Anchor Text
Personal narratives including many short stories.
What is the first ELA unit?
Journals
What do need to write in every single day?
Students will have the opportunity to revise, redo, or make-up mastery assessments for a new grade until the end of the semester.
What is the late work policy?
Practice 40% - Mastery 60%
What are the two categories for student grades?
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
What is the second ELA unit?
The bin on the desk.
Where do students drop-off papers and assignments?
dbarrios@herohigh.net
whughes@herohigh.net
jvelasco@herohigh.net
What is one of your teacher's email address in case you need to communicate?
Warm-ups (5%)
Homework (10%)
Classwork + Quizzes (25%)
What are the components of 'practice'?
Informational texts about chronic illness of choice and the social determinants of health
What is the third ELA unit?
A pencil or pen.
What do I need to bring with me every day for my journal and other writing assignments?
Students may not leave class during the first or last ten minutes of the period.
What is the school-wide bathroom policy?
Essays
Socratic Seminar
Presentations
What are the components of Mastery?
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
What is the fourth ELA unit?
In the classroom library.
Where can students find their own book?
Students may check out any of the books on the bookshelf for independent reading both in class and at home.
How can a student borrow a book?
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
What is the fifth ELA unit?
An individual book you carry with you at all times.
What is an independent reading book?
Each morning in ELA will begin with 10 minutes of independent reading. Each afternoon will begin with five minutes of guided meditation, followed by five minutes of journaling.
What do students do in the beginning of each ELA period?
65%
What is the minimum passing grade I need in ELA?