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Dear Students/Parents/Guardian,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the school year 2012-2013 at
Thank you.
Norina S. Terry
CLASSROOM RULES
1. Be polite and use good manners.
2. Follow directions and complete work.
3. Raise hand before speaking or leaving seat/work station.
4. Bring materials to school and be ready to work.
5. Respect your own and other’s property.
Specific rules:
1. Be in class on time.
2. Keep your hands and your feet to yourself at all times.
3. Do not use vulgar or offensive language.
4. NO gum chewing in class.
5. Always take turns when speaking or when using a book or any material in class.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO BREAK A RULE:
First Offense: Verbal warning
Second Offense: Written warning
Third Offense: Parental Contact
Fourth Offense: Administrative Referral
Fifth Offense: Detention/Removal from class
*Late submission of work may not be accepted for daily grades. Deductions will be incurred for accepted late work: 15 points/percent on the first day, 25 points/percent on the 2nd day, 35 points/percent on the 3rd day, 50 points/percent on the 4th day, and zero on the 5th day. Any work not turned in after five days may not be accepted for a grade anymore.
*The student is responsible to ask the teacher for missed work after every absence occurs.
*The student can be allowed make-up work for every excused absence and may earn 100% replacing a low grade within 3-5 days, or as per student-teacher agreement from the day the student comes back from an absence. It is the student’s responsibility to ask for make-up work.
RECEIPT of Syllabus, Rules, and Regulations
Student: I have read the syllabus and class rules and I understand them perfectly. I will honor it while I am enrolled at Bellaire HS in Ms. Terry’s class.
Print Name: ________________________ Signature:
Parent/Guardian: My/Our child discussed the syllabus and class rules with us. I understand and will support them.
Print Name: ________________________ Signature:
Teacher: I will be fair and consistent in administering the lessons and this discipline plan for this SY 2011-12.
Print Name:______________________ Signature:
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ENGLISH II Syllabus
English II is a course that covers the elements of fiction and non-fiction, the parts of speech, and selected texts. The lessons will encompass a study of literary structure, literary devices, and interpretation of meaning through reading, learning through teamwork, analysis through writing, significance of culture and diversity, a time in American history, a Shakespearean play, and research writing.
Writing – Students will use the recursive writing process to write effectively in a variety of forms and will evaluate their own and others’ writings.
Speaking and Listening – Students will present informative, persuasive, and literary messages appropriate to the purpose and audience, and will listen attentively to and analyze and evaluate others’ presentations.
Viewing and Representing – Students will interpret, analyze, evaluate and produce visual representations.
Grading:
A = 90- 100
B = 80- 89
C = 75- 79
D = 70- 74
F = 69- below
Course Evaluations:
Major Grades (quiz/test) 50%
Daily Grades 40%
Homework / Participation 10%
Holt McDougall Literature
Analytical essay and poem
Essay (personal, narrative, persuasive, etc.)
Video/Photo essay of a natural disaster
Research paper
Close
Library
Internet
Houston Teacher’s Institute Curriculum Units
CDs/DVDs/VHS
1. 1 1/2” Binder with 3 dividers/loose sheets of paper
2. 3 Composition notebooks
3. Pen and paper
4. Assigned textbook or novel
5. Handouts (provided by teacher)
1. Read ahead of schedule.
2. Outline what was read.
3. Take notes.
4. Review notes on a regular basis.
Fall Semester
Summer
Short Stories
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut
“Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury
“Searching for Summer” by Joan Aiken
Other Short Stories we may read if time allows
“Two Friends” by Guy de Maupassant
“The Interlopers” by Saki
Poetry - TBA
Reading novel and a classical Greek Drama
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Antigone by Sophocles
Grammar/Syntax
Vocabulary: 10-15 words per week
STAAR preparation
Spring Semester
Night by Elie Wiesel
Julius Caesar, a tragedy by William Shakespeare
I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant
For other information, please go to:
BLOG - http://nterrycloth-march.blogspot.com/
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ReplyDeleteIt's just like watching a video in 8th grade history. I wonder what life would be like if the ally forces didnt win against Germany.
