The following can be found in the handout section of this site: 1. Day-to-day agenda and HW - see calendars 2. Class guidelines and grading policies 3. SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) policy, due dates and instruction for district mandated quarterly outside reading requirements. 4. Writing Guide - required to be printed and placed in the student's English notebook for ongoing reference all year. 5. Research Paper - Sample Night - This collection of materials will be used as a reference of instruction and work samples as we work on the research paper. Students will be asked to pay $5.00 in late October/early November for a hard copy of this packet. 6. Syllabus - The only unit NOT listed on the syllabus is the Greek and Latin prefix/suffix/roots material. This will be ongoing and announced on the calendars as we proceed into the year. 7. Junior student and parent letter regarding the research paper - please make sure you read this carefully and understand how important it is for overall success unique to the Junior English CP curriculum. 8. Turn-it-in.com class i.d. numbers. You must use this number to submit all papers by the deadline date assigned. To track your grade, see Zangle. All HW assignments are due the following day they are assigned unless it is specifically stated otherwise. - Expect quizzes often. We correct them immediately after they are taken so you will know your results. Unless you request a returned quiz, I will keep it in the class file. Most quizzes are quick checks on the prior day's HW. - Vocabulary Policies - Students will be required to purchase a vocabulary workbook from the student store for $12. The schedule for vocabulary all year is that we complete the assigned week's unit exercises in class on Mondays. Students must finish them independently if they do not finish them during this class. They also need to see me before Friday if they have questions. Each Friday students will be required to show me their completed exercises to qualify to take the vocab quiz that day. Incomplete vocabulary exercises result in the student not being able to take the weekly quiz and therefore receiving a zero. Students caught copying answers for these exercises will receive a zero and be reported for academic dishonecty. NOTE: The only exception to this weekly vocabulary schedule is when we are not in school on Monday or Friday. Students will be informed of adjustments ahead of time if the calendar week is different. - SSR mandatory paper - due dates 10/23, 1/15, 4/2, 6/4 See handout of directions and policies for this district required assignment. No late work will be accepted. Due dates are assigned the first day of the school year. - An optional extra credit assigment will be offered quarterly prior to quarter grade reports. - Refer to class guidelines for absent policies regarding make-up work. - Type your work unless told otherwise. Double-pace with the exception of your SSR Quarterly paper.