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Course Syllabus: English Lab 2
Fall Semester 2014: August 5, 2014 to December 19, 2014
Period: 2, 3, 4 Classroom: D-205

Teacher David Tanabe

School E-mail david_tanabe@notes.k12.hi.us
Classroom phone 687-3000 extension 7_______
School Website www.campbellhi.org
Class Website jchsenglish10tanabe.weebly.com

Tribe Five: David Tanabe, Dawn Tuifua, Taylor Hamilton, Hailey Knettles

SOPHOMORE ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT AND CORE VALUES
Everyday, our students will engage in learning tasks that increase their progress and achievement levels for
college and career readiness. Students can achieve success in 10
th
grade and will become excellent
contributors to society. We provide the learning opportunities to create productive citizens and address the
whole student.

We Believe: All of our 10
th
grade students can learn and succeed. The ordinary can be extraordinary. We,
the adults, are the bridge to higher education and college and career readiness. We, the adults, will do
whatever it takes.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course builds on the writing and language arts skills students have already acquired, while providing an
outlet for exploration of new interests and abilities. The course will focus on a variety of content areas,
including:
1. Creative Writing: Students will be given opportunities to develop their voice and to explore
various genres of writing including short stories, poetry, playwriting, and journal keeping.
2. Research: The study of informational texts requires that students conduct research, extract and
construct meaning, and complete tasks. Students will read, interpret, and respond to literature
personally and critically in order to form sound opinions and present well-documented positions on
various topics.
3. World Literature: Students will read selections from traditional and contemporary European,
African, North and South American, Asian, and Pacific literary traditions. Students personal,
interpretive, and critical responses and the connections of self to literature are the major foci of the
course. Values, concepts, and feelings are reconsidered, and new truths discovered as students
experience literature.
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COURSE READINGS (subject to change)
ENG II Lab / ENG II Additional books for ENG II HONORS
(Spring Semester)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe To be announced
Macbeth by William Shakespeare To be announced

COURSE MATERIALS AND REQUIREMENTS
Course Binder (to keep all handouts/materials).
Composition Notebook for bell work, journals, free-writes, and notes (no spiral notebooks).
Folder paper and writing materials are required daily.
Pencils and Erasers, Black/Blue pens, highlighters.
Empower 3000 will be completed weekly.

HONORS/PRE-AP/IB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As a member of the James Campbell High School (JCHS) Honors program, students are considered to be
self-motivated by their desire to learn. As such, students are expected to meet and/or exceed all aspects of
performance in the classroom (discussion, reflection, readings, responses, etc.). Additionally, students are
expected to take a proactive role in their learning, asking for help or clarification at any time. The Honors
Contract must be signed and returned in order to be listed as an Honors English II student.

CLASSROOM COMMUNITY
We will be building an effective and safe learning community that will allow us to study a variety of
materials this year. One goal of our class will be to create a successful community of which we are all
active members. We will each play the role of teacher and student, learning from one another as we move
towards learning more about ourselves, and the topics we are exploring. In order to create this safe
community of inquiry, we will each be expected to actively contribute. This includes:

Being RESPECTFUL
o Actively listening when others are talking.
o Showing respect and courtesy to all individuals, their opinions and their right of expression.
o Maintaining an intellectually safe environment. Intellectually safe means all participants
of the community feel free to ask and answer virtually any question or state any view
(related to the topic) so long as respect for all peers is honored.
Being INTELLECTUALLY RESPONSIBLE
o Coming to class prepared for discussion. I will not give you time in class to do the work
that you should have done for homework. This holds up the entire class, specifically those
who completed the work that they were expected to.
o Contributing to the overall intellectual development of the group by adding thoughts,
reactions, responses, or comments to discussion. Being an active contributor.
Being INTELLECTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE
o Advocating for your thoughts, ideas, responses, and reactions.
o Researching and effectively presenting reasons and evidence to support your claims.

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We will each be expected to follow philosophies of !OHANA:

ALOHA
o We respect and care for each other as equals.
o Listening to everyone and allowing all the opportunity to be heard.
M!LAMALAMA
o The classroom is a place of learning for all members (teachers included).
o We are here to challenge ourselves to shine lights into the darkness.
KULEANA
o Each member of the class is responsible for themselves and the group.
o We try our best and take pride in our work.
KINAOLE
o _________________________.
o The traditional definition is: Doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, in the
right place, to the right person, for the right reason, with the right feeling, the first time.

This course relies on each of you to participate in all aspects of the course (discussion, reflection,
responses, etc). You are expected to take a proactive role in your learning, asking for help or
clarification at any time, regardless of level (Honors/non-Honors).

Two important elements in our relationship indeed, in any relationship are Respect and Responsibility.
Discipline regarding disrespect and irresponsibility will be handled between student and instructor for a fair
solution; if failure for resolution occurs, then it will be handled between student, parents or guardians, and
instructor. The last resort will involve the administration.

