English I | English II |Creative Writing|Speech

Speech
“Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...”
 Lawrence Clark Powell

Instructor: Ms. Lisa Carlino
Room for class:  604 (before or after school I can be found in room 304)
E-mail Address: carlinolisa@bcchs.org    Website: www.mscarlino.pbworks.com
Course Description:
Speech is a communications course involving organizational skills in research, verbal proficiency, methods of presentation, and delivery.  A wide range of speaking assignments aids in the student achieving poise, confidence and structure in public speaking situations.

Classroom Conduct and Expectations:
             The student will maintain a level of respect in the classroom, following the Golden Rule, to love God above all and your neighbor as yourself.  This respect will be not only for the teacher and fellow students, but also respect for Christ, the Church and its teachings.  This classroom should be a community of Christ, where everyone feels welcome to share ideas and opinions.   Classroom disruption will not be tolerated.  Please, however, feel free to ask questions and comment during class.
1. Be in your assigned seat and quiet when the bell rings.  The bell is your signal to be writing your journal topic, not discussing with classmates.
2. Bring current book, English Binder, Journal and materials to class daily
3. Keep your hands, feet and other objects to yourself
4. Use appropriate and positive language
5.  Keep all candy and drinks (excluding water) out of the classroom.  Please be respectful while chewing gum and drinking water.  If proper disposal becomes an issue ALL classes will lose privileges.
6. Do not talk while I am talking
Failure to follow above rules will result in a demerit or other punishment based on teacher discretion.                                                                                 

Resources:
100 3x5 or 4x6 Notecards

Powerschool is your friend!:
We have been given the gift of technology.  Your grades will be available for both you and your parents to check at any time.  I will update quizzes and daily grades as they come in – usually every day.  On papers or projects, my goal is to get grades in within a week of you turning in assignments.  Please use Powerschool to check your grades as well as to make sure I haven’t made a mistake.  Although English teachers like to think they are perfect, I’m still human.

Homework/Assignments:
Homework assignments will be completed before the beginning of class or they will be counted late.   All other homework assignments and projects will be turned in on their due date, if not before.
Late Homework: You may turn in late work for half credit for up to three days, after which you will not receive credit.
Late Speeches: Formal speeches will be considered late if they are not given when they are due.
-          Later that day, 1 letter grade. 
-          Each day after, 1 letter grade for each day.
-          Day 5 - no credit, entered in the grade book as NHI (not handed in) with a value of zero.
Absences:
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get assignments and schedule make-up tests before or after class.  Do not disrupt the rest of the class to ask about assignments when you were gone. 
Any handouts passed out while you were absent will be in the box in the back of the room.  It is your responsibility to take a look and get what you need.
Unless the assignment was given a specific due date, you have three days for each day that you were absent to make up the work. You have only 3 days to make up a test or speech missed due to an absence.  Again, it is your responsibility to schedule a makeups within these three days.  If you know you are going to be gone, please plan ahead and get your assignments before you leave.  With a planned absence before a speech, you also need to plan a time before you leave to deliver your speech to the class.

General Course Summary:
Grading Scale:  See agenda
Point system: Class work is worth 90%; final worth 10%
If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing, you will receive a zero on that assignment and further action may be taken.

I am available before and after school as well as in between classes to answer any questions.
All rules and regulations are subject to change at my discretion and at further need, both individually or collectively

“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.”
Mark Twain

"No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot."

-- Charles Dickens

Instructor: Ms. Lisa Carlino
Room: 304
Website Address: mscarlino.pbworks.com    E-mail Address: carlinolisa@bcchs.org

Course Description:
English I exposes students to a variety of significant multicultural literature to enhance their reading skills and understanding of a diverse world.  Students will engage in writing projects, which reinforce and synthesize critical thinking, vocabulary, and grammatical skills.

Classroom Conduct and Expectations:
The student will maintain a level of respect in the classroom, following the Golden Rule, to love God above all and your neighbor as yourself.  This respect will be not only for the teacher and fellow students, but also respect for Christ, the Church and its teachings.  This classroom should be a community of Christ, where everyone feels welcome to share ideas and opinions.   Classroom disruption will not be tolerated.  Please, however, feel free to ask questions and comment during class.
1. Be in your assigned seat and quiet when the bell rings.  The bell is your signal to be writing your journal topic, not discussing with classmates.
2. Bring current book, English Binder, Journal and materials to class daily
3. Keep your hands, feet and other objects to yourself
4. Use appropriate and positive language
5.  Keep all candy and drinks (excluding water) out of the classroom.  Please be respectful while chewing gum and drinking water.  If proper disposal becomes an issue ALL classes will lose privileges.
6. Do not talk while I am talking
Failure to follow above rules will result in a demerit or other punishment based on teacher discretion.

