Tips to Success
First and foremost, to be successful in my class, you must follow the class and house rules. Although, you have received the Language Arts Expectations and the Revolution House Policy handouts the first week of school, review the files below periodically to become familiar with the class expectations and the house's policies and procedures.
First and foremost, to be successful in my class, you must follow the class and house rules. Although, you have received the Language Arts Expectations and the Revolution House Policy handouts the first week of school, review the files below periodically to become familiar with the class expectations and the house's policies and procedures.
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- Arrive to class on time with ALL of your class materials and be ready to work.
- Utilize your planner daily and write down your homework. Although I will post the homework on the website daily, it is your responsible to write down your homework in case you have difficulty getting onto the website.
- Daily homework is to be completed EVERY evening in a neat and organized fashion. Make sure you review your class notes and guidelines to ensure that your assignment is completed accurately in order to receive the proper credit.
- If you see the words "REREAD, REVIEW, AND/OR STUDY", for homework, make sure you adhere to these instructions to help you prepare for the next day's class. (These words do not mean you do not have homework for the evening!)
- Staying focused in my class is a must! You will be learning new concepts and material, and allowing yourself to be distracted by your friend or neighbor will adversely affect your performance and grade.
Writing Tips
There is a lot of writing in this class, but if you follow my tips below, the writing assignments will be a breeze!
There is a lot of writing in this class, but if you follow my tips below, the writing assignments will be a breeze!
- 1. Follow all instructions and guidelines given to produce an accurate final copy.
- 2. Do not use unnecessary punctuation marks.
- 3. The names of poems, short stories, and movies are placed in "quotation marks" and the names of books are underlined.
- If you are quoting any words or lines from a text, you must put these words in "quotation marks".
- DO NOT start a sentence with the words "But," "And," "Because," or any other conjunction.
- Any number below the number 10 must be spelled out (for example: numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, must be one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine).
- If a number is starting a sentence, you must spell out the number (for example: "10 million workers were affected by the flash floods in Arkansas" - "Ten million workers were affected by the flash floods in Arkansas") .
- The words "til" and "cause" must be spelled out correctly: "until" and "because".
- Spell out the word tv (television), or any other abbreviated word or acronym.
- DO NOT use any IM language or slang in your writing (for example: LOL, OMG, etc.)
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