Germantown High School
English IV –
British Literature
Welcome to senior English Language Arts. I am
beginning my second year at Germantown High School and my seventh year as a
teacher. It has been an amazing experience at GHS where I can be part of such a
successful and cohesive partnership between students and teachers. The course will delve into seven distinct
periods of British literature. I am thrilled to be in the senior English
department and look forward to an eventful year.
CONTACT
Daniel
Ford (forddc@scsk12.org)
SUPPLIES
Text -- Literature book,
outside reading book, and/or supplementary texts.
Pens – Blue or black ink.
Paper – A composition
notebook, folder with pockets, and loose-leaf notebook.
GRADING
All
assignments will be scored on a total points system whereby the total number of
points for all assignments is divided by the total possible points each nine
weeks to arrive at an overall grade.
For
example:
If
a student has totaled 483 points for assignments during the nine weeks out of
a possible 525 then their score would be
483/525 = 92.
CLASSROOM RULES
No
cell phones.
No
food or drinks (other than water).
No
headphones.
No
fun.
Be
respectful and prepared with all necessary materials each day.
Arrive
on time.
If
you arrive late to class do not argue the laws of space and time, you are late.
DISCIPLINE PROTOCOL
First
offense – warning.
Second
– teacher/student conference and point deduction to participation grade.
Third
– Phone call to parent; point deduction.
Fourth
– Disciplinary referral to appropriate principal.
OUTSIDE READING
All
outside readings are subject to change and should not be purchased until
confirmed by me, but a tentative list for the school year is printed below.
Beowulf
Tuesdays with
Morrie (Mitch
Albom)
1984 (George Orwell)
And Then There
Were None (Agatha Christie)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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