Classroom & Procedure
This is the voice level students should use when entering the classroom.
Level 0
This percentage of the grade is based on Mastery.
70%
Nadine Gordimer wrote this text in Unit 1.
"Once Upon a Time"
Students should be in their seats when this happens, or they are considered tardy.
When the Bell Ring
This percentage of the grade is based on Preparation.
30%
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote this Gothic short story.
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
Students should begin this silent activity immediately after sitting down.
Do Now
These assignments are worth 10 points each week.
Independent Reading
Emily Dickinson wrote this poem about death that appears in Unit 2.
"Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Students may not use the bathroom during the first or last ___ minutes of class.
10 minutes
Students can resubmit or redo work up until this long after the original due date.
2 weeks
August Wilson's Fences asks students to consider how this and personal choice determine one's destiny.
Fate
Only this many students may go to the bathroom per period, and no student may go more than twice per week.
Two/Three
Name three genres that could be used for the larger writing assignment at the end of a unit.
Argumentative, Rhetorical/ Literary Analysis, Narrative
The class vision says students will become global thinkers by examining perspectives from around the world and developing a deeper understanding of this.
Human Experience