WELCOME TO
ENGLISH I WITH
MRS. CHAPMAN AND
MRS. SCHEUERLEIN
English I
ENGLISH I
Course Focus
 Various genres
 Fiction, Non-fiction, drama, memoir, novels, poetry, short stories
 To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, The Odyssey, A Raisin in the
Sun, Fahrenheit 451, The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged)
Close reading and ACE constructed response strategy
Writing (short responses and essays)
Seminars/class discussions
Grammar (parts of speech identification, commas,
semicolons/colons, subject/verb agreement)
 Stem Vocabulary
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MATERIALS NEEDED DAILY
 Required Materials:
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Composition notebook
Pens
Pencils
Highlighters
Post-it-Notes
GRADING POLICIES
 Reading Techniques -35%
 close reading activities and analysis
 text-based tests and quizzes
 Seminars
 Essay Preparation/Writing -35%
 text-based written responses, tests, and quizzes
 grammar activities and quizzes
 Vocabulary Skills -15%
 weekly vocabulary assignments
 weekly vocabulary quizzes
 Homework/Participation -15%
 homework, when assigned and checked
 classwork activities and participation
 creative writing assignments
RECOVERY POLICY
 Below a 77% on major
a s s i g n m e n t s ( R e a d i n g T e c h n i q ue s
a n d E s s a y P r e p a r a t io n)
 Allowed two weeks to
d e m o ns t r a t e m a s t e r y a f t e r g r a d e
u p d a t e s o n t h e 1 5 th a n d 3 0 th o f
each month
 Receive the average of the two
s c o r e s ( o r i g i na l a n d s e c o n d
a t t em p t ) a s a g r a d e f o r t h a t
p a r t i c ula r a s s i g nm e nt .
 No recovery work will be accepted
during the week prior to the end
of the grading period.
 During the Flex Period
 Y o u r r e s p o n s ib i l it y t o a s k m e
what is eligible for recovery and
t u r n i t i n b y t h e d e a d l i ne .
 N o v o c a b ula r y q u i z z e s , r e a d i ng
quizzes, or homework
LATE WORK
 Accepted up to 1 week after the
scheduled original due date.
 Receive up to 50% of the
original grade.
 Must submit a late work form
with any late assignment. Form
available on class website and in
the classroom .
 Your responsibility to ask me
what is eligible for late work
submission and turn it in by the
deadline .
 No late work will be accepted
during the week prior to the
end of the grading period .
 No classwork assignments or
assignments which we review
during class.
IF YOU ARE ABSENT…
1. Check the class website.
2. Get any materials in the make-up work tray.
3. See me during the Flex Period for clarification and/or to
make up tests and quizzes.
CLASSROOM RULES AND
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
Classroom Rules:
 Be Present:
 enter the classroom ready to
learn
 leave behind outside
distractions
 actively participate in class
 limit sidebar conversations
 Be Accountable:
 arrive to class on time
 use electronic devices as
directed
 complete assigned work
 ask for help when needed
 Be Respectful:
 listen when others speak
 use appropriate language
 support your classmates
 speak kind words
Classroom Expectations
 Be prepared.
 Be on time
 No food or drinks, other than water.
If you bring anything other than water
into the classroom, you will be asked
to throw it away before entering the
classroom. If you choose to stand
outside the door to eat, you will be
marked tardy (see #2).
 Clean up after yourself.
 Stop Light Electronic Policy
 Bathroom Policy: Each student
receives 4 bathroom passes for the
semester.
TARDY POLICY!
Guess what… you’re
supposed to get to
class on time!
 You have to have a
pass to enter my
classroom.
 If you don’t have a
pass, you must report
to the Tardy Table at
the 100-hall ‘T’
downstairs.
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
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Flex Period
Class Website
Study Island
Email
PowerSchool
Use them!!!