Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
2010-2011
INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Palmlund
PREREQUISISTES: English I, English II, and English III
CREDIT: 1 Credit - Required for Graduation [Total of two semesters]
Note: All Students graduating from high school are required to have a total of 4 Credits in English/Reading and Communication Arts. Specifically:
1.5 Writing credits, 1.5 Literature credits, .5 American Literature credit, and .5 Speech credit
MATERIAL TO BE COVERED:
English 4 continues to build on the major principles taught in English 3. In addition, this year long course will acquaint the student with a
chronological, in-depth study of English and World Literature. Poetry, short stories, drama, novels, and essays will be incorporated. Students
will study writing themes and styles, as well as vocabulary and literary terms. Students will be required to read novels in and out of class and
ACR will be a requirement as well. English 4 further prepares the students for the work place, college and vocational training through the Senior
Capstone Experience. This Experience, which is a compilation of the student’s best works (emphasis will be placed on practical compositions
based on adult tasks with a primary focus on developing expository and technical writing which is edited to conform to accepted standards of
English), is broken in to four major sections: 1) Proposal/Paper, which includes an analytical research paper on the students chosen career, 2)
Product, which is a creation based on the students career choice, 3) Portfolio, which is a compilation of the student’s work, and 4) Presentation,
which is a cumulative summary of their studies throughout the Senior Capstone Experience.
TESTTING PROCEDURES:
Quizzes will be used as formative assessments periodically throughout the year.
Tests will be used as summative assessments periodically throughout the year.
DAILY CLASS REQUIREMENTS:
1) Bring a Pen or Pencil
2) Three-Subject Notebook:
a. Section 1 – Journaling (topics given on Mondays; due last day of each week by 4:00 PM)
b. Section 2 – Notes (checked and graded sporadically throughout the year)
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
c. Section 3 – Assignments
i. Set up papers as follows:
Assignment
& Page #
2010-2011
Your Name
English IV
Date
ii. Note: If your name, the assignment information, or English IV is missing from your paper, you receive 2 points off
automatically!
3) Notes will be checked and graded periodically throughout the year.
REQUIRED TEXT:
CLASS POLICIES:
1) Cheating: results in an automatic ZERO for the cheater and the person who is allowing them to cheat.
2) Late Work: Assignments will need to be handed in no later than Friday of the week they were due (unless you have discussed another
arrangement with me) or they will be graded as ZERO and you will no longer be allowed to make them up.
3) Make-Up Work: It is your responsibility to get notes you have missed and make up assignments on your own time.
a. If you are absent on a Monday or Tuesday, assignments will need to be turned in by that Friday!
b. If you are absent on a Wednesday or Thursday, assignments will need to be turned in by the following Monday!
4) Tardies: The office will be keeping a close watch on tardies this year. You will receive one verbal warning from me about being late to
class and that will be it. You will stay after school and make up 2 minutes of time for each minute that you are late to class. If you are
late for the bus or sports, that’s your problem!
5) Attitude/Behavior: Treat and Respect others as you yourself wish to be Treated and Respected! Anything else, expect to sit in the office
and you will be spending time with me after school as well!
ACR:
New Policy: After carefully planning over the summer, I have created a new ACR policy.
 Instead of being required to read so many points each quarter for a grade, I have decided that you will be required to read ONE ACR
book at YOUR level per quarter.
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
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[605] 546-2426
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COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
2010-2011
You must pass the ACR quiz with a score of 85% or better (which is a B-). Whatever grade you receive on the quiz will be the grade you
receive for ACR for that quarter. If you do not pass a book with a score of 85% or better, you receive a ZERO. If you are not happy with
your grade, you can always read another book at your level and take another test to up your ACR grade.
Before I will accept the score you receive on the book, Karen and I will make sure that the book was at your reading level (or above your
reading level) so if you chose a book that wasn’t, be prepared to pay the consequences of finding and reading another book!
We will be taking a Reading Test at the beginning of the school semester/year to see what your reading level is. This test will be graded
as a Test Grade.
This same test will be taken again at the end of the year so we can see if your reading abilities have improved over the course of the
year.
(Note: ACR books read in class will NOT count towards the one required book each quarter. They will, however, count towards your
total ACR Points Bank like they did last year – See below Info.)
Old Policy: In addition to the points you receive for the above, I have also decided to hold on to the original ACR Program.
 The regular ACR points will stay in affect this year as well. However, the original ACR program can’t hurt you it can only help you.
 If you receive the required ACR points for the quarter as they have always been,
[9th–25, 10th–30, 11th–35, 12th–40] you will be eligible for the Movie and Popcorn Party. Depending on the size of the group, I am up for
open discussions as to whether we watch a movie or choose to do something else like games.
 Again this year, the student with the most ACR Points will receive the ACR Award on Awards Night as well.
TWELVTH GRADE STANDARDS MET:
Reading Skills Standards Met
 12.R.1.1 Students can interpret the meaning of unfamiliar
words by selecting context clues.
 12.R.2.1 Students can evaluate how style affects the
meaning of text.
 12.R.2.2 Students can read fluently to comprehend gradelevel text.
Writing Skills Standards Met
 12.W.1.1 Students can generate correspondence for
workplace or academic settings.
 12.W.1.2 Students can write a research document
which will defend a position or recommend a plan
of action.
 12.W.1.3 Students can revise document for ideas,
organization, diction, fluency, voice, and
presentation.
Listening/Viewing/Speaking Skills Standards Met
 12.LVS.1.1 Students can evaluate diction, tone, and
syntax used in communication.
 12.LVS.1.2 Students can evaluate the interactions
between society and media.
 12.LVS.1.3 Students can narrate a multimedia
presentation that combines text, images, and
sounds to reflect, to inform, to persuade, or to
entertain.
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
 12.R.3.1 Students can evaluate text for the author’s style.
2010-2011
 12.W.2.1 Students can edit a document for all
conventions.
 12.R.4.1 Students can evaluate the depiction of human
experience in literary works from diverse cultures,
locations, and time periods.
 12.R.5.1 Students can synthesize information from
multiple sources to analyze issues and to make decisions
for research.
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE:
(Note: Centers will run the entire year.)
SEMESTER 1: GRAMMAR, CREATIVE WRITING AND NOVELS
Week 1.1… (1 Week)
I.
Day 1
A. Hand out syllabus
B. Go Through Rules of the Classroom
C. Pass out Books
II.
Day 2/Day 3
A. Students will be given further information on the ACR Program. At the same time, students will be introduced to the Centers listed
below.
B. Included in the Center below for Days 2 and 3, Students will use computers to take the Star Reading Test which will give them their
reading levels for the ACR Program.
C. Each week, students will have one day (Usually Mondays) where they work on group projects.
D. Although group projects will vary, students will almost always see the following four centers:
Vocabulary Center
Analogies and DOL Center
Creative Writing Center
Reading Center
Requirements
Iroquois School District 2-3
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 Students will be responsible for
learning 5-10 words each week.
 Info on Wksts will Include:
Pronunciation, Word Division,
Prefix/Suffix/Root,
Antonyms/Synonyms.
 Test and packet will be due the
last day of each week!
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
 Analogies always play a large role
on the Dakota Step Tests. In
order to get students comfortable
with these, they will use the
Promethean Board for Analogy
practice and Daily Oral Language
Practice.
 At least one analogy and one DOL
sentence will be on their quiz at
the end of the week.
 Students will be given a topic at
the beginning of each week that
will be due by the end of the
week.
 Students will be graded on
creativity, sentence structure and
grammar.
2010-2011
 Students will work on Speed
Reading Skills.
 Students will also work on SQ3R
(Skimming, Reading, Reviewing,
and Rereading skills)
 Students will be given a short
story to read. Once finished, they
must answer questions about the
story correctly.
 This is also something that they
will see a lot of on their Dakota
Step tests!
 Once finished with this, they will
have time to work on the other
centers.
Basic Language Arts Skills…
(The skills listed directly below will be worked on over the course of the year within the Centers provided each week.)
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Vocabulary
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Commonly Confused Words / Glossary Usage
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Spelling Rules
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Capitalization Review

