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Advanced English 9
Course Syllabus
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Course Title and Number: Advanced English 9 (1310 and 1311)
Textbook Title for Course: Elements of Literature: Third Course
Learning Materials Needed: Literature textbook or novel being studied (this will be supplied., notebook paper
for assignments, dark ink pens or standard pencils, spiral notebook for class
notes, note cards
Instructor: Ms. Michelle Marconi
Instructor Office Phone: 224-484-5209
Instructor Email: michelle.marconi@d300.org
Class Website: http://dchsenglishmarconi.wikispaces.com
Conference Block: Third
Course Description: Ninth grade English is a survey course that is designed to enhance student’s reading,
grammar, vocabulary, speaking, and writing abilities.
Major Works to be Covered:
Non-fiction, The Secret Life of Bees, To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet
Major Themes to be Explored:
Appearance vs. Reality, Hopes and Dreams, The Human Spirit, Ideals and Values,
Innocence and Experience, Identity, Journeys, War and Peace, Loyalty and
Betrayal,
Fate vs. Free Will
Essential Questions to be Explored:
How does family play a role in shaping our beliefs?
When should an individual take a stand in opposition to an individual or larger group?
How does an individual’s point of view affect the way they deal with conflict?
Do we have choices concerning fairness and justice?
What are the causes and consequences of prejudice and injustice, and how does an
individual’s response to them reveal his/her true character?
How can a person’s decisions and actions change his/her life?
What is the meaning of life?
How can we ever be certain of our reality?
What is love?
How does literature reveal the values of a given culture or time period?
What does it mean to grow up?
Do you believe that things are fated no matter what, or do you believe that your actions
can change the course of your life?
The following is also a part of the course:
Paragraph construction, short essays, speeches, a research paper and project, reading quizzes
(both announced and unannounced), exams, journals, Word within the Word vocabulary,
Course Objectives: “Ninth grade students will practice and apply skills necessary to reading high school materials
and communicating complex ideas effectively in a variety of situations. They will apply analytic and critical reading
skills to make and justify inferences about meaning in fiction and persuasive and expository texts, write focused
multi paragraph compositions to persuade and explain, and compose and deliver effective speeches for a variety of
purposes and audiences.”
Classroom Expectations: Students are expected to adhere to all District 300 guidelines. Please refer to your
student handbook for these guidelines.
Behavior Expectations
Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Positive
Policy on Tardies
You are considered late to class if you are not in the room and ready to learn by the time the bell has rung.
If you arrive late to class without a pass from a teacher or administrator you will be marked tardy—
regardless of your reason for being late. If you arrive in class without your materials, you will be sent back
to your locker and will either lose a hallway pass or will receive a tardy.
If you are tardy (with or without a pass):
Enter class quietly! If you have a pass, hand it to me before taking your seat. Approach me before,
after, or outside of class if you foresee a problem with or see the need to explain a tardy or
attendance issue.
Makeup or Late Work: Please be aware that all regular assignments must be completed in order to receive class
extra credit. I offer a variety of ways to help you achieve this requirement and have detailed them in this section.
MAKEUP WORK (absent work)
*If you are absent, you will be allowed to take up to 2 class periods (or four days) to makeup work that
was missed without penalty. After two class periods, homework that was missed while absent will follow
normal late work rules.
*If an assignment was due on the day that you were absent, it needs to be turned in at the beginning of the
next class session that you attend.
*MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS NEED TO BE TURNED IN ON TIME—EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT AT SCHOOL THAT
DAY! If something extenuating occurs, please let me know.
LATE WORK
MINOR ASSIGNMENTS
TUTORING CENTER
*You are encouraged to use the tutoring center to aid in your learning and to recoup some lost class credit
by making up missed assignments. Work MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE TUTORING CENTER with the help
of peer tutors during CUP or after school. That is, you may not bring in already completed work and
attempt to get a signature on it. You are responsible for having the work signed off by the tutor and then
for turning the work in to me. You may receive HALF CREDIT for LATE WORK completed at the tutoring
center. (For example: an assignment that was originally worth 20 points would be worth 10 points if
completed late at the tutoring center.) Any late work completed at the tutoring center for partial credit
needs to be turned in before the end of the term in which the work was assigned.
Class WIKI
Our class WIKI is located at http://dchsenglishmarconi.wikispaces.com. Here you will find copies of
assignments, a class calendar, supplements for your learning, links to resources, and the like. I EXPECT you
to make use of this web site and to take advantage of the opportunities it will offer you.
Student Evaluation
Phone number where parents may be reached during the school day: _________________________________________
I give my son / daughter permission to join the WIKI for the purposes of class discussion and posting.
I DO NOT give my son / daughter permission to post on the class WIKI. I understand that he / she will
still be responsible and required to check out the website weekly in order to continue his / her
learning at home.
Student Signature:___________________________________________________________________________
Parent Signature:____________________________________________________________________________