2. to English 9 CP with Ms. Velotta

3. Class Overview: 1 st Quarter: 1.Summer Reading 2.Short Story Unit (fiction & nonfiction)* 3.Vocabulary 4.Image Grammar, Sensory details, Descriptive Writing* 5.Drama: The Miracle Worker 6.Research Paper* 2 nd Quarter: 1.OGT prep* 2.Poetry 1.Including the epic: The Odyssey (excerpts) 3.Drama: The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet* 4.Novel: A Separate Peace* * = accompanying “lengthy “writing assignment

4. Supplies!

5. NOTE: Though very important, this can be a very dull matter. So in an attempt to make it a little less dull…

6. …Let me introduce you to: “Office Mike West” A.K.A. “Ice Ice Baby”Ice Ice Baby

7. But on a more serious note…. We can make this class fun and about learning– or we can make it about reprimanding student discipline (and still about learning.)

8. #1. Respect

9. #2. When the bell rings, class begins.

10. #3. Class ends when I say so!

11. #4. NO CHEATING! F PLUS an office referral & its consequences!

12. #5. Do your work– And do it ON TIME!

13. #6. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!

14. #7. Absent Work

15. #8. No Food or Drinks in Classroom

16. #9. Raise your Hand!!!

17. #10. Personal Communication Tools are great!!!! … but not in the classroom

18. GRADING

19. PLAGIARISM IS SERIOUS!

20. What we DON’T want… and what you WON’T get: is Jerri’s experience.

21. What we should strive for instead… Is a great year with lots of learning, much growing, and many laughs along the way!

22. 40 Inspirational Speeches... in 2 minutes (Can you identify the movies?)