Miscellaneous
What is San Jose State University?
40% of your grade is counted toward these assignments.
What are projects, presentations, essays, and tests?
These are the other readings we will read other than the curriculum and novels. (multiple)
What are short stories, memoirs, nonfiction narratives, news articles, historical nonfiction, poetry?
You are expected to be what adjective to your classmates, instructors, and staff.
What is respectful/polite?
This punctuation indicates a quick pause in a sentence.
We will use this online curriculum to do our work.
What is Savvas or myPerspective?
You will face serious consequences for doing exactly this.
What is cheating/plagiarism?
This will be our first unit reading (novel) of the school year. (your grade level)
What is Of Mice and Men by John Steinback (8th), Ribbons by Laurence Yep?
If you do not finish it in class, it will become this.
What is homework?
The types of nouns that differ between something general versus something specific. Give an example.
Common and Proper Nouns
This section talks about the policy of getting your grade on a work reduced for each day missed.
This tool will allow you and your parents to see if you have a grade or not.
We will do this once a week for writing.
What is weekly writing assignment?
This type of work can be group work, independent work, whole-class learning, etc. This all happens in class.
The acronym of certain words to combine independent clauses together (complete sentences). *Bonus 150 if you can name them all.
What is FANBOYS? For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
This is the platform we will use to find our assignments.
What is Google Classroom?
You need certain materials to be ready for class.
What are binder (or section of a binder), binder paper, pencils, erasers, pens (blue, black, and red), highlighters, Post-It notes, scissors, iPad?
This is the format your writing must be in.
What is MLA Format?
This device is part of your participation.
What type of error is this? Fix this error.
Because of the storm.
Sentence fragment or incomplete sentence.
Answers vary.
Example: Because of the storm, we had to cancel the game.
We had to cancel the game because of the storm.
This is the name I went by at Amber before transitioning to West Valley Middle School.
Who is Mr. Reggie?
I do not offer this. (maybe--still thinking about it honestly)
What is Extra Credit?
Your writing will be emphasized and graded on these regards.
What are grammar, spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, organization, quality of ideas/evidence, MLA Format, adherence to the prompt, and the ability to self-edit and recognize errors?
You need to show these skills other than actually participating in order to gain full participation points.
What are professionalism and good behavior?
Steph Curry just shot five 3-pointers in a row. He is LITERALLY on fire. What literacy device(s) is shown here?
irony (verbal), metaphor, hyperbole