Community and Communication Protocol
Assessments and Grading
Class Policies
Digital Resources
Core 9 Course Descriptions and Objectives
100

A meeting of an entire Core block.

What is General Assembly?

100

A major component of all courses in the Core program. Includes take-home essays, in-class essays, revisions, etc.

What is Writing?

100

Something that you must include on every assignment.

What is a heading?

100

Your place to check for daily updates and anything related to Core curriculum.

What is Schoology?

100

The class that deals with the cultural components of the societies we will study in Core 9.

What is Art & Religion?

200

The general teacher response time for emails and messages.

What is 48 hours?

200
An activity requiring student discussion to answer an essential question, leading to authentic learning experiences.

What are Socratic Seminars?

200

You begin work on this as soon as the bell rings.

What is the Agenda Sheet?

200

Occasional video lectures will be posted here.

What is YouTube?

200

The unit (number) in which we study African culture, history, and geography.

What is Unit 3?

300

The first point of contact for any Core-related issues.

What is the Home Base teacher?

300

Worth 15% of your overall Core grade.

What are the IUEs?

300

Completed after you submit any late work or assignments from days you were absent.

What is the Core 9 Late Form?

300
The number of classes you should be registered for on your Turnitin.com account.

What is one? (or two, if you count the summer assignment course)

300

The number of classes in the Core 9 curriculum.

What is four?

400

The coordinator(s) of 9th grade Core.

Who is Ms. Oh and Mr. Kim?

400

A critical component to success in the Core 9 classroom. Has to do with attendance and contribution in class.

What is Oral Participation?

400

After one week, a late assignment can only receive this much credit.

What is 70%?

400

The purpose of Turnitin.com.

What is a tool to monitor academic integrity?

400

An optional class that builds on themes and ideas we learn in Core 9.

What is AP Human Geography?

500

A precursor to any learning environment. A precondition for any learning to happen.

What is establishing a safe learning community?

500

The Core 9 grade is averaged out of these categories.

What are English, SI, AR, and the IUE.

500

The timeframe to submit work if you missed an assignment due to an absence.

What is one week?

500

The Google Suite you should be using to complete and submit all work.

What is the LAUSD account?

500

The theme for Unit 1.

What is An Interdependent and Globalized World?