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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. - Anton Chekhov
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou
*MANY assignments in this class are designed for THINK * SHARE * PAIR (collaborative) groups. So, ATTENDING CLASS is PARAMOUNT and can/will likely affect the grade! PLEASE review the "Attendance, Participation, and In-Class Assignments" and the "Classroom Expectations & Managing Personal Needs" sections noted at the bottom of the page.
WOW! Congratulations to my Advanced Placement Literature students! Nearly 90 (88.5) percent passing! Most with 4's and 5's!
WOW! Congratulations to my Advanced Placement Literature students! Nearly 90 (88.5) percent passing! Most with 4's and 5's!
Also, CONGRATS to my 10th graders! Dreyfoos School of the Arts 10th graders earned a 94% for their READING TEST scores! That is higher than SUNCOAST or any other school in the county!
Also, CONGRATS to my 10th graders! Dreyfoos School of the Arts 10th graders earned a 94% for their READING TEST scores! That is higher than SUNCOAST or any other school in the county!
Please know that I am supportive of you.
I will always do my best to meet your emotional and academic needs, including providing accommodations and modifications that comply with Section 504 Accommodation Plans and the ADA. As such, please feel free to email me if you have questions or have additional information that would help improve the climate in the classroom. My email is richard.ehrlich@palmbeachschools.org .
After you review the following policies and course information, complete and return the following form (please, print and send with your young adult): Welcome to Ehrlich’s English: SYLLABUS and Procedures Acknowledgment Letter
Vocabulary Practice
Command of Evidence
Analysis of Sources
Real-World Contexts / Global Issues
Analysis in Social Studies, Literature, Science, etc.
Analysis of Seminal Documents
Analytical essays and other writings
Honors and Advanced Level Course Note: Advanced courses require a greater demand on students through increased academic rigor. Academic rigor is obtained through the application, analysis, evaluation, and creation of complex ideas that are often abstract and multi-faceted. Students are challenged to think and collaborate critically on the content they are learning. Honors level rigor will be achieved by increasing text complexity through text selection, focus on high-level qualitative measures, and complexity of task. Instruction will be structured to give students a deeper understanding of conceptual themes and organization within and across disciplines. Academic rigor is more than simply assigning to students a greater quantity of work.
Emergency Alerts
Emergency Alerts
Parents, guardians, and students can sign up for emergency alerts by sending a text to 484848 with the school's keyword: jaguars .
If you EVER have ANY questions, concerns, or comments, feel free to contact me directly at richard.ehrlich@palmbeachschools.org .
Welcome to English IV, Honors
Welcome to English IV, Honors
General Course Information and Notes
General Course Information and Notes
DESCRIPTION of English 4 (Honors, etc.)
DESCRIPTION of English 4 (Honors, etc.)
The purpose of this course is to provide grade 12 students, using texts of high complexity, integrated language arts study in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language for college and career preparation and readiness.
GENERAL NOTES
GENERAL NOTES
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
- active reading of varied texts for what they say explicitly, as well as the logical inferences that can be drawn
- analysis of literature and informational texts from varied literary periods to examine:
text craft and structure
elements of literature
arguments and claims supported by textual evidence
power and impact of language
influence of history, culture, and setting on language
personal critical and aesthetic response
- writing for varied purposes
developing and supporting argumentative claims
crafting coherent, supported informative/expository texts
responding to literature for personal and analytical purposes
writing narratives to develop real or imagined events
writing to sources using text- based evidence and reasoning
- effective listening, speaking, and viewing strategies with emphasis on the use of evidence to support or refute a claim in multimedia presentations, class discussions, and extended text discussions
- collaboration amongst peers
Instructional Practices:
Instructional Practices:
Teaching from well-written, grade-level instructional materials enhances students' content area knowledge and also strengthens their ability to comprehend longer, complex reading passages on any topic for any purpose. Using the following instructional practices also helps student learning.
Reading assignments from longer text passages, as well as shorter ones when text is extremely complex.
Making close reading and rereading of texts central to lessons.
Asking high-level, text-specific questions and requiring high-level, complex tasks and assignments.
