This document provides an orientation for an English 10 class, outlining the class rules, topics for the first quarter, and grading system. The class rules instruct students to use polite language, communicate in English, participate, avoid interrupting others, not laugh at mistakes, and not use phones during tests or plagiarize assignments. The first quarter topics cover using information from texts, graphic organizers, author's purpose, evaluating sources, problem solving, and criteria for evaluating reading and spoken texts. The grading system divides the total grade into written works, performance tasks, and a quarterly assessment.
This document provides an orientation for an English 10 class, outlining the class rules, topics for the first quarter, and grading system. The class rules instruct students to use polite language, communicate in English, participate, avoid interrupting others, not laugh at mistakes, and not use phones during tests or plagiarize assignments. The first quarter topics cover using information from texts, graphic organizers, author's purpose, evaluating sources, problem solving, and criteria for evaluating reading and spoken texts. The grading system divides the total grade into written works, performance tasks, and a quarterly assessment.
This document provides an orientation for an English 10 class, outlining the class rules, topics for the first quarter, and grading system. The class rules instruct students to use polite language, communicate in English, participate, avoid interrupting others, not laugh at mistakes, and not use phones during tests or plagiarize assignments. The first quarter topics cover using information from texts, graphic organizers, author's purpose, evaluating sources, problem solving, and criteria for evaluating reading and spoken texts. The grading system divides the total grade into written works, performance tasks, and a quarterly assessment.
CLASS RULES: 1. Use polite language when making a request in class. 2. Always try to communicate in English before falling back to your native language. 3. Participate. 4. Don’t interrupt. Pay attention when the teacher or other students are talking. 5. No laughing at your classmates when they make a mistake. 6. No talking or using mobile phones during tests. 7. No plagiarizing your written tasks. TOPICS FIRST QUARTER: 1. Use of Information from Texts Read/Listened to 2. Graphic Organizers as Textual Aids 3. Reading/Viewing for Author’s Purpose 4. Accessibility and Effectiveness of Different Sources of Information 5. Listening/Reading for Problem Solving 6. Evaluating Reading Texts using a Set of Criteria 7. Evaluating Spoken Texts using a Set of Criteria WRITTEN WORKS (30%)