Mrs. Scofield's Honors Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Syllabus

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Mrs. Scofields Honors Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Syllabus

What is this class about?
High school students will employ strong, thorough, and explicit textual evidence in their literary analyses and technical research.
They will understand the development of multiple ideas through details and structure, and track the development of complex
characters and advanced elements of plot such as frame narratives and parallel storylines. Student writing will reflect the ability to
argue effectively, employing the structure, evidence, and rhetoric necessary in the composition of effective, persuasive texts.
Students will be able to construct college-ready research papers of significant length in accordance with the guidelines of standard
format styles such as MLA. Students in high school will have built strong and varied vocabularies across multiple content areas,
including technical subjects. They will skillfully employ rhetoric and figurative language, purposefully construct tone and mood, and
identify lapses in reason or ambiguities in texts. Students will recognize nuances of meaning imparted by mode of presentation,
whether it is live drama, spoken word, digital media, film, dance, or fine art. Students will complete the course with the fully
developed ability to communicate in multiple modes of discourse demonstrating a strong command of the rules of Standard English.
Classroom Rules and Expectations:

A complete list of classroom expectations is included below. Students are expected to comply with all classroom and school wide
rules and procedures. Those who do not will be reprimanded. Consequences for misbehavior include, but are not limited to: a
verbal warning, removal from classroom, lunch detention, school-wide detention, an office referral, and in-school suspension.
Students are not allowed to:
Eat
Drink any beverages other than water
Text or use other electronic devices during
class
Sleep
Groom themselves (brush or pick hair or
teeth; put on makeup or lotion; spray
cologne or perfume, etc.)
Take items from other students or from the
teacher
Touch other students
Copy work from other students. Cheating
will not be tolerated. Any student caught
copying work from another student will
receive a zero on that assignment. Any
student who gives his/her work to a peer to
copy will receive a zero on the work given to
copy. This includes plagiarism on major
research and writing assignments.
Students are expected to:

Bring all necessary materials to class
Follow the dress code and other school rules
Speak respectfully to each other and to all adults
within the building
Be in their assigned seats when the bell rings
Enter the room in a calm, orderly fashion to
maintain a positive, productive learning
environment
Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and Elite
Scholars School Creed (Creed detention for those
who dont)
Actively participate in classroom discussions and
activities
Practice active listening
Show respect for classroom materials by returning
them to their proper place and maintaining a neat,
orderly work space
Complete all assignments to the best of his/her
ability
Tardy Policy
Students will receive detention upon their third tardy to my class. The tardy count clears at the beginning of the new semester
(January).
Make-up Work
Students will be allowed five days to make up any work missed for an excused absence. After those five days, they receive a zero
in the gradebook. Students are responsible for asking for their make-up work and for scheduling a time before or after school to
complete any test, quiz, or performance task missed during their absence.
Late Work
If a student does not turn in an assignment on the assigned day, he/she has three days to get that assignment in for a penalty of ten
points per day. (If the assignment is due Monday, Tuesday the HIGHEST POSSIBLE GRADE is a 90, Wednesday the HIGHEST
POSSIBLE is an 80, Thursday the HIGHEST POSSIBLE is a 70, and the assignment will not be accepted on Friday or any later
date.)
Required Materials
Notebook Paper
Writing Utensils (pen and pencil)

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9 Grade Literature and Composition
One 1 -inch binder with dividers

Highlighter
Suggested Materials: Flash Drive , Planner
Appreciated Donations: Colored copy paper,

Kleenex, hand sanitizer, highlighters, construction
paper, index cards
Classroom Texts:
Classroom textbooks include Houghton Mifflin Harcourts Georgia Collection: 9. Anticipated novels and extended texts
include, but are not limited to:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Speak by Laurie Halse
Night by Elie Wiesel
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Odyssey by Homer

A Separate Peace by John Knowles*
*Summer Reading Assignment
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Top 50 Skills for a Top Score: SAT Critical
Reading and Writing by Brian Leaf
(McGraw-Hills SAT Prep Book)
Notebook:
In addition to the required textbook, students will be expected to keep an organized notebook specifically for this class. I
recommend a 1 -inch notebook, and I will be checking to see the following divisions during the second week of class.
Notebook Divisions: Vocabulary, Daily Work, Graded Work, Assessments
Grading System
Students will be evaluated on the set percentages below.
Quizzes: 20%
Assessments: 25% (Tests, Projects, Essays)
Daily: 35% (Class work, Homework, Participation)

EOCT/Midterm: 20% of final grade (Mandatory)
**Please note that this course is very writing intensive; it is impossible to pass this class without turning in writing
assignments completed according to prescribed requirements.
Essential Vocabulary
Students will keep a list of cumulative literary terms in their notebooks, and there will also be a new list of vocabulary words each
week and a quiz over these every Friday.
EOC/Georgia Milestones Information:

This course has a statewide End of Course Test (EOCT) near the end of the semester, and it will count 20% of the total grade. It
cannot be exempted. This years End of Course Test will be different than in the past. The state has released a new Georgia
Milestones Program to align with the Common Core Standards. The biggest difference for students is that, instead of taking a
multiple choice test, they will be asked to create constructed responses, citing evidence from the text they are given. Writing is,
therefore, more important than ever!
Parent Portal, Webpage, Email:
In an effort to keep parents/guardians updated and involved with their students achievements and education, parents are strongly
encouraged to track their students grade through the online gradebook. I will do my best to place copies of project handouts on my
webpage in addition to handing them out to students. I do not post daily homework on my webpage; students are encouraged to
write daily assignments and reminders in their planners from my white board.
In an effort to make sure my personal contacts are accurate, I ask that all parents send me an email during the first week of school.
Please include in the email: your students name, the phone number you prefer me to use when contacting you, and something you
want me to know about your child.
Contact Information:Mrs. Scofield can be reached by calling the school at (404) 362-3811. Please note that the easiest way to
reach me is by email. It is brandie.ivester@clayton.k12.ga.us. Please include your students name in the subject line.
I welcome any questions and concerns and will be available to see students before and after school in room 3. I look forward to
working with each student on an individual basis.
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At Elite Scholars Academy, we strive for excellence in all things.

Mrs. Scofields Honors Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Syllabus

Classroom Rules and Expectations:

Students are expected to:

Writing Utensils (pen and pencil)

9 Grade Literature and Composition

At Elite Scholars Academy, we strive for excellence in all things.

One 1 -inch binder with dividers

Appreciated Donations: Colored copy paper,

The Odyssey by Homer

Daily: 35% (Class work, Homework, Participation)

EOC/Georgia Milestones Information:

9th Grade Literature and Composition

At Elite Scholars Academy, we strive for excellence in all things.

9th Grade Literature and Composition

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