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    Welcome to Language Arts 2/3 ET.
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Monday, August 29

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    Welcome to Language Arts 2/3 ET.
    You will find information about the course, links to homework and helpful resources, the syllabus, and announcements on this page!

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Monday, August 8

  1. page Script Frenzy edited Welcome to Script Frenzy! {ScriptFrenzyWorkbook.pdf}
    Welcome to Script Frenzy!
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  2. page Syllabus edited {LA2ETSyllabus.pdf} Mrs. Jennifer White Room 1103 E-Mail: __jwhite@sd129.org__ Phone: (630) …
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    Mrs. Jennifer White
    Room 1103
    E-Mail: __jwhite@sd129.org__
    Phone: (630) 301-5752
    Website: http://languagearts2and3et.wikispaces.com/
    Homework is also updated weekly on the district teacher webpage
    Materials Needed:
    Binder or Folder with looseleaf paper
    Composition book or notebook
    Pencils, Pens, Highlighters
    Index Cards-Lined (any size, color)
    Post-It Notes
    Textbooks and Novels:
    Elements of Literature, Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar-Grade Eight, Glencoe Speech, Basic Drama Projects
    The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and the play, “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Students may want to purchase their own copy of the novel if they wish to highlight and mark.
    Expectations:
    Come to class prepared
    Mentally (plenty of rest, ready to strain your brain, utilize your talents!)
    Physically (check the materials board before you come in, bring silent reading book, planner, classwork, and a bottle of water if you want.)
    Emotionally (stay positive, leave the drama at the door, be open to learning and different perspectives)
    Units of Study:
    Quarter 1
    PLT #12Sentence Structure
    PLT #16Quotation Marks
    PLT #5Summaries
    PLT’s #4 & 6Cause and Effect
    Main Focus: Grammar and Short Stories
    Quarter 2
    PLT #10Characterization
    PLT #11Irony
    PLT #9Literary Elements
    Main Focus: Poetry and The Outsiders
    Quarter 3
    PLT #26Elements of Drama
    PLT #27Acting and Communication Techniques
    PLT #25Communicating Meaning
    Main Focus: Basics of Speech, Informational Speech, Persuasive Speech/Debate
    Quarter 4
    PLT #26Elements of Drama
    PLT #27Acting and Communication Techniques
    PLT #25Communicating Meaning
    Main Focus: Basics of Acting, Script Frenzy, “The Diary of Anne Frank”
    Assessment of Student Learning:
    Students will be graded via portfolio this year in Language Arts. Portfolio grading is a unique and authentic assessment that is valuable in many ways. First, the student chooses from a selection of their work, between two and six learning samples they believe best represent how they answered the essential question over the quarter. This gives the student ownership of their work and the decision to put in what they feel best represents their performance in the course. Second, the student reflects on each piece of work they have done in a "Product Caption.” This product caption asks them to reflect on what they learned specifically and explain how they felt about it and why it might have been easy or challenging.
    Each piece of work in their portfolio directly correlates to West Aurora School District's Priority Learning Targets (PLT's), which are aligned to Illinois State Standards for Education. The essential questions were developed alongside the PLT's and are a restatement that the students find easier to understand. Students are "answering" the essential question with their Learning Samples and Product Captions.
    Grading Scale: 90% - 100 % =A
    80% - 89% =B
    70% - 79% =C
    60% - 69 % =D
    0% - 59% =F
    Homework Policy
    Homework must be turned in on time for full credit. Late work will be deducted by 2 pts. per day. Each assignment is worth 10 pts. Example: Noun Worksheet that would have earned 10 pts. but is 2 days late would be worth 6 pts.
    If a student does not have homework ready to go on the due date, they must fill out a "No Assignment Form" for the assignment, even if they are planning to turn it in late. If a student forgets to bring work to class, they can turn it in later that day for 2 pts. off.
    As a policy and due to the rising costs of paper, I do not make extra copies of assignments but many are available for download on the wikispace.
    In the case of an excused absence, students will have the equivalent of the time they were absent to complete assignments for full credit. It is the student's responsibility to find out what work was missed by checking the bin for their work. Folders are labeled for each day of the week. Students will have work in there with their name on it.

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  3. page Portfolio Grading edited What is Portfolio Grading? Portfolio grading is a unique and authentic assessment that is valuabl…
    What is Portfolio Grading?
    Portfolio grading is a unique and authentic assessment that is valuable in many ways. First, the student chooses from a selection of their work, four learning samples they believe best represent how they answered the essential question over the quarter. This gives the student ownership of their work and the decision to put in what they feel best represents their performance in the course. Second, the student reflects on each piece of work they have done in a "Product Caption". This product caption asks them to reflect on what they learned specifically and explain how they felt about it and why it might have been easy or challenging.
    Each piece of work in their portfolio directly correlates to West Aurora School District's Priority Learning Targets (PLT's), which are aligned to Illinois State Standards for Education. The essential questions were developed alongside the PLT's and are a restatement that the students find easier to understand. Students are "answering" the essential question with their Learning Samples and Product Captions.
    How Portfolio Grading works:
    Students complete work over the course of the quarter.
    They earn an "effort" grade for this work that goes into the gradebook.
    The "Effort" grade section will eventually be worth 20% of their grade.
    Towards the end of the quarter, the class reviews the PLT's covered in that quarter.
    Students are given their options for what they can include as Learning Samples for each PLT.
    Students complete a PLT Portfolio Page for each PLT covered that quarter.
    On the portfolio page, students identify which assignments, tests, quizzes, projects, etc... they will use as Learning Samples. Some assignments are required, and this is made known to students.
    Each PLT has 4 learning samples total.
    For each Learning Sample, students must fill out a Product Caption (as discussed earlier).
    Students then submit their portfolios for review to the teacher.
    The teacher fills out a Portfolio Rubric that is stapled to the inside cover of their portfolio.
    This Portfolio then accounts for 80% of the final grade.
    The breakdown for grading each PLT is as follows:
    PLT Portfolio Page (20 points)
    Product Captions (20 points)
    Learning Sample 1 (15 points)
    Learning Sample 2 (15 points)
    Learning Sample 3 (15 points)
    Learning Sample 4 (15 points)
    Total for each PLT: 100 Points
    Components to the Portfolio:
    PLT Portfolio Page
    Product Caption
    Learning Sample
    Portfolio Rubric

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