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LTELD (Period 3)

Course Description

LTELD 10

Syllabus

Ms. Villagómez

2021-2022

 

Course description:  This class will focus on the development of reading, writing, oral communication, and state-level test taking skills.  We will be focusing on weekly spelling/vocabulary lists, Daily Oral Language, journal writing, SSR, grammar, and improving reading and writing skills.  Time will also be spent preparing for the ELPAC (language exam), SRI (reading inventory), and the writing benchmark. 

 

Curriculum:  This class will be utilizing Hampton-Brown’s Edge curriculum, additional resources such as ERWC, Constructing Meaning, and novels will also be utilized.

 

Materials Required for Class:  All materials should be brought to class daily.

 

  1. Three-ring binder (at least 1” thick), hardcover, with dividers
  2. Composition book for journal writing
  1. Multiple pens (black and blue ink only), pencils, and plenty of paper
  1. Computer or other device with access to Internet.
  2. Independent reading book.

 

 

SSR (Silent Sustained Reading):  Students will be required to participate in SSR.  We will be doing 30 minutes of independent reading on Wednesdays. Students are also expected to be reading independently at home on a daily basis.

 

Grading Policy:  Students grades will be based on classwork, homework, Newsela, Listenwise, CNN 10 and tests.

           

Grading Scale:  The following grading scale will be used:

A  90-100%     B  80-89%        C  70-79%        D  60-69%        F 59% or lower

 

Homework:  Homework will not be as extensive in this course.  This curriculum is intended to be completed mostly within classroom time.  If homework is assigned, it is due at the beginning of class!  No late work will be accepted on homework assignments.  NO EXCEPTIONS!  This is an English Department requirement.

 

*Please ensure that the student is reading on a daily basis (about 20 to 30 minutes is recommended).

 

*Students with excused absences will be allowed to make up work missed, but the same restrictions will apply beginning from the date he/she returns to school (see above).

 

*Students with unexcused absences will NOT be allowed to make up any missed work. 

 

Parents:  It is your child’s responsibility to ask for the work he/she missed. 

 

Submitting Work:  All hand-written work must include the following in the upper right-hand corner, or it will not be accepted (student will receive 0 points).  A paper with no name does not get scored.

*Student’s full name

*Date  

*Period 

*Assignment Title

 

Requirements for Typed Assignments: 

*Double-spaced    *1” margins all the way around    *12 point font   *White paper only

*Times New Roman Font    *Name, Date, Period & Assignment Title (typed, in MLA format)

 

 

Classroom Procedures/Rules:

  1. Attendance- Attendance will be taken directly from TEAMS participation log to the live portion of the class. You will join the teams meeting under the posts section for our team. Join our meeting with your microphones on mute until it is your turn to speak. Please take bathroom breaks during passing periods and during independent work time.
  2. Starting Class- Students are to be prepared for class with all materials and logged into teams ready to join our meeting.
  3. Plagiarism- Students are expected to submit their own, original work. Students will receive 0 points for copied or plagiarized assignments, along with a referral to the office with a request for a parent conference.  The teacher will be verifying every essay to ensure the student is using his/her own words.  No make-ups are allowed for plagiarized work.
  4. ELECTRONIC DEVICES will be monitored during class. We will be using the surfaces for TEAMS and other classwork. Please keep your phones, ipods, mp3 players, PSPs, etc in your backpack, purse, or pocket during class time.  If cell phone use becomes a problem; teacher will confiscate devices and turn them in to administration.
  5. Food or drink: A personal water bottle is allowed in class. There is NO sharing of food or drink items in class.
  6. Each student gets THREE passes per semester. Please use your passes wisely and only for emergencies. Students needing medical accommodations must have a doctor’s note turned in to school office. The office will communicate with teachers and note on the student’s file.

 

 

 

Teacher Availability and Parent/Student Contact:  Please feel free to contact me chat on TEAMS.