Tues. Sept. 5, 2017: Introduction
English
Language Arts B10b
Teacher:
Ms. Benoit
September/January
2018
Contact
Information:
E-mail: dawn.benoit@nwsd.ca
Blogger
homework check:
Elab10bfall2017.blogspot.com
Welcome to ELA B10 b. In this course, you will gain a greater
understanding and competency at being able to comprehend and respond, compose
and create, and assess and reflect when presented with various genres and a
wide range of texts including visual, auditory, and written.
We will also focus on speaking, informational writing, literary writing, other forms of representing, and experimenting with other forms of writing.
During your next few months, you will engage in teacher guided study in which I will help you understand a minimum of three short stories, three essays, five poems, one Shakespearean play, a novel or nonfiction text, other media and other texts. You will also be expected to engage in an independent study of three short stories, three essays, five poems, one play, and a novel (fiction or non-fiction and at an appropriate age and reading level).
Homework, assignments, essays, readings, presentations, discussions, group and individual work, quizzes, exams, etc., are a regular part of this course, so expect it. You are also expected to conduct yourself with maturity and respect in both your behaviour and your work. Your attendance and effort are critical components for your success in this subject. If you fall behind or find that you don’t understand something, it is important that you speak to me so that we can get you back on track. I will make every effort to help or guide you, but ultimately YOU are responsible for YOU.
We will also focus on speaking, informational writing, literary writing, other forms of representing, and experimenting with other forms of writing.
During your next few months, you will engage in teacher guided study in which I will help you understand a minimum of three short stories, three essays, five poems, one Shakespearean play, a novel or nonfiction text, other media and other texts. You will also be expected to engage in an independent study of three short stories, three essays, five poems, one play, and a novel (fiction or non-fiction and at an appropriate age and reading level).
Homework, assignments, essays, readings, presentations, discussions, group and individual work, quizzes, exams, etc., are a regular part of this course, so expect it. You are also expected to conduct yourself with maturity and respect in both your behaviour and your work. Your attendance and effort are critical components for your success in this subject. If you fall behind or find that you don’t understand something, it is important that you speak to me so that we can get you back on track. I will make every effort to help or guide you, but ultimately YOU are responsible for YOU.
English Language Arts
B10 Outcomes
Comprehend and Respond
(CR)
Comprehend
and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts that
address:
o
identity (e.g., Diversity of
Being);
o
social responsibility (e.g.,
Degrees of Responsibility); and
o
social action (agency) (e.g.,
Justice and Fairness).
View,
interpret, and report on ideas and information from more than one source to
develop and support positions on various topics related to the course including
identity, social responsibility, and personal agency.
Listen to,
comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas presented in a
variety of literary and informational texts including group discussion, oral
readings, interviews, prepared talks, and a talk-back show about a topic or
issue being studied.
Read, interpret,
and summarize a wide variety of classical and contemporary literary (including
drama, biography, autobiography, poetry, short stories, novels) and
informational (including letters, diaries, memoranda, electronic
communications) texts.
Compose and Create (CC)
Compose
and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts to explore:
o
identity (e.g., Diversity of
Being);
o
social responsibility (e.g.,
Degrees of Responsibility); and
o
social action (agency) (e.g.,
Justice and Fairness).
Create and
present a visual or multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a
researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools.
Use oral
language to express a range of information and ideas in formal (including a
prepared talk on a researched issue, an interview, an oral reading of prose or
poetry, and an explanation and defense of a personal point of view) and
informal (including discussion and group work) situations.
Create a
variety of written informational (including a business letter, biographical
profile, problem-solution essay) and literary (including fictionalized journal
entries and a short script) communications.
Assess and Reflect (AR)
Establish
and apply criteria to evaluate own and others’ work.
Set
personal language learning goals and select strategies to enhance growth in
language learning
UNITS OF STUDY:
Unit One: The World Around and Within Us (Perspectives;
Diversity of
Being; The Natural and the
Constructed
Worlds;
Individuals and Communities;
Stewardship).
We are all part of a larger world community. As such, we need to
reflect on the elements within our world – self, family, and community as well
as the natural and constructed worlds, and our influence on these and on future
generations. By exploring various perspectives and our relationships with
nature and constructed environments, we can examine our roles (worshipper,
exploiter, master, steward, student, etc.). Through deeper understanding of
ourselves, our constructed worlds, and nature, we can become agents of change
who build a better world for today and for tomorrow.
Unit Two: Equality and Ethics (Who and What is
Right? Empowerment;
Degrees of Responsibility; Rights and Responsibilities; Justice
and Fairness)
Life presents us with many problems, and doing the right thing is
not always easy or obvious. We are empowered when we (and our ideas) are
appreciated, when our wants and needs are listened to and addressed, when we
clarify our goals and values, and when we take action to achieve our goals.
