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=Welcome to 9th Grade CP English with Miss Zansitis!=

Welcome to 9th grade English! Your first year of high school marks a journey filled with transitions, changes, and discovering your own identity, so you will be exploring and analyzing pieces of literature that connect to the central theme of “coming of age”. This is a one-semester course that is designed to follow and incorporate the SpringBoard Curriculum. The primary text for this course will be the SpringBoard Level 4 Workbook. This curriculum has been developed in order to provide a pathway for attaining the knowledge and skills students require for success in AP and college-level work. Throughout the course, you will experience many student-centered activities that are designed to be engaging and relevant, and activities will also address different learning styles.
 * __Course Description:__﻿**

__**Teacher Contact Informat﻿ion:**__
 * - Instructor.....................................................Miss Zansitis**
 * - Room..........................................................room 350**
 * - Phone.........................................................(610) 759-1730 ext. 2350**
 * - Email..........................................................kzansitis@nazarethasd.org**

__**Required Materials:**__ - **Required text**. The required text for this course will be the //**Springboard Workbook**// Level 4. You will also be given a //**Vocabulary Level D Textbook**//. - Throughout the semester, you will also be given a copy of the novel that we are reading at that time. - **Binder**. You will be required to have a three ring binder. Your binder should be divided into the following sections for the first half of the semester (day 1-midterm): S.O. Vocabulary, Grammar/Writing, Journal/Freewrites, SB UNIT 1, SB UNIT 2, SB UNIT 3. The following sections should be in your binder for the second half of the semester: S.O. Vocabulary, Grammar/Writing, //Romeo and Juliet, TKM///Research, Poetry. For the second half of the semester (after midterm- final exam), your bonder should be divided into the following sections: S.O. Vocabulary, Grammar/Writing, Journal/Freewrites, //To Kill A Mockingbird//, Research, //Romeo and Juliet//. - **3x5 index cards** - **External saving device (USB Flash Drive)** - Additional supplies: paper, pen, pencil, highlighter, post-it notes

There are many different types of assessments embedded into the 9th grade English curriculum. You will be graded on a point system, meaning each assignment will have a certain amount of points. Many of the assignments will vary in points, depending on the amount of difficulty and time required to succeed with that assignment. Below is a breakdown of the types of graded assignments you will have: · **Homework:** Homework is extremely important and necessary in order to be successful in this course. A majority of your homework assignments will be reading and/or reflecting. It will be your responsibility to keep track of your homework assignments.Most graded assignments will be worth 5-10 points. Assignments must be fully completed in order to receive credit. No partial credit will be awarded! · **Quizzes/Tests**: You will be given periodic reading quizzes. These quizzes will either be announced or unannounced, so please be prepared! Tests will be given after the completion of a novel or a unit. · **Midterm and Final Exams:** Your midterm exam will be announced and will cover all material from the beginning of the semester until the midterm point. Your final exam will cover all material from the midterm point to the end of the course. These exams will be worth more points than a regular unit test due to the fact that they cover a large amount of material. · **Writing:** You will be assigned essays on the literature we are reading. Each essay will be graded using a rubric that was developed for each particular assignment. Each essay is to be typed using MLA style.
 * __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Grading & Assessment Procedures: __**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Classroom & Attendance Procedures__:

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students should be on time to class. There will be a detention issued after the third late to class.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students should bring all materials to class on a daily basis.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students should turn in all work the day it is due.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">If a student is absent, it is his/her responsibility to ask for make-up work before or after each class! It is also the student’s responsibility to check the class wikispace. You will have 2 days to turn in any missed work (minor assignments), and after that it becomes a zero.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Any cell phone activity will result in immediate confiscation and a detention. This includes suspicion of cell phone activity, texting, visibility, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Restroom breaks will be granted within the first and last few minutes of class. I will try to give a break in the middle of the block after the completion of the lesson or activity.

__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Submission of Assignments Procedures: __
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Most students work hard and turn in their work on time. It is not fair to these students when a few students take advantage of the system and have more time to work on an assignments that others have completed on time. Therefore, I will follow the following guidelines for papers, essays, projects and major assessments.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Homework will not be accepted late.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Late assignments (with the exclusion of homework) will be accepted.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A “hard copy” of every class assignment is due upon the student’s arrival to class. Assignments will be checked in the beginning of class, and assignments not completed at that time will be considered late.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">All major assignments will have a 10 point deduction for every day late. If an assignment is not handed in during class but is handed in by the end of the same school day, it is considered late.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Minor assignments will have a 5 point deduction for every day late.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">If the assignment is received on time through email, there will not be a late penalty. However, do not rely completely on email! If you claim that you have emailed the assignment, but I have not received it, it is late.

__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Plagiarism Procedures __
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Plagiarism is the use of the work of other people without acknowledgement. Rules about plagiarism apply to using text, tables and figures from all sources, e.g., books, journal articles, the Internet and magazines. Plagiarism can also apply to spoken words. Plagiarism is a serious violation of academic values, with potentially serious consequences. The first time a student is caught plagiarizing, he/she will <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">receive a zero for the assignment. If the student is caught a second time, he/she will receive one half of his/her average for the year.

__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Classroom Websites __

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Class wiki website: http://9cpenglish-zansitis.wikispaces.com
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Vocabulary website: []
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Springboard website: [|http://springboard.collegeboard.com]