The Eagle’s Nest

January 2009 (12-16) 1/14

PAYNTER ACADEMIC POLICY AND PROCEDURES

HISTORY

I have never had a student fail my class who did all the work.  NEVER.  My class is structured to give every student an opportunity to learn and pass.  However, if a student refuses to do the work – I can’t grade nothin’!

To this end:

·      I grade almost everything the students do, either with a number or completion grade.

·      I announce all projects, papers, and reports well in advance of the due date and have parents sign-off on these assignments.   

·      I post material on my school website or Edublog for students and parents to view, and I post weekly calendars in the room and on the class door.  I even have a nightly update on my Edublog!  If parents or students do not know what is going on – they don’t want to know.   I am only one-third of this equation.  Students and parents are the rest.

·      I display the week’s work on the side whiteboard, including a due today section.

·      I make available a blank weekly agenda page for those students who want one.

·      I offer free late passes and points added (through the Paynter Points) for most work.

·      I offer “points off” (usually 25% a day) for late work without a pass (Paynter or absent sheet).  All late work requires some sort of pass or it will not be accepted.

·      I offer bonus points for early turn-in (at times), and extra credit work (announced).

·      I post my school and home email on my school website, so all can contact me.

·      I check my phone messages daily and both emails twice a day.

·      I am available most days for student consult and make-up work before school, at lunch, and after school.   Parent appointments can also be made by prior arrangement.   Make-up work is the student’s responsibility and on the student’s time.

·      I send out a full or summary progress report at least two times a quarter (in addition to the mid-quarter and final grade).  These are to be viewed and signed for (by parent on Parent Signature form).  Individual printouts will be provided upon written request.

·      I post on my Edublog two posts especially for parents. One is a message post and one is a list of those things parents should have seen and signed off on (also posted on school site).  This way even non-custodial parents are kept in the loop.

·      I use handouts when needed and they are available for those who missed them due to an absence (in class), and for those who have lost them (online).  Extra copies made by me must be ordered and will cost a dime a page.  Only one copy is free.

·      Those with special accommodations may request to take tests at lunch or afterschool on the day of the test, instead of in class.   Also, if they do not finish a test in class, extra time will be arranged.  No automatic pullouts for tests.  If they do not show for the alternative time they will receive a zero. 

·      I have posted helpful links and PowerPoints on both websites.  Use them!

Things to know:

·      ATTEND CLASS EVERYDAY.  Students missing more than 20 days a year statistically suffer substantial academic achievement loss.  That is only 5 days a quarter!

·      There is ALWAYS homework.  Daily assignment, QRA reading, or long-term project work.

·      Take advantage of ALL extra credit. It really helps!

·      If a student has less than 70 on any of the progress reports they will be assigned an hour a week of required tutoring until the grade reaches a 70.   Note – parents will have to provide transportation for any afterschool make-up work, academic tutoring, or behavioral detention.

English IV Final Study Guide – 1/09

Study the life and works of the following:

Charlotte Bronte                      William Golding

T.S. Eliot                                      Jonathan Swift

William Wordsworth             William Blake

Sir Author Conon Doyle         Jean Jacques Rousseau

Study the following works and their authors:

The Naming of Cats                                                 The Rocking Horse Winner

The Lady of Shallot                                                  Ulysses

Araby                                                                           Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night

A Brave New World                                                 David Copperfield

Robinson Crusoe                                                      Oymandias

Gulliver’s Travels                                                    My Last Duchess

Know the meanings:

couplet

ode

form

sound devices (name examples)

stream of consciousness

Misc.

 The Victorian period is called the age of what literary form?

Who is considered by many to be the greatest poet of the 20^th century?

“How do I love thee…” was written by which poet?

LEG – Know your book, and the author, major characters, setting, and plot line of the other five.

TKMB – IDENTIFY CHARACTERS FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Spends summers with an aunt, who lives next door to the Finch family.

A recluse who never emerges from his home.

A black man who stands accused of rape.

A lawyer and an extremely upright person. 

Works as the Finch family’s cook and housekeeper.

Evil, ignorant man who lives in a shack with his nine motherless children.

Woman who falsely accuses Tom Robinson of rape. 

Starts first grade shortly after the start of the story. 

He is quieter and more reserved than his sister, Jean Louise.

He has an active imagination and is the one who pushes to explore the old house on the block.

MORE TKMB:

What is the name of the town where the fictional story takes place?

He comes to lunch at the Finch house, but Scout is rude to him.

He was a talented marksman who during the story shot a rabid dog in the street.

He leaves gifts inside a hallow tree for the children.

Who lead a lynch mob the night before Tom’s trial, but because of Scout’s words he broke it up?

What reason does Mr. Radley give for sealing the tree’s hole with cement?

What was Dill’s real name?

Why did Atticus tell the children not to kill a mockingbird?

Why did the guards kill Tom Robinson?

In which decade was the novel published?

Parts of Speech (KNOW MEANING AND EXAMPLES)

Noun                 Personal Pronoun                    Action Verb             Linking Verb            Adjective                         Adverb         Preposition            Coordinating Conjunction            Interjection

STORY ELEMENTS (CHECK POWERPOINT)

first person POV        third person (limited omission) POV             third person (omniscient) POV    objective POV           theme        symbol        tone         dramatic Irony         situational Irony     hyperbole             realism            romanticism                    foreshadowing         flashback          protagonist                  flat character                       simile                          metaphor