The Three Paths to Success in English

Engagement
Classwork and Journals
20%

Daily Classwork will be assigned at the beginning of class.


This can be reading, group work, research, or any sort of notes that we take on our primary texts. 


All classwork will be graded on a daily basis and grades will be posted to Infinite Campus on a weekly basis (though I am usually faster than a week).


Classwork accounts for 15% of your Grade


Also, we have a daily journal prompt which counts toward 5% of your overall grade in class. 


Overwriting on journals will return a small amount of bonus "XP"

Progression
Key Projects 
30%

Key Projects are assignments that students choose from a wide variety of possible assessments. 

These Key Projects will make up the bulk of your Digital Portfolio, which you will defend at the end of your 10th and 12th grade years. 

Students in my course usually are allowed to choose which Key Project assignment they are interested in from a list of Common Core aligned rubrics. 


Some weeks I will assign specific Key Projects, for essays and research papers, but the majority of the year my students are allowed to self determine their own portfolio pieces from my optioned rubrics (see the achievements tab for more detail)


Key Projects are worth 30% of your grade.

Mastery
Assessments
45%

JCPS assigns 3 weeks assessments for 9-10th grade classes and these are treated as quiz grades. 


Juniors will also be taking the ACT this year which some work will be aligned towards in preparation for this test. 

Also, I will assign quizzes as we read our primary texts, as well as larger exams and projects as the year progresses. 


These Quizzes, Tests, and Projects, are worth 30% of your grade.

The Fourth Way
5% but represents 100% of your effort and Participation

The last way to succeed in this course is to be on time for class and prepared to work hard every day.
Participation is worth 5% of your overall grade in this course. 


This means:

1. Be Respectful in your words and in your actions
2. Do not be vulgar 
3. Arrive at class on time
4. Do not have your cellphone out in class (unless directly instructed to for vocabulary work)
5. Be Respectful in your words and in your actions