1. Mrs. Arthun’s Classroom Procedures and Expectations!
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL
Mrs. Arthun’s Classroom Procedures and Expectations!
It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it. ~Jacob Bronowski

2. #1 Come to Class Prepared
You are REQUIRED to bring books, paper, and something to write with to class every day. If you have to go back to your locker for any reason, you will be charged a tardy.
#1 Come to Class Prepared

3. Get to class ON TIME! If you are not IN YOUR SEAT when the bell rings, you are late. Please see the student handbook for school policy on tardies and detention.
#2 Tardies

4. The only time you are allowed to leave class is in the case of an EMERGENCY! If an emergency occurs, you don’t need permission just leave the room. You may bring a water bottle to class. NO POP! You are allowed to chew gum in class as long as I don’t see it or hear it. The first time I find a piece of gum on the floor or under a desk this PRIVILEGE will be revoked.
#3 Passes, Food, etc.

5. You are mine until the bell rings! Please stay in your seats.
#4 Class Dismissal

6. The EXPECTATION in this classroom is that you will turn in all your work ON TIME! All assignments are due at the beginning of class unless otherwise instructed. There is NO EXTRA CREDIT. Get your work done and turned in on time and you will be fine! – see student handbook for additional information on the school homework policy-
#5 Homework

7. This is your responsibility
This is your responsibility. There is a folder outside of my door where you can pick up work missed in class. You are responsible for retrieving the work, asking questions at the appropriate time, and turning the work in for credit.
#6 Make Up Work

8. We type papers using MLA format
We type papers using MLA format. In order to receive credit for any typed assignment, proper format MUST be used.
Double Space
12 PT. Font
1 inch margins
Any cases of plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment and referral to the principal for discipline
#8 Papers

9. If you are absent the day of a test be prepared to take it the day you return. In the case of extended absences or emergency situations please consult the student handbook for the school policy.
#9 Absences

10. Lesson plans for the week will be posted on the bulletin board
Lesson plans for the week will be posted on the bulletin board. Refer to these and then see me for clarification/instruction before or after school or during study hall.
#7 Advanced Make Up Work

11. If you have questions about anything, please ask for help
If you have questions about anything, please ask for help. If you don’t want to ask during class, stop by before or after school or during my prep, and I’ll be happy to help you. Please don’t wait to ask for help if you are struggling.
My Hours:
7:30-4:30
Prep 1st Period
#10 If you need help

12. #11 Behavior BE READY TO LEARN BE RESPECTFUL DO YOUR BEST USE MANNERS
TRY NEW THINGS
TAKE RISKS AND MAKE MISTAKES
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
WORK HARD
#11 Behavior

13. #12 Consequences Warning ½ hour detention and phone call home
1 hour detention-referral to principal and phone call home
If for any reason you are kicked out of my class, you will need to arrange a meeting with your parents, myself, and the principal before you are allowed to return
#12 Consequences

14. Shields Valley Schools updated its Communications Arts curriculum to align with the new Montana State English Language Arts Standards. A copy of that curriculum is located in the English room. The following is a tentative list of materials for each grade that will be used to address the new standards and curriculum.
*Mrs. Arthun reserves the right to add or detract from the list at any time during the school year*
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

15. English 9: 6 Traits of Writing-Review Grammar Through Writing
Literary Elements and the Short Story
To Kill A Mockingbird-Novel Unit (Honor)
Poetry (Beauty)
Romeo/Juliet (Fate)
Epic Poetry (Heroism)
Literary Non-Fiction (memoir, essay and speech)
English 9:

16. English 10: 6 Traits of Writing- Review Grammar Through Writing
World Literature: Things Fall Apart
World Literature: Farenheit 451
World Literature-The Book Thief-Fiction
World Literature: Poetry (various)
World Literature- Short Stories (various)
Glass Menagerie-Drama
The Grapes of Wrath-Fiction
English 10:

17. English 11: 6 Traits of Writing-Review Unit 1: The New World
Origin Stories
“The Crucible”
“Of Plymouth Plantation”
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Unit 2: A New Nation
- “Common Sense”
“Declaration of Independence”
Unit 3: American Romanticism
Unit 4: A Troubled Young Nation
Unit 5: Emerging Modernism
Unit 6: Challenges and Successes of the Twentieth Century
English 11:

18. English 12: Standards based vocabulary Beowulf Unit: Medieval England
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Wife of Bath’s Tale
Drama: Hamlet
Lord of the Flies
Research Papers
Seniors are required to complete an extensive research paper prior to graduating high school. The purpose of this is to familiarize yourselves with the research process, with writing an in-depth paper, and with using MLA format. This year students will complete a project-based learning assignment in order to fulfill the requirements of the research paper. This project has been modified and adapted from a project conducted at Plymouth North High School in Plymouth, MA (2013).
English 12: