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| Course Blue Print for Romeo and Juliet. Organizer template info: This Course Blueprint is part of the Blended Learning Toolkit prepared by the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with funding from the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). It is provided as an open educational resource under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Content inside the organizer is the original property of Daura Beard. Educators are welcome to use it. |
English 9/10 CP Belnded Learning Course Syllabus
This is a comprehensive English Language Arts course
designed to meet the California Content Standards and give you the skills you
will need when you leave high school. We
will examine written conventions, use and improve your effective communication
skills, tackle high school level fiction and informational texts, and use high
level thinking skills.
Important Information
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Schedule:
Classes meet daily according to your class schedule. We meet in the classroom Monday through
Wednesday; Thursdays and Fridays we meet in the computer lab. Assignments are listed below by grading
period:
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Quarter 1
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Quarter2
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Quarter 3
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Grading: will be
determined based on rubrics, please consult the rubrics for each
assignment. The number of hours assigned
to each project affects the percentage each one will have in your overall
grade. You’ll notice there are summative
projects in lieu of tests: projects take several hours and count for greater
percentages of your overall grade.
Incomplete work will receive no work hour credits, so please take each
assignment seriously and do your best.
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Policies:
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All work must be done on time. If you miss a
day, consult the class calendar to determine what work should be made up. You will receive one day of extension for
each day you are excused. Projects,
however, will have no extensions. Late work loses a letter grade, but will
retain its worth of hours. Because our
web based discussions have a limited viability, missed discussions cannot be
made up online; they will require an alternate assignment. There is a list of
options available – it is your responsibility to ask. Finally, being dismissed from class due to
behavior or any non-emergency does not excuse you or grant you an extension.
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Daily work hours will be graded no more than two
days after the work is collected. Late
work is my last priority, and may take longer depending on my other
responsibilities. If you are close to
finishing the course, turn work in on time!
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Online assignments should be submitted in the
online dropbox. Directions will be given
in class, and a tutorial is available under the Class Helpers section of the
class webpage.
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Any questions that are not answered in class may
be submitted through the school’s email system.
I will answer questions within 24 hours, excluding Sundays. Depending on the nature and timing of the
question, I will either answer in class the following day or respond with an
email message.
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Web based discussions are an important part of
the class. Each discussion question,
with peer responses, is worth an hour of class time. Any missing portions will result in “0 credit
hours.” Inadequate answers will affect
your grade, and may be made up through additional work. Responses that are inappropriate,
inflammatory, off topic, or offensive will earn “0 credit.” If I deem any comments as especially
offensive or harassing, additional disciplinary action may be taken, including
the loss of online privileges, or referrals to discipline. The same respect and consideration that is
required in the regular classroom is expected in the discussions. Abuse will simply not be tolerated!
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Academic
Honesty: Academic honesty is expected
at all times. Plagiarism and cheating is
not allowed, and may result in the loss of class credits. You are responsible for doing your own work
at all times. Posting as someone else,
working with another student during individual work, and using other peoples’
work as your own constitute dishonesty.
If you borrow information or ideas from another source, where
appropriate, your must properly cite and give credit to those sources. If you’re not sure, consult the Academic
Honesty files under the Class Helpers section, or ask your teacher.
Technical Requirements
While you should have sufficient time in class and in the
lab to complete all work, students are able and welcome to complete regular
assignments and homework assignments outside of the lab. Simply log onto the school’s homepage and
access your account. Your account is accessible anywhere with your
password. It’s up to you to remember your password or keep it in a safe
place. You are responsible for the
integrity and courtesy of anything posted to your account. If you suspect you have been hacked, or your
online identity has been compromised in any way, contact me or the IT
department right away to mitigate any issues that might arise.
The following are technical requirements for accessing the
online course outside of the school’s computer lab. Click on the name to download the free
resources.
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Mozilla Firefox is
recommended as it works well with our system.
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Adobe
Reader is a program for reading PDF files. I recommend unchecking the
McAfee security option if you already have virus protection
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Microsoft Word Reader, a hotmail
account for skydrive, and/or Google
gmail account to for Google Drive docs and templates – you can use the
school’s email-based accounts to communicate, but Google is often easier to
access and navigate to create documents.
In addition to the programs provided by the school, the
following are requirements and recommendations completing projects and
organizing information.
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Email account such as Google
gmail
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Blog space is provided by the school, but you
have the option of using outside providers; Blogger is a free option with a
gmail account
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Glogster
is a free web-based program to make interactive posters. You will need an
account for one of your projects
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Voki is a
free web-based program to create animated avatars. Someone in your group will
need an account for one of your projects.
We will have lesson day in class for Glogster and Voki, but
there are also tutorials available at the sites to help new users, and in the
Class Helpers section of the class webpage.
Please consult the Helpers for instant information before waiting on a
response from your teacher. Also, I will
be in the lab with you on Thursdays and Fridays to help with any questions.
Quarter 4: Romeo and Juliet Unit
Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; strengthen
their Writing, Comprehension, and Speaking & Listening skills; and make use
of web 2.0 technology to collaborate, create, and publish content. Students will accomplish these objectives by:
Answer Discussion Questions about the plot, characters, and other literary elements.
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Response questions will be handed out and
collected in class as we complete the reading.
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Online Self Assessments – interactive quizzes to
clarify characters, plot elements, etc.
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Character quiz
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Elements of
Characterization Quiz
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Quizzes for each act
Engage in class discussions via web forums to share and heighten understanding and analytical thought on the play and topics related to the play
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Participation: At least one original post and
one peer response per Act; topics will be distributed in class
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Answer prompts by drawing inferences and
conclusions, referencing the play where appropriate
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Maintain a blog from the point of view of a
character chosen in class
Understand and paraphrase complex text demonstrating comprehension of the subtleties and nuances of meaning within the text
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Voki Project
Understand and apply the elements of characterization to the play
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Foil Assignment
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Who is the Real
Romeo
Integrate peer response, textual reference, critical readings, and original analysis to evaluate the play
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The Blame Game
formal essay
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News Report
Group Project Choice
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