Syllabus

ENGLISH 9

Mr. Annen

See all that is happening in my class at the following web address:

www.mrannensenglishclasses.blogspot.com

I want my students to learn to write better, read better, and think better! Included in that will be lessons on writing, reading, grammar, vocabulary, and other subjects within the English classroom.

I really enjoy the employment of technology in my classroom and will be using new tablets this year as well as the laptops daily that the students receive.

This is what your student will be doing in English class this year:

Writing once a week, starting with a thesis and ending with full five paragraph essays.

Reading a book once a month is a goal of mine for my students-- This is MY goal for my students. (We’ll need to work on this together--parent,student,me.)

Learning grammar and usage so as to use it in writing and speaking.

This is how your student will be doing the previous things in my class this year:

Watching short videos on a topic and then working and talking about it in class.

Using Moodle to complete quizzes and other online evaluations as well as participating in forum discussions.

Using a tablet that will stay in my classroom to read and to learn grammar and writing via the apps on it.

Grading

Grading will be based on how your student performs and improves in writing, how well your student completes his/her reading, how your student performs on various project based learning activities, and how your student performs on various quizzes, tests, and exams.

Note: My grades are updated every time we have seminar. Please check Infinite Campus for grades. Please be sure and ask your student what he/she is doing at school. Please don’t wait four weeks to see how your student is doing in class. Please expect me to email you if your student isn’t doing work or is a problem in class (as long as your email is correct in Infinite Campus).

Class Rules

Students will follow all rules that are put in place by the student hand book and our administration.

We will also be developing a classroom social contract in our second class of the year so that students know exactly what to expect.