Welcome
This is my cell phone number.
What is 617-835-2680?
The type of thesis statements you will master in this class.
What are complex thesis statements?
Our two overarching essential questions.
What are when is our silence most dangerous and what is the connection between silence and fear?
What you need to sign up for our Google Classroom if you haven't already.
What is the code?
These are three places where your phone can be during class.
What is my bag, pocket, or on the charging station?
This is my room number.
What is 012?
You will need to rely on these to support your arguments in this class.
What are my life experiences?
He wrote Born a Crime.
Who is Trevor Noah?
These 5 things are worth 60% of your grade.
What are essays, tests, formal discussions, debates/trials, and independent reading projects?
I need to bring these each day to class.
What are my Chromebook and charger?
Our focus skills
What is rhetorical analysis, argument writing, research, and synthesis?
The two kinds of choices you will realize authors make.
What are rhetorical and stylistic choices?
You will be able to identify and apply these through this class.
What are literary terms and devices?
Each term and the final exam are worth this.
What is 20%?
This is how your absence becomes "excused"
What is asking my parent/guardian to text or email you with a brief explanation?
The four C's of how you will be thinking in this class
What is critically, collaboratively, creatively, and with curiosity?
The two types of environments you will be learning to effectively communicate within.
What are academic and civic environments?
Julia Alvarez wrote this book.
What is In the Time of the Butterflies?
The category in Aspen that is worth 40%.
What is Commitment to Learning?
Even if I have an excused absence, I need to do this.
What is make-up missed work?
You can do this before and after school .
What is attend my office hours?
Another word for reasoning.
What is commentary?
This is how you will verbally express your ideas in this class.
What is academic discourse?
The specific type of participation I am looking for.
What is active participation?
In this class, we have these instead of rules.
What are agreements?