English II GT Leadership Syllabus 2014-2015

Mrs. Lacey Lee

Clear Lake High School NGC
2903 Falcon Pass
Houston, ! ""0#2
Contact $n%or&ation' (2)*+ 2),-2,00 (NGC+ or .ia e&ail at llee2/ccis0.net
Course Title: 1nglish $$ G Lea0ershi2
Teaher Con!erene Ti"e: #
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2erio0 an0 3y a22oint&ent a%ter school
#ppro$i"ate Ti"elines and %ue %ates o! Long Ter" &ro'ets: 4ssess&ents &ay inclu0e
o35ecti.e 6ui77es an0 e8a&s, ti&e0 9ritings, essays, an0 grou2 an0 in0i.i0ual 2ro5ects.
Pro5ects an0 2a2ers 9ill 3e gi.en a0e6uate ti&e %or co&2letion.
General (ethods o! #ssess"ent and Grade Calulation:
:aily gra0es (class 9ork an0 ho&e9ork+;<ui77es (count t9ice+= ,>?
Ma5or gra0es (tests, %or&al 2a2ers, 2ro5ects, ti&e0 9ritings+= >0?
@ea0ing assess&ent= >?
#)erage #"ount o! *o"e+or,: Stu0ents 9ill 3e e82ecte0 to co&2lete e8tensi.e rea0ing
selections an0 grou2 or in0i.i0ual 2ro5ects outsi0e o% class.
Tutorials: utorials are hel0 each ues0ay an0 hurs0ay a%ternoon %ro& 2'30-3'*> an0 on other
a%ternoons 3y a22oint&ent. 4ll stu0ents are encourage0 to atten0 tutorials.
Course %esription: he 1nglish $$ G Lea0ershi2 class is 0esigne0 to 2re2are stu0ents %or
success in the 4P 1nglish classes, on the 4P e8a&s, an0 in college le.el course9ork. his class
3uil0s on the skills an0 &aterials 2resente0 in the Pre-4P 1nglish $ an0 1nglish $ G Lea0ershi2
courses.
&ossible "a'or +or,s !or the year:
The Aeneid 3y Airgil, The Inferno 3y :ante 4lighieri, Richard III 3y Billia& Shakes2eare, Les
Miserables 3y Aictor Hugo, Oedipus Rex and Antigone 3y So2hocles, Things Fall Apart 3y Chinua
4che3e
Classroo" E$petations:
Ce 2ro&2t Bhen the tar0y 3ell rings, you shoul0 3e
seate0 an0 rea0y to 3egin class.
Ce 2re2are0 $ e82ect you to ha.e the necessary 3ooks an0
su22lies in class e.ery0ay.
Ce in.ol.e0 $ e82ect e.eryone to 3e acti.e 2artici2ants
0uring class.
Ce courteous Ce courteous to your class&ates an0 to &e.
Ceha.ioral an0 tar0y 2olicies 9ill 3e i&2le&ente0 as set %orth 3y ca&2us a0&inistration.
Please re.ie9 the 0istrictDs Honor Co0e.
Clear La,e *igh Shool-s late +or, poliy:
* 0ay late= ">?
2 0ays late = ">?
3 0ays late= you 9ill recei.e a 7ero %or the assign&ent
Bork (class 9ork an0 ho&e9ork+ that is not turne0 in 9hen calle0 %or is late unless other9ise
s2eci%ie0. Stu0ents 9ho are a3sent 9ill recei.e one 0ay 2er each 0ay &isse0 to co&2lete their
assign&ents. $t is the stu0entDs res2onsi3ility to o3tain the a22ro2riate assign&ent(s+.
Stu0ents are e82ecte0 to &ake-u2 tests an0 6ui77es u2on return. $% a3sent the 0ay 3e%ore a
6ui7 or test, the stu0ent is e82ecte0 to take the 6ui7 or e8a& i% the 6ui7 or e8a& 9as
announce0 2rior to the a3sence. <ui77es &ay 3e announce0 or unannounce0.
.e/uired Supplies:
notebook/folder
composition notebook
notebook paper
pens/pencils
Venue or Latitude
Requested Supplies: Students are encouraged to donate the following to
our classroom supplies.
1
st
Period: pens
7
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Period: box of tissue
Remind 101
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about class acti!ities" # sheet ith further instructions ill be pro!ided"
Class Website- http://leeteach.weebl.com
Visit the class ebsite regularly for reminders$ class acti!ities$ and helpful links"
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