Requiring students to support answers with evidence from the text.
Providing extensive text-based research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).
Please know that I am supportive of you.
I will always do my best to meet your emotional and academic needs, including providing accommodations and modifications that comply with Section 504 Accommodation Plans and the ADA. As such, please feel free to email me if you have questions or have additional information that would help improve the climate in the classroom. My email is richard.ehrlich@palmbeachschools.org .
Please note that this course has been implemented using selected resources from the College Board as well as Cambridge International, in addition to the resources referenced in the Palm Beach County Scope and Sequence for ELA. The Scope and Sequence has been reviewed and approved by Teaching and Learning. That approval does not extend to any additional content that may be found within the StudySync platform.
NOTE: Lessons, updates, notes, assignments, etc. will be posted on the GOOGLE CLASSROOM, under the TAB at the top marked CLASSWORK. Students should not rely the STREAM to keep track of class activities. The AGENDA option on the STREAM may also change without due notice. So, again, students should check the CLASSWORK tab each class for lessons, updates, notes, assignments, etc.
Supplies needed?
Supplies needed?
You will need…almost DAILY
STUDENTS NEED A BINDER OR NOTEBOOK, filled with PAPER. I prefer all notes be taken ON PAPER only. Google Slides will often be provided to supplement these notes.
Notes, many in-class assignments, and longer essays will be, generally, written on paper.
Bring your CHROMEBOOK each day for class. Students click on the CLASSWORK tab at the top-center. Assignments*, notes, quizzes, lessons, etc. will be posted by date for everyone's convenience.
Computers/Chromebooks, generally, will remain closed for lessons, except for when completing assignments.
NO CELL PHONES, AIR PODS, etc. should be out in class.
OTHER ITEMS NEEDED
Permanent pens, not erasable (dark blue or black ink only)
College-ruled paper (lots)
#2 pencils
Assortment of color pencils
Glue stick(s)
Chromebook or laptop for daily use
Binder or folder
PLEASE, bring at least one BOX of TISSUES for the classroom to share. You would be amazed on how quickly we go through boxes of tissues.
NOVELS (TBA?)
As you will see, I am a BIG user of technology (and anything else) that makes the class more fun and interesting. I made a WISH LIST of items on AMAZON. Any donation is MUCH APPRECIATED to make the class... MAGICAL!!!
CLICK HERE for my Classroom "Wishes, Hopes, and Dreams" List, posted on Amazon
Google Classroom / Chromebooks
Google Classroom / Chromebooks
We are a Google Classroom and use Chromebooks. Students are expected to bring their fully charged Palm Beach Schools District issued Chromebook to school daily (and use the district's WIFI rather than personal hotspots). Otherwise, may result in loss of quarterly participation points.
Warning: Some future assignments and quizzes will be in LOCKED mode and be completed only on the school-provided Chromebooks and laptops. On those days, it will be unlikely I will be able you to "send" you for one; so, be prepared with one!
Please note that use of Grammarly, CHAT-GPT, AI, etc. are tools. We encourage students to use such tools to FIX or IMPROVE writing and grammar. Use of such tools can definitely HELP students learn METHODS and SUGGESTIONS to improve writing. As a teacher, such tools help identify ORIGINAL WRITING, verses PLAGIARISM, and seemingly, for some, "excessive" use of such tools (HINT).
Grading policy? Communications? Spam?
Grading policy? Communications? Spam?
School policy is to have grades updated regularly on SIS, generally at least two grades per week. Trust me... this will not likely be a problem. NOTE: This is where I would insert an evil laugh, perhaps.
We do a lot. And, I try to keep everyone (students and parents or guardians) in the "know" whenever possible. I hope that you do not see this as a SPAM. NOTE: Please check the SIS regularly.
Late work Policy. REMINDER: Extra time is NOT unlimited.
Late work Policy. REMINDER: Extra time is NOT unlimited.
Late policy will be strictly followed. Classwork not submitted by the allocated time (except for those with documented accommodations) may be subject to a penalty (generally, assignments submitted after one week of the due date will receive fifty (50) percent or less credit). This includes “forgetting to submit work online.”
