1. Welcome to Back to School Night! September 25, 2013 Mrs. Alicia Hack Room 134 Senior College Prep English Period 2, 3, 4, 6 & 9

2. Introductory Information Originally from Great Bend, PA Graduated with BA from Wilkes University in English Secondary Education with ESL Certificate Graduated with Masters from Wilkes University in Instructional Media 7 th year at East High 4 years teaching 9 th grade 3rd year teaching Seniors Department Chair Coached girl’s volleyball for 5 years and boy’s volleyball for 1 Email is best form of contact!

3. Senior College Prep English Read a variety of works including poetry, short stories, essays, plays and novels Write types of writing (narrative, persuasive (APA format), expository, and informative) Analyze & Interpret Literature Literary analysis focusing on literary elements and the text as support

4. Texts Novels: Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, Weisel’s Night Novellas: Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Camus’ The Stranger and more Play: Shakespeare’s Hamlet Poetry : sonnets, ballads, haikus, etc. *and many short stories…

5. Article of the Week Students will receive a non-fiction article that ranges from educational and political topics to current events. Students have to read the article, underline main points, circle two “difficult” words and define, and write a 4 sentence reflection. 15 pts and given out the first day of the week… due at the end of the week Articles are posted on website at the start of the week!

6. Grading Procedures Assessments (Tests, Essays, Projects, etc)- 50% Quizzes (Plot/Reading/Vocab, Rough Drafts)- 25% Classwork (Homework & Classwork – Articles of the Week) – 25% Late Policy: For every day late -10% up to 3 days late and then cannot be accepted

7. TurnItIn.com Academic plagiarism checker Online grammar tool Rough Draft (quiz), Peer Edits (class and homework), Revised Draft and Final Draft (assessment grade) Class IDs and passwords on website

8. Remind 101 What is Remind101 and why is it safe? Remind101 is a one-way text messaging and email system. With Remind101, all personal information remains completely confidential. Teachers will never see your phone number, nor will you ever see theirs. Visit remind101.com to learn more. See handout for more information on how to sign up!

9. Where can I find more information? Website: http://www.cdschools.org//Domain/372http://www.cdschools.org//Domain/372 Remind 101 Email/Phone ahack@cdschools.org 541-1662 x134 Thanks for coming tonight! If you would like me to contact you for any reason, please let me know when and how I can get in touch with you and what you would like to discuss on the contact information sheet.