English with Ms. Hennegan

English I Assignments 2nd six weeks

2009-10-14T14:30:00.000-07:00

Week One:
1. Shot in the Dark Vocabulary exercises due 10/6/09
2.shot in the dark crossword puzzle due 10/7/09
3. chapter 1-5 vocabulary test 10/8/09
tests/essays
4. Open Ended Question:What can the reader infer about the killer? 10/7/09

Week Two:

5. Open Ended Question: Who is responsible for Emily's death? 10/12/09
6. "Mean" Story Map 10/12/09 due 10/14/09
7. "Mean" detective book due 10/14/09
8. "Mean" Quiz 10/14/09
9. A Shot In The Dark questions 1-10 due 10/16/09
10. Open Ended Question: What type of person was Julio? due 10/16/09

Grades posted 10/12/09

2nd Six Weeks PreAP Assignments

2009-10-14T14:22:00.000-07:00

Week One:
1.Speak vocabulary illustrations- Due 10/06/09
2. Speak crossword puzzle-Due 10/07/09
3. Speak prereading -Due 10/08/09
4. Speak vocabulary test -10/08/09

Week Two:
5.First marking period dialect journal-due 10/13/09
6.[Roll on the wall 10/12/09-due 10/13/09
7. Timed Writing: What can the reader conclude about the narrator based on her thoughts and behavior?
8.Timed Reading: "Spotlight" due 10/14/09
9.Second Marking Period Dialect Journal due 10/16/09
10. Timed Reading: "Dead Frogs" 10/15/09
11. Speak Test 10/16/09

Grades Posted 10/12/09

English I PreAP Assignments

2009-09-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

1.syllabus signed
2.Bell Ringer 8/24-8/29
3.personal dictionary words 1-20
4. Vocab 1 quiz
5. "To a Mouse" -multiple choice questions
6. BR 8/31-9/4
7. Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 dialect journals
8. Of Mice and Men chapter 1 quiz
9. Of Mice and Men chapter 1 multiple choice questions 1-16
10. Of Mice and Men chapter 2 dialect journal
11. Of Mice and Men chapter 3 multiple choice questions
12. Of Mice and Men chapters 1-3 test
13. Brs 9/14-9/18
14.Essay 1 Discuss lesson learned through Lennie.
15. Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 multiple choice questions
16.Of Mice and Men chapter 5 mc questions
17. br 9/21 to 9/25
18. Of Mice and Men Final test

Individual progress reports passed out 9/22/09.

2009-09-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

English I assignments:
1.syllabus signed
2.Bell Ringer 8/24-8/29
3.Vocabulary Illustrations-
4. BR 8/31-9/4
5.Monsters' Inc. Movie plot diagram
6."The Most Dangerous Game" vocabulary packet
7. BR 9/7 to 9/11
8. Monsters inc /Vocab 1 TEst
9. Movie plot diagram
10. "The Most Dangerous Game" questions part 1&2
11. "The Most Dangerous Game" questions 3-5
12. BR 9/14 to 9/18
13. "The Most Dangerous Game"suspenseful scene illustration-project
14.Open Ended Question: How does the author create suspense in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
15.br 9/21 to 9/25
16. "The Most Dangerous Game" Final test
Individual Progress Reports passed out 9/22/09

English I Syllabus

2009-08-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

Ms. Hennegan’s Syllabus
English I

“Impossible is Nothing”
Course Outline
Through this course, students will continue to develop the tasks of application, analysis, and evaluation through the avenue of literature. This course is also designed to prepare a foundation for students as they take advanced levels of English. The students will learn from set objectives established for them to be successful in exams and successful in life.

Expectations of Student Behavior
Students will be
· Prompt
· Prepared
· Polite
· Properly attired
All district and campus policies will be in effect.

Grading Scale
The district-wide grading scale is as follows:
40% Classwork/Homework
25% Tests
20% Projects
15% ACP

Late Work Policy
You will be given one opportunity to make up late work. If you do not turn in homework the day it is due, you will be assigned to the after school Homework Academy per Mr. Conger. Failure to attend the Homework Academy when assigned will result in further disciplinary action. Your parents will also be contacted.

Bell ringers Everyday will begin with a bell ringer. You will find the bell ringer on the front screen. Bell ringers will be started as soon as you come in everyday. Bell ringers are required and are worth 20% of your grade. If you are absent it is your responsibility to get the bell ringers. You may now access them from my webpage. Bell ringers are due every Friday. They may NOT be turned in late.

Tutoring
For every hour of tutoring with me, the student earns one extra point for the six weeks grade.
Saturday School
On occasion, I will have Saturday school from 8-12. For every hour a students comes to Saturday school, the student will receive 1 extra point on their six weeks’ grade. Saturday school will usually be offered 2-3 times per six weeks.

Major Texts
You will be required to purchase the following books. This may be subject to change.
The Most Dangerous Game
Speak A Shot in the Dark
Down These Mean Streets

Class Journal/Scrapbook/spiral
You are required to have a spiral/composition book. All work will be done in this spiral/journal unless otherwise instructed by the teacher. Bell ringers WILL be done on notebook paper separate from your journals. You will use both the front and back of all paper. When you complete a journal, you will give it to me and purchase a new one.

Classroom Expectations & Procedures
Ms. Hennegan’s English Classes

I will lead a respectful and disciplined classroom. To achieve this we will follow certain classroom procedures. We will be organized, efficient, and on task. I promise you fairness, order, and respect in our classroom.

Discipline
Our school-wide discipline policy is as follows:
Stage 1 Classroom Management
Stage 2 Teacher Detention
Stage 3 Lunch Detention
Stage 4 After School Detention
Stage 5 Referral to Village

English I supply list- Please have these by Friday August 28, 2009. If you have trouble getting any of these, please see me. ( in addition to paper/pens/pencils)

1 spiral notebook
1 folder ( this folder is for you to keep your things in)

***** I will give you a folder to start a writing portfolio that will be kept in class.