Punctuation Review
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Appropriate Use of Formal and Informal Language
Types of Writing: Other
1 Art of Outlining
2 Parallel Structure
3 Main Idea/Topic Sentence
4 Creative Writing/Journals
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Read/Listen to selections from Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, and Stevie Wonder
5 Short Stories
6 Songs
Standards Met
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III.
12.R.1.1 Students can interpret the
meaning of unfamiliar words by
selecting context clues.
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
12.W.1.3 Students can revise
document for ideas, organization,
diction, fluency, voice, and
presentation.
12.W.2.1 Students can edit a
document for all conventions.
12.W.1.3 Students can revise
document for ideas, organization,
diction, fluency, voice, and
presentation.
12.W.2.1 Students can edit a
document for all conventions.
2010-2011
12.R.1.1 Students can interpret the
meaning of unfamiliar words by
selecting context clues.
12.R.2.1 Students can evaluate how
style affects the meaning of text.
12.R.2.2 Students can read fluently
to comprehend grade-level text.
12.R.3.1 Students can evaluate text
for the author’s style.
Day 4
A. Students will be given their results from the Star Reading Test and will be taken in to the Library to choose an ACR Book.
B. Students will then be brought back to the classroom to take their first Quiz over Center Work.
Week 1.1 (3 ½ Weeks)…
I.
Elements of Sentence Construction…
A. Misc. Problems in Usage (Touched on in Centers)
1 Double Negatives
2 Homophones
B. Capitalization Review (Touched on in Centers)
1 Proper Nouns/Adjectives
2 Titles
C. Punctuation Review (Touched on in Centers)
1 End Marks (1 day)
2 Commas (1 week)
3 Colons/SemiColons [11.W.2.3] (2 days)
4 Quotation Marks/Direct Quotations/Italics [10.W.2.3] (1 week)
5 Dashes/Parentheses/Hyphens/Ellipses [11.W.2.4] (2 days)
6 Apostrophes (2 days)
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Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
II.
The Short Story [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
A. Glory and Honor (14)
1 Life and Literature in Early Britain: 449BC-1485AD (16)
 England (Anglo-Saxon/Medieval Periods):
(a) “Beowulf” by Burton Raffel (p21)
(b) “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer (p115)
 Greece (Trojan War: 760 BC): “The Iliad” by Homer (p47)
(a) dactylic hexameters
(b) History of English (pg 73)
B. Exploring Human Nature (174)
1 Life in the Renaissance: 1485-1660AD (176)
 England:
(a) “The King James Bible” (p181)
(b) “Sonnets 18, 73, 106” by Shakespeare (p228)
 Italy:
(a) “The Decameron Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio (p 239)
III.
Novel [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
A. Macbeth / “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare
Week 1.2 (4 ½ Weeks)…
IV.
Introduction to Senior Capstone Experience [12.R.5.1 | 12.W.1.1 | 12.W.1.2 | 12.W.1.3 | 12.W.2.1 | 12.LVS.1.1 | 12.LVS.1.2 | 12.LVS.1.3]
A. Parents/Students Sign Forms
B. Go to SDMYLIFE for two days to decide what careers interest you.
C. Revisit steps in writing a research paper!
1. Beginning Pieces to Project
(110 pts)
 Student’s/Parent’s Signature
1 Day
1/4
/5
 Faculty Advisor’s Signature
2 Days
1/4-1/6
/5
2010-2011
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
2010-2011

