Welcome to English 8!
Current Units:
Literature Circles
Review Writing
Homework:
Homework (formative assessment) is graded on a scale of (0 - 5).
Students will receive a 0 for no homework.
Students will receive a 1, 2 3, or 4 for partial completion of homework and a 5 for
total completion.
To receive a score of 5 the student only needs to put in the effort and answer all the questions. The answers do not have to be completely correct, the student just needs to have demonstrated satisfactory effort.
If a student fails to bring his or her homework assignment to class, however, they will not receive any credit.
I do not take late homework assignments, as we go over the answers in class and this would give all students the opportunity to write down the correct answers without trying.
Nor do I allow students to leave the English classroom room and go to their locker. I find that allowing student to leave English class to search their locker is usually an unsuccessful task.
This is why it is so important for each student have a 1" binder for English class. This tool will assist the student to be organized and successful.
The only homework I will take late are long term assignments (summative assignments). 5 percent will be deducted each day. If for some reason you know you will not be able to turn in an assignment on time, please speak to me before the assignment is due and I am happy to discuss an extension.
Absent work - It is the responsibility of the absent student to retrieve the work that they missed while out. All assignments are posted online.
If work has been passed out to the students while they were out, it is the responsibility of the student to check the "handouts" folder on the classroom bulletin board, as I will put assignments in there that they are missing. Please make sure to hand make-up work that you have completed directly to me, so that I can mark that you have done it.
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What is needed for English class?
Jumbo black book cover (the regular ones will not fit)
1" to 1 1/2" black binder 4 dividers (writing, grammar, literature, DOL)
1 composition notebook (to be left in class for journaling)
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Grading
10% Homework - formative
30% Quizzes - formative
60% Test/projects/essays -summative
For school grading policy, please go to that page.
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Phone calls - if you need to reach me please call the school at 603-635-2321. The best time to reach me is during my planning period from 7:45AM to 8:45AM. Otherwise please leave a message with the office as to the best time that I can reach you...........Thank you :)
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Earn extra credit:
Students may earn extra credit by going to www.freerice.com
Work on as many vocab words that you can.
(A min. score of 250 is required (25 vocab words)
For each correct answer this website will donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
To receive credit you must copy and paste the total page with your name and English section in the subject line and email it to me
(jbannon@pelhamsd.org).
*Make sure you use .ORG and not .COM!*
I will only accept this assignment from Friday 5PM to Sunday 9PM. Therefore this assignment must be done on the weekend and NOT during computer class or during study. It is to keep your mind working over the weekend. :)
The student will receive an extra credit homework assignment.
Note - I will not take this assignment on any other day - parents, please do not send any notes or emails. This is to also teach your child responsibility.
Thank you!!!
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Please feel free to email me at -------- jbannon@pelhamsd.org
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