World Literature and Composition iPad Pilot Course Rolling Meadows High School 2012- 2013

Instructor: Email Address: Voicemail: Conference Blocks: Website: Ms. Michelle Marconi michelle.marcon@d214.org 847-718-5931 2 and 7 https://rmhsmarconi.weebly.com https://twitter.com/#!/rmhsmarconi COURSE DESCRIPTION This course introduces students to world literature through the study of its traditions, techniques, and genres. It emphasizes instruction in the writing process through which students produce numerous essays dealing with literature and other topics. Students will respond to literature in writing and will demonstrate the fundamental skills of oral communication. Vocabulary development builds on the program started at the freshman level. The course also incorporates a study of humanities as a means of investigating world literature. This course fulfills the English requirement for grade 10. iPAD POLICY
Our class is a part of an iPad pilot in District 214! Through this initiative, you will truly hone your 21st century learning skills vital to your success in both college and career pathways. In plain English, you will learn both English content and technology skills. We will attempt to do most things online through our iPads. With this opportunity, comes some new responsibilities. Please make sure to read these requirements carefully, and be sure you follow these rules! We will be on a three strikes and you are out policy for level one and level two violations. Level three violations will result in natural consequences. LEVEL ONE EXPECTATIONS: If you have three level-one rule violations within a quarter, you will lose your ability to remove the iPad from the room for the remainder of the quarter. You will check your iPad out with me during class time. It will be on you to find a work around for class assignments as all of our work will be done on the iPad. A work around would be coming in during your lunch on a Purple Day, coming in during seminar, or coming in before or after school to complete course work. 1.1 1.2 You MUST come to class with your iPad charged and with you every day. If allowed by your other teachers, you may use your iPad in their classes. If you are off-task (playing games, on social networks, goofing off in general) in these classes, you will receive a strike. Three strikes in any of your classes will result in being out. (If you goof off in all of your purple classes on a dayyou are out.)

LEVEL TWO EXPECTATIONS: If you have three level-two violations within a quarter, you will lose your iPad entirely for the remainder of the quarter. That means that you will not even have access to your device during our class time. It will be on you to complete all in-class work as homework for the quarter.

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You are to be on task in class. If we are reading a passage in our books, you should not be gaming or social networking. If you are off task, you will receive a strike. Three strikes and you are out. If you violate our districts Acceptable Use Policy, you will receive a strike. You need to familiarize yourself with our district policy.

LEVEL THREE EXPECTATIONS With great rewards come great responsibilities. District 214 is providing you with over $500 of FREE* technology. It is your responsibility to secure this investment. If you break it, you bought it. If you lose it, you bought it. Ifit is stolen, you bought it. Therefore 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 Make sure you purchase insurance for your device. Information will follow on how to do this. $25.00 and a deductible is WAY less expensive than having to repurchase an iPad. Be careful with the device and be sure to secure it at all times. DO NOT leave this device in your gym locker. Lock it in your own personal locker and ensure that you do not share your combination with anybody else. At all times your iPad should be the first thing taken out of your backpack and the last thing taken out of your backpack. Do not loan your iPad to other students. This is your device, not your friends device. You are ultimately responsible for it.

***FREE device and keyboard for use at home and school throughout the 2012-13 school year. You must purchase insurance and the novels we will use in class. What you save on actual book prices will cover most of the insurance costs as digital books are cheaper than paper copies.***

LITERATURE Quarter 1 Literature In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Selections from 50 Essays Summer reading Macbeth by William Shakespeare Selections from 50 Essays Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Selections from 50 Essays Our Twisted Hero by Yi Munyoi Lord of the Flies by William Golding Selections from 50 Essays Vocabulary Review WwW 1-10 25 Butterflies Words WwW 11-12 25 Frankenstein Words Grammar Writing Persuasive Writing and Rhetoric AP Lite Slicing & Dicing Persuasive Writing and Rhetoric Research Project

