ENGLISH 12 YOUR PROJECT AND YOU

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ENGLISH 12YOUR PROJECT AND YOU
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English 12

• This is your last English class.
• It is intended to mix classic English coursework
  with practical communication skills for the
  student who may or may not go on to college.
• We all have one goal To work toward the success
  of Graduation
• Maybe we can even smile on the way!

Hopefully you will be confident in pursuing
more if you change your mind.
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FIRST THE RULES

• BE ADULT
• DONT BE DISRUPTIVE
• FOLLOW THE SCHOOL RULES

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Rules, Rules,Rules

• SHOW RESPECT
• RESPECT THE RIGHTS, OPINIONS AND PROPERTY OF
  OTHERS
• RESPECT RACIAL, ETHNIC, SPIRITUAL AND INDIVIDUAL
  DIVERSITY
• RESPECT THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS
• RESPECT THE PROPERTYOF OTHERS

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GRADING

• A 95
• A- 90
• B 87
• B 83
• B- 80
• C 77
• C 73
• C- 70
• D 67
• D 60

• Essays
• Reaction papers
• Interviews
• Journal
• Book reviews
• Literature
• Discussions
• Poems

• THE PROJECT
• Research
• presentations
• MACBETH
• Oral Interpretation
• Movies

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Remember Points are Points
There are no good points to lose
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The Plan
First Quarter

• 1984
• Communications overview
• Listening, Speaking, Non Verbal
• Symbolism
• Technology Proficiency
• Word, Power Point, Publisher
• Writing
• Presentation

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More Plan

• Quarter 2

LITERATURE Books Short Stories Essays Poetry
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The Project Quarter

• Project Log 25 Hours of Hands On Time
• Research
• Paper 6 pages, 1600 words
• Presentation 10 minute minimum
• Interview Panel Interview 10-15 Minutes
• Evaluation

70 minimum score, Plus all minimums met, are
required for Graduation. This must be
accomplished by the deadline in order to
participate in end-of-the-year senior activities.
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AhhhhhhThe Last Quarter

• MACBETH
• Oral Interpretations
• 2 Adult pieces
• 2 Childrens pieces
• Interviews
• Reflective Writing

Graduation!
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YOUR LIFE WILL BE EASIER IF

• Bring a Positive Attitude Every Day
• Participate
• Take Responsibility for your Success
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ATTITUDE!

• ATTITUDE is a matter of choice
• BE POSITIVE!
• You have to be here anyway
• In every job to be done there is an element of
  fun. You find the fun and snap the jobs a game.

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PARTICIPATION Take part in your class

• In discussions
• In sharing ideas and writing
• In projects
• In activities

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RESPONSIBILITY

• Come to class prepared for success
• Bring your materials
• Bring your attentive mind, ready to work
• Keep up to date if you miss class
• You are responsible for getting missed work
• Have your work ready on due dates
• Due at the beginning of class on due date
• Late means 50

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AVOID THESE PITFALLS

• CHEATING
• Any work that shows collusion on an effort that
  is supposed to be your own work is cheating. A
  ZERO
• PLAGIARISM
• Passing off another persons work, ideas or
  writing as your own is not acceptable. If you
  must use information, it must be cited.

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REMEMBER

• This Is Your Education

Make It Count!