Information for Open
House
July 30th, 2015
Welcome to Mr. Sapakie’s classroom!
Thank you for taking the time to attend
open house tonight. Because of changes
to the format, I will not be giving
presentations on curriculum and policy this
year. Instead, this slideshow will present
important information that you might wish
to know.
Mr. Sapakie’s schedule for the 20152016 school year.
 1st hour: prep
 2nd hour: prep
 3rd hour: IB/AP English 12
 4th hour: IB/AP English 12
 5th hour: IB/AP English 11
 6th hour: IB Theory of Knowledge
 7th hour (Mondays after school): IB Theory of Knowledge
Mr. Sapakie’s grading policy
 All assignments are placed into one of the following categories
 Homework and in class work: 20% of total grade for a given quarter
 Formative assessments (assignments in the middle of the units that see if students’
knowledge is “forming up”…kinda like a quiz to check if the student is on track): 30% of
total grade for a given quarter
 Summative assessments (end of unit assignments that “sum up” if students have met
the goals for a given unit): 50% of total grade for a given quarter
 Semester grade is calculated as :
(40%quarter 1)+ (40% quarter 2)+ (20% final exam.)
 Every assignment is grade out of 100 points
 While assignments that are not submitted are initially put in as Missing (“M” in the
gradebook), by end of quarter, no assignment ever goes in as less than a 35. If
a student has a 35 in the gradebook either they did not submit it or they did very
poorly on it.
Mr. Sapakie’s late work policy
 If any assignment is to be turned in late without loss of points, it should only
be with advanced arrangement made with Mr. Sapakie (exceptions for
unforeseeable emergencies will be made per my discretion)
 All other assignments may be turned in within one week of the original due
date with a 20% loss of the total points possible.
 After one week, homework and in-class assignments may not be made up.
Formative and summative assessments may be made up with a loss of
points to be minimum of 30%, but more may be deducted due to degree
of tardiness and nature of the absence.
 All reasonable effort will be made to allow students to demonstrate
sufficient mastery of class concepts to receive at least a “D” in the class,
regardless of the reason for missed classes.
IB/AP English 11- Major works read
 Selected essays from The McGraw Hill Reader – Issues Across the Disciplines
by Gilbert H. Muller – ISBN: 978-0-07-353313-1
 Selected short works of American Literature from Holt, Reinhart and
Winston’s Elements of Literature – Fifth Course – ISBN: 0-03-067311-9
 Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
 Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
 A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
 Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
IB/AP English 11- major projects and
endeavors
 Extended essay: a 3,500-4,000 research project in a field of the student’s
choosing
 Individual Oral Presentation: a 10 minutes lesson the student will conduct
with the class
 AP test preparation on multiple choice items as well as the three different
types of AP Language and Composition test essays
 Weekly rhetorical journals designed to demystify the nature of rhetoric and
the analysis of it.
IB/AP English 11 – Can my kid get
college credit for this class?
 Dual credit through Chandler Gilbert Community College is available and
will include 3 credits for English 101 (1st semester) and 3 credits for English
102 (2nd semester). Credit is gained through earning a C or better in the
class for the semester enrolled. Registration should be completed ASAP.
When enrolling the course #s are 45826 for English 101 and 36222 for English
102.
***Note: Starting, next year Eng 101 and 102 will not be available the senior
year in any class at CHS. If your student wants to earn dual credit for these classes
now is the only year. Next year in IB/AP English 12 Credit for English 110 will be
available***
 AP Credit: University credit granted by whatever university your child
attends may be awarded at the university’s discretion for scores on the AP
test. Most schools require a 4 or 5 on the test but a few will give credit for a
3. Usually 6 credits are awarded, with some combination of Eng 101 and
another course, but this varies greatly…check with prospective universities.
 IB Credit: As IB courses for college credit take two years, there is no credit
earning opportunity this year. Credits may be earned at the end of the
senior year if student remains in IB English.
IB/AP English 12 – Major Works read
 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
 Essays and poetry from The Norton Anthology of English Literature –
 Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles
 A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen
 The Stranger by Albert Camus
 Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
 Selected essays by James Baldwin
 Selected poetry by John Donne
 Hamlet by William Shakespeare
 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard
IB/AP English 12 – Can my kid get
college credit for this class?
 Dual credit through Chandler Gilbert Community College is available and
will include 3 credits for English 110. Credit is gained through earning a C or
better in the class. Registration should be completed ASAP. When enrolling
the course #s are 45893 for students in 3rd hour and 45894 for students in 4th
hour.
 AP Credit: University credit granted by whatever university your child
attends may be awarded at the university’s discretion for scores on the AP
test. Most scores require a 4 or 5 on the test but a few will give credit for a
3. Usually 6 credits are awarded, with some combination of Eng 101 and
another course, but this varies greatly…check with prospective universities.
 IB Credit: University credit granted by whatever university your child
attends may be awarded at the university’s discretion for scores on the IB
test (which is actually 5 exams in one). Most schools require a 4 on the test.
Usually 6 credits are awarded, with some combination of Eng 101 and
another course, but this varies greatly…check with prospective universities.