COLLEGE BOUND ENGLISH IV
MS. JUST
ROOM 118
(Revised August 9, 2009)
COURSE OVERVIEW
English IV is a senior level high school class which is required for
graduation. In English IV students will explore and analyze British
Literature in the following order: Anglo Saxon period (Beowulf, riddles, and
works of Bede), Medieval Period (Canterbury Tales, Arthurian Legend, and
Ivanhoe), Renaissance Period (Hamlet or Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's
Dream), Romantic Period and Gulliver's Travels, Pilgrim's Progress,
Pygmalion, and My Fair Lady. PG-13 versions of several of these literary
classics will be viewed during class time. Literary study will focus on
understanding the elements of these literature types and the relationship to
present day literature.
Another major focus of English IV is composition. Students will be required
to write at least three pieces each trimester and will have the opportunity
to earn a better grade by redoing any and every composition within one week
of the end of that six week grading period. Required writings will include:
technical (resume), descriptive, persuasive, research, and expository
writings.
Regular vocabulary study will be done weekly. Each student is responsible
for keeping his/her vocabulary in a notebook throughout the year for periodic
grading.
ASSESSMENT
Students will have an average of three daily assignments per week. The total
grade will come from composition, literature, and vocabulary. All assignments
are graded on a 100 point scale.
Students will receive a weekly agenda each Monday and a progress report on
Friday of each week. Grades for eligibility are turned in on Thursdays last
hour and can not be changed until the next Friday.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday ACT tests or grammar
Tuesday Literature or Composition assignment
Wednesday Literature
Thursday Vocabulary TEST and record new vocabulary lesson
Friday Finish literature or composition as necessary.
About three weeks of every trimester will be spent on composition with this
schedule.
SUPPLIES
Box of Kleenex due by the end of the 2nd week-for a grade
A Google docs account to save typed work from school to home and back to
school
Loose-leaf paper (NO spiral)
Liquid Paper
Any color ink pens/pencils, except red. No work can be written in red.
2" 3-ring binder for a portfolio if a new student
1” notebook for research paper
6 colors of highlighters for research
1 box of colored pencils
Vocabulary folder or spiral
CLASSROOM RULES
Bring paper and pen or pencil to class every day
Final drafts of compositions must be typed
Bring books and assignments as required
If an absence is for a planned school activity, work must be turned in before
the student leaves
or it will be marked late.
NO LATE WORK IS EVER ACCEPTED!! THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE UP A ZERO IS AFTER
SCHOOL OR BEFORE SCHOOL TUTORING!
Only ONE day is allowed for makeup work from an absence.
Vocabulary tests will be every Thursday!
Be in your seat when the bell rings or be counted tardy.
Do not write on top of anything or touch anything on the teacher’s desk.
Use the stapler and other supplies at the front of the room, not off the
teacher’s desk.
EXTRA CREDIT
Five percentage points are added to the student's average for every writing
contest entered. Contests are displayed on the bulletin board. Contest
entries must be typed (with no mistakes) and follow ALL of the rules listed
on the contest. Contest ready pieces are due no later than one week before
the end of a six weeks grading period.
All extra credit and all essay re-writes are due one week before the end of
each six weeks grading period.
Students may gain extra credit by surpassing their AR goals. When a student
has reached
100% of his/her AR Goal 10 points are added to overall average
I understand the requirements for College Bound English IV and agree to abide
by these,
______________________
Student's signature
I understand the requirements for College Bound English IV, and I will
support my son or daughter in accomplishing these duties. I know that my son
or daughter will receive an agenda every Monday with the week’s work listed,
AND I am aware that he/she will receive a progress report EVERY Friday with a
current average. I am also aware of the teacher’s webpage at
http://teacherweb.com/OK/VinitaHS/Just.
I have gone to the website and listed my email address and/or cell phone
number on the My Announcements page.
_______________________
Parent's signature
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Date
Please email me anytime at justdl@vinitahornets.com