Letter of Intent/Proposal
(Business Letter & Topic Selection)
Product Mentor’s Signature

Job Shadowing Hours (8 hours Rqd.)
Couple of Months
1/25-4/1
Complete by 4/1/10
/40
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Couple of Months
By 4/1
For Job Shadowing
/25
(200 pts)
/10
/5
/25
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2.
Thank-you notes
2 Weeks
1/11-1/21
/25
Given 1 Month
1/25-2/25
/10
Research Paper

Topic/Thesis Identified
2 Days
1/26-1/27
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Plagiarism Form Signed
Intro to Research Day
1/26
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Note Cards
3 for 5 Days (5pt ea.)
1/28-2/8
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Outline
1.5 Weeks
2/9-2/15
/25
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First Draft w/ Advisor’s Sig. /
Works Cited / (Meet “Yes” Guide)
2 Weeks
2/15-3/1
/30

Hand in Final Draft / Research Rubric
1 Week
3/2-3/5
/105
Week 2.1 (4 ½ Weeks)…
II.
The Short Story [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
A. Individual and Society (378)
1 Life in the Restoration and Enlightenment: 1660-1800AD (380)
 Scotland
(a) “The Life of Samuel Johnson” by James Boswell (p385)
 England
(a) “Robinson Curusoe” by Daniel Defoe (p422)
(b) “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift” (p470)
 America
(a) “Beauty When the Other Dancer is the Self” by Alice Walker (p451)
 India
(a) “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau (p481)
Set: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (5 pts each)
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III.
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
Novel [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
 “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens
Week 2.2 (4 ½ Weeks)…
V.
Senior Capstone Experience [12.R.5.1 | 12.W.1.1 | 12.W.1.2 | 12.W.1.3 | 12.W.2.1 | 12.LVS.1.1 | 12.LVS.1.2 | 12.LVS.1.3]
3. Project
(175 pts)
1
Week
3/8-3/11
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Resume’
/25
(10 points each)
3 Weeks
3/15-4/1

