-date with all of your child's assignments. Please note that missing assignments may affect the final percentage on the report card.
NEW for September 2022: The Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has a new policy in effect, the “Classroom Assessment Due Date and Extension Procedures”. This includes a change to the way that PowerSchool works:
If a student misses a due date, the teacher enters M for missing. The student’s in-progress mark will automatically be replaced with “Insufficient Evidence (INS)” in the Student-Parent Portal.
The teacher and student must communicate about a possible extension. I will not accept late work unless we have discussed it first. If the teacher deems it appropriate, the student will be given an extension.
If the student passes in the assignment within the extended time, the mark is entered and the M is replaced with an L for late. The INS mark will automatically revert back to the appropriate in-progress mark in the Student-Parent Portal.
If the student misses the extension, the mark will be entered as a 0. Their percentage grade will reappear in PowerSchool, but it will now include the 0 for the missed assignment.
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