Mr.

Fobert’s Freshman English

Classes
2009-2010
Subject: Freshman English
Instructor: Mr. Fobert, 503-667-
3186
e-mail (preferred contact
method): rod_fobert@reynolds.k12.or.us
Blog: www.fobertrhs.blogspot.com
Room/Time: W-2, Periods 5, 6, 7
Description: In this course, we will be exploring both American and world literature, utilizing various genres and including
short stories, poetry, drama, novels, and non-fiction reading selections. We will also be striving to improve written
communication skills in a variety of ways. By successfully completing this course, a student will earn one-half high school
level credit per semester.

Assignments/Grading:
• A standard “A” through “F” grading scale will be used. (i.e. 90-100%=A, 80-89%=B, 70-79%=C, 60-69%=D, less
than 60%=F.) Grades are posted to esisand updated regularly. Parents can access grading data via internet using the parent
assist feature of esis. You MUST pass one full credit of English 9 to graduate. Approximately 1,000 points will be possible
each semester. Regular homework assignments will be worth 10-20 points each, Essays/speeches will be worth 50 points
each, and tests/quiz values vary from 20-100+ points in value. As a high school student you can expect to have homework
EVERY DAY.

• Extra Credit & Bonus Points: Occasionally, there may be opportunities for students to earn extra credit points.
Extra credit points, however, ARE NOT a substitute for completing required assignments. Extra credit points are not added
to students’ final scores until the end of each semester, and will NOT be awarded to any student who chose to skip one or
more assignments during the semester.

Late Work and Make-up Assignment Policy:

• The maximum percentage possible on a late assignment is 60%. In other words, 40% of the points for each
assignment isbased on accountability and timeliness. If a homework assignment is turned in late because the student is
absent on the due date, it can be turned in at the beginning of class on the day that student returns and still be eligible for full
credit, provided the absence was excused. The student cannot recover accountability points for missing a due date because of
an unexcused absence. (ESIS attendance data will determine whether an absence is excused or unexcused.) Assignments
that are more than one day late are not eligible for points, however the student should still complete the assignment to the
best of his/her ability and turn it in so as to maintain eligibility for extra credit and bonus points. Work that is “borrowed”
from other sources receives an automatic “0,” with no opportunity for make-up credit. This practice is known as plagiarism,
and is against all standards of ethics and sound judgment, as well as being against school policy.

• Make-up Work: It is the responsibility of each student to obtain and complete make-up work after an absence. For
some in-class assignments, a student who was absent will be provided with a similar alternative assignment in order to obtain
the points he/she missed on that day. If a student knows he/she will be absent in advance, due to participation in some other
activity (sports field trips, appointments, family vacations, etc.), that student mustarrange deadlines and make-up work IN
ADVANCE to retain possibility of receiving full credit. It is the student’s responsibility to find a time when the teacher is not
busy in class to ask for make-up work. This means before class, after class, or during an activity when the teacher may have
some free time. DO NOT interrupt the teacher to ask what you missed from a previous class.

Rules:

1. Be on time, and be ready to stay for the entire class period. If you need to leave the room during class, or leave
early, it will count as a tardy (once your 3 emergency passes are used).
2. Cell phones/electronic communication devices need to be TURNED OFF and put away. Yes, this even means for
text-messaging purposes. You can be out of touch with the outside world during class time. Your parents/guardians
will call the office if they need to reach you during class time.
3. Personal stereos (headphones) need to be TURNED OFF and put away during class time.
4. Bring at least two writing utensils (pen/pencil) with you EVERY TIME, and standard notebook paper. When you
run out of writing utensils and/or paper, get more. I am not a school supply shop.
5. You can eat a healthy snack or have a water bottle (pop and so-called energy drinks are VERY BAD) in class as long
as they don’t become a distraction and you CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES.
6. Do your work and don’t do anything that keeps others from doing theirs.

Content: (Books we’ll read this year)

Many assorted short stories from the textbook
Romeo & Juliet, by William Shakespeare
The Odyssey, by Homer
Of Mice & Men, by John Steinbeck
Night, by Elie Wiesel
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London (tentative)

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Mr. Fobert’ssyllabus assignment: Ask a parent/guardian to read the attached syllabus and sign below to acknowledge they
have done so. Then, cut off this bottom portion of this page and turn it in by the due date.

SIGNATURES: (The first assignment!)

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Parent/guardian signature

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Student signature

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Student name printed Period