ELA 11B

Miss Hausauer
Conference Hour: 2
nd
Hour
amhausauer@clarkston.k12.mi.us
In ELA 11, students will learn essential skills in the following units: Research paper and Catcher in the Rye.
Grammar is embedded into writing units. tudents will also be graded on indi!idual"group pro#ects, se!eral
written essa$s and reflections, class and group discussions and ocratic seminars. tudents will also learn
essential skills in speaking and listening.
Classroom Expectations
E!"EC# is m$ number one rule. If $ou show respect for $ourself, others and the classroom we
will all en#o$ oursel!es this semester.
E!"$%!&B&L&#': All of the policies and procedures listed in $our %& planner will be followed
'tardies, absences, phone, technolog$, passes, etc(. If $ou are unsure of these, please take the time to
read $our planner.
EA(' #$ LEA%: %ome to class on time, read$ to learn and with a positi!e attitude. 'ou are
responsible for $our success, not me. )ut forth the effort needed to do well. *ring $our own supplies
to class each da$. +ou ma$ not be permitted to go back to $our locker.
,ur class is based on four rules:
1. +ou will work hard.
-. +ou will learn.
.. I won/t waste $our time.
0. I won/t gi!e up on $ou.

Materials
.1ring 12 binder with notebook paper to keep all handouts, notes, and assignments for this class onl$
3ab di!iders for binder
tudent planner
&ighlighter
tick$ 4otes
5lash 6ri!e or Google 6ocs to make sure work is sa!ed and backed up. It is %$# m$ responsibilit$
if $ou lose $our work and it wasn/t sa!ed on a flash dri!e.
)en")encil '7riting 8tensil(
tudents should t$pe all assignments in 1-1point, 3imes 4ew Roman font. 9ake sure $ou alwa$s sa!e $our
work and back it up along the wa$: 3hat wa$, in the rare case of a computer or printer failure at home, $ou
can email $our work to me or bring it in to school and print it off BE)$E class. %o one *ill +e permitted
to print off *ork durin, class. +ou must do this before or after class. If $ou are absent or $our home
printer doesn/t work, assignments can alwa$s be emailed to me to a!oid a late grade. (o not come to class
the da- an assi,nment is due and tell me -our computer +roke. )lan ahead and don/t procrastinate. +ou
ne!er know what ma$ happen.
.&M"$#A%# %$#E AB$/# 0A(E!: 3here will be times when $ou will not be happ$ with a grade.
If $ou e!er want to ha!e a discussion about a grade $ou recei!ed, I welcome it. H$1E2E3 & *ill not
discuss the ,rade *ith -ou on the da- -ou recei4e +ack an assi,nment3 and -ou must remem+er that
this is a (&!C/!!&$%3 not an ar,ument.
#rimester ,rade
Extra credit is %$# ,i4en for missed *ork. (o not ask me the last *eek of a markin, period
for *hat -ou can do to raise -our ,rade. ;eep up with $our grade weekl$.
'ou al*a-s ha4e the option durin, the trimester to redo assi,nments for additional credit if
-ou conference *ith me first.
o ummati!e 'end of unit( assignments can be redone up to the week before the end of the
trimester.
o &omework and formati!e assignments 'these help $ou to be successful on the summati!e
assessment( can be redone up to the final summati!e assessment. ,nce the final paper"test
has been completed, no more work will be accepted.
A final portfolio grade will be based on $our demonstration of how $our work has met the common
core standards we ha!e focused on during the trimester.
'our 0rade &s %ot (one /ntil 'ou Are5
+our trimester grade is a *ei,hted ,rade 6%$# total points7 and is figured as follows:
ummati!e Assessments 'End of unit grades( 11 0<=
5ormati!e Assessments 'ma#or grades along the wa$( 11 .<=
Engagement 11 .<=
ELA 11 !tudent A+sences and Late 1ork "olic-
If $ou are absent, it is -our responsibilit$ to seek out make1up work. &t is not the teacher8s
o+li,ation to seek -ou out for *ork. All calendars and assignment handouts are on m$ web page.
