Mrs.

Coates Class Information Sheet

Debate/Creative Writing/Literacy Lab

Please note, this is the specific information you need to know for my class in addition to the
information provided in the school-wide disclosure.

Contact Information
The best way to contact me is by email. I will do my best to respond to emails within 24
hours, Monday-Friday. My email is emma.coates@canyonsdistrict.org.
The best times to contact me by phone are 20 minutes before and after school and during
my preparation period (2
nd
Period on A Days, 3
rd
period on B Days). My classroom phone
number is (801) 826-6752.
If you would like to schedule an in-person conference, please email me to set up an
appointment. My classroom is #102.

Debate
Everyday, students need to bring a notebook specific to my class, a folder specific to my
class, and pencil or pen.
Debate students can expect one current event homework assignment per week, which
should not take them more than 10 minutes to complete. Once or twice a trimester
students will have a small speech writing/memorizing homework assignment.
Tournament preparation will be completed during class time.
Please plan on your Debate 1 student competing at one tournament, it is a requirement of
the class. Tournament grades will go on third trimesters report card. Advanced Debate
students are required to compete at two tournaments and the grades will be put on
second and third trimesters report card. All debate students who do not compete at the
required tournament(s) will lose the corresponding points, there is no make up option for
tournaments. Tournaments are after school on the following dates; October 30
th
, January
29
th
, March 11
th
, March 12
th
. More specific information will be sent home before each
tournament.

Creative Writing
Everyday, students need to bring a notebook or lined paper, a folder specific to my class,
and pencil or pen.
Creative writing students will need a creative writing journal. This can be a special
journal or just a regular notebook, depending on students preference. Notebooks should
have around 150 pages and can be lined or unlined.
For homework, creative writing students will write one page in their creative writing
journal every week. This should not take them more than 25 minutes to complete.
Journals will be graded on Fridays.

Literacy Lab
Everyday, students should bring a notebook or lined paper and a pencil or pen.
All work will be completed during class time, students should not expect homework for
this class since reading logs are completed in students English Language Arts classes.