1.Please make sure that your schedule says E. Parker M Find your name beside the correct period and have a seat. 3.Begin the Bellringer Work that is written on the board. 4.If your name is NOT on a card/table, have a seat in one of the chairs aligned in the back. Don’t panic! WELCOME TO ENGLISH/HONORS 10 PARKER – M203

WHO IS MRS. PARKER? She has 15 years certified teaching experience. She loves teaching (especially, writing). Although she graduated from NHS, she has taught at DHS for 14 years. She says what she means, and means what she says! She does not give grades, she records them!

WHAT BOTHERS MRS. PARKER… Laziness! Whining! Excessive Absences! Tardies! Interruptions! Dishonesty!

DO NOT… bring any edible item into the class. use your cell phone in this class, unless instructed to do so by Parker/Jackson. come out of dress code. come with a note from anyone expecting to gain entrance after the tardy bell. ask to leave the class unless it is a dire emergency! sit in the lounge area unless you are given permission. enter Mrs. Parker’s office unless you are given permission to do so. sit on tabletops or rock in the chairs.

WHAT WILL WE DO IN THIS CLASS THIS YEAR? W-O-R-K! This course is strictly aligned to the new Common Core State Standards. There will be a lot of reading! You will read approximately ten novels; some will read more! There will be a lot of writing! You will write routinely weekly – LEARN TO LOVE IT!

WHAT A TYPICAL WEEK LOOKS LIKE IN MRS. PARKER’S CLASS… MondayGrammar Work, Literature Selection, and Vocabulary TuesdayQuickWrite via Moodle, Grammar and Literature Work, and Vocabulary WednesdayGrammar, Literature, and Vocabulary Sentences ThursdayQuickWrite via Moodle, Grammar Quiz/Test, Literature Quiz/Test, and Vocabulary Activity FridayVocabulary Test

WHAT ARE MRS.PARKER’S EXPECTATIONS? BE PREPARED! BE RESPONSIBLE! BE RESPECTFUL!

CLASSROOM SUPPLIES BINDER LOOSELEAF PAPER BLUE /BLACK INK ONLY ! Pencils can only be used for scantron tests! USB FLASH DRIVE (3GB or higher) 1 st period – 1 roll of paper towels 2 nd period – 1 box of Kleenex 4 th period – 1 bottle of Lysol or Clorox wipes 5 th period – 1 pack of Plug-in refills 6 th period - 1 pack of Plug-in refills 7 th period – 1 bottle of hand sanitizer

STARBUCKS CLASSROOM (DIGITALLY DRIVEN) 90% of your assignments will be submitted electronically. You will be given several passwords to remember for the year. You will be assigned a computer to pick up upon entry into the class each day. You will be responsible for that computer each day. You are only allowed to use that computer. You will only receive ONE warning. (The paper option is never the route you want to go – Trust Me!)

WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE COMPUTER ACCESS AT HOME??? The majority of the assignments can be completed in your class time frame if you use it wisely. The DHS Media Center opens daily at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Parker is always on campus by 7:15 each morning. She has morning duty each Monday! Make an appointment before you just show up.

WHAT IF I AM ABSENT? Remember, BE RESPONSIBLE! If you know you are going to be out ahead of time, alert Mrs. Parker/Mrs. Jackson. It is your responsibility to get your make up work, NOT your teacher’s/teachers! You have 5 class days to make up missed work after an excused absence. You should check your for your missed work. If you do not get an , you should Mrs. Parker or Mrs. Jackson. DO NOT come early and ask what you missed. DO NOT ask what you missed at the door. DO NOT trust your friend or table partner to share.

TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK, YES …HOMEWORK! YOU WILL NEED TO WRITE THIS DOWN… 1 st Period : to nd Period : to th Period: to th Period: to th Period: to th Period: to Do not forget to also return the following: 1.Internet Agreement 2.Student/Parent Information Sheet