Language Arts
In this type of essay, a student writes an honest, personal story, about something that happened, and what was learned from the experience.
What is a narrative essay?
This is the most essential piece of technology you will need in the ELA class daily.
What is a computer?
More than anything, the ELA class is about studying this subject.
What is "story"?
Tacoma Public Schools uses this type of grading policy (see section VII subsection a).
What is a 20/80 grading policy?
When you copy someone else's words or ideas and pass them off as your own, you are guilty of this.
What is plagiarism?
In this type of writing a student tries to use evidence to convince an audience to take their perspective.
What is an argumentative essay?
Most class periods start with this important activity.
What is silent reading?
What is Unit 2?
Students in Tacoma Public Schools have this many days to make up or resubmit assignments.
What is ten days?
If you provide another student with answers to work, complete their work for them, or let them copy your work, you are guilty of this.
What is collusion?
In this type of writing, a student creates a short work of fiction meant to entertain an audience.
What is a short story?
This wood and graphite writing utensil is required to be available in class.
What is a pencil?
Students write a narrative essay, in this unit of learning.
What is Unit 1?
Students are allowed to resubmit graded work this many times.
What is one time?
If you use your cell phone to find answers during an exam, you are guilty of this.
What is cheating?
In this type of essay, students share things they have learned about a person, place, or thing with an audience.
What is an informational or informative essay?
On this day, each week, students will go to the library to check out silent reading books.
What is Thursday?
Students create a biographical presentation in this unit of learning.
What is Unit 3?
A student earning a "3" on an assignment gets earns this letter grade in the gradebook.
What is a "B"?
Using an AI generator to complete an essay, is an example of this.
What is plagiarism?
In this type of writing, a student makes a story meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience.
What is a play?
This textbook will be used throughout the class this year.
What is SpringBoard?
Students create a literary analysis essay in this unit of learning.
What is Unit 3?
These are the two types of assessments (assignments) in TPS.
What is formative and summative assessment?
The most common consequence for academic dishonesty, is this.
What is a parent phone call, a failing grade, and redoing the assessment?