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The best/quickest way to contact Ms. Naylor is through school email at: [email protected] Helpful information about upcoming class assignments, due dates, worksheets, links, etc. can be found here on our class website! You can read The Moor Weekly (our school’s student-produced newspaper) online at: themoornewspaper.com REMIND: This year, Ms. Naylor is using the Remind app to send messages (via texts or email) to students and parents/guardians. To join our class remind text the code below to 81010. Period 2: @a63693 Period 3: @2hf362 Period 4: @99c699 HOMEWORK: Most of the homework for English class involves reading at home and annotating (taking notes on) the reading. A copy of the current reading schedule is usually available here on our website. We are currently reading short stories in class, but we will start our first novel (The Alchemist) soon. Studying is also required for quizzes, tests, essays, etc. If we take notes in class, students should review the notes at home. Students should also finish at home any work from their binder that they did not finish in class. There are other homework assignments as needed. GRADES: Grades are added to the grade book as promptly as possible. At the very least, all assignments will be up to date at the end of each grading period (with the occasional exception of essays which, by their nature, take longer to grade). All grades are available online via the Family Portal website at: family.ausd.us Blanks in the grade book mean the score has not yet been entered. A zero in the grade book means the assignment was not turned in. Information about points, late work, etc. can be found in our course syllabus (each student has a copy in his/her binder, you can also scroll down for a copy here on our website). CLUBS: I am the adviser for the newspaper club and the Black Student Union. Newspaper meets about once a month on Wednesday. BSU meets Thursdays at lunch. FIRST SEMESTER: (English 3/4): We are currently working on essay writing skills. We also took a reading level test and went to the library so students could choose and independent reading book. In a few weeks we will start our first whole class novel (The Alchemist). Soon, we will also begin a unit on poetry. As part of our poetry unit, students will participate in Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation contest. They must choose a poem from the Poetry Out Loud website, memorize the poem, and give a recitation in class. The student with the top recitation in each class will be invited to participate in the school-wide competition later this semester. More information about our class can be found in our course syllabus and on our class website. Information about Poetry Out Loud can be found at www.poetryoutloud.org SCHOOL INFORMATION Tutoring will begin on campus toward the end of September; check the tutoring schedule (when it is released) for times and locations. I am also available for tutoring, usually at lunch, by appointment. Let’s remind our students to show school spirit - Wednesdays are College Going Culture Days and Fridays are Blue and Gold Fridays! More information about our school can be found at our school website: ahsmoors.org I hope I was able to give you a good idea of how our class works. Feel free to contact me by email if you have any additional questions. I look forward to the rest of this amazing and educational year! The 2019-2020 school year is here and I would like to welcome you all to sophomore English! I look forward to working with all of you and to another successful year.
I will pass out paper copies of the following documents in class, but here are the pdf versions in case you need them: Course Syllabus Cheating and Plagiarism Contract I will add more information and helpful tips to this website soon, so check back often! Everything on this page below this post is old. I am not deleting it, but you should not read it because you could get confused about assignments, due dates, etc.
Assignment: Understanding the elements of persuasion and being able to present information in a convincing way and in a clear and professional manner is an essential skill for college and career readiness. For this project, you will choose a book to read (we will go the library or you can choose a book you have at home) that you have never read before. You will read the book. Then, you will give a Powerpoint presentation (Google Slides or Prezi) where you will attempt to persuade your classmates that they should also read that book. This is similar to an argument essay where you are asked to make a claim (in this case, that this is a book certain students would like to read, etc.) using valid reasons why you like this book or think others would like it, and providing relevant and sufficient evidence to prove your claim. Boring, dry, or overly confusing projects are not likely to be informative. Your presentation must also include an MLA formatted Works Cited slide with an entry for your book and any other sources (such as websites) cited in your presentation. Your presentation should be anywhere from 30 seconds to four minutes long. It cannot be longer than FOUR minutes. Ms. Naylor will set a timer. There is not a limit to the number of slides you need in your presentation. However, you must have at least 8 slides. Rhetoric: You must make use of rhetorical strategies in your presentation. Use Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. What you need in your presentation:
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In-Class Work Timeline: May 17-28 Fri. 17 We will have Chromebooks in the classroom so that you can begin working on your presentation. Sun. 19 You will finish reading your outside reading book. Mon. 20 Laptops again Tues. 21 Laptops again Wed. 22 We will go to the library to return the books. About 10 students will present Thurs. 23 About 26 students will present Tues. 18 (Period 2) About 26 students will present Wed. 19 (Period 3) About 26 students will present Grades: Your presentation be graded on a rubric. The project is worth 80-100 points. Standards: W. 10.1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence SL 10.2 Use evidence and rhetoric SL 10. 4 Present findings and evidence clearly, concisely and logically (using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation) such that listeners can follow. Use a style appropriate to the purpose, audience, and task. SL 10.4a-!0.6: Use domain specific vocabulary (such as literary terms) and demonstrate a command of formal English (do not use slang, avoid spelling and grammatical errors in your presentation, etc.) SL 10.5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations. Slides Carnival: For interesting Google Slides templates, visit Slides Carnival. 1. Bell Work #1 (Commonly Confused Words 1)
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