WREN 20-23

2 3

WREN 20-23 WREN 24-27

WwW 13-15

WREN 24-27

During each of these units we will focus on both content and skills. You should be prepared to annotate and/or keep a variety of notations as you read. There will be extensive reading and analytical writing in this class. It is imperative that you complete all assignments on time. You will be penalized for late work. A FEW WORDS ABOUT PLAGIARISM Dont do it. Students who copy material for assignments, presentations, or papers without properly citing the source will fail the assignment. In addition to failing the assignment, you will face the consequences of the schools plagiarism policy. Please make sure you are familiar with the schools policy about plagiarism.

CORE THEMES AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Heroes What qualities and attributes make a person heroic? Why do we have a need for heroes in our world? Are true heroes a possibility in our world? Power/Government How do people gain and maintain power? Just because we can, should we? Do we have choices concerning fairness and justice? Are bullies truly powerful? Individual in Society What is the essence of humanity? When should an individual take a stand in opposition to an individual or larger group? Should conformity be an ultimate goal of society? The Role of Women / Gender Expectations What creates prejudice and what can an individual do to overcome it? How do we define who we are? Guilt / Redemption Can a person ever truly be redeemed for his/her misdeeds? What makes a person truly free? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR: o Academic Integrity The Rolling Meadows High School/ District 214 Academic Integrity Policy will be strictly enforced. Cheating or plagiarizing will result in a zero for the assignment. Make sure to do original work on all your assignments because the repercussions will have a negative effect on your grade. o Attendance & Tardiness I value our time together, so I expect you to come to class every day prepared. You are late if you are not in your seat, with materials, and ready to learn when the bell rings. If you arrive to class without your materials, you will be sent to your locker and will need to either take a tardy or use one of your semester hall passes. When entering the classroom late, please be courteous and enter quietly and quickly in order to avoid disturbing the class. Ten minutes is more than enough time to get what you need from your locker, make your way around the building, and sit in your desk in this class. o Participation Come to class ready to participate. Discussion is an integral component of an English classroom. Realize that participation includes both contributing your thoughts and opinions to class discussions by asking and answering questions, and responding to your peers comments. o Displaying appropriate behavior and language Keep your hands to yourself and your language respectable please. o Respecting your classmates and teachers Name calling, harassment, snide comments, dirty looks, and/or any other form of bullying or disrespect have no place in our classroom or the school environment. Dont do it. o Completing all assignments on time You are expected to complete your work on time. You will have more than enough time

o Following school and classroom policies, which are detailed in your student handbook. Noting and respecting that electronic devices including, but not limited to cell phones, CD players, MP3 players, pagers, DVD players, headphones, TVs, hair dryers, microwave ovens, etc., etc. etc. are not allowed. o Checking Home Logic regularly o Being responsible with your iPad o Keeping a positive outlook HOMEWORK / GRADE EXPECTATIONS: Part of the learning process involved with high school is figuring out how to manage your time and figuring out how to advocate for yourself. Both of these skills are important for your future. Therefore, it is up to you to see me in a timely manner in regard to concerns about class work, absent work, what we are reading, your grade, etc. Timely means that you see me with questions about homework before the assignment is due or immediately after returning from an absence. Please be aware that I generally will not discuss grades during class time. I do care very much about your success but am not able to halt what we are doing in class to discuss grades, late assignments, or the like. It is up to you to see me outside of class time. I am 100% on your side and am here to help you. If you are stressed about the workload, come in and see me. We can work out a system to help you manage the work. If you are confused about your homework, come ask me about it. I really respect students who do so. GRADING CATEGORIES Semester One Final Exam: 15% Summer Reading: 5% Semester Work: 80% GRADING POLICY The following grade ranges have been adopted for this course. A: 89.5 100 B: 79.5 89.4 C: 69.5 - 79.4 D: 59.5 69.4 F: 59.4 and below o Grades are usually updated on Sundays for minor assignments. Major assignments are entered no later than one month after their due date. There may be weeks when there are no grades to put in. o Assignments that are not turned in on time will be entered as NHI (not handed in), MIS (missing), or ABS (absent) until the student resolves the grade. These grades are weighted as zero in Home Logic. o Students are to keep every assignment that is returned to them as it is their proof that the work was done and to use as study aids for summative assessments. This work MUST be kept organized in folders on their iPads. o If a student is caught with copied workwhether they were the copier or the person who allowed the copyingthey will receive no credit for the assignment. o Students may be asked to redo work in order to receive more credit or may be required to complete formative assessments before being allowed to retry a summative assessment. This is an opportunity, not a punishment. o EXTRA CREDIT IS NOT OFFERED. ** HABITS OF WORK = Coming to class prepared to learn every day with your OWN supplies, class materials, iPad, and the like. Participation and completion of assignments in a timely manner are also a part of this grade. Semester Two Final Exam: Semester Work: 15% 85% (10% of Semester Work = Habits of Work)

