SYLLABUS 

Composition

Teacher: Michael Ranes

Room: 201 Mills Building

Telephone: 919.496.3725, ext. 201

E-mail: michaelranes@fcschools.net

Contact Time:    8:00-9:30am, 3:05-4:15      

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The composition course provides academic opportunities and preparation for the success of all English II high school students.  Students will have rigorous training in all aspects of writing and communication, including grammar, sentence structure, paragraph formation, and the different types of essays, as well as continued training in reading and analyzing informational texts.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students will

1. prepare to perform successfully in reading across the curriculum
2. prepare to perform successfully in language arts across the curriculum
3. prepare to use a variety of study skills
4. prepare to use critical thinking and processing skills

CLASSROOM RULES  

Each student will

1. Act appropriately when entering and leaving classroom
2. Be in his/her assigned chair when the classroom door is closed after the tardy bell rings
3. Bring required supplies each day
4. Ask for permission to leave your school chair.
5. Turn in assignments during the class period when due.
6. Keep all notes and handouts in a three-ring binder.
7. Make-up work within the first three days after returning from an absence. (See Board of Education Policy) No other make-up work will be allowed.
8. Use common courtesy language.
9. Ask for permission to talk.
10. Stay in the student section of the classroom and not touch or remove anything from the teacher’s area.

GRADING

The grade will be assigned on the basis of work in these areas:

Quizzes-25%

Homework/Daily Work-25%

Tests and Major Assignments (including independent reading books)-50%

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Chromebook charged(EVERY DAY)

Standard-rule (college-rule) paper

Blue or black ink pens are the only acceptable colors of ink to be used.