Ms. Susa’s Class
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 Reading
 Writing
 Critical
Thinking
Quarter 1
* Writing: Learning the FSA Essay Rubrics
* Reading: Short stories
* Concepts: Main idea, Summarizing, Plot
Inferences, Predictions, Context clues
Quarter 2
* Reading: Of Mice and Men / To Kill a Mockingbird
* Writing: Improving Essay Writing Skills, short
stories
* Concepts: Author’s purpose, bias, using text
features
Quarter 3
* Reading: Various short stories and poems
* Writing: Mastering Argumentative Essays
Quarter 4
* Reading: Romeo & Juliet
* Writing: Refining arguments
• Vocab work due
every Tuesday
beginning next
Tuesday
• Vocab Test every
other Friday
• Non-test Friday –
vocab enrichment
• Review Units – one
week instead of two
• POINTS
• Homework –
minimal
• Tests - MAJOR
 Holt
Literature book
 Of Mice and Men
 To Kill a Mockingbird
 Romeo and Juliet
 100
real pages a week
 Florida Teen Reads or approved book
 Grade-level appropriate
 Reading Logs due Thursdays
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Homework grade
Post-It Notes:
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Be here
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Body AND mind
Make up work ASAP if you MUST miss class.
Become familiar with Absent Student Webpage.
 Use a planner/ reminder system
 Set aside time for independent reading
 Never miss an exam review day
 Study for exams
 Ask for help
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Keep my e-mail on hand
 Add class website to your favorites
 See me before or after school for help
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Category set-up:
Tests
Vocab Tests
Classwork
Homework
Summer Rdg
60%
15%
15%
10%
10%* First quarter only
 No
Late Work for regular assignments!
 Projects and essays: reduced points
 Exceptions:
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Late slip
Absences (except for projects)
 Check
Absent Work website
 Anything due that day will be due upon your
return (previously assigned)
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Assignment give Friday that is due Monday
You are absent Monday
Assignment is due Tuesday
 Anything
assigned must be turned in within 2
classes of absence
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Absent on Monday
Return on Wednesday
Work due Friday
How to get ACEs:
 Answering tough question
 Winning learning games
 Going above and beyond
What ACEs do:
 Extra credit to make up for points missed
 Turn in multiples of 5 ACEs
 End
of quarter is end of quarter. Period.
 Communicate with me.
 Check
supply board
 Follow instructions on overhead
 Bell work
(5 minutes)
 Independent reading
(15 minutes)
 Lesson
(5-10 minutes)
 Work Period
(20-25 minutes)
 Closing
(5 minutes)
 Independent
Reading (homework category)
 Vocabulary (homework category)
 Projects (tests, essays, projects category)
 Unfinished classwork (classwork category)
Portfolios will include:
 At
least 4 Essays
 Various
Writing Assignments
 Timed
Writing once per quarter
 Writing process
 Expectation by January: Score of 9 or 10!
 Plenty of practice!
 Supply
board
 Cabinets for binders
 Handout table
 Tardy log
 Absent/small group table
 Laptop carts
 Supplies / pencil sharpeners
 Writing portfolio bins
 Turn-in bins
 Not
within 10 minutes of class start/end
 Stay
in pod
 Only
during work periods, never instruction
 Straight
to restroom/water and back
 Sign
when tardy for ANY reason
 If you feel you should be excused, state
reason you were late
 Born
in Hamilton/Oxford, Ohio
 College: Miami of Ohio
 Newspaper Journalist
 Lived in Florida Keys for 8 years
 Moved to Jacksonville in 2007
 Magazine Editor, Realtor, Marketing Director,
then English/Journalism Teacher
 Mandarin High School 2009-2014
 Moved back to Keys in 2014, work at CSH
 7th year teaching
 Travel
 CrossFit
 Writer
 Music
 Bunny
List three interesting things about you
- Are you on a sports team?
- Extra-curricular activities
- Hobbies
- What do you like to do in your spare time?
- What are some of your favorite things?
- What are you really good at?
- Family and pets
- Places you’ve visited
Introduce the person you learned about
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Paragraph 1 – Who are you?
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Paragraph 2 – Learning Preference
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How do you learn best?
What kind of assignments/lessons helped you learn the best?
What kind of technology do you like using? Be specific.
Paragraph 3 – Reading and Writing
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How would you describe yourself?
Tell me about your family, hobbies, or anything else that
defines you.
How do you feel about reading?
How often do you read?
What types of books do you like to read?
What was the last book you read?
Tell me about your essay writing abilities.
Paragraph 4 – What makes a “good” teacher?
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Describe the perfect teacher.