English I - Clark 1st Period

English I (1st Period)

Ms. Clark

Room 605

natalieclark@fcschools.net

Welcome to English I.    I am very excited to be your teacher this semester.  English I is the FIRST English course in your high school career!  It is important to gain a solid foundation so you will be prepared for future English courses. It is essential that you keep up with class work, homework, and the pace of this class.  English I is the opportunity to explore many genres of literature.  You will be reading many novels, plays, short stories, poetry, and other supplementary articles.  Likewise, you will be writing essays, responses to literature, and various other written materials. You will conduct research and present your findings to the class.    

GRADING SYSTEM

Grades will be used to evaluate and to provide feedback to students.  Your grade will be determined according to the following percentages.

Tests / Projects 40 %

Class Work / Homework 30 %

Quizzes 30 % 

The following grade scale will be used in this class.  

A (100 – 90) B (89 – 80) C (79 – 70) D (69 - 60) F (59 – 0)

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Novels / Plays

To Kill A Mockingbird

A Raisin in the Sun

Romeo and Juliet

The Odyssey

Animal Farm

Dystopian Literature (The Last Book in the Universe, The Giver)

Other Readings

Various Short Stories

Various Poetry Selections

Various Supplementary Articles (informational texts / non- fiction)

We will cover the following units:

• Writing
• Short Story
• Novel
• Poetry
• Epic Poem
• Drama / Play
• Non - Fiction 

You should label your binder / portfolio sections in the following order:

1. Essential Vocabulary
2. Literature
3. Research 
4. Language / Grammar
5. Writing 

You can expect some type of homework EVERY night.

*** Please bring your charged Chromebook with you EVERY day ***

SUPPLY LIST

3 ring binder (1 inch or bigger). 

5 tab dividers

Loose leaf paper in each section of your notebook

1 subject notebook

Index cards Sticky notes Highlighters

Pens (blue or black ink only) (for assignments)  Pencils 

Colored pens

Taking and organizing notes

Editing and corrections

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

Come to class each day prepared and ready to learn

Have an open mind

Share your opinion

Be respectful of other’s opinion

Try new things

ALWAYS GIVE 110%

NEVER GIVE UP

A Positive Attitude An Open Mind A Willingness to Learn 

No food or drink allowed

Cell phones, ear buds, ear pods, headphones etc. must be put away unless otherwise directed. This is a non - negotiable!  

Do not leave your materials in the classroom!

Complete your work when it is due!  The number one reason for low grades is not completing your work!  Once you fall behind, it is extremely difficult to get caught up!  Stay current!  

I am here to help you learn.  It is my job to teach.  It is your job to learn.  If we all work together then we can build a positive learning environment!  Please let me know how I can help!  

My usual tutoring days are Tuesday and Wednesday.  

Please let me know in advance if you plan to stay after school.  If you are not here by 3:10 then I assume you are not attending.  

We will be using Canvas and Google Classroom this semester

Google Classroom Code:

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*(all letters are lower case) 

A note about AI:

We ALL know it is out there!  We ALL know it exists!  We will talk more about this topic as we progress throughout the semester!   We can use AI to help us and learn how to use AI responsibly.  However, the expectation is that WE all follow the “rules” when incorporating AI into work, etc.  Again, we will discuss this as we move throughout the semester!

I am looking forward to a great semester!

So, ARE YOU READY??

Let’s GO!!!!!!