• English 10 Course Syllabus

    Mr. Lockwood

    slockwood@eupschools.org

    Room 250

    Ext. 5815



    Course Description:

    The study of American Literature will involve reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing about various genres, themes, techniques, and historical eras of American Literature from the origins of our country up to the modern day. The first semester of this class will cover literature from the beginnings of our country up until the Civil War period of the mid-1800s. The second semester of this class will cover the post-Civil War era through modern time. In addition to the literature and the assignments associated with it, we will also have grammar lessons. In an effort to consistently improve our vocabulary, we will have weekly vocabulary lessons centered around words united by a common theme. Writing will also play a large role in our class activities. Students will be expected to write using fact and/or opinion about the various themes and literary material presented in class. 

     

    Texts:

    • Perfection Learning: American Voices

    • The Crucible by Arthur Miller

    • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

    • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Evaluation Criteria:

    English 10 uses a straight scale that begins at ninety-three (93) percent for an “A.”  Grades are based on total points, which include homework, quizzes (announced and unannounced), tests, papers, journals, and participation.  Students who participate tend to do better in class than those who do not.  If a student misses a class period, a zero will go in the gradebook until the work is made up.  

    Grading Scale:

    100-93 is an A 73-76 is a C

    90-92 is an A- 70-72 is a C-

      87-89 is a B+ 67-69 is a D+

      83-86 is a B 63-66 is a D

      80-82 is a B- 60-62 is a D-

      77-79 is a C+ 0-59 is an E

    Students must have all daily work (DLPs and practice tests) done by the time I collect it in order to receive credit for the work.  If absent, students have to make up DLPs and practice tests for credit.

    Students who fail my classes generally do so because they do not turn in work/make-up.  This is especially true for people with many absences because they tend not to make up work within the time limit.

    Sault Area High School employs a semester grading system with report cards issued to students four (4) times during the course of the school year.  A marking period is approximately nine (9) weeks.  Final grades are calculated on a semester basis.  Final grade calculation is based on forty (40) percent for each of two (2) marking periods and twenty (20) percent for the final exam.    

    Homework Policy:

    Homework is to be turned in the day it is due.  Late work will be accepted and evaluated at a rate of ten (10) percent fewer points for every day it is late.  By the end of ten (10) days, the score can only be a zero (0).

    Make-up Work:

    While attendance in school is understood to be a major indicator of student success, there will be times when a student will be absent.  For this reason, make-up work will be evaluated as follows: a student will be given one day to turn in work for each day he or she has missed.  A student is allowed ten (10) absences per semester.  After ten (10) absences his or her work will not be scored.  Absences excused by a medical professional, school related absences, and absences excused by an administrator will not be figured as one (1) of the ten (10) days.

    Plagiarism is cheating and cheating is stealing.  If a student is found to have plagiarized an assignment, that assignment will receive a zero.

    Classroom Expectations:

    1. Because there are rules for socially acceptable behavior, students are expected to abide by all rules in the Parent/Student Handbook.

    2. As so others are not distracted, students should not use phones or any other device during class.  This includes wearing ear buds.  Students will be asked to place their device/devices in a padded envelope beneath their desk daily and reminded to take them when they leave.  If I see a phone, whether in use or not, I will confiscate it.

    3. For sustained learning, students are expected to be on time to class and to be prepared (e.g. pencil, notebook, text, and assignment).  On time means that you are at your seat and ready to begin the bell-ringer assignment.  Having a folder to keep assignments, notes, etc. in is recommended.  

    4. For their safety, students are expected to stay in their assigned seats until the bell rings at the end of the hour.   Do not line up at the door.

    5. Because you can’t learn if you’re not in the classroom, students are expected to be in the classroom during the course period.   

    6. Because the world runs more smoothly when people are cordial, students are expected to be polite and respectful.  That means using appropriate language in the classroom for discussion and personal conversations as well as not talking to classmates across the classroom or leaving one’s seat without permission.  

    7. As so the classroom is organized and efficient, there will be a seating chart, and students will be expected to sit in their assigned seats during the class period.

    8. Because students need to be responsible for their actions, students are expected to retrieve and complete all work from days absent (make-up) within one (1) day of their return.  Students are expected to retrieve make-up work either before or after school or during work time, not during teacher or student directed activity or lecture.

    9. Students are expected to turn in assignments on time (that is when they are due).  Students should always submit work.  As stated above, ten (10) percent will be deducted for each day an assignment is late.  Remember, some grade is better than no grade.  

    10. Students are expected to pay attention in class. 

    11. Substitutes are important to education.  Therefore, if a substitute writes a student’s name down for rudeness or insubordination, that student will receive a referral.

    12. It’s important to know who did the work; therefore, student name, hour, and the date should be at the top right-hand corner of all work.

     

    Class Schedule:

    1st hour (8:00—8:55) Resource Room (Malcolm)

    2nd hour (9:00—9:50) Resource Room (Malcolm)

    3rd hour (9:55—10:45) Resource Room (Malcolm)

    4th hour (10:50—11:40) Conference and Planning

    5th hour (11:45—12:40) English 9 Co-taught with Mr.Buchmiller (Room 226)

    6th hour (1:15—2:05) English 10 Co-taught with Mrs. Smith (Room 250)

    7th hour (2:10—3:00) English 9 Co-taught with Mr. Buchmiller (Room 226)