On time attendance for all class sessions. Classroom attendance is not left to the discretion of the
student. It is understood that a student will be present in class except for legitimate reasons. Attendance is
recorded from the first day of each semester. Punctual attendance in every class session is required.
Explanations for tardiness or absences are expected immediately after returning. Tardiness and unexcused
absences will be recorded.

Building Rules for Sophomore (10
th
Grade) Academy

SCHOOL SCHEDULE
The School Day Begins at 8:00 A.M. and ends at 2:15 P.M. Monday thru Friday.
The First semester has 89 student days from August 5 to December 19, 2014.
The Second semester has 93 student days from January 12

to June 3, 2015.

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES
Parents are to notify the Attendance Clerk of absences by a telephone call or by written note within
two days upon the students return to school. The Attendance Office opens at 7:45 am daily. The
telephone number is 687-3000.
An absence without a valid written note or telephone call within two (2) school days will be
regarded as an unexcused absence.
Upon returning to school, the student must get teachers signatures on note, then submit note to
Attendance Office.
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Report an Absence
Call the Office Call JCHS at 687-3010 or 687-3003 between the Hours of 7:30 A.M. and 10:00
A.M. All calls will be subject to verification by the attendance and truancy office.
www.Campbellhigh.org. You can now report an absence via the JCHS website. Type the web
address into your browser address bar and then press enter. Click on the About Us tab then
scroll down to Report an Absence. Fill in the appropriate fields and Click submit.

Excused Absences
1. Student illness: Students who are absent due to illness or injury are required to provide a written
statement from a health care provider.
2. Medical appointment: If a student is absent from school due to a medical appointment, he or she
must submit a written statement from a health care provider indicating the date and time of the
appointment.
3. Family bereavement
4. Court and Legal Proceedings
5. Juniors (11
th
Grade) and Senior (12th Grade) College or University Visits
6. Absence due to an authorized school activity (ex. School Fieldtrips)
7. Crisis Suspension/ Out of School Suspension

Early Sign Outs
Please call the school at 687-3000.
Text messages or direct cellular phone calls to your student will not be accepted as proof for
dismissal.

TARDINESS
1
st
, 2
nd
and 3
rd
TARDY (warning) Teacher will contract parent to inform students tardiness.
4
th
, 5
th
and 6
th
TARDY Counselor will contact parent. Student will attend After-School Detention.
Parent/Teacher conference.
7
th
, 8
th
and 9
th
TARDY Teacher and Counselor will contact parent. Student will attend Saturday
School and Parent/Teacher Conference. Vice Principal will be notified.
10
th
TARDY Student will be disciplined. Counselor submits Truancy Court petition as
outlined in the Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 8, Chapter 19, and in the
student handbook.

CONTRABAND ITEMS
Contraband items include: iPods, cellular phones, PSP, other electronic devices, airsoft guns and other
items as outlined in the JCHS student planner.

1
st
OFFENSE: 1. Teacher takes contraband item away from student.*
2. Call Parent.
3. Return contraband item after class.

2
nd
OFFENSE: 1. Teacher takes contraband item away from student.*
2. Call Parent and turn into Vice Principal.
3. Return contraband item to parent.

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3
rd
OFFENSE: 1. Teacher takes contraband item away from student.*
2. Call Parent for Parent Teacher meeting.
3. Return contraband item during meeting.

*Any unwillingness or refusal of the student to comply with teacher request will be considered
insubordination and the student will be assigned to Saturday School (detention).

DRESS TOP POLICY
1
st
Violation (warning) Teacher will send student to front office to purchase or borrow
shirt.
2
nd
, 3
rd
and 4
th
Violation Teacher will send student to front office to purchase or borrow shirt.
Student will be sent to Saturday School.
5
th
Violation Teacher will send student to front office to purchase shirt. Teacher will
write Vice Principal intervention (referral form) disciplinary action (ex.
suspension).

For dress top violations, teachers will send students when permissible, typically at the end of the period.

BATHROOM PRIVILEGES POLICY
All 10th grade students will use the classroom placard as a bathroom pass. Students are released one-at-a-
time and no sooner than 20 minutes after tardy bell. Students will not be allowed to use the bathroom 10
minutes before the end of the class period.

PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is dishonesty. Plagiarism is the inappropriate use of someone elses written work. Plagiarism
will not be tolerated in the Academy. Evidence of plagiarism will result in a zero for that assignment and,
depending on the weight of the assignment in the final grade, probable failure of the course.

CHEATING
Other examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: cheating on assessments; copying of
assignments; falsifying data; unauthorized collaborations; and forging of signatures. Anyone involved in
dishonesty of any form will be disciplined by one or more of the following: retake assessment; conference
with teacher; a grade of zero; referral to counselor and/or Vice-Principal; and/or conference with
parents/guardians.