LATE WORK POLICY Students are expected to be responsible and complete their work on time. Based on circumstances (i.e. extended illness) make-up work will receive full credit. Late work, on the other hand, may be accepted for reduced or partial credit within the time frame of a given unit. More credit will be awarded to late assignments completed in the ARC (Academic Resource Center) or during Saturday Success Academy. If you are not in class, it is a YOUR responsibility to see the teacher for any work missed during an excused absence. Work will not be accepted for credit for any unexcused absence. An unexcused absence would be a class cut, unauthorized absence, or suspension. ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENTS If you have any objection to a specific reading or media, please contact your students teacher so an alternative assignment can be arranged. MISSED QUIZZES OR TESTS Must be made up within TWO WEEKS TIME before school, during advisory, or after school. It is your responsibility to make arrangements to make up this work. PASSES OUT OF CLASS As class time is valuable, students will be allowed only THREE passes out of class per semester. These may be used either as a locker or a washroom passes. Once the passes are gone, students will not be allowed to leave without consequences. Please plan accordingly for this policy. DISTRICT 214 INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS o Each No Child Left Behind sub-group's average Education Planning and Assessment System growth will surpass that of the previous cohort by 10% annually in reading, English, math, and science until growth from EXPLORE to ACT exceeds six points. o Increase student success rate (as measured by a grade of A, B, or C) per course by at least five percentile points each year until the threshold of 95% is attained. o The number of students enrolled in at least one AP course will increase over the previous year, as will the number of students taking at least one AP exam and the number of students earning a passing score on an AP exam, until at least 50% of all students have earned a score of three or higher on an AP final.

PLEASE SEPARATE THIS SHEET AND RETURN TO MS. MARCONI BY THE END OF THE WEEK

World Literature Syllabus Acknowledgement Form

Please complete this form with your contact information. Then sign where indicated to acknowledge that you have read and understand the expectations for English class this year. This sheet is to be returned to Ms. Marconi within the week for creditTHIS IS YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT! The contact information will enable me to contact you as needed throughout the year. PLEASE PRINT YOUR INFORMATION: Student Name: Student Gmail Address: _____________ _____________________

(first initial + last name + last four digits of school ID@stu.d214.org) (mmarconi1234@stu.d214.org) Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Name(s): Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Email Address(es): Phone number where parents may be reached during the school day:

Website Acknowledgement (PARENTS PLEASE COMPLETE) I hereby acknowledge that my son / daughter may communicate online in school-safe environments.. He or she will be responsible for what they post on Edmodo, classroom apps, Twitter, our class website, and other Web 2.0 tools used it the class. Anything that is not school appropriate will be removed, and my son or daughter will face disciplinary action from the school. Furthermore, I understand that I am encouraged to visit these sites as well for information about my sons / daughters English class.

Student Signature:

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