JFK Summer School 2018

 

ENGLISH

SYLLABUS

 

 

Guam Department of Education Vision

Every student: responsible, respectful, and ready for life.

 

Guam Department of Education Mission Statement

Our educational community-- prepares all students for life, promotes excellence, and provides support.

 

John F. Kennedy High School Mission Statement

To develop our island students to become globally primed high achievers.

 

Expected School-wide Learning Results

Students of JFKHS will be responsible citizens, problem solvers, effective communicators, and technologically literate.

 

 Course Description

Key Ideas and Details:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Craft and Structure:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

 

Writing:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W
Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.

 

Objectives

Academic

  • Students will learn the conventions of Literature and composition.
  • Students will improve on reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.

Citizenship

  • Students will be productive.
  • Students will be held accountable for their academics, attendance, and behavior.
  • Students will be required to use the class website, online textbook, and Powerschool system.

Resources

  • Wordly Wise 3000
  • McDougal, Littell Wordskills 

* Additional resources may be utilized to reinforce the students learning.

 

Classroom Rules

Guiding Principle –

JFKHS Positive Behavior Expectations:

Be safe, be respectful, and be responsible.

1.   Follow instructions.

2.   Show consideration for others, instructor, and school property.

3.   Come to class on time, prepared, and ready to learn.

4.   Always be productive and accountable for academics, attendance, and conduct. 

5.   Rules in the JFKHS handbook and Guam Education policies apply.  (I.e. Students are forbidden the use of a cellular phone during instructional time.)

6.   Instructor dismisses students; the bell is a mere reminder.

 

This syllabus serves as a written warning to students who violate classroom or handbook rules.  Failure to abide by the rules will result in the following consequences:

  • First offense - Detention  
  • Second offense – Call to parents or legal guardians (Adult students will be directly notified.)
  • Third offense –  Referral to administrator  
  • Major violations will be immediately referred to the disciplinary administrator.
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Attendance

Being responsible for class attendance is critical (Absences during the summer session will result in a dropping of student from the summer school program.).

 

Session 1 meeting dates: June 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

Session 1 office hours will be on Mondays from 9:00 – 11:00 (Please make an appointment if you require assistance.)

 

Session 2 meeting dates: July 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, *19

Session 2 office hours will be on Mondays from 9:00 – 11:00 (Please make an appointment if you require assistance. Except on July 2)

 

Procedure

 

  • Students will be given a tardy status if they arrive to class after the bell rings.
  • Immediately upon arrival, the tardy student must approach and inform the instructor that he or she is physically present or the attendance status will remain absent unexcused for that class period.
  • Arrival 15 minutes after the bell rings is considered an unexcused absence by tardy or late absent.

 

Class Procedures

1.  Adhere to all governing rules and policies. 

2.  Assignments will be submitted according to set parameters. 

3.  Teacher permission must be sought and secured to use electronic devices for instructional purposes.  (All electronic devices are prohibited during instructional time unless part of the lesson and curriculum.) 

4.  Stay in your seat.

5.  Keep the aisles clear. (School bags and personal items need to be hung on desk hooks or placed on top of desk brackets.) 

6.  Properly dispose of trash.

7.  Permission to leave the classroom will not occur during the first and last fifteen minutes of class or during lectures.

8.  Once permission is granted from the instructor, students leaving the room must sign out before exiting and sign in upon return.

9.  Important documents requiring the instructor’s signature will be placed on the teacher’s desk at the beginning of the period. 

10.  Request for a recommendation letter requires a month’s notice and approval from the instructor.

 

Assignments

  • Work must be written in blue or black ink and have the required information to identify name, period, date and assignment title in the proper format. If any other writing instrument is used or specified information is missing, the assignment grade will drop by 10 %.
  • All assignments must be legible and presentable.  Failure to comply will result in a 10% grade deduction on the assignment.
  • Typed assignments should have a one-inch margin all around, double spacing, and 12-point font (in Times New Roman or Arial).
  • Most assignments will require the use of online sites (such as the Pearson textbook, Wordly Wise 3000, School Rack, etc…). Students are expected to have access to the internet for completion of these assignments.  
  • Any academic dishonesty (plagiarism or cheating) will result in a failing grade for the assignment.

 

Each class assignment is due by the end of the session.  Homework is due the next class day at the beginning of the period and will not be accepted after the initial collection.  *If school is cancelled or the instructor is absent, assignments should be submitted immediately upon return.

 

A.   Late work is only acceptable with an approved by the instructor.

 

Tests

  • Make-up tests will not be allowed for any reason.
  • Any academic dishonesty (plagiarism or cheating) will result in a failing grade for the test.

 

Service Learning

Students enrolled in this class will be offered curriculum related service learning activities.

