ENGLISH III
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
PURPOSE:
Engl III is a course designed to meet the state requirements as a comprehensive survey
of American literature; it is also designed to meet each student’s individual needs in mastering skills of the MCS English curriculum. As high school juniors, students will be honing skills in composition, grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary usage, etc. that will successfully prepare them for the college classroom; therefore, assignments will be advanced in nature and broad in scope.
TEXTS:
*McDougal Littell's American Literature
*Supplemental readings available from bookstores, the NHS library, Ouachita Parish Library, class library, educational websites (materials provided where possible)
*La. Dept of Eduation Curriculum ( 2 to 3 novels plus supplental unit readings) provided
*La. Dept. of Education Curriculum Work Packets for Assigned Units
*Personal Accelerated Reader Book (see above supplemental resources)
*Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop (Worksheets provided)
* Six Way Paragraphs (Worksheets provided)
*ACT Practice/ Drills (Worksheets provided)
AGENDA:
Engl. III will consist of the following: lecture with class discussion, cooperative
learning groups, vocabulary reviews, research projects, writing assignments both formal and informal, reading assignments from the text and supplemental sources, creative projects and presentations, and a research paper following the MLA format. Together the class will read selected novels/plays during the year; furthermore, each student will independently read both American classics and popular current lit. that he/she selects from an Accelerated Reader list. AR goals are monitored by the teacher and school library. Reading grades calculated by Accelerated Reader will be given each 9 wks.
(** AR procedures/practices will be adapted to accommodate Covid regulations.)
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING:
English III: A=93-100; B=85-92; C=75-84; D=67--74; F= 66 and below
A student will receive at least two grades per week in any of the above areas (see Agenda). Unit tests in either literature, grammar, or vocabulary will be given in each grading period and will count as two test grades. Vocabulary tests, reading and grammar quizzes, ACT prepatory quizzes, and various projects are given throughout the nine weeks. Formal and informal writing assignments will be weighted according to complexity and graded each 9 weeks.
MAKE-UPS:
In order to make up any assignments or tests, a student must be on the excused absence
list. For an excused absence, a parent must have called the office on or before the morning of the absence.. "Checking out" will be closely monitored by the teacher, and if excessive absences in English are recorded, make up work may not be a student option if valid documentation is not submitted. Furthermore, all assignments are to be turned in on assigned deadlines. If absent on the day an assignment is due, a student must arrange for his/her work to be sent in. If a student is too sick to complete his assignment and send it in, then a doctor’s excuse must be presented upon his return. If an assignment is turned in ONE day late, an automatic 15 to 20 % penalty is applied before grading begins. An assignment TWO or MORE days late will receive a 0/F. For those excused absenses, tests may be made up in a timely manner, one week from the last day of absence.
CONFERENCES:
If a parent would like to schedule a telephone conference, please call the guidance office and submit a request. I will return your call, or you can e-mail me at [email protected]. I am available to meet with parents during 1st and after school, as these are my planning times.. I often stay after school to "catch up" so just call beforehand to check. As expected, appointments must be made through the Guidance Office.