1. Welcome to Back to School Night English 9 Mrs. Todaro Room 134

2. Curriculum  Currently going through tasks for close reading  Reading Greek Mythology  Reading to understand complex characters  Writing skills: text complexity and text support  Completing vocabulary journals, literary element journals, and group work  Using Google Classroom and Google Docs  Working on Google Groups for online discussions  Throughout the year will be reading fiction and non- fiction texts and research based projects

3. Materials  Binder or notebook  Vocabulary and literary journals  Vocabulary journals are an ongoing process all year-  Literary journals again will be an ongoing process

4. Grades  Grades are based on a point system  I will give out progress reports roughly every 2 weeks. They only need to be signed if the student is failing,64 or below. However, if the students is borderline this might apply as well.  I will be utilizing the open grade book option on School Tool parent portal

5. BYOD  Bring your own technology  Optional in class- not a requirement. Technology will still be provided if necessary.  Students use school Wi-Fi not their own Internet service provided such as 4G……  They are subject to school rules and the agreement when they sign onto the system  Parent permission is not required; however, it is your own personal decision whether or not you want your son/daughter to use their own technology in the classroom.

6. AIR: Accountable Independent Reading  The student must been independently, journal articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, poetry, fiction or non-fiction books.  They will receive class participation for reading

7. Parent/Teacher Conferences October 15 afternoon and evening October 22 afternoon and evening  Parent/Teacher Conference scheduling software: Pick-A- Time.  We will no longer send sheets home with the students. Parents will be asked to log into www.pickatime.com and signup for their conferences.www.pickatime.com  Guidance counselors have the handout of directions at the main entrance. You should wait for a connect-ed message, telling you when the site will be open for signups then follow the directions on the handout.  There is also a handout and a link to the site on the High School website.