Resources:
Journal – 1 Composition Book.  Your journal will be turned in so, be honest but do not write what you do not want me to see. Journal entries should be a full 10 lines long – no matter what type of notebook you use!  You will only receive half credit for nine lines or less. The back of your journal will be used for class themes as well as note taking.

Grammar Test Policy:
Students will take a grammar test once a semester.  This is a pass/fail test.  Failure to pass these tests at a mastery level will require completing remediation lessons online and retaking the exam outside of class time by a specific date.  Teachers will be available for help after school but lessons may be completed at home.  Failure to do so will result in a grade of zero for the Grammar Test.

Powerschool is your friend!:
We have been given the gift of technology.  Your grades will be available for both you and your parents to check at any time.  I will update quizzes and daily grades as they come in – usually every day.  On papers or projects, my goal is to get grades in within a week of you turning in assignments.  Please use Powerschool to check your grades as well as to make sure I haven’t made a mistake.  Although English teachers like to think they are perfect, I’m still human.

Vocabulary Words
Students will be given a list of vocabulary words at the beginning of the year.  As with all handouts, extra copies are available on my website.  Students are responsible for knowing spelling and usage of words as they are assigned.  Words build upon each other – by the end of the year you will be in charge of all of them!!

Homework/Assignments:
Homework assignments will be completed before the beginning of class or they will be counted late.   All other homework assignments and projects will be turned in on their due date, if not before.
Late Homework: You may turn in late work for half credit for up to three days, after which you will not receive credit.
Late Papers: Formal papers will be considered late if they are not turned in by the beginning of the class period.

• Later that day, 1 letter grade. 
• Each day after, 1 letter grade for each day.
• Day 5 - no credit, entered in the grade book as NHI (not handed in) with a value of zero.

Absences:
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get assignments and schedule make-up tests before or after class.  Do not disrupt the rest of the class to ask about assignments when you were gone. 
Any handouts passed out while you were absent will be in the box in the back of class.  Daily assignments may be found on the class website.  It is your responsibility to take a look and get what you need.
Unless the assignment was given a specific due date, you have three days for each day that you were absent to make up the work. You have only 3 days to make up a test missed due to an absence.  Again, it is your responsibility to schedule a makeup test within these three days.  If you know you are going to be gone, please plan ahead and get your assignments before you leave.

General Course Summary:
The texts for the course students need to purchase include Of Mice and Men and one literature circle book.  Failure to have your own copy of the book by the due date may result in lose of points, demerits or a call home. 
The student will read Night, The Interactive Reader and Writer, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,.   The student will read poetry, drama, short stories, and non-fiction as well as working on composition, grammar, vocabulary and writing.

Exams: 
Exams will include a main essay on a given question about the unit of study.  There may also be matching, short answer, true and false, and/or multiple-choice questions.  More about each exam will be discussed before each test.

Grading:
Scale:  Diocesan Grading Scale, See agenda
Weighted Categories: Your semester grade will be made up of the following:
30% Tests      
30% Projects and Papers
20% Homework, Assignments and Quizzes
10% Vocabulary and Journals
10% Final Test

If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing, you will receive a zero on that assignment, receive a detention and further action may be taken. See Academic Honesty Form.

Leaving the Classroom: The student will receive an extra credit pass at the beginning of each semester.  Each time they leave the room for personal reasons their card will be punched.  After the fifth punch, the student will receive a demerit for each time they leave the room.  Any extra punches will be counted as extra credit at the end of the semester.  If the student loses a pass, another will not be issued.  Extra credit will only go to the student whose signature is on the pass.

I am available before and after school as well as in between classes to answer any questions.

All rules and regulations are subject to change at my discretion and at further need, both individually or collectively. 

A saint is not a man who never falls;

he is a man who gets up and goes on every time he falls.           