)lease !isit this when $ou are out. +ou can also e>change phone numbers with someone so $ou ha!e
at least one person in class $ou can contact if $ou are absent or ha!e a ?uestion regarding an
assignment.
5or excused absences, $ou will ha!e the same number of da$s that $ou were absent to make up
missed assignments, per our school wide polic$. #his does not include ma9or assi,nments '9a#or
Assignments are where students ha!e been gi!en @A school da$s to complete assignment(B these are
due on or +efore the assi,ned da-3 re,ardless of prior a+sence. If these are turned in late, points
will be deducted. '%heck $our planner for this school polic$.(
If a minor assignment is due on a da$ when $ou are absent, $ou will be e>pected to turn it in the da$
that $ou return. ,therwise, $ou will not be able to get full credit on the assignment.
Assi,nments can al*a-s +e emailed3 as an attachment3 to the teacher +- the end of the da- for
full credit.
& *ill not accept late *ork durin, the last *eek of an- markin, period. %o exceptions.
...)inall-3 if -ou e4er ha4e a pro+lem3 need extra help3 or are confused *ith an-thin,3 please contact
me as soon as possi+le for help. #he +est *a- to contact me is +- email at
amhausauer@clarkston.k12.mi.us
...emem+er to check the *e+site on a re,ular +asis for assi,nments and handouts that can +e
do*nloaded at home.
CH! "LA0&A&!M C$%#AC#
)lagiarism is a !er$ serious problem in 8.. schools and colleges. It is our intent with this brief paper to
make certain that all students and their parents understand what plagiarism is, and that the conse?uences for
plagiariCing are !er$ serious.
Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional presentation of anothers work as ones own.
Anothers work includes everything from published books and other media to a siblings or friends
assignments. n short! the ideas! vocabulary! sentence structure! and overall organi"ation of a paper! pro#ect
or assignment must be the students own. Plagiari"ing any part of an assignment will result in complete loss
of credit for the assignment. $epending upon the e%tent of the plagiarism! students may be failed for an
entire marking period. &here will be no option to rewrite a plagiari"ed assignment or to substitute e%tra
credit work for it. Plagiarism includes'
Copying titles! unfamiliar vocabulary! phrases! sentences! paragraphs or graphics from any source
without enclosing them in (uotation marks and! immediately after! crediting that source)
Close paraphrasing of any source by' *+ switching the order of! substituting! or changing a few
words in a phrase or sentence without crediting that source directly after the paraphrase) and,or -+
changing a few words or sentences in a paragraph from any source! without crediting that source directly
after the paraphrase) and,or .+ changing the order of paragraphs from any source.
Presenting uni(ue ideas as your own for e%ample! putting completely in your own wording uni(ue
ideas that are not common knowledge! without crediting that source directly after presenting the uni(ue
idea. Common knowledge is defined as information and ideas that could be found in more than one source.
A!oiding plagiarism is not difficult if $ou want to a!oid it. If $ou are not sure whether $ou are plagiariCing
something or not, list the source from which $ou obtained the information in parentheses right after the
?uestionable section. *e sure to include this source and its complete bibliographic information in a 7orks
%ited, List of ources, or *ibliograph$ attached to the end of the paper or pro#ect. tudents must keep all
research notes and drafts of their assignments until the final graded assignment is returned to them. tudents
must be able to turn in to their teacher all of their notes and sources for an assignment if a teacher ?uestions
the source of a student/s words or ideas.
& ha4e read the information a+o4e on pla,iarism3 and & understand it. & understand that if a student
pla,iari:es an- part of a paper3 pro9ect or assi,nment s;he *ill recei4e no credit 6a :ero7 for the entire
pro9ect. & ha4e kept a cop- of this sheet for m-self.
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have read and reviewed the Class 2%pectations , Course 3utline information and discussed it with
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I understand the homework and grading policies, especially in regards to absences.
'E! ; %$ ')lease %ircle ,ne( I gi!e m$ son or daughter permission to make his or her own
selections of independent reading material throughout the $ear. 3he onl$ criteria will be age1
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&hank you for your time6 am looking forward to a great trimester with your son,daughter.
1incerely!
Amanda &ausauer
Long13erm ELA 11 Guest 3eacher
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