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WELCOME PARENTS!PTSA Open House 2012
About Me• BA in English from Oglethorpe University• Masters in English Education from GA State University• Experience: 9 years at Brookwood High School• Assistant Cross-Country Coach• Married to Jason Cloward, PhD in Microbiology
• Works for CDC in Atlanta on Pertussis vaccine
• 2 children: • Isaac James Cloward – 2 years old• Emily Elaine Cloward – due date: October 7th
Contact Information• Best way to reach me is my e-mail address:
• If you want updated progress reports e-mail me at any time and I will send them
• My webpage has handouts I give in class as well as important due dates:– www.brookwoodhighschool.net
• Go to Teacher Pages• Heather Cloward• I will also post this power point
Materials• All students should have
• a 3 ring binder for LA only• A composition notebook for journaling• 10 labeled divider tabs• Plenty of loose leaf notebook paper• Blue or black ink pens• Number two pencils• Highlighters• Index cards• Flashdrive to save electronic work
Books/Novels• Senior LA:
• Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger• Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare• 1984 by George Orwell
• Freshman LA:• Anthem by Ayn Rand• To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee• Word Clues ISBN: 0-06-538030-4
• Used freshman and sophomore year
• Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Extra Help/Make-up work• I am available before and after school Tuesday through
Thursday• I am here usually by 6:30 am and leave around 4:00 pm• I can also see them during guided study with an orange pass• If your student cannot make one of the times listed I can work with
them just have them contact me directly
Homework/Late Work PolicyFreshman
–For prearranged due dates students must have assignment/be prepared on the due date even if they are out the day before
–Students may turn in late work the next day for half credit – if they have an excused absence
–If a student is present the day something is due he/she must turn it in to me before they leave even if he/she checks in/out before/after my period
–After the next day it will not be accepted–A 50 is always better than a 0
Homework/Late Work PolicySeniors•Homework is due at the beginning of the period•For prearranged due dates students must have assignment/be prepared on the due date even if they are out the day before•If a student is present the day something is due he/she must turn it in to me before he/she leaves even if he/she check in/out before/after my period•Daily work and homework may not be turned in late at all. •Only in an extreme emergency situation will any assignment be accepted late or via email.
Make-up Work Policy• Students have five days after an excused absence
• It is the student’s responsibility to schedule a time with me when he/she can come to make it up
• The student will not be allowed to make up work in class
• If the student knew about a test in advance and he/she is absent the day before he/she must still be prepared to take the test
Units of StudySeniors• Themes/Works:
• Identity/Reputation• Catcher in the Rye• Beowulf
• The Human Conscience• The Canterbury Tales• Macbeth
• In Search of Justice• Malcolm X• Gulliver’s Travels
• Isolation• 1984
Grade Weights/Categories• Class Work: 10%• Homework: 5%• Quizzes: 20%• Summative Assessment: 45%
• Tests, Essays, Projects
• Final Exam: 20%• 10% Performance/10% Objective
Units of StudyFreshman
• Test preparation• PSAT – www.collegeboard.com
• EOCT – www.usatestprep.com
• Short Stories• Nonfiction• Mythology• Odyssey/Beowulf
• Summer Reading/Novel• Research
• Victorian England• Word Clues/Vocab• Grammar/Spelling• Writing/Gateway
Grade Weights/CategoriesFreshman• Class Assessments: 35%
• class work, homework, quizzes
• Summative Assessment: 45%• Tests, Essays, Projects
• Final Exam: 20%• 10% Performance/10% Objective
Tips for Success in my Class• Read the rubrics• Stay organized• Use your agenda book• Start an assignment as soon as possible• Check your printers• Study for tests in advance• Don’t just read for plot• Check my website• Participate constructively• Proof read written assignments• Edit meaningfully• Challenge yourself • STUDY & READ OUTSIDE OF CLASS DAILY
