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Welcome ELA 10 Students!

Welcome ELA 10 Students!. Andrew C. Jackson (23rd year) B.A. Adrian (’92); M.Ed. WSU (’97). My web-site. www.mrjacksonswebsite.weebly.com Students are expected to check this and/or their e-mail once a week for updates. Also includes a link to ParentConnect. Twitter. @12mrjackson

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Welcome ELA 10 Students!

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  1. Welcome ELA 10 Students! Andrew C. Jackson (23rd year) B.A. Adrian (’92); M.Ed. WSU (’97)

  2. My web-site • www.mrjacksonswebsite.weebly.com • Students are expected to check this and/or their e-mail once a week for updates. • Also includes a link to ParentConnect

  3. Twitter • @12mrjackson • This account is intended to promote positive interactions between students and myself. Please don’t use this as a forum for the “airing of grievances”. #benicetoeachother

  4. Personal Reading • Every day of class, we will start with independent silent reading. Please pick a book that you think that you will like. If you don’t like it, feel free to switch books. This may or may not be a book that you do your book review on.

  5. Rules and Grading Policy Highlights • E-mail: andrew.jackson@apps.k12.mi.us • Voice mail: (313)-827-1200 • 1st hour prep • Before or after school by appointment

  6. Two simple policies • Be on time • Be prepared to learn • The Allen Park Schools Code of Conduct is assumed (please see whiteboard for common policies)

  7. Phones and restrooms • Please do not use your electronic devices in this classroom. You may use your them with my permission for educational purposes only. • Please limit your restroom passes for emergencies only. Please sign out before taking the pass.

  8. What is ELA 10? • A year-long required class • Reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing • We cover composition and American Literature from before 1600 to the present.

  9. What is ELA 10? (cont.) • Several formal and informal writings, including: personal narrative, timed writings, literary analysis, problem-solution, persuasion, cause-effect, and research papers. • Preparation for AP Language and Composition (Over 1/3 of AP students come from ELA 10). • Preparation for the ACT

  10. ELA 10 Assessment • Common mid-term • ACT format/essay • Common final • ACT format/essay • Each worth 20% of the semester grade

  11. What is ELA 10? (cont.) • Major works will include: • Huckleberry Finn • Of Mice and Men • The Great Gatsby • Farewell to Manzanar • The Crucible

  12. Other points of emphasis: • Relevant current articles are reviewed and analyzed regularly • One Book, One School program • Alignment of ELA 10 with the vision of APHS, i.e. encouraging the intellectual growth, creativity, self-discipline, democratic responsibility and physical and mental health • A Pre-AP program for English Language and Lit. • Collins Writing Program

  13. Question and Answer • Thank you for being attentive, and contact me if you have any questions or concerns. • My web-site has a lot of pertinent information, including lesson plans, biographical information, and helpful links for reading and writing. • Students have access to the computers throughout the school (5 in here)

  14. Two of my favorite sayings: • “Be quick, but don’t hurry.” • John Wooden, basketball coach

  15. Sayings, continued: • “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” • General Thomas J. (“Stonewall) Jackson

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