Curriculum
What is the name of your teacher? (spelling counts!)
Ms. Frate
What are Lake View's 3 grading categories?
Learning Tasks, Formative, and Summative
What ways can your parents contact the school to excuse your absence?
Call, signed note, Parent Portal
What should you do if you have an excused absence?
Have your parent contact the main office so that Aspen shows that your absence is excused!
By what time should your phone be in its assigned phone pocket?
By the time the bell rings to start class!
How long is the AP Lit exam in total?
3 hours
What do we do in class on Tuesdays and Wednesdays?
Whole class discussion
What is the late work policy in this class?
You get one week to turn in the assignment after the deadline. You cannot turn it in after one week. You must complete a late slip in order to have your late work graded.
How many hall passes do you get in this class per quarter?
3 -- and this counts for anytime you leave the class, whether it's for the bathroom or to go to your locker!
If you have an EXCUSED absence, how long do you have to turn in the work you missed?
One week (with a late slip)
What can you do with your phone during class time?
Literally nothing, it should be in the phone pocket the WHOLE TIME! But you can charge it while it's in the phone pocket (as long as it's charging by the time the bell rings).
What are the two sections of the AP Lit exam?
Multiple choice & essays
What book do we read for the Romantic Unit?
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
How long do you have to revise an assignment that you already turned in?
One week after the grade was put in Aspen
How long is the tardy grace period at the beginning of class?
PSYCH there is no grace period! The door is closed and locked as soon as the bell rings!
If you have an UNEXCUSED absence, how long do you have to turn in the work you missed?
PSYCH you can't turn in the work you missed
How long does it take your brain to refocus after you've checked your phone?
20 minutes
Poetry, Prose, and Literary Argument
Which "Big Idea" has the most skills attached to it?
Structure (it has six!)
Where can you find late work slips?
in the pink box on the whiteboard by the door
What do we do in the first 2 minutes of class?
Vocabulary opening activity that you can only get credit for if you're HERE ON TIME!
If you are absent (excused), how do you find out what you missed?
Check google classroom!
When can you get your phone from the phone pockets?
After the bell rings to end class
How many passages on the multiple choice section of the exam?
5
What are the six skills we will focus on this year?
Character, setting, structure, narration, figurative language, literary argumentation aka writing
Where can you find revision forms?
On google classroom!
What times can you NOT ask to use the hall pass?
First ten minutes of class, last ten minutes of class, or anytime someone is speaking.
If you have an excused absence, but it didn't show up in Aspen, what should you do?
Contact the main office and add Ms. Frate to the email so that she knows your absence was officially excused!
What are the FIVE reasons that using your phone in class is a bad idea?
Phone Use Makes it Hard to Focus
Our Brains Can’t Multitask
Phone Use Makes it Harder to Learn
Increased Phone Use → Worse Mental Health
Phone Use Makes Students Feel Less Safe
What is the date of this year's AP Lit Exam?
May 6, 2026