BACKGROUND TEACHING EXPERIENCE PHILOSOPHY English 8 Randolph Middle School Patrick Green

GENERAL OVERVIEW LITERATURE *SHAKESPEARE *POETRY *SHORT STORY *HISTORICAL FICTION *FICTION AND FILM *FRIDAY READ-ALOUD AND INDEPENDENT READING *QUARTERLY OUTSIDE READING REQUIREMENT VOCABULARY *IN CONTEXT *VOCABULARY FROM CLASSICAL ROOTS COMPOSITION *EXPOSITORY WRITING (LITERARY ANALYSIS) *PERSUASIVE WRITING *FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY STRUCTURE *CREATIVE WRITING (POETRY)

GRADING POLICY AND MISSED ASSIGNMENTS TOTAL POINTS SYSTEM *EACH QUARTER VARIES *TESTS, QUIZZES, ESSAYS, HOMEWORK AND PROJECTS HOMEWORK * STUDENTS START WITH 100 POINTS *HOMEWORK CHECKED FREQUENTLY *EACH ASSIGNMENT WORTH 1-5 POINTS *MY SYLLABUS IS UPDATED EVERY WEEKSYLLABUS NOTES AND MISSED WORK * TAKING NOTES IN ENGLISH-THE PROCESS *MISSING WORK IS DUE THE DAY A STUDENT RETURNS UNLESS THAT STUDENT HAS SPOKEN TO ME DIRECTLY AND MADE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS *ANY GRADED WORK TURNED IN LATE WILL HAVE ONE LETTER GRADE DEDUCTED FOR EVERY DAY ITS LATE, UP TO FIVE (5) DAYS. AFTER THAT, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A ZERO ON THE ASSIGNMENT

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