-- William Barclay

Instructor: Ms. Lisa Carlino                                  Room: 304
Website Addess:  mscarlino.pbworks.com                                  E-mail Address: carlinolisa@bcchs.org
Course Description:
This course is designed to expose students to various styles of world literature.  It will also further develop and improve writing, grammar and vocabulary skills.
Course Objectives: After this course, the student will:
1. Interpret and analyze literature by demonstrating an understanding of the basic themes of the literary works covered.  This will be done through projects and activities as well as discussions over readings.
2. Be prepared to defend him/herself when asked how this course relates to his/her everyday life.
3. Be able to express him/herself using correct grammar, vocabulary and usage of the English language, with a special concentration on the five-paragraph essay.
Classroom Conduct and Expectations:
The student will maintain a level of respect in the classroom, following the Golden Rule, to love God above all and your neighbor as yourself.  This respect will be not only for the teacher and fellow students, but also respect for Christ, the Church and its teachings.  This classroom should be a community of Christ, where everyone feels welcome to share ideas and opinions.   Classroom disruption will not be tolerated.  Please, however, feel free to ask questions and comment during class.
1. Be in your assigned seat and quiet when the bell rings.  The bell is your signal to be writing your journal topic, not discussing with classmates.
2. Bring current book, English Binder, Journal and materials to class daily
3. Keep your hands, feet and other objects to yourself
4. Use appropriate and positive language
5.  Keep all candy and drinks (excluding water) out of the classroom Please be respectful while chewing gum and drinking water.  If proper disposal becomes an issue ALL classes will lose privileges.
6. Do not talk while I am talking
Failure to follow above rules will result in a demerit or other punishment based on teacher discretion.

State Reading Assessment:
Students will be taking the State Reading Assessment during the spring semester.  As per diocesan policy, if a student doesn’t meet standard on a state assessment, the school shall require successful remediation before issuing a diploma or transcripts.  Please see the agenda for more information.

Resources:
Journal – 1 Composition Book.  Your journal will be turned in so, be honest but do not write what you do not want me to see. Journal entries should be a full 10 lines long – no matter what type of notebook you use!  You will only receive half credit for nine lines or less.   The back of your journal will be used for class themes and notes.

Usage Words
Students will be given a list of usage words at the beginning of the year.  As with all handouts, extra copies are available on my website.  Students are responsible for knowing spelling and usage of words as they are assigned.  Words build upon each other – by the end of the year you will be in charge of all of them!!

Homework/Assignments:
Homework assignments will be completed before the beginning of class or they will be counted late.   All other homework assignments and projects will be turned in on their due date, if not before.
Late Homework: You may turn in late work for half credit for up to three days, after which you will not receive credit.  Your grade will go in the grade book as a zero and be entered as NHI – not handed in.
Late Papers or Projects: Formal assignments will be considered late if they are not turned in by the beginning of the class period.

• Later that day, 1 letter grade. 
• Each day after, 1 letter grade for each day.
• Day 5 - no credit, entered in the grade book as NHI (not handed in) with a value of zero.

Absences:
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get assignments and schedule make-up tests before or after class.  Do not disrupt the rest of the class to ask about assignments when you were gone. 
Any handouts passed out while you were absent will be in the black box filed under the day that you were absent.  It is your responsibility to take a look and get what you need.
Unless the assignment was given a specific due date, you have three days for each day that you were absent to make up the work. You have only 3 days to make up a test missed due to an absence.  Again, it is your responsibility to schedule a makeup test within these three days.  If you know you are going to be gone, please plan ahead and get your assignments before you leave.

General Course Summary:

The texts for the course students are required to purchase are The Count of Monte Cristo(Translated and Abridged by Lowell Bair), To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm and a literature circle book.   Failure to have your own copy of the book by the due date may result in lose of points, demerits or a call home. 

The student will also read Prentice Hall: Literature Platinum, A Separate Peace, Inherit the Wind, Antigone, Midsummer Night’s Dream and others.   The student will read poetry, drama, short stories, and non-fiction as well as working on composition, grammar, vocabulary and writing.

             
Exams: 
Exams will include a main essay on a given question about the unit of study.  There may also be matching, short answer, true and false, and/or multiple-choice questions.  More about each exam will be discussed before each test.

Grading:
Diocesan Grade Scale:  see the agenda book
Weighted Categories: Your semester grade will be made up of the following:
30% Tests        
30% Project and Papers
20% Homework, Assignments and Quizzes
10% Vocabulary and Journals
10% Final Test

Powerschool is your Friend:  Please use it to check your grades and assignments frequently!
If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing, you will receive a zero on that assignment, a detention and further action may be taken.
Leaving the Classroom:  The student will receive an extra credit pass at the beginning of each semester.  Each time they leave the room for personal reasons their card will be punched.  After the fifth punch, the student will receive a demerit for each time they leave the room.  Any extra punches will be counted as extra credit at the end of the semester.  If the student loses a pass, another will not be issued.  Extra credit will only go to the student whose signature is on the pass.

All rules and regulations are subject to change at my discretion and at further need, both individually or collectively.  I am available before and after school as well as in between classes to answer any questions.