How You Earn Credits (What You Really Want to Know)

Ms. Herring

English 11 A/B

Room 19

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

English 11 is the third year required course for high school curriculum. Emphasis is placed on higher levels of student performance with more complex assignments and materials. Students will read and analyze literature of higher levels of difficulty in terms of language use and thematic content, use more precise language, do research of a more in-depth nature, develop the speaking skills needed in discussions, and write essays of greater complexity. Through their study of literature, students will also develop knowledge of and an appreciation for American literary traditions.

How You Earn Credits (what you really want to know)

At Kinney, we have 12 3 week sessions. Every 3 weeks, you can earn 1-3 credits. It is up to you how quickly you recover credits.

Here is how it works:

Project: ______/100

1. Completing all REQUIRED work = 1 credit
2. **Earning a 6 or lower means you have to do a homework assignment or a redo to get the points**
3. Completing 10 homework assignments =1 credit

** Homeowk can ONLY be requested if all required work is done**

** Assignments that make up missing required work do not count towards extra credits**

1. You may complete a project designed by you and I in the three week session to earn another credit.

**Can only be done if all required work is done or made up**

Class Expectations:

I have one core rule:

Respect is GIVEN no matter what; trust and privileges are EARNED.

In order to show respect to yourself, your peers, and to me, and to earn my trust and your privileges, I need to see the following behaviors daily:

• SHOW UP
• Earn your credits—complete each day’s work
• Challenge yourself
• do not just put stuff on paper, do your BEST work
• Face your frustrations
• Don’t sell yourself short
• Toss out your old excuses and issues
• Improve your skills and knowledge
• Ask questions/ask for help-- that is what your peers and I are here for
• Help your peers (no copying or allowing copying—that helps no one)
• Participate in class activities and discussions
• No sleeping or slouching in seats
• Do not disrupt the success of others
• No hoodies, hats, or earbuds in class
• Electronics will be off and away unless approved by me.
• YOUR EFFORT AND ATTITUDE REVEAL HOW YOU VALUE YOURSELF AND YOUR OPTIONS.

Key mental skills I would like you to work on:

1. Explore Ideas—do not take something at face value—challenge it, ( I mean, you are a teenager, you LOVE to challenge things you are told!)
2. Interact with the texts—don’t sit there and expect ideas to reveal themselves to you because they will not. You must dig in and find what is buried.
3. Be challenged—If you are bored, you are not doing your job.
4. Develop a thoughtful and logical understanding of ideas—don’t just tell me what you think I want to hear and do not just go for the obvious answers.
5. Be a problem solver—do not just quit. Find what the obstacle is and try solutions until the problem goes away.

A few words of wisdom to end on:

No one can make you feel bad about yourself except for you.

--Eleanor Roosevelt

We won’t solve our problems using the same sort of thinking that we used when we created them.

--Albert Einstein

Movie Permission Slip

In this class, we may watch films or video clips that support the texts we are reading. Some of the visual media we use will have a rating of R. If you DO NOT approve of your student viewing any rated R media, please sign and return this to me. I will create an alternative assignment for your student.

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