Remember, a student on SRA has ONE class day following the return from an SRA to submit work.
Those with pre-established plans (504’s, IEP’s, etc.) will be provided extra time but no more than one week from the assigned due date, exceptions include long-term projects and presentations.
Again, extra time is NOT unlimited.
Grades will be determined as indicated (though subject to change as needed):
Grades will be determined as indicated (though subject to change as needed):
MISC (essays, critiques, journals, revision activities, daily work and activities, homework, miscellaneous test-your-knowledge and miscellaneous WDYK (WHAT DO YOU KNOW) assignments, etc.) = 60%;
MISC1 (SAT misc, starter activities, forms (i.e. Contact Form, etc.), items to be signed and returned (i.e. Classroom Progress Reports, etc.), textbook/cover checks, miscellaneous test-your-knowledge and miscellaneous WDYK (WHAT DO YOU KNOW) assignments, etc.) = 10%
QUIZZES and TESTS = 30%
NOTE: Extra credit points are, generally, provided each quarter but are usually linked to a classroom lesson, writing contest, etc. As such, the list changes often, especially as contest due dates come and go. Check back regularly for updates.
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REMINDER: STUDENTS MUST HAVE & USE THEIR DISTRICT-ISSUED CHROMEBOOKS IN CLASS EVERY DAY. Students will receive a 10% grade reduction for assignments not completed on a school district issued chromebook.
Absent students must stay updated on what’s going on in class. CHECK the GOOGLE CLASSROOM regularly for updates, please.
PLEASE be sure to communicate with me what’s going on to make arrangements to help you.
Plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment and may not be made up.
No resubmission of student work in the fourth quarter. Assignments will not be regraded!
Late policy will be strictly followed. Classwork not submitted by the allocated time (except for those with documented accommodations) may be subject to a penalty. This includes “forgetting to submit work online.”
If absent on a quiz or test day, students are subject to a make-up version of the test that assesses the same skills but may appear in a different format. Students have one week to either make up or make arrangements to schedule the make up. If arrangements are not made within the week, the assessment will receive a full letter grade deduction for every week.
Homework policy? Holidays? Vacation? Performances?
Homework policy? Holidays? Vacation? Performances?
There is NO SCHOOL POLICY on having a fixed homework schedule. NOTE: I do try to LIMIT homework, usually to assigned readings OR to work that is unfinished in class.
PLEASE ALERT ME at richard.ehrlich@palmbeachschools.org to WHEN PERFORMANCES are happening in your departments. I TRY TO WORK WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES as well.
NOTE: Lessons, updates, notes, assignments, etc. will be posted on the GOOGLE CLASSROOM, under the TAB at the top marked CLASSWORK. Students should not rely the STREAM to keep track of class activities. The AGENDA option on the STREAM may also change without due notice. So, again, students should check the CLASSWORK tab each class for lessons, updates, notes, assignments, etc.
Will we work on SAT PREPARATIONS? < Click to learn more>
Will we work on SAT PREPARATIONS? < Click to learn more>
SAT PREP is part of the course!
SAT PREP is part of the course!
As noted earlier, a strong focus of the course is to assist students to best demonstrate reading and writing skills that match those needed on the SAT (and in life).
The College Board is partnering with KHAN. As such, the KHAN ACADEMY SAT COURSE will be integrated as a requirement in the 11th / Junior course(s). The KHAN ACADEMY SAT COURSE will be integrated as an extra credit option (10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY) in the 12th / Senior grade course(s).
Quarter I, II
Quarter I, II
The following is often connected to the state benchmarks and materials, as noted in Blender
Introduction of the SAT and HOW TO BEAT IT (TIPS AND HINTS)
Test Strategies
The single best preparation students can undertake for the digital SAT Suite Reading and Writing section is engaging in wide and/or deep reading and in writing routinely for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Wide reading involves reading a great variety of texts on differing subjects, while deep reading involves reading intensively about a single subject.
