Tutor Email: jessmariehayes@gmail.com Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays Course Website: http:jessmariehayes.!eebly.com 2014-2015 Syllabus " am loo#ing $or!ard to partnering !ith you this year as !e !or# together to help your students reach their $ull potential. " belie%e communication is the #ey to a success$ul parent&student&tutor relationship. 'll class in$ormation and assignments( including !ee#ly planning guides( $or this academic year !ill be posted on the course !ebsite )http:jessmariehayes.!eebly.com*. There( you !ill $ind the course calendar and lin#s that your student !ill need to access. +lease chec# the course !ebsite $re,uently $or updates. This !ill be your guide to the school year. "n the e%ent that the course !ebsite does not ans!er your ,uestions( please email me. Email is the pre$erred $orm o$ communication and " !ill reply !ithin -. hours. " can be reached at jessmariehayes@gmail.com. Books: Belo! is a listing o$ boo#s that !ill be needed $or this course. The list is in alphabetical order( not in the order that the course !ill be using them. +lease ensure that the "/B0 number matches( as se%eral o$ these boo#s ha%e multiple %ersions. Author Title ISBN Bunyan( 1ohn The Pilgrims Progress 234&54266.728. 9oyle( /ir 'rthur Hound of the Baskervilles 234&85.8.634:3 9umas( 'le;ander Count of Monte Cristo 234&8776-56784 Myers( Lesha Windows to the World 234&8&2485887&5&4 Myers( Lesha Writing Research Papers 234&8&24.7.2:&4&2 /ebrane#( +atric# Writers Inc 234&8::27-2275 /ha#espeare( William Romeo and !uliet 234&8.757-:4:5 /pears( Eli<abeth =eorge Bron"e Bow 234&862756352- /teinbec#( 1ohn The Pearl# Centennial $dition 234&85.-888:2.
Supply List: Each student should come to class prepared by: )5* completing the assignments prior to arri%ing $or class )-* bringing all boo#s needed $or the day )6* bringing all supplies needed $or the day ).* printing out and bringing the current !ee#ly planning guide Here is a list o$ supplies needed $or this course: o 'll re,uired boo#s )see abo%e* o +en and pencil o Highlighters o 0oteboo# paper o 6 ring binder )organi<ational pre$erence is up to the studentparent but must include !ee#ly planning guides* Assignents: 'll assignments !ill be posted !ee#ly on the course !ebsite. /tudents are re,uired to print out the !ee#ly planning guides to bring to class. "$ !e ha%e any changes or details to add( students !ill ma#e adjustments to the planning guide in class. /tudents are responsible $or class assignments. Assignent !orat: 'll assignments must be typed and submitted using Times 0e! >oman $ont( si<e 5-. >ough dra$ts and $ormal essays must be double spaced !ith the name o$ the student( date( and title o$ the essay typed at the top o$ the $irst page. Multiple pages need to be stapled together. "$ a document is sent to me %ia email because o$ a special circumstance( it must be sa%ed as a Microso$t Word document )$ile e;tension: .doc or .doc;*. Late Assignents: Late assignments !ill be accepted $or up to one !ee#( but there !ill be a penalty. Ten percent !ill be deducted $or e%ery class day that the assignment is late. 'ssignments that are past due $or greater than one !ee# !ill not be accepted. ' grade o$ <ero !ill be gi%en. "$ there are special circumstances( then the parent can communicate !ith me by email be$ore the assignment is due so that !e can discuss $urther options. "$ a student is missing an assignment( the letter M !ill appear in Engrade until the assignment has been graded. "ra#ing: =rades can be $ound on the Engrade !ebsite )http:!!!.engrade.com*. /tudents are responsible $or #eeping trac# o$ their assignments and $or chec#ing to see that all assignments ha%e been turned in and recorded appropriately. "$ a recording discrepancy is $ound( please contact me %ia email !ith the related details. 'ssignments !ill be graded using the +E+ grading scale: 28 & 588 ? ' 48 & 42 ? B 38 & 32 ? C :8 & :2 ? 9 Belo! :8 ? @ @inal grades !ill be comprised $rom the $ollo!ing categories: Essayscompositionsresearch paper A .8B Home!or# 'ssignments A 67B Cui<<esTests"n class !riting A 57B Classroom participation A 58B $ssays %40&': We !ill co%er persuasi%e !riting( e;pository !riting( descripti%e !riting( narrati%e !riting( literary analyses( and research papers. The re%ision process !ill include rough dra$t and a $inal dra$t. " !ill not accept a $inal dra$t !ithout the rough dra$t and graded rubric attached to it. ' Drough dra$tE is just a common term $or the $irst dra$t o$ an essay. ' completed $irst dra$t should ne%er be rough. 'll !riting assignments should ha%e been edited by a parent using the pro%ided chec#list( and then re%ised by the student prior to being turned in. Each dra$t )$irst or $inal* that is turned in should be the best %ersion o$ that essay. @inal dra$t simply means the last %ersion )dra$t* o$ that particular essay. @inal dra$ts must al!ays be turned in !ith the prior rough dra$t and graded rubric( or the essay !ill not be accepted and !ill thus recei%e a late penalty. Both the rough dra$t and $inal dra$t !ill be graded and recorded. Essays !ill be e%aluated based on content )thesis statement( support o$ thesis( accomplished intended purpose o$ essay* and $ormat )presentation o$ essay including correct margins( $ont( header( punctuation( spelling( and grammar*. "ncorporating techni,ues taught in class is also considered a $ormat re,uirement. (oe)ork Assignents %*5&': /tudents !ill complete !ee#ly graded home!or# assignments. These home!or# assignments !ill ser%e as a springboard $or our class discussions. The responses to the home!or# assignments must be ans!ered in complete sentences and all parts o$ the ,uestion should be completed. Each assignment should be the studentFs best !or#. +ui,,es-Tests-In .lass /riting %15&': Cui<<es and tests co%ering reading assignments andor %ocabulary !ords are used to e%aluate a studentFs understanding o$ their reading and comprehension o$ in$ormation presented in class. We !ill also ha%e se%eral in&class !riting assignments during the school year. 0arti1ipation %10&': Class discussions !ill strengthen the studentsF ability to critically thin# about literature. There$ore( it is %ital to the class that each student participates in our discussions. "n order to recei%e $ull credit $or participation( students must contribute meaning$ul in$ormation during class discussions. +oints $or tardiness( disrespect( and not bringing te;ts to class !ill be deducted $rom this category. +lease contact me at jessmariehayes@gmail.com !ith any ,uestions.