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Course Objectives:
Students will work to practice the National Writing Project’s “Habits of Mind for College Readiness” (curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, persistence, responsibility, flexibility, and metacognition). In addition, we will work towards being “expert citizens” (per Kelly Gallagher’s definition and the students’ definitions).
They should think of this as their 55 minute job. Be present, be prepared, put in 100%, and their only homework will be developing their reading/writing habit.
TALK WILL BE IN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THIS CLASSROOM! Students will work with teams and writing partners. Collaborative work will also be done in discussions, debates, and silent symposiums (to name a few).
Students should not be confused about anything…if they are, they should come see me for clarification.
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES:
COLLABORATION: we want students to be confident, to be self-reliant and learn from each other, not be dependent on one another
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT: RESPECT is the most important rule in this classroom! Bathroom breaks should be kept to a minimum and should be brief. Food and drink are permitted with the expectation that students clean up after themselves.
HOMEWORK: reading and writing. Late work will be accepted for 2 days after the assignment due date (keep in mind, most assignments are long term with the very rare exception of finishing up classwork). The first day the assignment is late=potential for 75% of original points, and the second day late=potential for 50% of original points.
MATERIALS/TECHNOLOGY: Students can use audiobooks on their devices if that helps them with reading comprehension. Phones, laptops, and devices are permitted for appropriate tasks. Music with headphones is also occasionally permitted while reading for pleasure and writing in journals.
AI:
GRADES
WRITING (Writing Notebook, timed writes, short/longer processed papers)
SPEAKING and LISTENING (Readings (potentially homework) and analyses, Discussions, Activities, Tests/quizzes)
READING (Nonfiction focus, Fiction)
Grading Scale:
A+ 99.5-100, A 92.5-99.4, A- 89.5-92.4, B+ 86.5-89.4, B 82.5-86.4, B- 79.5-82.4, C+ 76.5-79.5, C 72.5-76.4, C- 69.5-72.4, D+ 66.5-69.4, D 62.5-66.4, D- 59.5-62.4, F 0-59.4
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