Ms. Rodriguezs AP English and Journalism Course Description Requirements, rules, and procedures RULE NUMBER ONE!! TAKE NOTES OF ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION.

Ms. Rodriguez’sAP English and Journalism

Course Description Requirements, rules,

and proceduresRULE NUMBER ONE!!

TAKE NOTES OF ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

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NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS

FOR ELASTANDARD ONE: “NYS/NYC E1”

STUDENTS WILL READ FOR COMPREHENSION, IDENTIFY STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT,

INTERPRET, MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND EXAMINE TEXTS CRITICALLY.

“NYS/NYC E2” STUDENTS WILL WRITE TO

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH DEVELOPING A SERIES OF

PLANS, DRAFTS; STATE & UNDERSTAND PURPOSE, AUDIENCE,

STYLE, TONE, AND STANCE.

STANDARD TWO

STANDARD THREE

“NYS/NYC E3”STUDENTS WILL SPEAK, LISTEN, AND VIEW TO EXPRESS AND EXPLORE IDEAS, GATHER AND SHARE INFORMATION, PERSUADE OTHERS, AND SELECT AND CRITICALLY ANALYZE MESSAGES.

STANDARD FOUR

“NYS/NYC E4”

STUFENTS WILL READ,WRITE, LISTEN TO, AND APPROPRIATELY APPLY THE CONVENTIONS OF GRAMMAR IN BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN FORMATS.

STANDARD FIVE

NYS/NYC E5• STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE

LITERATURE THAT CONSISTS OF POETRY, FICTION, NON-FICTION AND ESSAYS AS DISTINGUISHED FROM INSTRUCTIONAL, EXPOSITORY, OR JOURNALISTIC WRITING.

WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO• COLLEGE PORTFOLIOS

• RESEARCH PAPERS / MLA• SUMMER READING (9/25)• INDEPENDENT READING ASSIGNMENT (25 BOOKS)• ANALYSIS / DISCUSSION• WRITING / JOURNALISTIC / POETRY/ESSAYS MOCK ESSAMS• VOCABULARY : REGISTER FOR WORD OF THE DAY• PRESENTATIONS• LEADERSHIP …. NO ZOMBIES (CRITICAL THINKING)• ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS.

PROCEDURES• COME IN ON TIME (LATE LOG: -5 FOR EVERY LATENESS)• MLA HEADING ON PAPER (YOUR NAME, CLASS PERIOD, TEACHER

NAME AND DATE, )• BEGIN DOING THE DO NOW (DO NOT COPY, JUST DO IT!)• HAND IN HOMEWORK (SEE HOMEWORK PROCEDURES)• MUST SIGN IN AND OUT FOR BATHROOM BRAKES, TWO PEOPLE

PER CLASS PERIOD ONLY, NO ONE GOES TO BATHROOM 1ST AND 8TH.

• DO NOT ASK ME IF YOU CAN PICK SOMETHING UP AND COME BACK• BE ACADEMY (WARNING AND REFERRALS WILL BE GIVEN)• DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT PERSONAL ISSUES DURING CLASS. SAVE

IT FOR AFTER CLASS OR AFTER SCHOOL.• ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT EXIT THROUGH THE BACK• RAISE YOUR HAND TO ASK QUESTIONS (NO CALLING OUT).• CHECK HOMEWORK LOG WHEN YOU ARE OUT. • AS A STUDENT TO FILL YOU IN.

HOW TO DO WELL• COME TO CLASS• COME ON TIME… ALL THE TIME• CLASS WORK, PARTICIPATION, BEHAVIOR,

HOMEWORK, CLASS ASSIGNMENTS• NO HYPOCRISY OR FAKING• GIVE YOUR BEST• BE A LEADER• RESPECT• ASK QUESTIONS• TUTORIALS 9TH PERIOD ON WEDNESDAYS

HOW TO FAIL1. COME IN LATE2. CUT MY CLASS3. BE ABSENT 4. BE NON-ACADEMY5. TELL ME YOU LOVE ME AND THAT I AM THE BEST TEACHER

EVER AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.6. HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO NOT DO7. SAY “I TRIED”; OR “I THOUGHT OF DOING IT.” “COUDA,

WOUDA, SHOUDA.”8. BE MEDIOCRE9. BE A ZOMBIE10. DON’T ASK QUESTIONS11. DO NOT DO CLASS WORK OR HOMEWORK

MY PHILOSOPHY• WE ARE A BODY OF WATER ANY RIPPLE, ANY WAVE

WILL DISRUPT THE FLOW. I WILL EXTRACT THE DISRUPTION. DO NOT BE THAT DISTRACTION.

• I EARN MY PAY• EDUCATION IS A TWO WAY STREET• LEADERSHIP NOT AIMLESS ZOMBIES.• I WORK…YOU WORK• NO DRAMA• NO EXCUSES• EDUCATION, REPUTATION, HARD WORK…THAT IS

FREEDOM.

SUPPLIES**Will Vary depending on class

• TWO POCKET FOLDERS• ONE JOURNAL• ONE SPIRAL NOTEBOOK FOR ENGLISH ONLY (THERE WILL

BE NOTEBOOK CHECKS)• RED PEN• YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION• YOUR KNOWLEDGE• YOUR ENERGY• YOUR RESPECT• YOUR IDEAS• YOUR QUESTIONS• YOUR SOLUTIONS