Test Limits
Test Fundamentals
Arguments
Informative / Explanatory Texts
Narratives
Discussion of ADAPTIVE TESTING used for the SAT
D.R.A.W. (aka POE) for the right answer
Bluebook Digital Testing application to practice for the PSAT and the SAT
https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/students
Encourage, but not required, Practice Test 6 on Blue Book
Introduction of the use of, but not limited to, MEMBEAN for VOCABULARY
HANDOUT - 1000 SAT WORDS
SAT.QUESTIONS practice
KHAN: Unit 1, Lesson 1 “About the SAT” for both Reading and Writing and Math.
RW Foundations: Information and ideas
RW Foundations: Information and ideas
Information and Ideas (Comprehension and Analysis): Foundation
For questions in the Information and Ideas content domain, students must use comprehension, analysis, and reasoning skills and knowledge as well as what’s stated and implied in texts (including in any accompanying informational graphics) to locate, interpret, evaluate, and integrate information and ideas.
Identifying the Central or Main Ideas and Details
Quickly and accurately determining the central idea, theme, or argument of a passage, as well as locating and interpreting supporting details.
Focus on, but not limited to, READING COMPREHENSION
Part-to-whole relationships
Text structure and purpose
Cross-text connections
D.R.A.W. (aka POE) for the right answer
Textual Evidence (Foundations)
Students will determine the textual evidence (e.g., a fact, detail, or example from a text) that best supports a specified claim or point.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Central ideas and details: Main Ideas and Paragraphs
Scientific Textual Evidence
Literary Textual Evidence
Command of evidence: textual (literary) — Worked example
Command of evidence: textual (scientific) — Worked example
Command of textual evidence: foundations
Quantitative Evidence (Foundations)
Students will determine the quantitative evidence (i.e., data from an informational graphic) that best supports a specified claim or point.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Making Inferences (Foundations)
Students will draw reasonable inferences based on explicit and/or implicit information and ideas in a text.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
😃 Bridge the Gap: In "Inference" questions, the answer must be a direct logical step from the text. If you have to tell a "story" to make the answer true, it’s wrong.
Logic (Induction, Deduction, Abduction)
Rhetorical synthesis
RW Foundations: Craft and Structure
RW Foundations: Craft and Structure
Craft and Structure (Rhetorical Analysis)
For questions in the Craft and Structure content domain, students must use comprehension, vocabulary, analysis, synthesis, and reasoning skills and knowledge to use and determine the meaning of high-utility academic words and phrases in context, evaluate texts rhetorically, and make supportable connections between multiple topically related texts.
Focus on, but not limited to, VOCABULARY
Jargon
1000 SAT WORDS
Membean
Words in Context: Foundations
Definition: Connotation and Denotation
Words in Context:
Using surrounding information to correctly determine the precise meaning of high-utility academic words and phrases as they are used in a passage.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Text Structure and Purpose:
Analyzing how the author organizes the text and identifying the author's primary goal, purpose, or perspective.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Cross-Text Connections
Students will draw reasonable connections between two texts on related topics.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (100 for MASTERY; 70 for PROFICIENT; 60 for ATTEMPTED; 0 for NO, PARTIAL, or INCOMPLETE ATTEMPT)
😃When comparing two short texts, find the specific point of disagreement immediately. Usually, they agree on the "topic" but disagree on the "interpretation.
SAT QUESTIONS practice
RW Foundations: Expression of Ideas
RW Foundations: Expression of Ideas
For questions in the Expression of Ideas content domain, students must use revision skills and knowledge to improve the effectiveness of written expression in accordance with specified rhetorical goals.
Transitioning Between Ideas: Foundations
Understanding the logical relationship between ideas and choosing the most appropriate transition word or phrase (e.g., however, therefore, for example).
😃 Identify the "Pivot" Word: Look for contrast transitions like however, nevertheless, or conversely. These words usually signal the author’s main point or a shift in the argument.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Rhetorical synthesis: Foundations
Students will use revision skills and knowledge to improve the effectiveness of written expression in accordance with specified rhetorical goals.
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Form, Structure, and Sense (Grammar): Foundations
Students will edit text to conform to conventional usage (e.g., agreement, verb tense/aspect).
