Course Objectives
Major Assignments
Grades
Teacher Expectations
Class Rules
100
This is to improve reading fluency when reading, especially academic texts.
What is the long-term objectives for this course?
100
This is the approximate amount of time spent in class reading from Quest and other readings.
What is 3 hours per week? (100,000 words, approx.)
100
This is the name of the two types of grades given in this class.
What is citizenship and proficiency?
100
These are the teacher expectations about relationships of trust and attitude.
What is maintain a high quality relationship of trust with everyone at the ELC and a cheerful, positive, and grateful attitude?
100
This is the most important class rule and represents your character as a person.
What is be honest in all you do and say?
200
These are the two ways that we will meet our course objectives in this class.
What is improve intensive reading skills and apply to extensive reading?
200
These are the three materials listed in the syllabus that will be used for your extensive reading.
What is news articles, intensive reading books (class books), and fun books?
200
This is the grade that measures homework and participation and indicates what type of student you are.
What is citizenship grade.
200
These are the three required books that you should bring to class with you every day.
What is Quest(textbook), current reader, and your fun book?
200
This is the rule about gum, eating, and drinking in the classroom.
What is there is no gum, eating, or drinking in the classroom (except water)?
300
This is the amount of time and number of days that you will spend reading outside of class each week in order to apply skills to extensive reading.
What is 45 minutes a day, 6 days a week?
300
This is the day and time that reading logs are due each week.
What is Mondays before class starts?
300
This is the minimum citizenship grade a student must have in order to continue studying at the ELC.
What is 3.0 or 84%?
300
This is the place where you can check your grades.
What is byuelc.instructure.com (Canvas)?
300
This is the rule about English use in the classroom and the three ways to learn English.
What is Students must speak English in the classroom, and practice, practice, practice?
400
This is how often you will test and track your reading rate.
What is weekly (every week)?
400
This is the number of Quest unit tests that will take place throughout the semester?
What is three?
400
This is the type of grade that represents a student's progress with their English skills.
What is the proficiency grade?
400
This is the percent deducted for each day an assignment is late.
What is 10%? [Homework is due at the beginning of class. Quizzes cannot be made up unless you provide a doctor's note.]
400
This is the rule about cell phones in class.
What is they are strictly prohibited; Do not use in class or participation points will decrease?
500
This is the approximate number of words (total) that you will read outside of class including assigned books and fun books.
What is 300,000 words?
500
This is the number and type(written/oral) of book reports that students will give throughout the semester.
What is three: two written and one oral?
500
This is the percent of the proficiency grade that is made up by unit test scores?
What is 35%?
500
This is the person responsible for finding out about missed assignments when you are absent.
What is you?
500
These are some of the reasons for a reduction in participation points.(Name 3 minimum)
What is sleeping, coming to class without appropriate materials, disrupting the class, breaking any ELC rules, missing class, coming late, leaving early, leaving class, not being seated when the bell rings/when the clock says 8:15/9:30?
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