English 10English 10 HonorsJournalism

Ted Leacheleach@kingstoncityschools.org

845-331-1970 x7686mrleach.wikispaces.comTwitter: @mrleachatkhs

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Course expectation

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Presentations

Class calendar /

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Plan for Success:Grading

• Tests: 50%; Class 30%, Portfolio 10%, HW 10%

• Retake or revise any assignment earning less than a 75 (“Incomplete”)

• I expect any student with an overall course average of less than 75 to see me at least once a week for 9th period extra help (I’ll call you)

Plan for Success:When you’ll hear from me• Course average below 75• Class cut• Unexcused absences: 5/10/15+• Whenever you contact me and ask for

an update

There is

ALWAYS

homeworkin Mr. Leach’s English class

Independent reading is our standing homework

assignment

(Flickr/Easa Shamih/CC-A)

Reading for pleasure drops steadily between the ages

of 13 to 17

Source: “To Read or Not to Read?”; National Endowment for the Arts, 2007.

What they read is probably less important than how

they read(Students need) sustained experiences with diverse texts in a variety of genres and offering multiple perspectives on real life experiences. Although many of these texts will be required by the curriculum, others should be self-selected and of high interest to the reader. Wide independent reading develops fluency, builds vocabulary and knowledge of text structures and offers readers the experiences they need to read and construct meaning with more challenging texts.

NCTE Guideline on Adolescent Literacy, May 2004. Web. ncte.org

New writings on technology use inconclusive but

troubling

Independent reading requirements

• Read two or more times a week for at least 30 minutes at a time

• Eliminate as many distractions as possible• Select books of own interest

• Assessment: Check-ins, discussions (in class and online), end of quarter portfolio

Thank you!Please feel free to contact me at any time:

Ted Leacheleach@kingstoncityschools.org

845-331-1970 x7686mrleach.wikispaces.comTwitter: @mrleachatkhs