English I Honors- Ms. Gay

Room 1504

Email: (the best way to reach me).

(student work only)

Website: agaykhs.pbworks.com (updated daily)

@msgaykhs

Availability: Every day before school (7:20-7:55),

C.O.R.E time (Wednesdays during class)

Thursdays after school

If a student requires additional assistance, s/he will need to make accommodations with me.

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Welcome to English I! This English class provides a foundational study of literary genres (novels, short stories, poetry, drama, literary nonfiction). It also includes influential documents and one Shakespearean play.

Supplies Needed for This Class:

  • 3-ring binder (you may use the same binder as your other classes, but you must have a SEPARATE section for English)
  • Loose-leaf notebook paper
  • Blue or black ink pens and/or pencils
  • Index cards

Teacher Wish List:

  • Clorox wipes
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Kleenex
  • Dry erase markers

Grading Policy

Homework10%Final exam for this class= 20% of your

Classwork30%final grade!

Quizzes30%

Tests/Projects30%

Class Website

I update the class website on a regular basis. Please use this as a resource to check missing assignments and get copies of things that you either missed in class or misplaced. All classwork and homework assignments will be posted on the website regularly. Please do not ask me what work you missed when you were absent without first checking the class website.

Interims/Progress Reports

At Knightdale High School this year, interims will be sent out at least twice for each class before each report card. Ideally, this will occur every 3 weeks. However, parents can monitor a student’s progress in this class by emailing me, or by checkingHOMEBASE. If parents choose to email me, I can email a copy of a student’s progress report and answer any questions or concerns that may arise at any point during the semester.

Absences and Make-Up Work

It is YOUR responsibility to make up work missed, including tests, when you are absent. I will do everything that I can to help you get work turned in, but it is ultimately up to you to make sure it is completed. Work that is assigned before you are absent should be turned in the day you return. Tests that are assigned before you are absent should be made up the day you return.

Extra handouts and assignments will be stored in the make up folder in the bin assigned for your class. Please consult this folder before you come to me. Do not ask me for your assignments during class! I cannot focus on what you missed and continue to teach the rest of the class.

Late Work

Late work willNOT BE ACCEPTED. When an assignment is given in class (especially classwork), it must be done at the time assigned! (The only exception is make up work after an absence, which is due within three days.)Grades for late or missing assignments for homework or projects may be recovered through an alternative assignment.If a student is absent on a quiz or test day, they will make up that quiz upon their return during the next CORE time. If a student is “Swept & Kept” due to being tardy, they are responsible for obtaining the work from the class website & bringing it completedTHE NEXT CLASS PERIODto be turned in.

Binder Checks

In order to stay organized, you will need to keep a binder. These will be collected WEEKLY with every vocab quiz. Please have your binder ready upon arriving to class. I will NOT allot class time to organizing your binder on this day; please do it before arriving to class.

Binders

  • You will receive a rubric 2 days before each binder check. This rubric will tell you what I’m checking for. This includes:
  1. You have a binder with a section that is devoted to English only.
  2. Your papers are organized in order by the date and NOT in the binder pockets, in a separate folder, in another binder, your backpack, etc.
  3. You have all required papers (homework, classwork, notes, etc).

I will deduct points if your binder does not meet the above criteria.

C.O.R.E. (Classroom Opportunity for Remediation and Enrichment): Students will have a weekly opportunity to receive individualized instruction through remediation and/or enrichment during scheduled classes.

Discipline Policies and Behavior Contract

Every student has the right to an education and every student has the right to a safe and orderly learning environment. Therefore, any behavior that interferes with the rights of others will not be tolerated. It is imperative that students adhere to the following rules while in class.

Knightdale High School Discipline Policy

At Knightdale High School, we follow the 3-strikes policy in the classroom. Students receive warnings for the first 2 disruptions. If students are then involved in a 3rd disruption, the teacher calls the ISD room to have an administrator come and remove the student from class. Any student who is involved in a severe disruption or infraction will be removed from class immediately.

Ms. Gay’s Classroom Rules

The following classroom rules are very simple and easy to follow. These rules are in place to make sure that every student receives a quality education in a safe and orderly learning environment. Any violation of any of these rules at any time during the class period will result in a warning. A student will be removed from class after the 3rd violation.

  1. No talking out of turn without permission at any time during the class period.

This includes:

  1. No cussing or inappropriate/offensive language at any time.
  2. No interrupting the teacher or classmates while they have permission to speak.
  3. No off-subject or side conversations at any time.
  1. No getting out of your seat without permission at any time during the class period.

This includes:

  1. Throwing away trash during a lesson or activity.
  2. Sharpening your pencil during a lesson or activity.
  3. Going to the bathroom or water fountain.
  1. No electronic devices of any kind are allowed in the classroom at any time.
  2. One request and one request ONLY will be made to hand over the device.
  3. If the device is handed over after the first request, the device will be secured by the teacher and then turned in to the office. A parent will have to come to the school to retrieve the device.
  4. If the device is NOT handed over after the first request, an administrator will be called to the classroom to take further action.

*SEVERITY CLAUSE: Any severe disruption or infraction will result in immediate removal from class.

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Please detach, sign and return your syllabus by Friday, August 30, 2013.

By signing your name below, you are acknowledging that you have READ and UNDERSTAND these rules.

Student SignatureParent/Guardian Signature