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SALLY a. HAWTHORNE
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the
road to success is paved with following rules
1. I expect my students to come
to class prepared. They must have a 3 ring binder of at
least
1” width (no paper duo-tang folders or spiral notebooks as these will not
hold
everything
I pass out throughout the year). They will also need plenty of pencils
and/or
pens throughout
the school year, as well as plenty of college ruled notebook paper.
2. I expect my students to come
to class wide awake (sleeping will not be tolerated) and
ready
to work, ready to read out loud, ready to work with a partner or in a small
group,
ready
to participate in class discussions, and respectful enough to listen quietly
when others
are reading
or speaking.
3. I expect my students to do
their own work. It is far better for them to try to do an
assignment
on their own and perhaps not do well on it than to copy another’s work
and
learn
nothing from doing so. Cheating will not be tolerated.
4. I expect my students to be
on time to my class. On time for my class means they are in
their
seats working on the activity written on the chalkboard when the tardy
bell rings. If
they are
walking through the door or up walking around the room talking to other
students,
they are tardy and will have to serve a teacher’s detention after school
(within
2 days). If they have a written excuse from the office or another teacher, their
tardy
is excused and no detention will have to be served.
Chronic tardiness may also result in I.S.S. Failure to keep
a teacher’s detention will result in additional disciplinary action.
5. I expect my students to display
a positive, respectful attitude towards both their fellow
students
and me at all times. Failure to do so will result in them being sent
into the hall or
the center
of the pod until such time that I can leave the class to conference with
the
student.
If disrespectful, disruptive, or aggressive/ hostile behavior continues,
attempts will
be made
to contact parents and/or the student will be written up and sent to the
office.
6. I expect my students to speak
appropriately to their fellow classmates and me. I tell them
that they
should talk in such a way as would be expected if they were at their grandma’s
house
or in church. Foul language/obscenities, sexually explicit and/or
disrespectful talk
will not
be tolerated.
7. I expect my students to raise
their hands before speaking out.
8. I expect my students to remain
quiet while others are working or speaking.
9. I expect my students to keep
their hands to themselves. Touching others, their belongings
or taking
things that do not belong to them is adolescent and will not be tolerated.
Stealing
or suspicion
of theft can result in our school resource police officer being called
into the
classroom. We have far too much to accomplish in the 180 days they
are with me
and time
dealing with this kind of behavior is time wasted.
10. I expect my students to remain seated
at all times unless sharpening pencils, throwing trash
away,
asking me questions about the work they are doing, turning in work to the
assignment
trays or given permission to do otherwise.
11. I expect my students to learn to think
rather than react. The act of fighting is in a sense
telling
the person they are fighting with that they are worth getting sent home
for 10
days of O.S.S. and getting zeros in their classes. No student I have ever taught
would come
right
out and say that to another student they are having problems with; therefore,
fighting
is self-destructive
and damaging to their grades. Avoiding trouble
- talking
things
out with me - may deflate the situation as well as teach them problem
solving
techniques they can use throughout their lives. Any student who honestly
wants to
avoid
trouble is welcome to talk to me at any time, and I will help them think
of alternative
ways of
handling the problem instead of fighting.
12. I expect my students to remain in my class
for the entire class period. Bathroom breaks,
going
to the locker to get forgotten books, etc., or going to other classrooms
to get things will result in after school detention.
13. I expect my students to leave their CDs and CD player or their
Walkman
at home or in their car. If brought into my class, it will be turned
over to an
administrator and your child might not get it back until the end of the
school year.14. Cell phones and beepers are to remain out of sight and turned off
from 8 o'clock a.m. till 3 o'clock p.m. They are to be used only outside
and only before or after school.
15. Students, upon entering my classroom, are to remain in the room.
They are not to leave the room in order to go into the hall and visit with
friends. The only exception is if the let me know they are going to the
restroom prior to the start of class.
I am confident that if your child understands and follows these procedures
and rules, their school year in my English class will be trouble-free,
productive and successful - as well as enjoyable. Should you have
any questions about the information in this letter, please feel free to
call me at
225-2634 and leave a message with the receptionist, and I will get
back with you as soon as possible. I look forward to meeting you
at some point during the school year and working with you to ensure your
child's well being and success here at Thomasville High School.
"How
am I going to be graded?"
This is quite likely one of the
most often asked questions I hear from my students at the beginning of
each school year. The table below will show how each type of assignment
is given a percentage - all of which adds up to the total of your grade.
Grading
Scale for 10th grade Literature & Composition
|
Type of Assignment
|
Abbreviation for Assignment
|
Percentage of Total Grade
|
|
|
|
|
| Classwork |
CW |
25% |
| Quizzes |
Quiz |
20% |
| Test & Writing Assignments |
T & W |
15% |
| Homework |
HW |
15% |
| Attendance, Preparedness & Behavior/Work Ethic |
Participation |
10% |
| Nine Weeks Final Exams |
Final |
15% |
Grading Scale for Advanced 10th grade Literature &
Composition
| Type of Assignment |
Abbreviation for
Assignment |
Percentage of
Total Grade |
| Classwork |
CW |
20% |
| Homework |
HW |
15% |
| Quizzes |
Quiz |
15% |
| Tests & Major Papers |
T & W |
25% |
| Nine Weeks Final Exams |
Final |
15% |
| Work Ethic |
Participation |
10% |
**Abbreviations are used in my computer gradebook program.
When your child brings
a grade report home, you will find these abbreviations
on the report.
The Importance
of Books
We will read
many
books in both my tenth grade and advanced tenth grade classes this year.
Quite a bit of the reading will take place in class; however, when a textbook or outside novel
is assigned to you it is imperative that you keep up with and take care of them. If you
lose them or damage them, there is a price you will have to pay for the loss
or damage of the book. What follows is a list of the book prices
for my classes:
>
Elements
of Literature Fourth Course
- $50
>Outside novels
- range in price
from $6 to over $15
> McDougal
Littell, Language of Literature -
10th grade - $61
*There are varied fees for damage to books as
well. Fees depend on the amount of damage done to the book and what
book was damaged.
Please
take care of the books you're given to use. They are an important
part of your success in class.
Tenth
Grade Reading List
"The Taming
of the Shrew"
"Julius Caesar"
Farewell
to Manzanar
Daniel's Story
The Pigman
Marked
by Fire
Waiting
for the Rain
Deathwatch
The Chosen
"Oedipus the King"
A Separate Peace
"The Piano Lesson" &/or "Twelve Angry Men"
That Was
Then, This Is Now
Greek and
Norse Mythology
Selected short
stories from the textbook
Poetry (from textbook)
*Some of these titles are for the 10th grade lit. class, some are for the
advanced class and some are read in both classes.
Tenth
Grade Writing Assignments
Weekly Writing
Assignments
Original Student
Composed Poetry
*Mythology
Research Paper
*(This paper
is a part of a Mythology Project)
Julius Caesar Research
Paper
(This paper is based on information presented during our reading of "Julius
Caesar")
(Some of the novels are optional and may not actually be read during the
school year).
Thank you for
stopping by to visit me on the World Wide Web. If you'd like to get
in touch with me at Thomasville High School, please call 225-2634 and
leave a message with our receptionist.
I will return your call as
soon as possible.
Sally
Hawthorne
Teacher, English Department
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Academic
Affiliations
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Who's Who Among America's High School Teachers
Professional Association of Georgia Educators