<p> MECHS English 2 Ms. Kelly Towles</p><p>Contact Information: Classroom Expectations: Instructor: Ms. Kelly Towles  Be Respectful Room: C117 o Keep hands and feet to Email: [email protected] yourself. Phone: (517) 278-4800 ext 8249 o Follow directions the first time they are given. 2015-2016 Schedule: o Actively listen to teacher and st 1 : Conference classmates. nd 2 : MECHS English 2  Be Responsible rd 3 : MECHS English 2 o Turn in work on time. th 4 : MECHS English 1 o Come to class on time. th 5 : MECHS English 2 o Bring all necessary materials 6th: MECHS English 1 th to class every day. 7 : MECHS English 1  Technology o No technology is to be used Course Description: while instruction is taking English II Pre-AP emphasizes critical analytical skills in place. preparation for AP curriculum and exams and post- o iPads and cell phones are to be secondary education. Students will practice all forms of used for educational purposes writing and are expected to plan, draft, and complete only during work time. written compositions on a regular basis. Students edit papers for clarity, engaging language, and the correct use of the conventions and mechanics of written English and Absent Work: produce final, error-free drafts employing advanced It is the student’s responsibility to check the mechanics, syntax, usage and vocabulary. Emphasis is calendar/Google Classroom for any work placed on persuasive forms of writing such as logical missed while absent. Students will receive one arguments, expressions of opinion, and personal forms of writing. Personal forms of writing may include a response day per absence to make up absent work. to literature, a reflective essay, or an autobiographical Absent work will go into the gradebook as a narrative. Composition requires the use of technology to ZERO until it is turned in. produce error-free essays and documented research. Students will read extensively in multiple genres from Late Work Policy: world literature such as selected short stories, dramas, novels, poetry, and mythologies originally written in Given that this is Pre-AP class, homework will English or translated to English from multiple cultures. be given on a regular basis. Students will learn literary forms and terms associated  All homework must be turned in at the with selections being read and interpret the possible beginning of the class period in which influences of the historical context on a literary work with emphasis on the writer's style and purpose. it is due.  Any work turned in after the due date will receive a maximum score of 70. The main goals of this class are:  All late/missing work must be turned To help create an appreciation for 1) in by the end of the grading period in literature and writing. which it was assigned. 2) To ensure that all students are prepared for upper-level work in English Additional Help: 3) To help and assist all students to pass If you need additional help, I will be available the English II EOC in the spring. for tutorials before and after school by appointment only. It is your job to ask me for tutorials. Required Materials: Grades:  Notebook (either composition or  50% - Tests, projects, essays spiral)  40% - Quizzes, notebook checks, large  Folder assignments  Pen/Pencil  10% - Participation, daily work  Highlighter(s)  iPad  A positive attitude  By signing below, I acknowledge that I am aware of the expectations & procedures in Plagiarism: place in Ms. Towles’ class. This is due back to Plagiarism defined: the practice of taking Ms. Towles by Friday, August 27 for a grade. someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) ______Plagiarism is a serious offense and will not be (Student Name - PRINTED) tolerated. Any student caught plagiarizing will receive a zero for the assignment, parents will be contacted, and a referral will be written. ______(Student Name - SIGNED) Upcoming Units: 1) Voices of Modern Culture  Night by Elie Wiesel 2) Cultural Conversations Parents: Please fill out the following  Various essays, poems, and the film information and sign below to acknowledge Bend it Like Beckham that you have read the class expectations. 3) Justice  Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Contact Phone #: 4) Community  Antigone by Sophocles Contact email: 5) Building Cultural Bridges  Various film clips and articles Preferred method of contact: email or phone</p><p>______(Parent Name - PRINTED)</p><p>______(Parent Name - SIGNED)</p>