Office Hours: During lunch and

by appointment before/after school 2015-2016

ENGLISH 10H
Ms. Michelle Gabro | gabrom1@charlottesvilleschools.org | (434)245-2410 x1057

Requirements
Bi-weekly grammar and
vocabulary assignments

1-2 workshopped written texts

per quarter

Participation in Class Book

Clubs

Honors Project

One standardized assessment

per quarter

The Virginia Standards of

Learning Writing test
administered in March

Grading
Reading: 35%
Writing: 40%
Grammar: 15%
Vocabulary: 10%
The quarterly paper is 50%
and the quarterly test is 15% of
the Writing grade.
Websites
Canvas: cvilleschools.
instructure.com/courses/7003
Ms. Gabros Website: msgabro
sknights.weebly.com
Course Overview
The tenth-grade student will become a skilled
communicator in small-group learning activities. The
student will examine, analyze, and produce media messages.
The student will continue development of vocabulary, with
attention to connotations, idioms, allusions, and evolution
of language. The student will read and analyze literary texts
from a variety of eras and cultures. Attention will be given
to the analysis of nonfiction texts. The student will critique
the writing of peers and professionals, using analysis to
improve writing skills. The student will continue to build
research skills by crediting sources and presenting
information in a format appropriate for content. Grammar
knowledge will be expanded as the student presents, writes,
and edits materials, applying the conventions of language. (
Office Hours: During lunch and
by appointment before/after school 2015-2016

Objectives
Communication: Speaking, Listening, Media Literacy

Reading

Writing (9th, 10th, and 11th grade standards)

Research (9th, 10th, and 11th grade standards)

Major Texts
The Submission by Amy Waldman
Absence Policy
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles
Students are expected to make up all work assigned. Students are Dickens
responsible for scheduling make-up work with the teacher the day
The Metamorphosis by Franz Ka$a
they return to school. Previously announced tests must be made
up the day the student returns or at a time designated by the Things Fa! Apart by Chinua
teacher. Students who are suspended will be allowed to request Achebe
make-up work during their suspension or when they return from
Othe!o by William Shakespeare
suspension.

According to the CHS Student Handbook, work scheduled to be Materials

turned in (i.e. projects, reports, term papers, homework) and not
turned in because of an absence, will be due on the day the 5-section binder, notebook, or
student returns to class (unless otherwise noted by the teacher) if organized Google folder (shared
with me)
the absence is excused. If the absence is unexcused, make-up
work will be considered late and trigger the policy above. CHS Agenda

A folder for handouts (provided)

Late Work Policy Writing utensils, including

highlighters
All major assignments will be evaluated based on the quality of
A copy of the text we are
the students work according to the Virginia State Standards of
studying (usually provided)
Learning. A major assignment (essay, project, presentation, etc.)
will be penalized for being untimely through a Habits of Mind A book or text you are
rubric category that is 10 percent of the overall grade. Habits of personally reading
mind include turning the assignment in on time, printing it out An electronic device, including
before class when required, and formatting it appropriately. In regular email maintenance
rare cases, extensions may be granted without penalty if the
student contacts his or her instructor ahead of time. All late work Please refer to the online
must be turned in a week before the end of the quarter or the Syllabus for more detailed
missing assignment will result in a zero. Late homework or information.
classwork will not be accepted without a documented excuse.