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Class Overview
Class Overview
Pre-AP English 9 at Les Bois provides students with a rigorous curriculum that aligns with the AP English track (should a student wish to continue that route). However, the curriculum also prepares students for effective communication in a variety of real-world circumstances. Throughout the year, students will be exposed to a wide range of material, learning to read complex texts closely and critically, but also engaging with texts of interest on a more personal level. Students will also write in multiple academic, pragmatic and creative modes to explore how form and language can achieve a writer's purpose and impact different audiences.
Syllabus:
Syllabus:
Unit 1 Essential Question: What are the consequences and benefits of breaking social norms?
Pre-AP Title: "Telling Details"
Texts: Short stories, novel of choice, character case studies
Writing: Email etiquette, evidence-based writing, character analysis
Unit 2 Essential Question: How does performance bring new life and meaning to words on a page?
Pre-AP Title: "Pivotal Words & Phrases"
Texts: Poetry, Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, and multiple film adaptations of the play
Writing: Performance review and analysis, rewriting & performing a scene from Romeo & Juliet
Unit 3 Essential Question: How do we know the truth?
Pre-AP Title: "Compelling Evidence"
Texts: Nonfiction (TBD), self-selected research on current events
Writing: Evaluating an argument, creating an argument/debate, research, works cited
Unit 4 Essential Question: What "lenses" change how we see a text?
Pre-AP Title: "Powerful Openings"
Texts: Film opening scenes, novel openings, novel of choice
Writing: Storyboard, literary analysis, End-of-Year Multi-Genre Project
Learning & Classroom Expectations
Learning & Classroom Expectations
Learning Scales
Skilled (4): Consistently exceeds grade level standards
Proficient (3): Consistently meets grade level standards
Progressing (2): Progressing toward grade level standards
Developing (1): Support needed
Insufficient evidence
Yearlong Learning Intentions
Vocabulary & lang dev
Grammar & conventions
Speaking & listening
Critical reading
Writing
Research
Formative (F): 20%
Summative (S): 80%
Reassessment: Reassessments are accepted up to 5 school days of the assignment being returned and posted in Infinite Campus.
Classroom Norms & Procedures
Sign In/Out: Students must ask permission to the leave the classroom (bathroom, nurse). Sign-out is via the Smart Pass app and a hall pass.
Lockers: All bags/backpacks are to be kept in lockers. Students will not be able to visit lockers during the class period.
Food/drink: In general, only water bottles with sealable lids are allowed in class (no food), but special protocol will be followed on "Friyay Host Days."
Cell phones: Cell phones are to remain in lockers during the school day. Any phones in class will be brought to the office.
Cheating, Plagiarism & AI: Turning in work that is not your own will result in a 0: insufficient evidence.
Respect: Bullying, belittling, degrading, discriminatory and disruptive language and actions are not tolerated.
Daily Supplies
Composition notebook (supplied by the school and kept in the classroom)
Two-pocket folder
School-issued chromebook
Charging cord
Pencils
Earbuds or headphones
Independent reading book
Optional: glue stick, scissors, colored pencils, highlighters, post-it notes, tissues
If you are having technical difficulties with your chromebook, use the classroom chromebook to submit a help ticket. You will be expected to complete assignments on paper while you wait for assistance.
Online Learning Platforms
Google Classroom
College Board
Vocabulary.com
Quizlet
Blooket
Kahoot
Newsela
Quill.org
WeVideo
Hemingway Editor
Homework???
Not exactly, BUT...
Some students may find they need more study, practice or reading time at home.
If you are absent, it is expected that you check Google Classroom and complete what you missed.
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