1. Happy New Year, Moore West Junior High! Review of Class Expectations On a sheet of paper, complete the following tasks. 1. Describe some of the things you learned during the first semester. 2. Identify some things that you could improve upon, and explain how you will do this. 3. Make at least three goals for this year, and describe what you will do to obtain them.

2. Paper Heading Now, make a heading for your paper. Be sure to include the three things that I expected to be on your paper during the first semester. 4. 5. 6.

3. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” - - George Washington Carver

4. Course Description Imagine that you could have a conversation with the characters and with the writers of the stories you read. Good readers do this—they interact with the text. Each school day, you will receive an hour of reading and an hour of language-arts instruction. These courses will not only help you become confident and interactive readers, but they will also help you understand the power of effective communication.

5. Daily Schedule First Period : 7. Second Period: 8. Third Period: 9. Lunch: 10. Fourth Period:11. Fifth Period:12. Sixth Period:13. Seventh Period: 14.

6. Required Supplies 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

7. Discipline First offense: 20. Second offense: 21. Third offense: 22. Fourth (and beyond) offense: 23.

8. Tardy Policy First tardy – 24. Second tardy – 25. Third tardy – 26. Fourth tardy – 27. Fifth tardy – 28.

9. Expectations Define each of these words in terms of class expectations 29. Respect: 30. Responsibility: 31. Effort: 32. Courtesy: 33. Reason:

10. Class Procedures Now, list the key procedures for each category. Before class: 34. 35. Beginning class : 36. 37. Obtaining instructor’s attention: 38. 39.

11. Class Procedures Now, list the key procedures for each category. Ending class: 40. 41. When tardy to class : 42. 43. When absent from class: 44. 45.

12. Class Procedures Now, list the key procedures for each category. When needing an emergency hall pass: 46. 47. How many emergency hall passes do you get? 48. When submitting (turning in) assignments: 49. 50.

13. Things to remember 51. Define plagiarism. 52. What happens to plagiarized work? 53. Define late work. 54. What is the maximum credit late work may receive? 55. Is Mr. Miller required to accept late work? 56. Should you expect to go to the library during class? When is the library available?

14. Grades Grade ScaleGrade Distribution A = 90 – 100%Participation = 10% B = 80 – 89%Classwork = 20% C = 70 – 79%Homework = 20% D = 60 – 69%Assessments = 40% F = 0 – 59%Semester Exam = 10%

15. Literature First SemesterSecond Semester “Amigo Brothers”Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Freak the MightyPhineas Gage The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Poetry, Mythology Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America Legends, Folktales

16. Weekly Raffle Each week, we will draw for the following: Big prize: exemption from reader’s notebook; homework pass, chips and drink; opportunity to play games Secondary prize: full credit on the week’s extra credit