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Quarterly Final Assessment 20%
Formative Assessments 0%
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Mrs. Arrieta 7
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Grade Language A- Advanced
IB MYP Level 2
Slla!us 2"#$-2"#%
C&'(S) *)SC(IP+I&,
The class is designed or highly !ro"cient# adolescent readers and $riters# and involves re%ecting
on and res!onding to challenging# &uality literature and authentic documents# that corres!ond
$ith students' intellectual a(ilities) In accordance $ith the IB*+, curriculum# students $ill (e
challenged and encouraged to thin- in ne$ $ays in order to (roaden !ers!ectives and to create
a learning environment that constantly encourages students to enhance their critical thin-ing
s-ills in relation to .anguage Arts) This course is aligned $ith current Common Core State
Standards or /nglish .anguage Arts# and serves as a (ridge (et$een the elementary gited and
the high school ,re0A, !rogram)
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Advanced .anguage Arts is a rigorous course) As such# students are e1!ected to $or- to the
(est o their a(ility to com!lete the assignments or class) *any assignments $ill re&uire $or-
to (e com!leted outside o the classroom) Students need to (e motivated to !ut orth the e2ort
re&uired in order to com!lete such assignments3 doing so $ill hel! allo$ or students to s!end
more time engaging in critical and analytical discussions $ith their !eers in the classroom)
Students are expected to keep a C or higher average in Advanced LA in order to remain in the
class) Any students $ho ail to meet the e1!ectations or the course $ill go through the ollo$ing
ste!s4
5) *eet $ith teacher to discuss (ehavior and $or- ethic
2) Teacher $ill contact !arents a(out situation
6) Conerence $ill (e held to set u! a contract or the student to ollo$ through $ith in order to
(e a more active !artici!ant in their education
7) I sti!ulations o contract are not met# student $ill (e removed rom Advanced .anguage Arts
and !laced into a general education .anguage Arts class)
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Standards0(ased grading !ractices $ill (e used to indicate
academic !erormance solely related to the Common Core
State Standards or /nglish .anguage Arts) Students are
encouraged to reta-e any assessment on any standard they
have not mastered) 8etailed inormation a(out this !rocess is
located in the ,aseo 9ills *iddle School 9and(oo-# my
!ersonal $e(site and $ill (e revie$ed in detail $ith all students the "rst $ee- o school)
Quarterly "nals are not a(le to (e reta-en)
Additionally# students are e1!ected to com!lete daily !ractice assignments to reinorce s-ills
and conce!ts learned in class# (ut !ractice $ill not (e actored into a student's "nal grade) :nly
summative assessments $ill (e included in a student's "nal grade) 9o$ever# ,o$erSchools may
also include ormative assessments or your inormation (ut those grades $ill not a2ect the
overall grade) There $ill (e no o!!ortunities or e1tra credit)
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All students are $elcome to ;oin me or tutoring on Thursday aternoons rom 64600745<) It is
re&uired that students give me 27 hours notice o attending tutoring)
+eacher. =ennier Arrieta Phone. >26077<07>0<
)/ail. 0enni1er.arrieta2dvusd.org 3e!site. htt4.55/rsarrieta.6ee!l.co/
I am e1cited or this school year and loo- or$ard to getting to -no$ you# i you have any
&uestions?concerns !lease let me -no$)
Sincerely#
=ennier Arrieta