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Sentence Structure:
Applying rules for standard English sentence formation, including correctly using clauses and checking for run-on sentences or sentence fragments.
Usage and Punctuation:
Mastering the correct use of commas, periods, semicolons, colons, and dashes to connect or separate clauses and ideas.
Subject-verb agreement
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
Verb forms
Subject-modifier placement
Plural and possessive nouns
Grammar practice (misc.)
Boundaries: Foundations
Students will edit text to ensure that sentences are conventionally complete.
Boundaries (sentence structure; clauses, phrases)
KHAN SKILLS, under FOUNDATIONS (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Focus on, but not limited to, TONE and STYLE
Standard English Conventions (Grammar and Punctuation)
For questions in the Standard English Conventions content domain, students must use editing skills and knowledge to make text conform to core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
😃 Grammar questions (punctuation, verb tense) are usually faster to solve.
SAT QUESTIONS practice (5)
Quarter III
Quarter III
RW Medium: Information and Ideas
RW Medium: Information and Ideas
Textual Evidence: Medium
Identifying the specific textual evidence that best supports a claim or an answer to a previous question. This also involves interpreting data in accompanying tables, graphs, or charts (quantitative evidence).
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Quantitative Evidence: Medium
Students will determine the quantitative evidence (i.e., data from an informational graphic) that best supports a specified claim or point.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Central Ideas and Details: Medium
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Making Inferences : Medium
Students will draw reasonable inferences based on explicit and/or implicit information and ideas in a text.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
RW Medium: Craft and structure
RW Medium: Craft and structure
Words in Context: Medium
Using surrounding information to correctly determine the precise meaning of high-utility academic words and phrases as they are used in a passage.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option (10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Text Structure and Purpose: Medium
Analyzing how the author organizes the text and identifying the author's primary goal, purpose, or perspective.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Cross-Text Connections: Medium
Students will draw reasonable connections between two texts on related topics.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
😃When comparing two short texts, find the specific point of disagreement immediately. Usually, they agree on the "topic" but disagree on the "interpretation.
SAT QUESTIONS practice
RW Medium: Expression of ideas + Standard English conventions
RW Medium: Expression of ideas + Standard English conventions
Transitions: Medium
Understanding the logical relationship between ideas and choosing the most appropriate transition word or phrase (e.g., however, therefore, for example).
😃 Identify the "Pivot" Word: Look for contrast transitions like however, nevertheless, or conversely. These words usually signal the author’s main point or a shift in the argument.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Rhetorical synthesis: Medium
Students will use revision skills and knowledge to improve the effectiveness of written expression in accordance with specified rhetorical goals.
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Form, Structure, and Sense (Grammar): Medium
Students will edit text to conform to conventional usage (e.g., agreement, verb tense/aspect).
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Sentence Structure:
Applying rules for standard English sentence formation, including correctly using clauses and checking for run-on sentences or sentence fragments.
Usage and Punctuation:
Mastering the correct use of commas, periods, semicolons, colons, and dashes to connect or separate clauses and ideas.
Boundaries: Medium
Students will edit text to ensure that sentences are conventionally complete.
Boundaries (sentence structure; clauses, phrases)
KHAN SKILLS, under MEDIUM (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Practice Test on Blue Book
RW Advanced: Information and ideas
RW Advanced: Information and ideas
Textual Evidence: Advanced
Identifying the specific textual evidence that best supports a claim or an answer to a previous question. This also involves interpreting data in accompanying tables, graphs, or charts (quantitative evidence).
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Quantitative Evidence: Advanced
Students will determine the quantitative evidence (i.e., data from an informational graphic) that best supports a specified claim or point.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Central Ideas and Details: Advanced
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
SAT QUESTIONS practice
Making Inferences : Advanced
Students will draw reasonable inferences based on explicit and/or implicit information and ideas in a text.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
RW Advanced: Craft and structure
RW Advanced: Craft and structure
Words in Context: Advanced
Using surrounding information to correctly determine the precise meaning of high-utility academic words and phrases as they are used in a passage.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Text Structure and Purpose: Advanced
Analyzing how the author organizes the text and identifying the author's primary goal, purpose, or perspective.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Cross-Text Connections: Advanced
Students will draw reasonable connections between two texts on related topics.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
😃When comparing two short texts, find the specific point of disagreement immediately. Usually, they agree on the "topic" but disagree on the "interpretation.