Pursuant to public law and in accordance with GDOE board policy, each student will participate in a specified number of hours of service learning.  Service learning is defined as the design, development, and implementation of an activity that benefits and demonstrates to the community a specific component of the course curriculum.  The service learning activity will consist of in-class and out-of-class exercises conducted in a group setting and will culminate in an application that is relevant to the greater community.  It is important to note that students’ promotion and graduation is now partially dependent on the successful completion of service learning.

 

Excellent

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

*Student stays on task and puts forth effort

*Student listens and follows directions and rules the first time.

*Student is responsible, organized, and respectful to other students and the teacher

*Student participates and adds to the class in a positive manner

*Student is usually on task

*Student listens and follows directions and rules most of the time.

*Student is usually responsible, organized, and respectful to other students and the teacher

*Student participates appropriately in class and seldom needs to be corrected by the teacher

 

*Student has to be reminded regularly to stay on task.

*Student constantly needs reminders to follow directions and rules.

*Student continually needs reminders to be organized, responsible, and respectful to other students and the teacher.

*Student frequently interrupts class through disruption.

*Student is habitually tardy or absent.

 

*Student makes no effort to be on task.

*Student does not follow directions and rules.

*Student is negative and disrespectful towards the teacher and/or other

students, and makes no

attempt to change behavior.

*Student consistently

disrupts class interrupting

other student's right to learn and the teacher's right to teach.

*Student is habitually tardy or absent.

 

Academics

 

Class work & Homework – 75%       

Tests – 15% 

Projects – 10%                

Scale- 

A = 100% -90%,

 B = 89% - 80%,

C = 79% - 70%,

D = 69% - 60%, and

F = 59% - 0%

 

Citizenship According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary citizenship is the quality of an individual's response to membership in a community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interventions

The teacher may employ various interventions to assist students from failing LA401. 

Work Performance

  • Recovery assignments – alternative assignments worth 50% of the original grade.
  • Extra credit – additional work that may add extra points to low percentages.
  • Referral for tutoring – various student organizations and volunteer community groups offer free tutoring to at-risk students.
  • Referral to the counselor – meeting to discuss and implement an academic success plan.

Attendance Performance

  • Teacher and student discussion/advisement on BP 411 and BP 330.
  • Documentation
  • Phone call or written notice to responsible party

 

Communication

  • The instructor for this class will use Power-teacher, an online grading system that allows parents and their children full access to grades, attendance, and other class related business on a regular basis.
    1. If you need an account, please contact the JFKHS main office (642-2100) for more information.
  • Should there be a need to communicate directly, the parent may contact JFKHS main office (642-2100) and leave a message for the teacher. 
  • This class uses an online materials that provides student assignments and supplemental resources. 
  • An additional website: mtorre.educatorpages.com
  • Email: mptorre@gdoe.net
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) will be enforced. (FERPA is a Federal law that is administered by the Family Policy Compliance Office (Office) in the U.S. Department of Education (Department). 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99.) Once a student reaches 18 years of age or attends a postsecondary institution, he or she becomes an "eligible student," and all rights formerly given to parents under FERPA automatically transfer to the student. The eligible student has the right to have access to his or her education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, the right to have control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the records and the right to file a complaint with the Department. The term "education records" is defined as those records that contain information directly related to a student and which are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution.

Required Materials

  • Blue or black ink pens
  • Other ink colored pen besides red ink.
  • Pencil
  • College-ruled, loose-leaf filler paper
  • Correction tape
  • Plastic folder or binder with locking clasps and pockets
  • Access to a computer, printer, and the internet *Students may use the JFK library/ media center or other facilities with this capability.
  • Photocopy paper (White) *Students should keep this supply at their residence for assignments that need to be printed from the computer.
  • Students may be given additional items to purchase throughout the school

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ms. Torre reserves the right to modify the syllabus as needs dictate.

June 12, 2018

 

AGENDA:

  1. Introductions
  1. Student Ice Breaker
  2. Teacher Introduction
  1. Syllabus review
  2. Journal: Three goals I have set for myself are... 
  3. Wordly Wise: Define the following terms and use them in a sentence.

Lesson 1

  • avid
  • concise
  • emulate
  • pervade
  • resilient

                   Lesson 2

  • abrasion
  • corroborate
  • cursory
  • derive
  • endeavor
  • succumb
  • surmise
  1. 8 Parts of Speech: What are they?

June 13, 2018

 

AGENDA:

  1. Recap from yesterday’s lesson.
  1. Journal #2: If you were the ruler of a country, what would be your number one rule? Explain why.
  2. Wordly Wise: Define the following terms and use them in a sentence.

Lesson 2

abrasion

corroborate

cursory

derive

endeavor

succumb

surmise

  1. 8 Parts of Speech Handout for review and discussion
  2. Application: Cloze Handout
  3. Round Robin activity (introduction to paragraph writing)
  4. Parts of a paragraph.
  5. Paragraph Handout.
  6. Introduction to writing an Expository Essay. (Power point)
  7. Discussion
  8. Write a 5 paragraph essay. The topic is About Me. Use two words from Lesson #1 vocabulary in your essay once.
  9. Homework:
  1. Write a 5 paragraph expository essay.

