Syllabus 2007-2008 school year
Period 4 Room 102
Teacher: Randi Oehlke
Materials
Needed Daily:
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Pen
or pencil
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paper
(can be spiral or looseleaf)
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Current
reading material and work correlating to it (stored in the classroom)
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If
any other material is needed for special projects, I will let the students know
in advance
Expectations;
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Arrive
to class and be in your seat when the bell rings
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Arrive
to class prepared to follow directions and complete the work for the day
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Follow
the ED behavior program
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Stay
in your seat until the bell rings
Procedures:
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I
will always write the schedule or agenda for the day on the board in the front
of the room.
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I
will always do my best to leave a few minutes at the end of class for “random
free time.” If, for some reason, we do
not get to RFT, and your behavior is not the reason we went too long, I will
include extra for the next day.
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I
will issue tally marks for being on time, being prepared, appropriate behavior
and participation. These tally marks
will be monitored for the entire grading period and will transfer into extra
credit at the end of the marking period.
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Each
day will start with a “bell ringer” activity.
The schedule for “bell ringers” is as follows:
o Monday; riddle or brain teaser (2nd
semester add edits)
o Tuesday: Comprehension work – separate from the
current novel we are reading in class
o Wednesday: Journal- I give you a topic, and you write 7
sentences on it. 2nd
semester the number of sentences goes up to 10.
o Thursday: Comprehension work
– separate from the current novel we are reading in class
o Friday: Edits – I take an article and put lots of
mistakes in it. You fix it and then we
go over it as a group
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After
bell ringers, we will continue the lessons on the topic at hand, whether it be
reading material assignments, writing assignments, presentations, reviewing for
tests, or projects.
Novel/reading
material schedule:
Semester 1: The Great Gatsby
tudents do not need to purchase this book, as I should have enough
copies to pass around. This book will
take almost the entire first semester.
If
students need to purchase this book, I will let them know in advance and if I
can get them any type of discount.
Each
chapter will have a set schedule once we begin to read the assigned novel:
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First,
students will be given vocabulary, which they can work on in groups. Students are expected to write the
definition, part of speech and a sentence for each word.
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Second,
we will read the book and complete the study guides.
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We
will review the answers to the study guides
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We
will then have quizzes every second chapter.
There
will be 2 midterm exams as well as 2 final for this class. Both midterms and the finals will include
editing, writing, comprehension and questions from the reading material covered
in class up to that point.
Grading:
Everything
we do in class is worth points
Points
for vocabulary are calculated by taking the number of words and multiplying by
three. (one point each for the part of
speech, definition and sentence)
However, I will not accept incomplete work. If a student completes everything but the sentences, he or she
will receive a zero on that vocabulary.
I
issue points for participation and attention during the reading of the chapter
and reviewing the study guides.
Points
for the study guides are calculated by how many questions are included on the
particular study guide.
Points
for quizzes and tests are listed within each section.
Grades
for each marking period are figured by adding the total points awarded for each
assignment and then dividing by the total points offered for the marking
period. After those grades are figured,
any extra credit points (tally points described above) are added up for the
marking period and then divided by 5.
That resulting number is then added to the total points awarded for the
marking period. Students could quite
possibly raise a marking period grade an entire letter grade, depending on
behavior and participation in class.
IF,
AT ANY REASON, STAFF MEMBERS BELIEVE STUDENTS ARE CHEATING, THERE WILL BE NO
SECOND CHANCES OR REMINDERS… THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.
ABSOLUTELY
NO TALKING AFTER A QUIZ OR TEST IS HANDED OUT.