1. Welcome to English 2!
Get out a piece of paper (or grab one from the back table if you don’t have one).
2. Answer the following question: If you were a punctuation mark, which would you be and why? Explain in at least 3 sentences.

2. A Little About Me Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
High School: Marcus High School
High School Activities: Band, National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Literary Magazine
College: Texas A&M University
College Activities: Band, St. Mary’s Music Ministry, Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
Favorite Author: Chaim Potok
Favorite Book: To Kill A Mockingbird and the Harry Potter series
Hobbies: Reading, writing stories, playing piano and trombone

3. Required Materials 3-ring binder (no required size)
Looseleaf (notebook) paper
Blue or black pen
Pencil
Red pen
3 colors of highlighters

4. Grading Policy Major Projects: 30% Six-Weeks Tests: 20%
Semester Exams: 15%
Quizzes: 15%
Daily Grades: 15%
Participation: 5%

5. Course Overview Short Stories/Literary Elements Fahrenheit 451
Animal Farm
Of Mice and Men (on-level students only)
The Pearl (Pre-AP students only)
The Catcher in the Rye (Pre-AP students only)
Julius Caesar
Research

6. Class Rules
Respect yourself, your classmates, your teacher, and your environment.
Arrive and turn in all assignments on time.
Begin bellwork immediately and stay on task until I dismiss you.
Technology: use it lawfully; use it responsibly. Stoplight
Food: healthy snacks only, no gum

7. Class Procedures Leaving Class Late Work Absences Re-Focus Zone
Restroom Log (next to door)
Pass from Mrs. Britten
Late Work
10% off each day for 3 days
Not accepted for major projects
Absences
Check Absent Binder for assignments
Quizzes/tests made up within a week
Re-Focus Zone

8. Consequences Verbal warning Student paper reflecting on rule(s) broken
Parent contact and/or conference
Office referral

9. Homework Regular Set up Remind (text @mrsrbritt to 81010)
Bring binder tomorrow
Bring parent signature and back to school survey by Friday, Sep. 1 (100% for daily grade)
Syllabus quiz Friday, Sep. 1 (quiz grade)
Pre-AP
Huck Finn test tomorrow