In the past few years, there have been more and more incidents of violence reported on school campuses. In fact, there have been many reports of violence even at the kindergarten level! What do you think is the cause of this rise in violence? Think of some possible reasons. Write an essay explaining why you think there have been more incidents of violence in schools in recent years.

June 14th, 2018

  1. Attendance
  2. Recap and review
  3. Lesson 1 and 2 vocabulary Quiz
  4. Eight Parts of Speech Cloze Test
  5. Expository Essay Quiz:
  6. Write a 5 paragraph expository essay about the following topic:

In the past few years, there have been more and more incidents of violence reported on school campuses. In fact, there have been many reports of violence even at the kindergarten level! What do you think is the cause of this rise in violence? Think of some possible reasons. Write an essay explaining why you think there have been more incidents of violence in schools in recent years.

  1. Writing a “How to” essay:
  2. Poetry:
  3. Poetry Forms - Definitions and Examples
  1. Sonnet - a short rhyming poem with 14 lines.  The original sonnet form was invented in the 13/14th century by Dante and an Italian philosopher named Francisco Petrarch. The form remained largely unknown until it was found and developed by writers such as Shakespeare. Sonnets use iambic meter in each line and use line-ending rhymes.
  2. Limerick - a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines rhyme. (A-A-B-B-A).
  3. Haiku - This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin.
  4. Haiku's are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase. The first line typically has 5 syllables, second line has 7 and the 3rd and last line repeats another 5. In addition there is a seasonal reference included.
  5. Narrative - A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem. There is a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot.
  6. Epic - a lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero
  7. Couplet - two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a poem
  8. Free Verse - A Free Verse Poem does not follow any rules. Their creation is completely in the hands of the author. Rhyming, syllable count, punctuation, number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation can be done however the author wants in order to convey the idea. There is no right or wrong way to create a Free Verse poem
  1. Developing our poems
  2. Homework:
  1. Begin working on your poems. You are required to do one of each type listed above.
  2. Begin your rough draft on How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich (5 paragraph essay).

 

June 19, 2018

Agenda:

  1. Attendance

II. Return graded papers from last week.

III. Journal #3: If you could choose one song to describe your life right now, what song would it be? Explain why.

IV. Writing a “How to” essay.

V. Begin writing your rough draft of How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. Due Thursday June 21st.

VI.  Begin writing your drafts for the different types of poetry:

  1. Sonnet - a short rhyming poem with 14 lines.  The original sonnet form was invented in the 13/14th century by Dante and an Italian philosopher named Francisco Petrarch. The form remained largely unknown until it was found and developed by writers such as Shakespeare. Sonnets use iambic meter in each line and use line-ending rhymes.
  2. Limerick - a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines rhyme. (A-A-B-B-A).
  3. Haiku - This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin.
  4. Haiku's are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase. The first line typically has 5 syllables, second line has 7 and the 3rd and last line repeats another 5. In addition there is a seasonal reference included.
  5. Narrative - A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem. There is a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot.
  6. Epic - a lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero
  7. Couplet - two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a poem
  8. Free Verse - A Free Verse Poem does not follow any rules. Their creation is completely in the hands of the author. Rhyming, syllable count, punctuation, number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation can be done however the author wants in order to convey the idea. There is no right or wrong way to create a Free Verse poem. 
  9. Poetry memoir: Mini final portfolio project for Session 1. Due next week Tuesday.

June 21, 2018

 

I. Attendance

II. Presentation of "How to make Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich"

III. Working on their memoir poems.

IV. Memoir poems are due on Tuesday June 26th. 

 

Agenda: July 2, 2018

NOTE: Session 2 dates are: 

A. Journal #1: What is your dream job?

Session 2 meeting dates: July 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, *19

Session 2 office hours will be on Mondays from 9:00 – 11:00 (Please make an appointment if you require assistance. Except on July 2)

Explain how you will get it and why you want it.

B. Icebreaker: 

C. What is the purpose of a resume?

E. Sample resumes

F. Vocabulary for resumes:

 

G: Begin writing your resume

H. Homework: First draft resume: Due tomorrow

July 10th

Agenda

I. Announcements:

A. School days:

  •  This week: July 10 (Tuesday)and 12 (Thursday)
  • Next week: July 16 (Monday is the agreed make up day for the 19th), 17 (Tuesday) and 18 (Wednesday is the make up day for the storm). 

B. Interview and resume presentations

C. Journal #2: TBA

D. Narrative writing:

  • What is narrative writing?
  • What are the elements of narrative writing? 
  • Your final project: create a children’s story book with illustrations (i.e. Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, etc.)
  • Has to be at least 20 pages with 1 - 2 paragraphs per page. 
  • Each page should have an illustration. 
  • Final project for session 2 due Wednesday July 18th.