Ms. Geiss’ English III Class Agenda – BELLWORK: Complete an information card providing the following info… 1)Full Name & Nick Name 2)Birthday 3)SCHOOL address 4)Which of the following digital tools have you used? Animoto / GoAnimate / Movie Maker / PowerPoint / PowToon / Prezi / Weebly 5)If you had to choose a way to show what you know, which would you prefer? Choose 1-2 answers. Essay / Individual Project / Group Project / Test 6)What is your favorite book, magazine, graphic novel, poem, song, or other form of writing? Name the title and what style of writing it is. 7)What is your favorite part of English class and/or what are you best at? Homework: Bring back signed syllabus & class placement letter

Syllabus Opt-Out Form Folder Classroom Expectations

The bright, shining first thing  BEFORE THE BELL  1) Check the projector for directions HW turn-in reminders Pick up assignments Bellwork Quiz Reminder  2) Turn in Homework Teacher will specifically ask for HW. Work turned in after this point, will be late. If you are late, it is your responsibility to remember HW turn-in  3) Return Work Each week there will be a newly designated student to hand back work during the Bell Work time OR during “down-time.”

Location  Trash Can vs Recycling Bin  Assignment Turn-in  Work to Return  Computer, Printer, and Printer Paper  Stapler, hole punch, and other stuff  Hall Passes

Grading The WHOLE English Department uses the following system for grading.  Literature35%  Composition35%  Grammar/Vocab10%  Speak/Listen10%  Homework10%

Online Turn-in  We will create Weebly tomorrow in class  Student Weebly Page  HW/Classwork (Optional)  Projects (Mandatory) Post as Link  Essays (Mandatory) Post as ATTACHMENTS

Cough cough – I am sooo sick  Make-Up Work  Work is posted on my website & sent via EVERY DAY. Time to Make-UpRulesWhose Responsibility? Classwork & HW 1 absence = 1 extra day 2+ absences = 2 extra days per absence Yours! Quizzes & Tests Next Husky Help or a planned time after school. First Deadline: 2/20 If you return from an absence on a planned quiz or test day, you will still need to take the assessment. Yours! Projects & Papers Due the day your return to school. Excused Absence: bring in parent or doctor’s note & completed major assignment the day that you return. No note means that the assignment will considered late. Unexcused Absence: Project or Paper will be considered late once submitted. Yours!

Late Work  10% per day for late  Students who turn in the assignment after three (3) days cannot receive better than 70% of the earned grade.  Students must be aware of school- wide late work cut-off dates.  Q3 – 2/20, 3/13  Q4 – 4/24, 5/29

Retake Policy  Tests are not a large component of the English program  One of the three major essays written in each English class may be re-written for grade improvement after a conference with the teacher.

General Rules  No cell phones or information looker uppers without prior explicit approval  No talking while teacher or student is speaking to the class.  Don’t open the door without an okay  No Food. No lidless drinks.  Generally, just be respectful

I am going to explode.  Pick an appropriate time  Not during directions, lecture, or reading.  Potty Procedure  Fill out pass  Bring it to me  I will sign

A note on respect  Classroom should be a comfortable place where everyone can openly express themselves.  If you get the giggles = step out  If you are being rude = step out and write up.

So bad.  First Warning  Verbal/Warning  Second Warning  Name on board/Visual Warning  Home  Third Warning  Check by name  Move to different seat  Call Home  Fourth Warning  Leave the room/See Administrator  Call Home & Write-Up  Good behavior can get your name erased from the board.

I win!  Point System  Group with most points at end of every week wins prize.  Ways to Win  Entire group has HW or is on task during class work  Sitting and working at bell  Answer questions correctly or reading out loud  Kind Acts  General Awesomeness

Plagiarism  1 st Violation: Zero on assignment with additional assignment averaged. Parent/guardian contact. Documented in teacher grade book.  2 nd Violation: Same as first with addition of documentation in disciplinary program.  3 rd Violation: Same as 1 st and 2 nd violations with addition of appearance before five panel Honor Court.  Consequences may range from the following:  Loss of privilege to attend extra-curricular activities (dances, games, etc.)  Loss of privilege to drive to school  Loss of privilege to determine how you will spend Husky Help or lunch  Denial of future access to dual enrollment opportunities  Detention/OSS on the discipline scale

Pre-Exams and Final Exams  Pre Exams:  Reading – Homework Grade  Grammar – 93% or higher on exams will exempt you from all grammar homework.  Final Exam: 20% of final grade

Communication  Monthly Calendars  Shame Wall  Website:  Nightly s  Class assignments and Homework will be ed to you and your parents/guardians nightly

Divider Labels  The class will be as paperless as possible.  You will need 5-6 dividers! Holy Humongous!  Divider OR Notebook for Journals  Divider for Notes (Vocab, Grammar, & Literary Devices)  4 Dividers for the 4 Units

Project Based Learning Units  College Applications Unit – 2½ Weeks  Graphic Novel Story  College Essay  American Dream – 6½ Weeks  Read The Great Gatsby and Black Boy  Multi-Genre Magazine Project – built in Argumentative Essay  Exam on “The Great Gatsby”  Satire in Society – 4 Weeks  Read excerpts from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass  Satire Video  Compare and Contrast Essay  Identity of the Individual – 4 Weeks  Read Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Crucible  Create a Movie Soundtrack – built in Literary Analysis Essay

2 nd Period Table 1: Edoardo, Gustavo, Joshua, Madison Table 2: Daniel, Jessica, Quentin, William Table 3: Duncan, Hayden, Parker, Steven Table 4: Anna, Kakia, Taylor, Zach, Mariah Table 5: Angelo, Bryanna, Lamari, James Table 6: Britnee, Hannah, Maxwell Table 7: Justin, Channie, Serena, Nicole Table 8: Ariana, Charles, Stephen

4 th Period Table 1: Amanda, Caila, Keven, Njava, Tariq Table 2:, Jack, Hannah, Kellan, Garry, Sydney Table 3: Jason, Devyn, Seth, Gabriella Table 4: Briana, Kevin, Jillian, Taylor Table 5: Cole, Anne, Terri, Arianna Table 6: DeVante, Katherine, Natausha Table 7: Legacie, Megan, Jordan, Anthony Table 8: Jerrel, LaShara, Janae, Kelsea

Claude McKay, who was born in Jamaica in 1889, wrote about social and political concerns from his perspective as a black man in the United States, as well as a variety of subjects ranging from his Jamaican homeland to romantic love. Poem: If We Must Die

If We Must Die Claude McKay, If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!

If We Must Die Claude McKay, If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back! TPCASTT T itle – Before reading the poem, consider what the poem may be about based upon the title? P araphrase – What are the literal meanings behind each line? C onnotation – What Figurative Language do you see? What is its purpose? A ttitude/Tone – What does the author think/feel about the topic? S hift – Are there any significant changes in the poem? Why might the change occur? T itle – Know that you have interpreted the poem, what does the title mean? T heme – Combine your findings above to write a SPES or other form of paragraph analyzing the poem.

If We Must Die Claude McKay, If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back! 1.Title 2.Paraphrase 3.Connotation 4.Attitude/Tone 5.Shift 6.Title 7.Theme