General English (9)
Course Overview
Contact Information, Materials...
Electronic Policy
Quarter Projects and Readings
100
This novel features a character named Junior, a Native American reservation, and themes about identity and poverty.
What is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (by Sherman Alexie)
100
This is posted in the classroom daily and you will be in charge of writing it down in your notebooks.
What is the daily learning target
100
This is Pello's/Davidson's email. (Pickett's?)
What is rpello@madison.k12.wi.us, kjpickett@madison.k12.wi.us. and ldavidson@madison.k12.wi.us
100
This is what I want you to check daily (at least weekdays)
What is your school email!
100
This percentage is how much the final exam is worth
What is 10%
200
You wrote papers to support your argument and always needed to provide this explicitly.
What is evidence from the text
200
This is the amount of words a week you'll explicitly learn.
What is 3
200
These are my free hours.
What is Pello: 3,4 Davidson: 6,7
200
This is the online portal you'll use to look at assignments, announcements, and handouts
What is Google Classroom
200
This is the kind of book we will read second quarter that has been challenged or taken off the shelves somewhere...
What is a banned book
300
This is the another word for "story" or sequence of events that you used last year in English 9.
What is Narrative
300
This is the focus of mini-lesson mondays
What is grammar and basic reading, writing skills
300
This is the other class I teach
What is Film Studies Davidson: History, AVID
300
My guardian must sign the electronic policy so I can watch this kind of material...
What is Rated- R content
300
This is one of the books we will read 3rd quarter
What is The Color Purple, The Catcher in the Rye, Choice Book?
400
This is the central idea of a story, often complex or universal.
What is a theme (literary theme)
400
This is one of the major themes of the course.
What is (empathy, awareness, social consciousness, complexity of human experience)
400
This is what you'll bring to class every day.
What is a notebook, folder, (binder), book, and writing utensil
400
I ask whether or not you have one of these to start the year because it'll help you access books.
What is a public library card
400
This is the title of quarter 1
What is Exploration of the Narrative World
500
This is the author of the graphic novel American Born Chinese
Who is Gene Luen Yang
500
In order to enjoy the experience of learning, this is what Ms. Pello will try and keep plenty of room for...
What is individuality (freedom)
500
This is one of the categories on the syllabus that's not listed in the jeopardy game.
What is the grading breakdown/ Student Guardian Contract
500
Besides being invited by email, you can join google classroom this way.
What is a code
500
This is the central skill we will focus on in Quarter 4
What is speaking, listening, presentation, group work...