Expected to exercise rights and to address equity, we must consider our
responsibilities to ourselves and to others. It is in this consideration that our
ethics are sometimes questioned, and we must decide what is right, what is
just, and what is fair. Justice and equality have been and continue to be a
part of life, and we dedicate ourselves to their achievement.
(The
remaining classes are for catch-up and/or prep)
EVALUATION
Compose and Create (five minimum: this
includes essays
(formal and personal),
paragraphs, creative
and formal responses and presentations) 25%
Reflect and Assess (five minimum:
includes self-reflection,
learning and improvement plans, and assessments) 20%
Comprehend and
Respond (five minimum: this includes
unit exams) 25%
Final Exam 30%
CLASSROOM POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance has a direct bearing on success.
The goal of Carpenter High School’s attendance policy is to keep students in
class to help them be as successful as possible by developing lifelong
attendance habits. As such, after five absences (excused or not), the Student
Services Worker will be contacted to determine a course of action. After fifteen
absences, the recommendation will be removal from this class.
TARDINESS:
Students must be punctual for a minimum of eighty-five
per cent of classes. There is a fifteen
tardy classes – excused or unexcused – maximum.
Exceeding fifteen tardy classes will result in a recommendation to be
removed from this class.
MISSED
ASSIGNMENTS/QUIZZES/EXAMS:
Quizzes/Exams must be written on the
scheduled dates. If a student misses a quiz/exam, the student must make
arrangements with the teacher to write the quiz/exam no later than three days after the student returns to
school. In most situations, alternative assignments and/or exams will be
available to replace the ones missed, thus removing the NHI. This, however,
must be requested in a timely manner by the student and before final quarterly
and year-end deadlines. Students will know what they have missed if they keep
up with their readings on Blogger.
CLASS
ASSIGNMENTS:
Sufficient
time will be given for the completion of all assignments. Readings, however, often involve student
directed learning as students read at different speeds. It will be up to each
student to organize his or her time appropriately.
Hand-Written assignments for
editing: must be
submitted in blue or black ink (not felt or pencil).
Grammar and multiple choice assignments must be submitted in pencil.
BEHAVIOUR:
While in
this school, and by extension, this classroom, RESPECT is the number one
rule. All students are required to
display polite, courteous manners towards teachers, office and maintenance
staff as well as fellow peers. All
students are to respect the dress code at Carpenter High School as specified in
the student agenda book. Behaviour
deemed inappropriate will not be tolerated and administration will be notified
immediately.
Respect must also extend to the room itself. Please leave it
without adding your environmental footprint (put garbage where it belongs;
don’t write on desks, etc.).
Be here on time and prepared. Disruptions, such as leaving for a
drink or the washroom can be avoided with a bit of pre-planning. These
disruptions affect your classmates and are discouraged. Food and drink (other
than water) are not permitted in this class.
SUBMISSION
EXPECTATIONS
First
and Last name, date of submission, and class designation (B10b) MUST appear in
the upper right hand of all assignments being handed in. The
only exceptions to this rule is if an assignment supplies a spot where your
name is indicated to go or if you are following MLA layout expectations on an
essay. If an assignment is submitted without meeting this basic objective, it
will be returned for revision or a mark will be deducted. If an assignment is
submitted in pencil when it is supposed to be in pen or in pen when it is
supposed to be in pencil, it will be returned for revision or a mark will be
deducted. It is expected that students at this grade level can follow basic
submission expectations. If you are in doubt about the expectations for an
assignment, ask.
PLAGIARIZISM:
Plagiarism
is a serious offence. Any student caught
plagiarizing receives a zero per cent on the assignment in question. It is at
the discretion of the teacher whether or not to allow an opportunity to correct
the assignment or do an alternative.
Offences will also be referred to administration. Teachers have access to Internet sites that
can detect plagiarism and often due so randomly.
CELL PHONES:
Cell phones are distracting to all students in class. Cell phones
are to be turned off and put in the “daycare” when students enter the class (or
not brought in at all). In rare situations, cell phones may be used if the
teacher provides consent and only immediately after consent is given.
NOTE: Any student
using a cell phone or IPod (music player) during an exam/quiz,
or
talking during an exam/quiz will receive a mark of zero percent without
exception.
SUPPLIES
There are a number of supplies that you will need to get. See me if obtaining any of these are a problem. I expect that you will be able to do this for Monday, September 11, 2017. This gives you just short of a week and a weekend to accomplish this. The supplies needed are as follows:
·
pens: dark blue or black
ink only (ball point)
·
Highlighters (a pack of four distinct colours)
·
binder for this class only
·
a USB stick
·
loose leave paper (pack of 100 minimum)
·
pencils and erasers
·
White out (your choice)
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