SAT QUESTIONS practice
RW Advanced: Expression of Ideas
RW Advanced: Expression of Ideas
For questions in the Expression of Ideas content domain, students must use revision skills and knowledge to improve the effectiveness of written expression in accordance with specified rhetorical goals.
Transitions: Advanced
Understanding the logical relationship between ideas and choosing the most appropriate transition word or phrase (e.g., however, therefore, for example).
😃 Identify the "Pivot" Word: Look for contrast transitions like however, nevertheless, or conversely. These words usually signal the author’s main point or a shift in the argument.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Rhetorical synthesis: Transitions: Advanced
Students will use revision skills and knowledge to improve the effectiveness of written expression in accordance with specified rhetorical goals.
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Form, Structure, and Sense (Grammar): Transitions: Advanced
Students will edit text to conform to conventional usage (e.g., agreement, verb tense/aspect).
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Boundaries: Advanced
Students will edit text to ensure that sentences are conventionally complete.
Boundaries (sentence structure; clauses, phrases)
KHAN SKILLS, under ADVANCED (extra credit option - 10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY)
Practice Test on Blue Book
SAT QUESTIONS practice
RW SAT Grammar Practice
RW SAT Grammar Practice
Practice: subject-verb agreement
Practice: pronoun-antecedent agreement
Practice: plurals and possessives
Practice: verb forms
Practice: subject-modifier placement
Practice: linking clauses
Practice: supplements
Practice: punctuation
The College Board is partnering with KHAN. As such, the KHAN ACADEMY SAT COURSE Will be integrated as an extra credit option (10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY) in the 12th / Senior course.
The College Board is partnering with KHAN. As such, the KHAN ACADEMY SAT COURSE Will be integrated as an extra credit option (10 points per assigned skill, if achieving MASTERY) in the 12th / Senior course.
Student Responsibility Policy
Student Responsibility Policy
Be an adult. Simple but true. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner, in all areas of campus life. You are responsible for observing all policies and procedures as published in the student handbook and other school or county publications. The student will be responsible for preparing for class, participating in class, and completing assignments on time.
Be an adult. Simple but true. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner, in all areas of campus life. You are responsible for observing all policies and procedures as published in the student handbook and other school or county publications. The student will be responsible for preparing for class, participating in class, and completing assignments on time.
Please note that the following concerns will be reported to the ADMINISTRATION:
Attendance issues
Excessive Tardies
Behavior/Conduct issues
Leaving class without permission
MISC. (wandering?)
RULES FOR THE CLASS
Be on time.
Come prepared.
Stay engaged.
Be respectful.
Also, Please sit ONLY in the assigned SEATS.
We are a Google Classroom and use Chromebooks. Students are expected to bring their fully charged Palm Beach Schools District issued Chromebook to school daily (and use the district's WIFI rather than personal hotspots). Otherwise, may result in loss of quarterly participation points.
Students will receive a 10% grade reduction for assignments not completed on a school district issued chromebook.
Attendance, Participation, and In-Class Assignments
Attendance, Participation, and In-Class Assignments
Your presence and active participation are essential components of the learning process and are required for academic success in this course. A significant portion of our learning will occur through collaborative, in-class activities that are designed to be performed synchronously.
Due to their collaborative and time-sensitive nature, these specific in-class assignments cannot be replicated or made up outside of the scheduled class period.
Students who miss these required activities will receive either a failing grade (0) or an excused grade for the assignment, depending on the assignment's specific parameters.
Classroom Expectations &
Classroom Expectations &
Managing Personal Needs
Managing Personal Needs
To ensure you are present for all critical instructions and collaborative activities, students are expected to manage personal needs accordingly.
Restroom Use: Please plan to use the restroom facilities between classes to avoid disruption.
