English 3 Survival Guide

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The

ENGLISH THREESurvival Guide

Complete preparation for

passing English Three

Contents

Instructor Introduction English 3: Myths and Realities Tools and Required Materials Steps to survive day to day Grading Homework and Homework Survival Breaking the rules Technology tools The Hallway Film Studies Sign Away

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Instructor Introduction

Who is Mrs. Hilarides and what do I need to know?

Mrs. Hilarides (formally known as Miss Davidson) resides in room 121. She teaches English 3, English

4, and Reading for Enjoyment so watch out you may encounter her again after this semester. She

graduated with a bachelors of arts from Michigan State in 2009 and then graduated with masters ofteaching and curriculum from Michigan State in 2013. This is her third year teaching at Harper Creek

High School and her fourth year teaching in general. She loves reading, running, vacations to warm

locations, and playing with her dog Burt.

To contact Mrs. Hilarides you can email her [email protected] call her at (269) 441-

8431.
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English 3: Myths and Realities

English 3 is the third required step in the English classes at Harper Creek High School. The class

focuses on further developing your critical reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills and will

include some ACT/MME Preparation.

In this class you will read many well known British literature classics. The five texts that will be read

include: Beowulf, Hamlet, Frankenstein, and Lord of the Flies. Along with reading these focus texts,

the class will also encounter mentor texts that help to develop reading and writing skills. Mentor

texts can be anything from a news article on a proposal in an upcoming election to lyrics from a

Mumford and Sons song. Be prepared to do some heavy annotating and dissecting.

Tools and Required Materials

In order to survive this class you must come prepared for battle every day. The tools you will needare

Composition Notebook Folder Silent Reading Book Writing Utensil Highlighter Course Text

These tools need to be brought with you to class every day. Materials can be borrowed from Mrs.

Hilarides but it is usually in exchange of something of value to you. Always be prepared.

Steps to Survive Day to Day

1. Be prepared when class begins When the bell rings for battle to begin, you need to be inyour seat ready to do the opening activity for class. Use the time before the bell rings to get

everything prepared. This could include, but is not limited to, sharpening pencils, going to the

restroom, and turning in and collecting assignments. When that bell rings, you better be

ready to go.2. Always have your SSR book Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will do sustained

silent reading to open class. SSR books can be any book of interest to you. You can read

anything from the Zombie Survival Guide to Pride and Prejudice. The choice is yours. Just

remember that whatever you read should always be approved by a parent or guardian.

Books can be borrowed from Mrs. Hilarides. In fact, if you really want to make her happy, ask

her for a book recommendation. She loves telling you what to read.


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3. Complete your assignments Whether you are supposed to complete an assignment athome or in class, they are given to you as a way to train. If you want to pass and survive class,

just do the assignments.

4. Respect your fellow classmates, teacher, and classroom If you want to stay in class everyday and learn the skills required to survive, you must respect everyone and everything

around you. There will obviously be some butting of heads when you are here, but just

remember that you should always be respectful to everyone in class. Were all trying to

survive together.

Grading

Earning Every Point is Your Goal

In this class all assignments and activities are on a point system. This means that each assignment is

given a point value and those points are all added together. Smaller assignments will be given

smaller point values and major assignments will be given bigger point values. The goal is to earn as

many points as possible.

Need more training to earn those points? Mrs. Hilarides will stay after school most days to help you

with any assignment or skill that is taught in class. The main day that she is after school is

Wednesday. If you would like to stay after any other day, please give her some advanced notice so

she can plan on being here for you.

Extra Credit Extra credit is just that extra. That means that it is an additional assignment that will

be given only if you have already turned in all other assignments. Extra credit is given as an extensionof an activity that is happening in class. It will be difficult but worth it. It only happens a few times a

semester so be on the lookout for it.

Homework

Necessary Practice for Battle

Homework assignments that are given are necessary practice for you to survive class and be

prepared for battle in class and in the future. Homework will not be given every day but it willhappen. Make sure you do it and you do it on time.

Late work Any assignment turned in after the day it is due needs to be turned in to the late work

bin on Mrs. Hilarides desk and marked with Late on the top. Late work will only receive half credit.

Late work will only be taken until the end of the unit it is from. Once that unit ends, the assignment

can no longer be turned in. Remember that every point in this class counts, so try to get all your work

in on time.


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Absent work If you are absent, make sure to look to the agenda on the board for what you missed.

