Transcript Mr. Carr’s 11CP English Class

Mr. Carr’s
9CP/11CP/11DATAEnglish Class
[email protected]
I check my e-mails until 8:30 every
night-Phone 498-3676x1107
Paige Gonzales
• Student Teacher- CSUN
• [email protected]
• Please cc Mr. Carr on any e-mails
A Bit About Me
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18th Year of teaching
13th Year at NPHS
Work with DATA Academy
Former Softball Coach
Clock Operator for Football Games/Announce
Boys basketball
• In my classroom at lunch and before school
every day if students need help
Important Info
• This will be the most intensive year of English
(11th grade)
• Homework up to five days a week
• Students can use notes on the test that they
take on their own
• Quizzes will be specifically on what is assigned
• Essays- All will be 800 words typed (9CP) and
1000 words typed (11CP/DATA)and turned
into turnitin.com
Literary Works-11thGrade
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The Crucible- Term 1
Huck Finn- Term 1
Short Stories- Term 1
Catcher In The Rye- Term 2
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest-(DATA 1960’s
Music Project) Term 2
• Poetry- Term 2
Literary Works- 9th Grade CP
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Short Stories- Term 1
“The Odyssey”- Term 1
Of Mice and Men- Term 1
Romeo and Juliet- Term 1
To Kill a Mockingbird- Term 2
The Princess Bride (time permitting)- Term 2
Poetry- Term 2
The Class
• Grading is on a percentage scale
• Late Work- 1 day for half credit, then will not
be accepted
• Absences- Get all makeup work immediately
as the clock is running when student returns
to school
• Truancy- Work will not be allowed to be made
up
Absences
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Know the absence policy, as I stick to it strictly
Know the tardy policy as I stick to it strictly
If absent, check my website for the work
Make sure any absences and tardies that are
legitimate are cleared up
Website
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Schoolworld.com/teachersiteslogin.cfm
Under teacher login, click “find teacher”
darrin carr
An icon with my name will pop up and click on
it and you will be at the site
Website Contents
• 9th and 11th Grade Pages- this is where all of
the power points and handouts will be
available
• Calendar- You can check what we did in class
today and the daily homework
• Research Paper- all of the information for the
project is there (11th Grade)
11th Grade Research Paper
• Literary Criticism
• Student will read an outside book from the list
on my website
• They will answer questions in depth about the
book, as well as summarize it
• Then, they will look at the novel from a
different perspective and back it up with
examples from their novel and outside
research
9th Grade Research Paper
• Report of Information
• Based on issues from To Kill a Mockingbird
• Students will learn process and the correct
researching techniques
Turnitin.com
• All classes will be using it for plagiarism check,
grading essays and research papers and for
class discussions
• For essays, students will submit directly to
turnitin.com and not turn it a hard copy
• For discussions, students will have to respond
to one of my prompts or comment on what
another student says about the topics we will
be discussing in the novel.
Expectations
• Parents- Check Zangle- It will be current by the
end of the weekend and updated at least weekly
• If you have an issue- contact me immediatelyemail is best
• If your student has a question, ask! During class
or e-mail is best
• I am very approachable to discuss a grade or
assignment- I highly encourage your child to
advocate for themselves!