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ELA 10

Syllabus

Feramisco - 2023-2024

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WELCOME!

This is an interactive slide deck. Feel free to click around; you may even stumble upon some hidden Easter Eggs :)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTACT INFORMATION

HOMEWORK, GRADES, GRADING

CCSS ELA 10 STANDARDS

TECHNOLOGY USE

THESE FIVE THINGS…

TECH TOOLS, APPS, & STUFF

WHAT WE’LL READ

PARENT/GUARDIAN HOMEWORK

WHAT WE’LL WRITE

SIGN THE SYLLABUS!

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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THE DEETS…

  • EMAIL
    • kferamisco@gvusd.org
  • WEBSITE
    • Feramisco’s ELA
  • INSTAGRAM
    • Personal - @
    • LHS YRBK - @lhshawkspress
  • SNAPCHAT
    • @
  • TWITTER
    • @
  • CELL PHONE (not to be used after 9 PM!)
    • 559

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THE

STANDARDS

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For the love of all that is good in this world, only read these under extreme boredom!

And even then, don’t.

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THESE

FIVE

THINGS…

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…are a part of everything we do in class.

READ

WRITE

THINK

SPEAK

DO

Writing is a skill you will use for the rest of your life! Practicing this skill will make this skill better. You will write a lot of things this year.

You are bombarded with messages and ideas from the moment you wake up! If you don’t think clearly about anything, you will fall for everything! Thinking is a skill.

Speaking is becoming a lost art. Speaking, along with Reading, Writing, and Thinking, helps you to articulate your thoughts for others to understand.

Reading is a skill you will use for the rest of your life! Practicing this skill will make this skill better. You will read a lot of things this year.

Lazy is easy but work leads to reward! Everything in the class is designed for you to grow and flourish as a human being. I can point the way, but you gotta walk!

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WHAT WE’LL

READ

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“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of their deep and continuing needs, is good for them.”

-Maya Angelou

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  • Various Short Stories
  • Various Free Choice SSR Novels
  • Articles of the Week (AoWs)
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • Macbeth
  • The Catcher in the Rye
  • Etc...

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Donations Welcomed!

I am ALWAYS accepting book donations for my classroom library! If you or anyone you know has books that are high school appropriate, please consider donating to Feramisco’s Lending Library!

Thank you so much :)

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WHAT WE’LL

WRITE

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“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will. Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art.”

-Stephen King

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  • Blogs
  • Podcast/VLog Scripts
  • Journals
  • Writing Prompts
  • Poetry
  • TED Talk Speeches
  • Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Essays
  • Etc...

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HOMEWORK, GRADES, GRADING, & LATE WORK

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HOMEWORK

What it won’t be…

What it will be…

  • Unfinished classwork/projects.
  • Independent reading.
  • Finishing a writing assignment.
  • Writing: a blog post, a response, or feedback.
  • Mostly reading or writing.
  • Not lame!
  • Lame packets of busy work.
  • Lame worksheets.
  • Lame pages at the end of a textbook chapter (PS, we don’t use textbooks in this class!).
  • Lame.

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GRADES & GRADING

Traditional Assessments - 35%:

These are traditional tests and quizzes.

Project/Writing Assessments - 35%:

This includes projects, collaborative projects, long-form essays, presentations, etc.

Classwork/Homework - 20%:

This is anything small/minor that we start and finish in class or something that needs to be finished at home.

Participation - 10%:

Pop Up Debates, class discussions, table talks, SSR, etc.

While not everything will be graded in this class, the students will use the work that we do to practice the FIVE skills mentioned on slide #9.

Grades are points-based and weighted. There are 4 categories that you will be assessed on throughout the year.

I have included a sample of the

Project Assessment Rubric for you to see HERE.

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LATE WORK POLICY

It’s super simple and super basic and super easy to remember.

Here it is…

You have until the end of a unit to turn in any and all missing/late work with the possibility of receiving up-to full credit.

AFTER the unit ends, ANY missing assignment will remain a zero forever!

Easy-peasy lemon squeezy :)

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TECHNOLOGY

USE

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THE TECH

We will be heavily involved with technology throughout the year.

The expectation is that you maintain a proper level of maturity while you are engaged in this class.

We will use the technology given to you to its fullest academic potential.

H*ll, we’ll even use our *gasp* cell phones too.

But with great power comes great responsibility!

If you show that you are unable to use the given technology properly, maturely, and appropriately, you and I will have a conversation…

Again, my expectation of you is that you’ll be mature and responsible.

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TECH TOOL, APPS, AND STUFF

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PHONE APPS YOU’LL ABSOLUTELY NEED!

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OTHER APPS YOU’LL USE OCCASIONALLY.

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DAILY AGENDA SLIDE DECK

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ELA 10 CLASS CALENDAR

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PARENT/GUARDIAN HOMEWORK

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This is a link to your Homework.

It’s not bad, I promise :)

When you’re finished, you can email it to me @ kferamisco@gvusd.org.

Thank you!

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SIGN THE SYLLABUS

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Students and parents/guardians, please click on the Google Form below to “digitally sign” that you’ve read and understand the ELA 10 syllabus.

This Syllabus is linked on my website and posted in Classroom for you to refer to at anytime. You will also receive an emailed “receipt” after you complete the Form.

I look forward to a wonderful year with you and your family!

Thank you :)

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THANK YOU!

HERE’S TO A GREAT YEAR :)

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Credits.

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