Any handouts that were given during class the day you missed will be in your folder. Make sure you

get any notes you missed from a peer. Any assignment you missed must be turned in to the

absent/late work bin on Mrs. Hilardes desk with Absent written at the top within five days of the

absence in order to receive full credit. If you every need help getting caught back up, plan to stay

after with Mrs. Hilarides.

Breaking the Rules

The rules are put into place for a reason. The rules keep our building and classroom a safe and

respectful environment to learn in. If the rules are broken, there are repercussions. If you are tardy

for class times, are disrespectful to a peer, teacher, or school property, or are failing to turn in

assignments, you may be given a detention. Other than lunch detentions for tardies, detention will

be served after school in Mrs. Hilarides room. If you are given a detention, make sure to bring work

with you or else Mrs. Hilarides will provide you with something not so fun to do.

Plagiarism This rule is one that Mrs. Hilarides hates. She HATES when people plagiarize. She knows

what is your work and what isnt and its very easy to find where you got it if it isnt yours. To make

things easy, only turn in something you have written yourself. If you do plagiarize, you will be written

up and sent to Ms. Crawford for further discipline. The assignment will also be given a zero. JUST

DONT DO IT!

Technology Tools

How to use technology and live to tell the tale

It is a rule of Harper Creek High School that cell phones and Ipods/MP3 players are not allowed inside

the classroom. If your cell phone is seen or heard, it will be taken from you and given to Ms.

Crawford. If you want to keep your technology, dont be seen with it in class.

Technology can also be helpful. Here are a couple of tech tools that will help you survive in class:

Remind 101 Remind 101 is a way for me to send you text messages (or emails if you donthave a cell phone) without either of us exchanging numbers. Simply text @hilarides1 (for

first block students) or @hilarides5 (for fifth block students) to (660)329-9582. This will sign

you up to receive text alerts that will notify you of upcoming events in class like quizzes,

homework, etc. Before you sign up, please talk to your parent or guardian. Because the

messages are sent through text message, normal text message rates will apply. Only sign up

once your parent has approved it and is aware of the charges.


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Class Website Mrs. Hilarides has created a website for English 3,hilaridesenglish3.weebly.com, where she will post handouts and resources given during class.

If you ever lose a handout or leave it at school when you need it at home, this is a great place

to find it. Also, additional tools for outside of school practice will be located here. Make sure

you check this website often.

The Hallway

How to leave and come back alive

The passing time between classes is when you should take care of business like gathering materials,

going to the office, and using the restroom. I am human though and understand that sometimes

emergencies happen. In the case that you need to leave the room, you must wait until a convenient

time to ask Mrs. Hilarides, take the hallway pass, and you must return quickly. Abuse of hallway

passes will result in the termination of your hallway privileges.

Film Studies

An additional resource that we will utilize in English 3 to understand themes and develop our analysis

skills is films. In this class we will watch clips and full films to further develop our understanding of

texts. Below is a list of films that may be utilized throughout the semester. If you or your

parent/guardian has an issue with watching any of these films, they may indicate so on the following

page.

Films that may be viewed:

Hamlet (1990) - PG Hamlet (2000) R A Knights Tale PG13 The Lion King G Beowulf PG13 Frankenstein R Young Frankenstein PG Lord of the Flies R
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Sign Away

Students: Fill in your name on the line below and sign your name stating that you have read through

the syllabus. You will also need to have your parents/guardian sign and write their contact

information below. This is due Friday, September 6, 2013 along with your folder, writers notebook,

and SSR book.

I _________________________________________ have read through the class syllabus and

understand the rules and expectations for English 3.

Students Signature: ______________________________________________________

Parents: Fill in your name on the line below and initial next to the Remind 101 agreement and the film

permission agreement to indicate that you approve of your student watching these films and using

remind 101. If you leave these areas blank, I will assume that you do not approve and I will find

alternatives for your student. Please also sign below to indicate that you have read the syllabus and

provide your contact information so that I may contact you in the future.

_____ Remind 101: I agree to allow my student to use Remind 101 to receive text message alerts from

Mrs. Hilarides regarding information from class. I understand that this means that I will be charged

for these text messages.

_____ Film Studies: I agree to allow my student to view the films that are being studied during class.

If I do not want them watching certain films, I will indicate that below in the additional informationsection.

Parents Signature: ___________________________________________________________________

Parents E-Mail Address: ______________________________________________________________

Parents Phone Number: _________________________________Best Time to Contact:____________

Additional Information: Please indicate if there is anything else I should know about your student to

help me teach them this semester.

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