Minimizing Disruption: You should refrain from leaving the classroom at the start of the period (when instructions are given) or for extended durations at any time.
If you are absent from the room during a required collaborative activity, you will be marked as missing for that assignment. As stated in the policy, you may not be permitted to complete it at a later time.
Field Trips, SRA’s, Tardiness, and Attendance
Field Trips, SRA’s, Tardiness, and Attendance
Any class meeting missed, regardless of cause, reduces the opportunity of learning and may adversely affect a student’s achievement in the course. An accurate record of attendance will be kept for each course. Excessive lateness, unexcused absences, and self-assigned SRA’s (a.k.a. skipping) will be dealt with harshly either in class or through administration.
If absent, it is YOUR responsibility to ask classmates about the assignments, readings and notes missed.
On SRA (School Related Activity)? It is the responsibility of the student to locate, to complete, and to submit missed work within one week of the return from an SRA. Most assignments will be posted on the Google Classroom. Please speak with other students regarding missed notes and assignments during an SRA.
Being absent and an SRA are not the same; excessive absences and lateness may keep you from completing the course and/or require the taking of the semester’s mastery exam.
It is the responsibility of the student to check the grades for accuracy. Student questions concerning grades must be provided in WRITING via email.
If you need to leave the room, use the PASS and GO DIRECTLY to your destination.
If you need to leave the room, use the PASS and GO DIRECTLY to your destination.
Cell phones should NOT be OUT during class. Otherwise….
*PLEASE, do not make me ask you about lengthy stays in the bathroom.
NOTE: USE ONLY THE FRONT CLASSROOM DOOR, except in emergencies and For emergency drills (i.e. fire, tornadoes, etc.)
Holidays? Vacation? Performances?
Holidays? Vacation? Performances?
Holidays? Vacations? Performances?
WHEN ABSENT, it is the student's responsibility to locate any notes and to complete any missed assignments. Generally, my notes, lessons and assignments are posted on my GOOGLE CLASSROOM. When in the classroom, students should check the whiteboard each day for the day's agenda, discuss the missed class with fellow students, and check the GOOGLE CLASSROOM. I post, generally, the NOTES, LESSONS, and ASSIGNMENTS on the GOOGLE CLASSROOM as well as schedule quizzes, etc.
PLEASE ALERT ME at richard.ehrlich@palmbeachschools.org to WHEN PERFORMANCES are happening in your departments.
Tardiness? Coming late to class?
Tardiness? Coming late to class?
There is no difference between excused and unexcused tardies.
Students who miss more than half a class are considered absent, not tardy.
If coming tardy from another teacher, you MUST have a pass from the teacher or from a tardy kiok.
Tardy kiosks are located outside of the Media Center and in other designated areas.
As noted earlier, I try to be reasonably flexible regarding missed work during an absence.One week is, generally, the rule in this class.
ATTENDANCE and MASTERY EXAMS
ATTENDANCE and MASTERY EXAMS
Absent students must stay updated on what’s going on in class. CHECK the GOOGLE CLASSROOM regularly for updates, please.
PLEASE be sure to communicate with me what’s going on to make arrangements to help you.
If absent on a quiz or test day, students are subject to a make-up version of the test that assesses the same skills but may appear in a different format. Students have one week to either make up or make arrangements to schedule the make up. If arrangements are not made within the week, the assessment will receive a full letter grade deduction for every week.
NOTE: A SCHOOL -RELATED ACTIVITY or SRA does NOT count toward the MASTERY EXAM.
Normally, whether excused or not, ANY absences count towards the ten (10) absences (FIVE (5) DSOA ABSENCES, generally, = 10 COUNTY absences due to our BLOCK schedule) the county allows per semester. After ten (again, FIVE (5) DSOA ABSENCES, generally, = 10 COUNTY absences due to our BLOCK schedule), students will be required to take and PASS a MASTERY exam at the end of the semester.
This is a COUNTY policy.
English Language Development ELD Standards:
English Language Development ELD Standards:
Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate information, ideas and concepts for academic success in the content area of Language Arts. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success. The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL's need for communication and social skills.
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