Welcome!!

1. Welcome!! Ms. Gegogeine English I

2. Contact Information • jgegogeine1@kleinisd.net • http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/jgegogeine1 • 2nd Period Conference (8:26-9:16) • Room #179 • LMS Link:https://collinslms.kleinisd.net/default.asp

3. Purpose of English I • Develop students who can effectively communicate through writing for a variety of purposes. • Develop students who can read critically and establish an understanding of cultural attitudes and basic literary terminology through various literary genres.

4. Classroom Expectations • Have integrity. • Show RESPECT for others and their ideas. • Be curious and share your best thinking. • Be prepared. • Strive for success.

5. 1st Six Weeks • Focus: How do stories communicate ideas and reveal truths about life? How do authors use different techniques to communicate truths and beliefs through different fiction and nonfiction works? • Writing: 11 Sentence Paragraph, Expository, Short Answer Response • Reading: Short Stories, Nonfiction

6. 2nd Six Weeks • Focus: Do heroes have responsibilities? How does epic poetry communicate the concepts of leadership and heroism? How does literature communicate ideas of leadership and heroism through real life situations? • Writing: Short Answer Response, Expository, Journals • Reading: The Odyssey, Poetry and Nonfiction

7. The OdysseyBy: Homer Available in the student textbook! "Son of Laertes and the gods of old,Odysseus, master of land ways and sea ways,dissemble to your son no longer now.the time has come: tell him how you togetherwill bring doom on the suitors in the town."

8. 3rd Six Weeks • Focus: Is conflict necessary? • Writing: Short Answer Response, Persuasive, Literary Essay (fiction) • Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird, Poetry, Nonfiction

9. To Kill a MockingbirdBy: Harper Lee “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

10. 4th Six Weeks • Focus: How does communication change us? How does the author(s) use various techniques to express ideas throughout the work(s)? How does research impact one’s perception of the past? • Writing: Research Paper, Expository • Reading: Nonfiction

11. 5th Six Weeks • Focus: Do our differences define us? What is drama? How have family values and beliefs changed over the course of time? • Writing: Short Answer Response, Expository, Literary Essay (Fiction) • Reading: Romeo and Juliet, Sonnets, Nonfiction

12. The Tragedy of Romeo and JulietBy: William Shakespeare "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast" This play is available in the student textbook! “star-crossed lovers” "O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright" "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun"

13. 6th Six Weeks • Focus:Is knowledge the same as understanding? How important is it to empathize with others? How important is narrative voice? • Writing: Short Answer Response, Journals, Multimedia • Reading: TheHunger Games

14. The Hunger Gamesby: Suzanne Collins “You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”

15. Tutoring/Extra Help • Tutoring is available with me after school by appointment only until 3:10. • English department tutorials available:Tuesday / Thursday 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm

16. Grading Breakdown • 40% Daily • 60% Major A variety of scoring methods will be used on compositions. Rubrics will be provided with all writing assignments.

17. Make-Up Procedures • The number of days a student is absent equals the number of days he or she has to complete the make-up work. • Long term assignments a student has been given advance notice of should be turned in the day he or she returns from an excused absence. • It is the student’s responsibility to refer to my webpage, student calendar or LMS for make-up work. • All major tests and quizzes must be made up before or after school by appointment only. Failure to keep two appointments will result in a zero.

18. Late Work Policy • Daily grade assignments may be turned in one day late, but will not receive more than a 50. • Major grade projects and papers may be turned in up to 5 days late, but will not receive more than a 70.

19. Retake/Redo Policy • Any student who is unsuccessful (grade below 70) on a major test will have one reasonable opportunity as determined by the teacher to redo or retake the test in order to show mastery of the material. The “redo” or “retake” test will be determined by the teacher and may not be the exact same assignment that was initially assigned, but rather a variation of the initial assignment that will allow the student to show mastery of the content. The student should have the time to participate in a relearning activity either directed by the teacher or self directed study prior to the retake opportunity. • Each student will have a maximum of five (5) school days OR until the end of the six-weeks, whichever occurs first, to “redo” or “retake” the test from the day that they were notified of the grade. • Students who participate in the test retake opportunity will receive the replacement grade with a ceiling of 70. • Major grade projects and papers will be accepted late for up to five days for a grade no higher than a 70%.   There is no redo option for major projects or major writing grades.  

20. Plagiarism • Dishonesty (plagiarism, cheating) will result in a ZERO for all parties involved and a discipline referral will be written.