Letter of Recommendation (3)
/30
1 Week
3/15-3/18

Application
/25
Complete by 4/1/10
1 Week to send
3/18

Inquiry Letters
/25
(Must receive 3 back)
For Inquiry Letters
After
info
back
4/29

Thank-you notes
/25
(Play the Game of Life then Budget)
Given 1 Week
3/22-3/31

Personal Financial Budget
/25
Given 1 Week
4/26-4/29
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Title Pages/Dividers
/10
Given 1 Week
4/26-4/29

Table of Contents
/10
Thank You’s / Inquiries / Certificates/Awards / Logs /
Given 1 Week
4/26-4/29

All required extras
---------Reflections / Letters / Recommendations
~~~~ Christmas Break ~~~~
Week 3.1 (4 ½ Weeks)…
IV.
The Short Story [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
A. Searching for Answers
1 Life in the Romantic and Victorian Periods: 1800-1900AD
 England
(a) “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (p536)
(b) “When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be” by John Keats (p569)
 Germany
(a) “Godfather Death” by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm (574)
2010-2011
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
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Urugay
(a) “Three Letters…and a Footnote” by Horacio Quiroga (p623)
B. Values and Question
1 Life in the Early 20th Century: 1900-1939 (p638)
 Engliand
(a) “Testament of Youth” by Vera Brittain (p648)
(b) “The Room of One’s Own” by Virginia Woolf (p764)
 Japan
(a) “Hiroshima Diary” by Michihiko Hachiya (658)
C. Power of the Individual (786)
1 Life in the Contemporary Period: 1939-Present (p788)
 England
(a) “The Speeches May 19, 1940” by Winston Churchill (793)
 Wales
(a) “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight” by Dylan Thomas (p 800)
 Norway
(a) “The Vietnamese Doll” by Vigdis Stokkelien (p874)
 America
(a) “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples” (p921)
V.
Novel [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
A. “1984” by George Orwell OR “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury (American futuristic vs. English Futuristic)
Week 3.2 (4 ½ Weeks)…
VI.
Senior Capstone Experience [12.R.5.1 | 12.W.1.1 | 12.W.1.2 | 12.W.1.3 | 12.W.2.1 | 12.LVS.1.1 | 12.LVS.1.2 | 12.LVS.1.3]
4. Portfolio
(250 pts)
From
Field
Experience
w/
Mentor
(2
pages
typed)
4/1

Journal/Log (Photographs)
/25
This must be returned either w/ student or mailed
(Reflection)
4/1

Mentor Log/Evaluation Form
/25
2010-2011
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
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Cost Analysis Submitted
Final Self-Evaluation/Reflection

Final Portfolio Rubric
(Paid for Project)
1 Week
4/1
5/6
Given 2 Weeks to Org.
5/6
2010-2011
/10
/25
/165
Week 4.1 (4 ½ Weeks)…
VI.
Novel [12.R.2.1 | 12.R.2.2 | 12.R.3.1 | 12.R.4.1]
A. ??????
Week 4.2 (4 ½ Weeks)…
VII.
Senior Capstone Experience [12.R.5.1 | 12.W.1.1 | 12.W.1.2 | 12.W.1.3 | 12.W.2.1 | 12.LVS.1.1 | 12.LVS.1.2 | 12.LVS.1.3]
5. Oral Presentation
(200 pts)
One Week
4/26-4/29

Speech Outline Or Note Cards
/10
One Day
5/3

Give Pre-Presentation to Class
/20
1 Week to Send
4/22

Letter to the Judges
/20
2 Weeks
4/8-4/22

Visual Aids Developed
/40
For
Judges
1 Week
5/13

Thank-you notes
/10
Given To Students
Last Day

Final Rubric
/100
Iroquois School District 2-3
111 E Washita Ave
Iroquois SD, 57353
[605] 546-2426
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLSIH IV:
Semester 1, Q1: 01056 – British Literature
Semester 1, Q2: 01058 - World Literature
(Literature/Short Stories, Vocab/DOL, Novels)
Semester 2: 01105 – Research/Technical Writing
(80019 – Senior Capstone Experience)
2010-2011
Student and Parent(s) ~ Please read and sign the slip below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me via email @
shannon.palmlund@k12.sd.us. Feel free to contact me at the school as well!
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I ________________________________have read the requirements and policies for this English course. I understand them and agree to
follow procedures in class or will expect consequences for my actions.
Student Signature: ____________________________________
I ________________________________have read the requirements and policies for this English course. I understand them and agree that my
child will follow procedures in class or expect consequences for his/her actions.
Parent Signature: _____________________________________