1. Back to School
Dana Maczuga

2. 10th Grade English American Literature Course Objectives
Critical thinking
Close reading
Argumentative writing
Character and theme analysis
What can we learn about our own lives and identities as individuals and community members through the experiences of the characters we encounter in literature?

3. 10th Grade English This year’s text selections:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

4. 10th Grade English Required Materials
River Dell issued laptop & carry case
Notebook or paper
folder
Pens and #2 pencils
Post-it notes
Highlighter

5. 10th Grade English Grading Assignment Categories Total points system
Individual tasks will be assigned individual values.
Assignment Categories
Tests/Projects
Quizzes
Writing
Classwork/Homework

6. 10th Grade English Laptops Must be fully charged each night
Must be used according to district guidelines
1st-warning
2nd-loss of privileges for the period
3rd- laptop confiscated and reported to office

7. “The dog ate my homework!”
10th Grade English
“But my laptop broke!”
is the new
“The dog ate my homework!”
If work is lost, damaged, or corrupted on the laptop, and no back-up copies of the file have been made, the student will receive a zero.
Technological issues will not be accepted as excuses, and no students will receive the opportunity to make up the work as a result.
Students MUST be diligent about saving their work using ,
the Y:/ drive, or a USB to prevent this from happening!

8. 10th Grade English 24 hours to make up missed class work.
Absent? Find out what you missed by:
Checking Schoolwires
ing a friend
ing your teacher
any work due the day you are absent.
24 hours to make up missed class work.
Make up tests, quizzes and presentations the day you return.
No make-ups for work missed due to a cut!

9. 10th Grade English
Late work policy: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED

10. 10th Grade English EXTRA HELP Don’t be afraid to ask!
Don’t wait until the last minute!
Availability
Every day at lunch except for Thursday
Every day except Wednesday after school

11. How to Reach Me