10th Grade ELA Mrs. Fort

Contact information E-mail address: sfort@tmsacademy.org Website: sfort.weebly.com Website will contain weekly updates and information on units, assignments, and homework.

Standards 10th Grade ELA is designed around Common Core Standards. Please visit the following pages to find more information on the 10th grade ELA standards: Language: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/9-10/ Writing: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/ Reading Informational: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/9-10/ Reading Literature: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/9-10/ Speaking & Listening: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/9-10/

Novel Studies Students will be asked to purchase novels for reading & annotation. Students will need I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, and A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Livia Bitton- Jackson ISBN-13: 978-0689823954 The Crucible, Arthur Miller ISBN-13: 978-0142437339 The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan ISBN-13: 978-0143038092 A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah ISBN-13: 978-0374531263

Vocabulary Wordly Wise online access: www.explores.com Students will use Wordly Wise book 10 for vocabulary study. This year, all activities will be done online, and some will be required as homework. Wordly Wise online access: www.explores.com Students will set up accounts the week of 9/18 and will start having weekly tests over the vocab words.

Power School Please check Power School regularly to note grades, assignments, and any missing work. 10% is deducted for each day that an assignment is late, up until 5 days. Grading scale is the following: Major assessments & work = 75% Minor assignments & work = 25%

Communication Please feel free to contact me with any questions! I look forward to getting to know you throughout the 2017-2018 school year!