Syllabus
How late will my teacher accept work?
What is the term for using different tone and levels of formality in different situations? **COUGHCOUGHNAMEOFTHISCATEGORYCOUGHCOUGH**
Language Registers
What grade level should you be writing at?
Grade level 8
What is the most exciting moment in a story?
The climax
How many students has Mr. F suspended so far?
Zero
What percent of your grade is each category worth?
1) practice/classwork?
2) projects?
3) participation?
40%
40%
20%
What's the term to describe when I swear in front of my friends, but not in front of my parents?
Code Switching
Where would I use Professional/Academic Language?
In the classroom or workplace.
Character against character, character against self, and character against nature are types of _________.
conflicts
How tall is Mr. Freitas?
5'8.5''
Where can you find what we did for the day if you were absent?
Google Classroom>Classwork>Running Daily Agenda
A teacher lecturing is included in which Language Register?
Formal
What does it mean to "R the Q?"
Restate the Question
What is included in the setting of a story?
Place and time
What did Mr. Freitas do this week for a friend?
1) Cut his hair
2) Watched his house and dog
3) Helped level the ground in his backyard
Watched his house and dog
What happens if a student is caught using AI on their homework? (Three consequences)
An F on the assignment, a phone call home, and a potential Unsatisfactory citizenship mark.
Name the five language registers.
Static/frozen, Formal, Professional/Academic, Casual, Intimate
How many sentences would you need to write to answer the following question?
How does the narrator feel her job. Cite two pieces of evidence and explain your reasoning for each.
You would need at least five, but probably seven or eight. One to say the narrators feelings towards her job. A second one to cite the text. Probably two more to explain your reasoning. Another one to cite the second piece of evidence. Probably two more to explain your reasoning for the second citation.
A _______ Diagram shows the general progression of a story.
Plot
Where is Mr. Freitas going Labor Day weekend?
1) Seattle
2) Montreal, Canada
3) Arizona
Arizona
What grade (and lower) will earn a student an F?
59.4%
What were the characters' names in the video we watched?
Thaddeus, Monroe, and Squirrely Squirrel (Professor Squirrell)
What are some examples of times you do not need to use grade level writing?
You must have two or more of the following to earn the point:
making a list
brainstorming
taking notes
What is the beginning of a story called?
Exposition