English 12R- Back to School

Back to School 2023

English 12R

With Mrs. Masi

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1. Contact Information

7. Grades / LateWork

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2. Course Overview

3. Class Rules

8. Supplies

9. Google Classroom / Schedule

4. Class Procedures

5. Resources

10. Thank you!

6. Essential Questions

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Contact Information

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Course Overview

English 12R is a New York State standards-aligned course that prepares students for the expectations of college, the workplace, and beyond. An emphasis on writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills will challenge students to question, research, connect, and evaluate high-interest mentor texts.

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Class Rules

• Arrive on time! If you’re going to be late, get a pass from your teacher.

• Complete and hand your work in on time.

• Be polite and respectful to both your peers and your teachers.

• Try your best! Participate-We want to know what you think.

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Class Procedures

Food in Class You are welcome to eat in the classroom. You must clean up after yourself once class is over–put your trash in the garbage can! However, I will not let you leave the classroom to get lunch (in either the cafeteria or the Ram’s Cave). Bring your food with you.

Bathroom Use If possible, please use the bathroom in between classes. However, I am human, too! If you need to go, simply sign out and take the pass. If this becomes a problem, we will be contacting home. Only one student may leave the classroom at a time.

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Resources

Some of the major units may include (but are not limited to): College Essays / Personal Narratives / Born A Crime by Trevor Noah / Research Podcasts / Media Literacy / Poetry / Film Study / Short Stories / Social Issue Exploration / Study of Myths Excerpts from: How to Read Literature Like A Professor, They Say, I Say, The Last Lecture, Thank you for Arguing

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Essential Questions

• How do writers use narrative techniques to create meaning?
• How does the drafting/editing process provide writers the opportunity to experiment and play with language?
• How do students use complex ideas, concepts, and information to develop analysis of content?
• How do students utilize specific details to enhance their evaluation of themes in complex text?
• How do social media platforms curate “truth”?
• What is rhetoric, and how is it used to communicate, inform, entertain, and manipulate?
• How might students read and write poetry with an attention to language and form, developing a voice?
• What is the language of film?
• How does film reflect the beliefs and values of society?
• How do films make us feel?...think?

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Grades

Grades Grades are composed of journals, writing assignments, essays, tests, quizzes, creative projects, participation activities and homework. Nothing is graded based on a percentage-you can keep track of all your grades by simply adding the points together (and by looking on the portal–all grades will be updated on the portal, even assignments handed in through Google Classroom).

Late Work: For every day an assignment is late, it loses 10% of its value-after 3 days of lateness, an assignment will no longer be accepted. However, if there is a situation at home or illness which prevents you from completing your work on time, please let us know and we will accommodate. Communication is your friend.

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Supplies

3- Rings Binder

Laptop

Post It's

Pen PencilHighlighter

In class; charged.

Filled paper. Handouts are hole-punched.

Annotation

I have extra

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Google ClassRoom / Schedule

Start Over

Thanks!