English IV Honors Mrs' M F Fox

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English IV HonorsMrs. M F Fox

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Your BIG Year!

• School, future plans, work, play . . .
• How do you get some peace?!
• STAY on TOP of things!
• Work smarter, not harder.
• Make your time here, in school, count!!!
• Graduation will be here SOON!

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Requirements

• Regular Attendance
• Outside-of-Class Study, Assignments
• . . . may be reading essays, short stories,
  poems, novels composing powerpoints, short
  stories, poems writing essays.
• Usually, quiz after reading!

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Requirements (contd.)

• Absent? Make up in five daysno longer!
• Absent? Essay still due on due date!
• Absent? You still take the test/quiz!
• If absent, turn in assignment early.
• One day late, you drop a letter grade.
• Two days late, you drop 100 points!

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Need-to-Know Info

• Supplies Come to class with . . .
• lined paper
• your notebook
• a pen (Yes, a pen!)
• your assignment
• YOUR BOOK(S)!

• Grading
• 100 pts. Essays
• 100 pts. Tests
• 25-50 pts. Quizzes
• 25-30 pts. Short
• Writings

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Books for Course

• Issued by Sr. Chief Watts
• Textbooks
• WHS-issued Prentice-Hall lit text
• . . . and Issued by me--
• Assorted Novels (3 to 4)
• If you lose one, buy me another!

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Basically, you will be . . .

• Reading,
• Writing (Academic Resume, Application Essay)
• Reviewing grammar,
• Increasing your vocabulary,
• Working on ACT and SAT strategies.
• You will be passing English and graduating.

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Website Info

• btwash.org
• Go to my website, and bookmark it! Get
  assignment and test info here, and print
  handouts.
• thinkwave.com
• . . . is my grading programcode to you next
  week!
• Buy a NEW print cartridge.

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Contact Me!

• Best way--e-mail me. . . .
• mfox1_at_escambia.k12.fl.us
• or
• mffox6_at_yahoo.com
• My preparation periods . . .
• Period 4 and Period 5
• Buy a NEW print cartridge.

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Format for EVERY Assignment

• Your name
• Mrs. Fox
• English IV HonorsPeriod 1 (or 3)
• Date
• Double space EVERYTHING!
• (and) Buy a new print cartridge!

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Things to Remember . . .

• Your grade
• ? Its your call!
• ? Keep up!
• ? Check the website!
• ? Dont be late!

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Things to know/do now . . .

• No late work in this class!
• No drink, food, gum in this class!
• Register NOW for ACT or SAT.
• Buy a folder, a pen, paper NOW!
• No borrowing in this class!