English III Course Expectations
Required Supplies
- Folder to keep handouts neatly
- Spiral Notebook for assignments and journaling
- Loose-leaf paper
- Pencils and Pens
- Textbooks (literature, vocabulary, grammar)
- Access to classroom.google.com, turnitin.com, and noredink.com accounts
- 1” binder for research paper/projects
- Regular size notecards for research paper
- Daily homework must be legible. No edges will be allowed.
- All homework, projects, and papers are turned in at the beginning of class on the day that it is due. If work is not turned in at the time it is due, you may receive half credit. ALL late work must be turned in within one week of the original due date, or else the assignment will remain a zero for the remainder of the quarter.
- For every day you are absent due to an illness or unforeseen circumstance you have one day for each day you were absent to make up work, two days for tests and quizzes.
- It is the student’s responsibility to ask for all missing work/check absent folder following an absence. I will not hound you for your work. Homework will be posted on the board and on my website. Handouts will also be placed in your class folder in the file at the front of the room. There should be absolutely NO reason for any student to ever say “I didn’t know this was due.”
- Students are expected to be in class, to be on time, and to participate in class discussions.
- BE PREPARED FOR MY CLASS! It is important to take responsibility for your education by having paper, pens and the necessary books.
Expectations
All papers and projects must be typed using the following guidelines:
- Times New Roman with a 12 point font.
- 1” margins
- Double-spaced
- No first or second person, unless permission granted for a specific assignment
- Follow standard MLA guidelines for format and citation
- The header should be placed in the upper right corner and include your last name and page number.
- Heading should be placed at the top of the first page at the left margin, should be double spaced, and should include your name, teacher’s name, class, and date.
- Double space after the heading and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
- Be advised, any type of plagiarism and cheating is illegal, and you will receive a 0% if you try to pass another person’s work for your own. The student handbook states that you will receive a failing grade. Let me make this PERFECTLY clear: IF THE WORK IS NOT YOUR OWN, YOU WILL RECEIVE ABSOLUTELY NO (ZERO) POINTS FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT, TEST, QUIZ OR ESSAY. You will receive a 0% without ANY chance to make it up for partial credit. Please keep that in mind, even for the “lesser” assignments. Also, you will be subjected to the school policy regarding plagiarism. Please note: SparksNotes, CliffNotes, etc. are not public domain…you must site these as you would any other source.
Proper behavior is expected in class. Respect for self and others is a must. Failure to show respect for others in class include warnings and after school teacher detentions. Repeated offenders will be referred to the assistant principal for further discipline.
Helpful Resources
Vocabulary:
Great online tool for reviewing vocabulary words: hangman, crossword puzzles, word searches and flash cards that correspond to the exact units covered in class.
Composition:
Includes several different models of student writing at this level, helpful
Information regarding evaluating sources, adhering to MLA/APA format and even multimedia information.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
For quick, concise MLA guidelines and examples, check this page out! Most college professors direct their students to this site – and for good reason. This is also an excellent resource for any composition assignment in any class, not just English.
Literature:
Don’t let this become a crutch though – trust yourself enough to form your own opinions and develop your own interpretations.
The “English Guide” section is extensive and has several other links to great study/research sites. There are other topics too (math, history, etc.) but I didn’t check those out.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cites sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA.
Contributors: Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. Paiz, Michelle Campbell, Rodrigo Rodríguez-Fuentes, Daniel P. Kenzie, Susan Wegener, Maryam Ghafoor, Purdue OWL Staff
Last Edited: 2016-08-24 10:54:47
General Format
MLA style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English language in writing. MLA style also provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages.
Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material by other writers.
If you are asked to use MLA format, be sure to consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition). Publishing scholars and graduate students should also consult the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd edition). The MLA Handbook is available in most writing centers and reference libraries; it is also widely available in bookstores, libraries, and at the MLA web site. See the Additional Resources section of this handout for a list of helpful books and sites about using MLA style.
Paper Format
The preparation of papers and manuscripts in MLA style is covered in chapter four of the MLA Handbook, and chapter four of the MLA Style Manual. Below are some basic guidelines for formatting a paper in MLA style.
General Guidelines
- Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper. Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt.
- Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).
- Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
- Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.
- Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flushes with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)
- Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
- If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).
- Formatting the First Page of Your Paper
- Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.
- In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
- Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
- Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking"
- Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
- Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page. Always follow instructor guidelines.)
Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style:
