General
Course Description
Assignments
Policies & Procedures
Independent Reading Project
100
Up until this hour Ms. Morrison will receive calls on her personal phone.
What is 9:00 p.m.?
100
This book, written by Chris Crutcher, is one of the in-common novels we will read together this year. It is named after a special type of triatholon. (9th grade) OR This book, written by Sherman Alexie, is one of the in-common novels we will read this year. (10th grade)
What is Ironman? (9th grade) OR What is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? (10th grade)
100
This is the term that Ms. Morrison uses for in place of bell-work. It will be on the board most days for you to complete as you arrive to class.
What is a JumpStart?
100
This is how many multi-passes you receive and it is good for this one thing.
What is 2 and bathroom break?
100
True or False? Magazines and essays count toward your independent reading project total.
What is false?
200
When you need help, these are the three times during the day that it's easy to catch Ms. Morrison in her classroom.
What are before school, after school, and during lunch?
200
This Shakespearean tragedy is the one in-common play we will read together this year.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
200
These are two types of quizzes that you will need to take throughout the year.
What are reading quizzes and vocabulary quizzes?
200
The get-out-of-jail free ticket is redeemable for these three things.
What is arriving 3 minutes late, turning in homework 1 day late, and receiving 5 points extra credit?
200
You have to read at least this many different genres over the course of this school year.
What is four different genres?
300
This is a term used to describe a course description that summarizes a class: its content, policies, and procedures.
What is a syllabus?
300
The class will read Of Mice and Men--written by this man.
What is John Steinbeck?
300
This is where you go and look when you are absent and need to find out the assignments that you missed.
What is the Make-It-Up Book?
300
You need to bring these four things to class every day.
What are binder, notebook, pencil/pen, and current novel?
300
You do not need to finish a book to report on the pages read. However, you must read at least this many pages of a book in order to include it in your quarterly page total
What is 30 pages?
400
These three words simply explain classroom expectations for English class.
What are respect, think, and work?
400
This series of vignettes, written by Sandra Cisneros, has a fruit named in its title.
What is House on Mango Street
400
This is the name of the special event day when we write and share our poetry and short stories and have snacks.
What is Creative Writing Thursday?
400
This is the only beverage allowed in class. This is the only food item.
What are water and gum?
400
When reading a graphic novel or comic book, you need to read this many pages to count as one page in your quarterly book total.
What is two pages?
500
You will have to read and write about this many extra book if you choose to sign up for the honors version of English. Then, explain the GPA weighting system for honors.
What are two? A "B" would count as a 4.0, an "A" would count as a 5.0.
500
We will work on many different types of writing this year. name three of them.
What are expressive, functional, research, expository, persuasive, and literary responses?
500
This is the percentage that is taken off per day when you turn in an assignment late without a ticket.
What is 10%?
500
This is what will happen if you are using a cell phone or I-Pod during class time.
What is it will be taken to the office?
500
There is no report to write or written test to take for the books your read. However, you must do the following two things.
What are conference with Ms. Morrison about the book and give a quick book talk to the class?
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