Mission, Vision, and Values
This value emphasizes a strong drive and enthusiasm for learning and teaching.
Answer: What is Passion?
This course is targeted at which grade level?
Answer: What is 10th grade?
Unit 1 focuses on which two short fiction forms?
Answer: What are short stories and poetry?
What percentage of the grade is classwork?
Answer: What is 30%?
Name three basic writing supplies listed as required materials.
Answer: What are pens, pencils, and highlighters?
The mission states the "ultimate purpose of our life" that the school directs learning toward. Name it.
Answer: What is a conscious relationship with God?
Name two major skills this course aims to strengthen in students.
Answer: What are thoughtful reading and effective writing? (or critical thinking)
Name one short story from Unit 1.
Answer: What is
"A Rose for Emily"?
"Harrison Bergeron"
"Everyday Use"
"The Story of an Hour"
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
What is the point deduction for work submitted late (within five days)?
Answer: What is 10%?
Which item is suggested for marking pages and quick notes during close reading?
Answer: What are annotation tabs/sticky notes
Two of the spheres of learning listed in the mission are aesthetic and _______.
Answer: What is spiritual? (or emotional — either is acceptable; students should cite the syllabus text)
The course emphasizes writing habits including planning, drafting, revising, and _______.
Answer: What is editing?
Unit 3 pairs Of Mice and Men with informational texts about which historical period?
Answer: What is the Great Depression?
How many retake attempts are allowed per quarter?
Answer: What is one retake per quarter?
Two cleaning or health items are listed for classroom use. Name one.
Answer: What is Clorox wipes? (or tissues, hand sanitizer)
According to the vision, students should serve their Creator by serving _______.
Answer: What is humanity?
Identify two literary elements students will analyze in this course (choose any two).
Answer: What are theme and symbolism? (or tone, structure, characterization, etc.)
Unit 6 covers dystopian literature. Name one short story listed in that unit.
Answer: What is "The Pedestrian"? (also acceptable: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", "The Lottery"
On a retake, what is the maximum percent a student can earn regardless of original score?
Answer: What is 85%?
Students are required to keep work in something to organize materials and notes. What is it?
Answer: What is a binder?
List all five stated school values in the exact order they appear.
Answer: What are Knowledge | Belief | Character | Excellence | Passion?
The syllabus notes students must be willing to assume something extra to be successful in this class. What is it?
Answer: What is the additional workload?
For Unit 8, students must complete a longer assignment using student-selected scholarly and credible sources. What is the assignment called?
Answer: What is the Literary Research Project?
The grade scale lists A, B, C, D, and U with corresponding GPA values. What numeric range earns a B and what GPA value is that?
Answer: What is 80–89 and 3.0?
Which digital platform must students use for classwork and assignments, and what is the Google Classroom code provided?
Answer: What is Google Classroom, code xqzc5r3g?