1. Ms. Rodriguez’s AP English and Journalism
Course Description
Requirements, rules, and procedures
RULE NUMBER ONE!!
TAKE NOTES OF ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION

2. GENERAL INFORMATION MSRODRIGUEZATFDA.GOOGLEPAGES.COM
(DO NOT TYPE “WWW”).
ROOM 330

3. NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS FOR ELA
STANDARD ONE: “NYS/NYC E1”
STUDENTS WILL READ FOR COMPREHENSION, IDENTIFY STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT, INTERPRET, MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND EXAMINE TEXTS CRITICALLY.

4. STANDARD TWO “NYS/NYC E2”
STUDENTS WILL WRITE TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH DEVELOPING A SERIES OF PLANS, DRAFTS; STATE & UNDERSTAND PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, STYLE, TONE, AND STANCE.

5. STANDARD THREE “NYS/NYC E3”
STUDENTS WILL SPEAK, LISTEN, AND VIEW TO EXPRESS AND EXPLORE IDEAS, GATHER AND SHARE INFORMATION, PERSUADE OTHERS, AND SELECT AND CRITICALLY ANALYZE MESSAGES.

6. STANDARD FOUR “NYS/NYC E4”
STUFENTS WILL READ,WRITE, LISTEN TO, AND APPROPRIATELY APPLY THE CONVENTIONS OF GRAMMAR IN BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN FORMATS.

7. STANDARD FIVE NYS/NYC E5
STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE LITERATURE THAT CONSISTS OF POETRY, FICTION, NON-FICTION AND ESSAYS AS DISTINGUISHED FROM INSTRUCTIONAL, EXPOSITORY, OR JOURNALISTIC WRITING.

8. WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO COLLEGE PORTFOLIOS RESEARCH PAPERS / MLA
SUMMER READING (9/25)
INDEPENDENT READING ASSIGNMENT (25 BOOKS)
ANALYSIS / DISCUSSION
WRITING / JOURNALISTIC / POETRY/ESSAYS MOCK ESSAMS
VOCABULARY : REGISTER FOR WORD OF THE DAY
PRESENTATIONS
LEADERSHIP …. NO ZOMBIES (CRITICAL THINKING)
ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS.

9. PROCEDURES COME IN ON TIME (LATE LOG: -5 FOR EVERY LATENESS)
MLA HEADING ON PAPER (YOUR NAME, CLASS PERIOD, TEACHER NAME AND DATE, )
BEGIN DOING THE DO NOW (DO NOT COPY, JUST DO IT!)
HAND IN HOMEWORK (SEE HOMEWORK PROCEDURES)
MUST SIGN IN AND OUT FOR BATHROOM BRAKES, TWO PEOPLE PER CLASS PERIOD ONLY, NO ONE GOES TO BATHROOM 1ST AND 8TH.
DO NOT ASK ME IF YOU CAN PICK SOMETHING UP AND COME BACK
BE ACADEMY (WARNING AND REFERRALS WILL BE GIVEN)
DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT PERSONAL ISSUES DURING CLASS. SAVE IT FOR AFTER CLASS OR AFTER SCHOOL.
ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT EXIT THROUGH THE BACK
RAISE YOUR HAND TO ASK QUESTIONS (NO CALLING OUT).
CHECK HOMEWORK LOG WHEN YOU ARE OUT.
AS A STUDENT TO FILL YOU IN.

10. HOW TO DO WELL COME TO CLASS COME ON TIME… ALL THE TIME
CLASS WORK, PARTICIPATION, BEHAVIOR, HOMEWORK, CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
NO HYPOCRISY OR FAKING
GIVE YOUR BEST
BE A LEADER
RESPECT
ASK QUESTIONS
TUTORIALS 9TH PERIOD ON WEDNESDAYS

11. HOW TO FAIL COME IN LATE CUT MY CLASS BE ABSENT BE NON-ACADEMY
TELL ME YOU LOVE ME AND THAT I AM THE BEST TEACHER EVER AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.
HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO NOT DO
SAY “I TRIED”; OR “I THOUGHT OF DOING IT.” “COUDA, WOUDA, SHOUDA.”
BE MEDIOCRE
BE A ZOMBIE
DON’T ASK QUESTIONS
DO NOT DO CLASS WORK OR HOMEWORK

12. MY PHILOSOPHY
WE ARE A BODY OF WATER ANY RIPPLE, ANY WAVE WILL DISRUPT THE FLOW. I WILL EXTRACT THE DISRUPTION. DO NOT BE THAT DISTRACTION.
I EARN MY PAY
EDUCATION IS A TWO WAY STREET
LEADERSHIP NOT AIMLESS ZOMBIES.
I WORK…YOU WORK
NO DRAMA
NO EXCUSES
EDUCATION, REPUTATION, HARD WORK…THAT IS FREEDOM.

13. SUPPLIES **Will Vary depending on class
TWO POCKET FOLDERS
ONE JOURNAL
ONE SPIRAL NOTEBOOK FOR ENGLISH ONLY (THERE WILL BE NOTEBOOK CHECKS)
RED PEN
YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
YOUR KNOWLEDGE
YOUR ENERGY
YOUR RESPECT
YOUR IDEAS
YOUR QUESTIONS
YOUR SOLUTIONS