Course Outline

Mrs. Sundberg /Mr. Hurley
English 10 R/I
Room 203
Email: ksundberg@smithtown.k12.ny.us
rhurley@smithtown.k12.ny.us

“Education is not the filling of the pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
-William Butler Yeats

Course Overview:
Fiction & Non-Fiction Essay Writing
Short Stories Creative Writing
Poetry Research Skills
SAT Vocabulary Literary Analysis
Grammar Regents Essay Prep
Critical Thinking Skills Project/Group Work
Listening Skills Reading Comprehension

Literature:
Macbeth –William Shakespeare
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
Night – Elie Weisel
The Glass Menagerie- Tennessee Williams
Other Selections to be determined

Supplies:
1. Blue/Black Pens 6. (2) highlighters (different colors)
2. Black and White Marble Notebook 7. Student Agenda
3. Post-it Notes
4. Pocket Folder for all handouts
5. Portable jump drive for use in Computer Lab

Grading: Everything we do counts!
Grades will be based upon completing the following:
Tests Journal Writing
Quizzes Project Work
Homework Class Participation
Writing Assignments/Essays
NOTE: In accordance with the District-wide required Grammar Initiative, all written assignments will have a grammar and mechanics grading component.

Cell Phones & MP3 Player Use:
Cell phones & MP3 Players are strictly prohibited. If a cell phone or MP3 Player is seen or heard in class, it will be brought to the appropriate unit office and disciplinary action will follow.

Extra Help: We are available for extra help upon student request.
Technology: The class will integrate the use of technology throughout the year.
 Students are responsible for creating an email account for this class utilizing www.gmail.com and should have a portable jump drive or a Google docs account to save all work done in the computer labs.
 Students will be responsible for uploading essays to www.turnitin.com in order to receive credit for the assignment. Students will be given instructions to sign up for this site.

Attendance & Late Work: Students will:
 bring a note signed by their parent/guardian for all excused absences.
 receive an incomplete for the course if they have more than 5 legal absences per quarter (not including field trips, music lessons, school business, etc.)
In addition, an incomplete assignment must be completed in order to receive credit
for the quarter.
 receive a zero for all assignments missed due to illegal absences
 be subject to teacher detention due to frequent unexcused lateness to class
 have ( 3 ) days to make up any homework, quiz or test.

Submitting Major Assignments:
 All work must be submitted on time.
 Late essays, projects and other assignments will lose one full letter grade for every day they are late.
 If you are absent from class due to an in-school function on the day an assignment is due, you must make arrangements to get the assignment to us that day.

Homework: Homework is an essential part of the course. It is a valuable tool
to reinforce skills learned in class and increases student responsibility.
 Posted weekly on the whiteboard or in a unit calendar hand-out
 Checked or collected for closer inspection
 No late homework accepted (except legal absence with parent note)

Plagiarism:
When a student plagiarizes any part of a class assignment, that student will receive a zero on the assignment and parental contact will be made. A second incident of plagiarism will result in failure for the marking period. Continued plagiarism will carry consequences as severe as course failure.

Thank you for your time, and we look forward to working with you during the course of the year!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Sundberg & Mr. Hurley