Welcome to English III !

Teachers: Mrs. Ezell, Mrs. LaCombe, Mrs. Owens

E3 Team

904-413- 8717

Mrs. Owens is

on maternity

leave!

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English IIIEnglish III is a full-credit course, consisting of two half credits in Segments 1 and 2

You may be enrolled in Segment 1, Segment 2, or both

Each segment is designed to take 18 weeks at the traditional pace, or 36 weeks for the full credit

Each segment has a pre-test. Do your best so that we may accurately assess your strengths and weaknesses!

Honors Anyone• There are honors lessons at the end of each module.• Honors credit is based on a 4.5 grading scale and

worth the effort!• Once you’re enrolled, read about the extra required

reading in Course Information and if you’re interested in taking the class for Honors credit, let me know before the end of your grace period.

• If you are not going to take honors please submit those assignments saying you are not taking honors and we will exempt you.

English III – American Lit.

1492 present

In English III, we study American literature from the Colonial period to the present. We study the literature within the context of the time period in which it was created, so you will study both literature and history.

The theme of the course is organized around a newspaper, so you will also learn about being a reporter, the different elements of a newspaper,

etc.

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Required BooksTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee- Module 6

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros- Module 7

• Please capitalize properly for everything you submit! – Proper nouns: Names of people, places, and things

that are unique i.e. The Declaration of Independence

– Proper pronouns: I is always capitalized when it stands alone!!!

– The beginning of every sentence.• Please write complete sentences!

– Complete sentence format includes the question in the answer. For example, when it says, “Describe in detail Prospero's plan for escaping the epidemic.” You need to answer, “Prospero's plan for escaping the epidemic was…..”

Things that drive English teachers crazy!

Why we want you to use complete sentences!

• Turnitin.com is based on the words matching everything on the internet.

• If you get rid of the directions, get rid of the questions and write in complete sentence format the match is MUCH lower.

Complete sentences

Example of how to get a high %You submit the directions, question, and your answer. (You don’t want this!)

(Directions)

Answer the next five questions in complete sentence format.

9 words

(Question) 1. Describe Prospero’s plan to escape the plague in detail.

9 words

(Your answer) lock himself up

3 words

18 words match inter-net sources = 70%

3 words original

Example of how to get a low %• You submit just your answer in

complete sentence format.

• Prince Prospero decided to lock himself and a 1,000 noble friends into the castle and have a masquerade ball when the plague came through his town.

• 2 words match inter-net sources• 18 words original• = 1%

Accessing the Course

Once you log in through the Dashboard, you’ll see a screen that looks like this….

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A Closer Look!Lots of help here!

Just Below!

Modules in Motion• This is an awesome tool to powerhouse through your

lessons! • MnM are lessons taught in an elluminate room by live

teachers!• Look at the schedule and go into a classroom (segment

1 or segment 2) at the right time and day.• A live teacher is in the virtual classroom and will teach

the lesson! We go through the questions and discuss the concepts of the lesson.

• You can get 4-6 lessons done one sitting a week.• Each week at that same time and day the class will do

the next module.• Example: Monday at 7pm is module 1; next Monday at 7pm will be module 2.

Get StartedSegment 1: Modules 1-4Segment 2: Modules 5-8

Click here

Then here

Know what you need to submit!

Navigate here!

Three tabs per lesson

Click on the

hyperlinks!

When you are ready to submit

• After you have save your answers on a document you will want to submit it.

• Go back to the blue tabs on the left and find “Assessments.”

• Click on “Assessments” and is will take you to a list of lessons that you need to submit.

• Click the lesson you are working on!

Like this

The next screen will look like this!

How do I save files before submitting?

Save the file with the Module and

Assignment number using an underscore.

Save the file with an .rtf extension. This ensures that your teachers will be able to open and read the file.

RIGHT WAY

2_01

WRONG WAY

2.01

Finding your grade

• Check your grade book (blue tab) to see your how you did!

• If you do not like your grade: click on it and look at the instructor’s comments.

• You may resubmit as many times as you like to get the grade you want.

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What is my grade?Information on

individual assignments

Information on your overall grade

Your Responsibilities

To stay active in English III you must:

Access the course and submit the minimum number of assignments each week (usually two to three on the traditional pace)

Fulfill communication requirements – monthly phone calls and discussion based assessments

Discussion based Assessments

• At the ends of modules 1, 2, 4, and 6• Call a teacher when you get there,

no need to set up an appointment• Do not skip over oral components they are a

requirement!• Might want to review notes before calling- you won’t be

asked to remember specific dates or places, but you should be comfortable talking about the authors, tone, and lessons in the module.

Technical Problems?Submit a help ticket: http://help.flvs.net

Speak directly to tech support: 1-866-322-8324

Remember!! Let us know as soon as you can about any technical problems so that we don’t issue a no contact letter and begin withdrawing you from the course.It’s a good idea to print out our contact information or have it written down so it’s not trapped in your computer if there is an emergency!

Academic Integrity• In registering for this class, you agree

to submit your own authentic work, not borrowed from another student or another source without giving them credit.

• FLVS policy is you may be removed from the course if you don’t abide by this policy.

• We use programs like turnitin.com to verify that you work is your own

Important things to remember!

• Stay active…do 2-3 lessons per week!

• Monthly calls are required• Grace period is 28 days from being

activated• You must be in the semester at least

14 days in order to have a grade issued.

• Watch how you write…always in your own words!

Feeling Confused?

No worries…that is what we are here for, to help guide you!

We are available from 8am-8pm.

Phone calls and emails will usually be returned within 24 hours and assignments graded within 48 hours!

Finally….Facebook invite!• We have a facebook account that is for students only and if you have a

facebook account we would love you “friend” us. • We do have a few requests in connection to the account.

1. Please put us and any other students from the class in a special group that you secure allowing “friends only” to see what is posted. This is VERY important!

2. Please use appropriate language when posting. We will be monitoring the site daily and will remove anyone that posts inappropriate language, topics, or pictures.

3. Be careful what you share. We will do our best to keep the site as secure as possible, but it is a “public” domain. What you post can be stolen and “shared” everywhere!

4. Please have parental permission to join.

• This site will be used for communication and fun! We hope to “see” you in there!

• Find friends: Ezell Owens LaCombe Eng III