English Disclosure Document

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EnglishclasseswillbebuiltontheprinciplesfoundintheNewUtahCore.Thesewillinclude
activitiesdesignedtosharpencriticalthinking,textanalysis,formulationofarguments,and
collaborativeskills.Studentswillbeexpectedtodoconsiderableindependentreadingandtofocuson
improvingtheirwritingskills.

Instructionalunitswillencompassnonfiction,historicalfiction,shortstories,poetry,andnovels,with
instructionongrammar,writing,andresearch.

READINGREQUIREMENTS:
o Silent Reading Time:Studentsareexpectedtobringareadingbookoftheirown
choicetoclassforthisdailyreadingtime.

o Reading Homework:Studentsareexpectedtoreadbooksoftheirown
choosingbothfictionandnonfiction,andreportonthemasdirectedbytheteacher.They
shouldreadathomedaily.
7
th
grade5books
8
th
grade7books
9
th
grade10books

MATERIALSNEEDED:Eachstudentwillneedtobringtoclass:
(1)Pens/Pencilsandlinedpaperfordailywork
(2)Areadingbookforsilentreadingtime.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Mostdailyassignmentswillbecompletedinclass.However,studentsnotcompletingthedaily
assignmentsinclassmaycompleteitathomeandbringitbackthenextday.

AllworkisexpectedtomeetQUALITYWORKSTANDARDS:
Ontime
Neat(nosmudgesorspiraledges)
Readable
Formattedcorrectlyasexplainedinclass

REMEMBER:Qualityworkmeansyourbesteffort!

TESTSandPROJECTS:
Studentlearningwillbeevaluatedthroughreadingandwritingprojectsaswellasperiodictestsandquizzes.

GRADING:
Gradeswillbebuiltfromclasslearningactivities,readingandwritingassignments,projects,andtests.The
finalgradewillbebasedonthepercentagesshownbelow:

A=95100 C+=7779
A=9094 C=7476
C=7073

B+=8789 D+=6769
B=8486 D=6466
B=8083 D=6063

LATEWORKPOLICY:
Workisexpectedtobehighqualityandturnedinontime.Studentsturninginlateworkorworkof
poorqualitymay,naturally,expectalowergrade.However,assignmentswillalwaysbeboth
expectedandaccepted,andwillreceiveagradeequaltoqualityandtimeliness.

ExtraCreditopportunitiesshouldnotbeexpected.

CITIZENSHIP:
Studentsareexpectedtobecourteous,givetheirbesteffort,andfollowclassrules.

ATTENDANCE,DRESSCODE,TARDINESS,ANDTRUANCY:
Theschoolattendance,dresscode,tardy,andtruancypolicieswillbefollowed.Pleasereferto
schoolpolicyasoutlinedintheJaguarJournalforcompleteinformation.