English 10

Course Description
        This course complies with the required contents for the Alabama Course of Study. The primary
objective of this course is to teach students how to apply language and reading strategies and express
meaning effectively, competently, and confidently in various written and spoken modes. As a student,
you will master this course by correctly completing literature, grammar, writing, and speech exercises.
If you pay attention and study on a regular basis, you will succeed in this class!


Classroom Rules
        1. Report to class on time. Note: "On Time" means that you are seated when the bell rings.
        2. Pay attention and listen for directions the first time they are given.
        3. Show respect for yourself and others' ideas, opinions, and property.
        4. Bring all necessary materials to class.
        5. Come to class ready and willing to learn.

Positive Consequences
       1.   A phone call and/or note to parents.
       2.   Verbal praise
       3.   Assignment Passes    Note: These cannot be tests, projects, journals, or essays.

Negative Consequences
       1.   A conference with Mrs. Palmer
       2.   A parent phone call/Parent Conference
       3.   Demerits/Enforcement of school-wide discipline plan

Materials
As you enter the classroom each day, you are expected to have the following:
        1.    Three-ring binder with five dividers/sections labeled DOL, Vocabulary,
                Grammar, Writing, and Tests and Quizzes
        2.    Wide-ruled notebook paper
        3.    Black ink pens or pencils
        4.    Two-pocket folder with fasteners for your journal
        5.    Textbooks- Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition and Glencoe Literature:
                The Reader's Choice

Classroom Procedures
        1. Students should enter the classroom and immediately begin copying the DOL.
        2. Each student will be given 10 passes out of class for the entire semester. "Use them wisely."
        3. Students' work should be headed with a name, date, assignment description, and class block.
            The heading should be located in the top right corner of each student's paper. Students' work
            must be turned in according to each student's class block in the assignment sorter.
        4. Objectives, homework assignments, projects, and upcoming tests will be posted on the left side
            of the board each day.
        5. Future vocabulary words and definitions will be posted on the right side of the board throughout
            the week. However, those words and definitions will be erased on the morning of the test.

Grading Policy
Grades will be calculated according to a point system.

Make-up Work
            If a student is absent, it is the student's responsibility to collect his or her missed assignments. A
student is allowed 2 days per excused absence to schedule make-up tests and to complete missed
assignments. If a student does not make-up his or her work within two days, he or she will receive a
grade of zero (0) for the missed work.

Parent/Teacher Communication
            If a parent is interested in scheduling a conference or speaking with men, he or she should
contact the front office at (205) 467-7833.