Your Final Grade in this class will be determined as follows:

The grading scale will be in accordance with the Common Core State Standards-based scale and JCHS
standards:

A final average:
Letter Grade Scale Standard Measure
A 4.0 to 3.5 Exceeding the Standard
B 3.49 to 3.0 Meeting the Standard
C 2.9 to 2.0 Reaching the Standard
F 1.9 and Below Well-Below/Not Meeting Standard

Please review grades, which are posted and updated twice a month on Wednesdays, on Standard Score
(https://login.clihome.com/login.asp login with your password).
COURSE STANDARDS: COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS)
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You will earn your grade by demonstrating and providing evidence of proficiency in the essential Common
Core State Standards. General Policy:

a. Achievement of learning objectives (as indicated on rubrics) will be the primary basis for grades.
b. Effort, attitude and other behaviors will not be included in the grade (unless they are stated as a
part of the learning objective), but will be reflected on in student responses and by teacher
observations of student performance of the General Learner Outcomes.

Grading Scale
80% Summative assessments are graded assignments (essays, projects, quizzes/tests, post-common
formative assessment) used to determine if the student has met or exceeded CCSS. Students will
use and be provided with standards-based rubrics for their assessments to clearly illustrate how
they will be assessed.
20% Formative assessments will be used to evaluate the students day-to-day growth (the formation
of knowledge and skills). This is practice for the big game. Formative assessments also
include: Empower 3000, Classwork, Homework etc.

COURSE STANDARDS (Common Core: Language Arts Standards, Grade 9-10)
Strand 1:
Reading Literature
Topics include: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of
Knowledge and Ideas, and Range of Reading and Level of Text
Complexity
Strand 2:
Reading Informational
Topics include: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of
Knowledge and Ideas, and Range of Reading and Level of Text
Complexity
Strand 3:
Writing
Topics include: Text Types and Purposes, Production and Distribution of
Writing, Research to Build and Present Knowledge, Range of Writing
Strand 4:
Speaking and Listening
Topics include: Comprehension and Collaboration, Presentation of
Knowledge and Ideas
Strand 5:
Language
Topics include: Conventions of Standard English, Knowledge of Language,
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

COURSE GOALS
Students will develop and improve:
reading skills for literature and informational text;
writing skills;
speaking and listening skills;
language skills.
Students will develop skills that will prepare them to be successful for AP classes, IB classes, post-high
school education, and/or career.
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GENERAL LEARNER OUTCOMES (GLOs)
Self-directed Learner (The ability to be responsible for one's own learning)
Community Contributor (The understanding that it is essential for human beings to work
together)
Complex Thinker (The ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving)
Quality Producer (The ability to recognize and produce quality performance and quality
products)
Effective Communicator (The ability to communicate effectively)
Effective and Ethical User of Technology (The ability to use a variety of technologies
effectively and ethically)

ACCOMMODATIONS MADE TO ADDRESS STUDENT NEEDS
Reasonable modifications will be made to ensure that the qualified student with a disability or learning-
need receives an education which is comparable to that received by a student without disability within a
regular education program. Please inform me of any modifications that will help you to achieve success in
the class.

PARENT COMMUNICATION
Please take a proactive role when inquiring about your childs progress in this class by checking
Webgrader on a regular basis. If you have any questions at anytime during the school year, feel free to call
me at school or contact me via email (david_tanabe@notes.k12.hi.us). Likewise, I will make efforts to
communicate with you throughout the school year.


A Technology Survey and Parent Acknowledgement Letter are attached.
Please review, respond, and return them to class by: Thursday, August 21, 2014


You and your parents are welcome to contact me by phone, email, or appointment.


I look forward to and thank you for this opportunity to work with you this year.

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By Thursday, August 21, 2014, please return this portion of the syllabus
signed by both parent and student. Thank you.

Technology Survey

Parents, please take this brief survey about your childs access to technology outside of school.

My child has daily access to the internet at home: Yes ________ No ________

What technological device(s) does your child have access to at home? (check all that apply)

______ None

______ Desktop Computer

______ Laptop Computer

______ Tablet (iPad, Kindle, Nook etc.)

______ Smartphone (iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, etc.)

Other(s) ____________________________________________________________________________


Parent Acknowledgment Letter

I, _____________________________________ (students name), have read and understand the syllabus
for English II Lab/English II, including and especially the course objectives, school attendance policy,
course expectations, grading policy, and the missed/late work policy.


Students Name (print) _________________________________________________ Period ____________
Students Signature: ___________________________________________________ Date: _____________
Parent/Guardians Name (print)______________________________________________
Relationship to student _____________________________________________________
Parent/Guardians Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _____________
Parents Phone and Email (optional): ________________________________________________________