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Back to School Night 2017-2018 English 4~ Mrs. Bly blyt@pvpusd Welcome!

Back to School Night 2017-2018 English 4~ Mrs. Bly blyt@pvpusd.net Welcome!. Contact Information. Mrs. Bly blyt@pvpusd.net 310-378-8471 ext. 623; Room 323 The best way to reach me is by e-mail.

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Back to School Night 2017-2018 English 4~ Mrs. Bly blyt@pvpusd Welcome!

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  1. Back to School Night 2017-2018 English 4~ Mrs. Bly blyt@pvpusd.net Welcome!

  2. Contact Information • Mrs. Bly • blyt@pvpusd.net • 310-378-8471 ext. 623; Room 323 • The best way to reach me is by e-mail. • Check Staff webpage on http://pvhs.pvpusd.net/ for all class info. This is updated daily.

  3. Sign up for Aeries- Weekly Reports! Emailed directly to you-check attendance-check grades-check missing assignments Although your child is a senior and is spreading his/her wings, he/she still needs your support…even if you are a “silent” partner. PLEASE check attendance and grades (ESPECIALLY 2nd semester!)

  4. About Mrs. Bly: • I moved to Palos Verdes in 6th grade, & I’m a graduate of Ridgecrest and Peninsula High School (formerly called Rolling Hills High School). I currently live in PVE. • B.A. in English, UCI • M.A. in Education, Belmont University • I’ve lived in 5 different states • I have 4 children (ages 13-22); 1 graduated from PVHS 2015 & 1 currently attends PVHS (a senior!)

  5. Mrs. Bly’s Webpage • Please take out your phones and go to www.pvhigh.com • Click on the HOMEWORK icon at the bottom • Choose “English” & scroll to “Eng 4-Tracey Bly” • Click on Tracey Bly • You will see all the “Posts” (including this Power Point) • IF you scroll all the way to the bottom, you will see black box with all of my folders

  6. Reading Curriculum: • Hamlet, William Shakespeare • Ready Player One, Ernest Cline • Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell • The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini • Excepts from British literature from our textbook (from Anglo-Saxons 449 to the Modern World 2017)

  7. Curriculum, continued… • vocabulary- 12 units (3 per quarter plus a midterm) • class presentations (often in groups) • perform, read scenes out loud • participate in discussions, debates, and Socratic seminars

  8. Writing • Daily journals • At least one essay for each unit • Required to type all writing assignments • Students must have daily access to the Internet, a working computer, and a printer • No excuses for not having a major assignment on time (everything is posted way in advance)

  9. Citizenship Grades • Theme for the year: COMMUNITY • Participation grade factors into academic grade: 5% • (see Class Procedures ) • This is an easy way to see how your child is doing in the classroom. I document all participation points. • Cell phones are kept in the holder in the front of the class • Students may access phones during class during our short break

  10. Overall grade: • 5% PART: Participation • 20% CW: Class work (includes journals and homework) • 20% Quizzes: reading and vocab quizzes • 25% WA: Writing assignments • 30% TEST: Tests

  11. Grading Details • Completion points AND Comprehension points • Literature packet: stamps=completion points • One chapter will be picked by Mrs. Bly to grade for comprehension/content= writing grade • No late homework stamps, but can put in collection packet for partial credit. • Stamp = 5pts (on time) • No stamp but completed= 3 pts. (late) • Not turned in at all=0 points • Late major assignments(essay) = 10% lower per day • Aeries.net to check students’ grades • Updated Fridays

  12. Grading Example:

  13. Teacher webpage: Everything is Posted • Staff webpage updated daily: includes homework calendar, lesson plans, handouts, etc. . • http://pvhs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=648778&type=u&pREC_ID=1023139 • Staff/ School Directory http://pvhs.pvpusd.net/ • Type in Tracey Bly & you will arrive at my Webpage • Also available on cell phones. Go to PVHS website and click on Homework Icon

  14. Absences • After 5 absences, a warning will be sent home to parents & student • After 10 absences, SART meeting (School Attendance Review Team) • After 15 absences, SART meeting & contract • After 20 absences, SARB (School Attendance Review Board) referral process followed. Possible SARB hearing

  15. Cheating • 1st incident: “0” on the assignment; administration referral (perhaps Saturday school); parent notified; possible “U” in citizenship • 2nd incident: same as above plus administration referral & administration will contact parents • Cheating includes plagiarism, copying homework, unauthorized collaboration, forgery, cheating on tests/quizzes

  16. How you can help your student succeed in this class: • Make sure the student has all his/her needed materials • Make sure your student has access to a computer, the Internet, a functional printer, and a flash drive. • Read along with your student and/or discuss what your student is reading with him/her. • Let me know if personal/home problems are affecting school work • Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

  17. Wish List • Kleenex • Hand sanitizer • Expo markers, erasers, pens, pencils • Colored printer paper

  18. Thank you for coming! Any questions?

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