Ms. Rodriguez’s AP English and Journalism

1. Ms. Rodriguez’sAP English and Journalism Course Description Requirements, rules, and procedures RULE NUMBER ONE!! TAKE NOTES OF ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION

2. GENERAL INFORMATION • MSRODRIGUEZATFDA.GOOGLEPAGES.COM (DO NOT TYPE “WWW”). • VRODRIG6@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV • msrodriguezatfda@gmail.com • ROOM 330

3. NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS FOR ELA STANDARD ONE: “NYS/NYC E1” STUDENTS WILL READ FOR COMPREHENSION, IDENTIFY STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT, INTERPRET, MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND EXAMINE TEXTS CRITICALLY.

4. STANDARD TWO “NYS/NYC E2” STUDENTS WILL WRITE TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH DEVELOPING A SERIES OF PLANS, DRAFTS; STATE & UNDERSTAND PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, STYLE, TONE, AND STANCE.

5. STANDARD THREE “NYS/NYC E3” STUDENTS WILL SPEAK, LISTEN, AND VIEW TO EXPRESS AND EXPLORE IDEAS, GATHER AND SHARE INFORMATION, PERSUADE OTHERS, AND SELECT AND CRITICALLY ANALYZE MESSAGES.

6. STANDARD FOUR “NYS/NYC E4” STUFENTS WILL READ,WRITE, LISTEN TO, AND APPROPRIATELY APPLY THE CONVENTIONS OF GRAMMAR IN BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN FORMATS.

7. STANDARD FIVE NYS/NYC E5 • STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE LITERATURE THAT CONSISTS OF POETRY, FICTION, NON-FICTION AND ESSAYS AS DISTINGUISHED FROM INSTRUCTIONAL, EXPOSITORY, OR JOURNALISTIC WRITING.

8. WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO • COLLEGE PORTFOLIOS • RESEARCH PAPERS / MLA • SUMMER READING (9/25) • INDEPENDENT READING ASSIGNMENT (25 BOOKS) • ANALYSIS / DISCUSSION • WRITING / JOURNALISTIC / POETRY/ESSAYS MOCK ESSAMS • VOCABULARY : REGISTER FOR WORD OF THE DAY • PRESENTATIONS • LEADERSHIP …. NO ZOMBIES (CRITICAL THINKING) • ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS.

9. PROCEDURES • COME IN ON TIME (LATE LOG: -5 FOR EVERY LATENESS) • MLA HEADING ON PAPER (YOUR NAME, CLASS PERIOD, TEACHER NAME AND DATE, ) • BEGIN DOING THE DO NOW (DO NOT COPY, JUST DO IT!) • HAND IN HOMEWORK (SEE HOMEWORK PROCEDURES) • MUST SIGN IN AND OUT FOR BATHROOM BRAKES, TWO PEOPLE PER CLASS PERIOD ONLY, NO ONE GOES TO BATHROOM 1ST AND 8TH. • DO NOT ASK ME IF YOU CAN PICK SOMETHING UP AND COME BACK • BE ACADEMY (WARNING AND REFERRALS WILL BE GIVEN) • DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT PERSONAL ISSUES DURING CLASS. SAVE IT FOR AFTER CLASS OR AFTER SCHOOL. • ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT EXIT THROUGH THE BACK • RAISE YOUR HAND TO ASK QUESTIONS (NO CALLING OUT). • CHECK HOMEWORK LOG WHEN YOU ARE OUT. • AS A STUDENT TO FILL YOU IN.

10. HOW TO DO WELL • COME TO CLASS • COME ON TIME… ALL THE TIME • CLASS WORK, PARTICIPATION, BEHAVIOR, HOMEWORK, CLASS ASSIGNMENTS • NO HYPOCRISY OR FAKING • GIVE YOUR BEST • BE A LEADER • RESPECT • ASK QUESTIONS • TUTORIALS 9TH PERIOD ON WEDNESDAYS

11. HOW TO FAIL COME IN LATE CUT MY CLASS BE ABSENT BE NON-ACADEMY TELL ME YOU LOVE ME AND THAT I AM THE BEST TEACHER EVER AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO NOT DO SAY “I TRIED”; OR “I THOUGHT OF DOING IT.” “COUDA, WOUDA, SHOUDA.” BE MEDIOCRE BE A ZOMBIE DON’T ASK QUESTIONS DO NOT DO CLASS WORK OR HOMEWORK

12. MY PHILOSOPHY • WE ARE A BODY OF WATER ANY RIPPLE, ANY WAVE WILL DISRUPT THE FLOW. I WILL EXTRACT THE DISRUPTION. DO NOT BE THAT DISTRACTION. • I EARN MY PAY • EDUCATION IS A TWO WAY STREET • LEADERSHIP NOT AIMLESS ZOMBIES. • I WORK…YOU WORK • NO DRAMA • NO EXCUSES • EDUCATION, REPUTATION, HARD WORK…THAT IS FREEDOM.

13. SUPPLIES**Will Vary depending on class • TWO POCKET FOLDERS • ONE JOURNAL • ONE SPIRAL NOTEBOOK FOR ENGLISH ONLY (THERE WILL BE NOTEBOOK CHECKS) • RED PEN • YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION • YOUR KNOWLEDGE • YOUR ENERGY • YOUR RESPECT • YOUR IDEAS • YOUR QUESTIONS • YOUR SOLUTIONS