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English II                                                                                          Mrs. Cohen

 

 

Class Policies/Rules:

  1. Abide by all school rules.
  2. No bullying is tolerated at any time. 
  3. Students will only need a BINDER with five sections, a pen/pencil, and a highlighter.
  4. Students will show respect for the teacher, classmates, and themselves at all times.
  5. Students will arrive to class on time, which means being in their seats when the bell rings.

 

Supplies:

  1. Three-ring binder with FIVE labeled folder/divider sections and highlighters for annotation

-         “Word of the day” AND “Grammar” warm-up

-         “Class-work”

-         “Notes”

-         “Packets/Worksheets”

-         “Writing Portfolio” AND “TESTS”

Each section will need lined paper, except for the last two.   

 

Grading System:

25% - Homework and class work

75% - Tests/Projects/Quizzes – (Tests/Projects are usually given at the end of a unit/packet)

 

Major Assignments:

  1. The year outline covers material from 1607 (Jamestown settlement) to 1865 (Civil War Era). 
  2. Marking Period 1 – Native American Literature and Explorers
  3. Marking Period 2 – Puritan Literature, The Scarlet Letter(this is an INDEPENDENT reading assignment and there will be reading assignments EVERY night with reading check quizzes EVERY day),  The Crucible and the Salem Witch Trials
  4. Marking Period 3 – The Age of Reason, ARGUMENTATIVE SPEECH (this is a MAJOR assignment and it counts as 4 test grades), The Romantic Era
  5. Marking Period 4 – Transcendentalists, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson

 

Requirements:                                 

  1. All notes, homework, class work... must be dated, labeled and kept in your notebook.
  2. Major papers, reports, and projects must be typed.  Ten points are deducted each day they are late.
  3. Major tests will be given periodically.  There will be some comprehension tests/quizzes that will not pre-announced.
  4. Students will not receive textbooks, as I will provide copies of the text we will be studying.  With this said, students are responsible for keeping and organizing a binder.  This will be a grade each marking period.   
  5. Students are to come prepared for class with binder and a highlighter for annotation EVERY DAY.  If absent, you need to make up the work missed in the allotted time, or no credit will be given that assignment.  See the “Make up board”, a classmate, myself or the Delsea website (www.delsearegional.us) for the work and an explanation.  If there is a “1” in Power school, this means that there is still time to make up the assignment. As soon as it turns into a “0”, the time is beyond equitable points.

 

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