ReplyDeleteJust imagine how much more peaceful the world might be if the Holocaust hadn't occured. People to this day still use it as a reason for racial superiority and attacks.
ReplyDeleteI think it's pretty sad to see how a person can get carried away with their prejudice and can treat other human beings as badly as the Jews were treated. The way they lived was just deplorable and the Holocaust was surely a dark period in human history.
ReplyDeleteJannie Avalos
Justin Rayford said..
ReplyDeleteI think what the Nazi’s did was cruel. You shouldn’t destroy people just because they’re different. The world is full of things that are different and that is what makes us who we are.
It's tragic that the captives in the concentration camps were fed hardly anything, and still expected to work unrealistic hours. All the while, they had to smell the stench of burning skin. I can't think of a worse fate.
ReplyDelete--Kevin Sampson
The reason for The Holocaust to occur is probably by the hatred of humanity, that we do not understand fully of what other people are thinking, even today people still does racial attacks to those groups who suffered through The Holocaust.
ReplyDeleteJohn Yue Han
It's scary to think that there are still people like Adolf Hitler still out there,I believe The inhumanity of The Holocaust was the result of the arrogance of human beings who set themselves up above all others disregarding the value of human life. I think we should all learn from this or like a quote I once read "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it".
ReplyDeleteNey Perez
In his twisted mind I am not sure whether he truly believed he was creating a superior aryan race, simply wanted power or both. But one thing is for certain the Holocaust was one of the greatest calamities of our history.
ReplyDeleteChathan Raj
slaves came to my mind when I saw the captives in the concentration camp because they both were fed hardly anything, forced to work many hours, and they both were forced to work in bad environments..... "weird".
ReplyDeleteRicardo Chavez
I wonder how many more people woulve been killed if the war continued.
ReplyDelete-Erik Cantu
this was a discusting thing that happened and should have never happend. people were abused and killed just for things that were manmade. there is no differance in people, were all human. so whats all this ruckus about?
ReplyDelete->JULIAN MORE'<-
I didint like that fact that Hitler singled out the Jewish people. I wonder what would the world be like if Hitler was never made the German chanceler in 1933.
ReplyDelete>>>Nicolas Rojo<<<
This was an interesting video,but I think they where fighting for no reason
ReplyDeleteIrving G.
It's really sad what people do just to get rid of people that are different.What happened during the Holocaust was really bad.It shouldn't had happened those people suffered alot and they did not deserve it.This is something that should not be repeated in the future.
ReplyDelete-Viviana Castillo
It is pretty sad to know how these people were treated by this man. Many families were separated an some never saw their loved ones ever again. I hope this never happens again because no one would like to go through this situation.
ReplyDelete-Elizabeth Mosqueda-
The holocaust was something mest up. I dont know what made Hitler thing he was better then everybody else.
ReplyDeleteDid he actually think he could take over the whole world!?
I can't even begin to imagine what's those people must be thinking. I think it's sad that Hitler could not accept that everyone is different and that no person is above everyone else.
ReplyDeleteTo me the Holocaust was something that should have never happened, it did some serious scars on everybody who lived through it and survived. Not only that but nobody had the right to treat these people like animals, we humans are all the same no matter the race, color, religion, physical or mental abilities. Hopefully this event won't ever happen again, and the world can make big changes in our society because we still have a lot of discrimination.
ReplyDelete.:Julissa Fernandez:.
Its really sad to think how one person can be the cause of millions of deaths. Some people in this world are truly heartless..and you know what they say if you dont learn from the past your bound to repeat it...
ReplyDeletemisha roney
True, Misha.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching a Holocaust film in the 8th grade similar to this one. Im glad I wasn't alive when it all happened, and I feel sorry for the people who were...
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