Welcome to ENL (English as a New Language) with Ms. Clagnaz! This document will serve as a course outline as well as a guideline for student expectations. Keep this contract in your folder and refer to it when necessary.
Course Description:
ENL prepares students of a variety of linguistic backgrounds and cultures to access all of their content courses. The program focuses on building skills that will ensure success in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in order to achieve a commanding score on the NYSESLAT. Students will build the following skills: decoding, grammar, academic vocabulary, argumentative writing, editing, public speaking, annotating, organization, collaboration, research, and much more.
The theme of this year’s course will focus on intertextuality, in other words, we will look closely at the ways in which texts are connected to one another. We will address how culture impacts or inspires various deliberate applications of intertextuality. This theme will be addressed in many text types including: poetry, plays, fiction, and excerpts from non-fiction novels or articles.
Texts:
The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid’s
Metamorphoses
Ronit & Jamil by Pamela Laskin
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Materials:
Folder with pockets
Loose-leaf paper (college ruled only!)
Pens (blue or black ink only)
Pencils and erasers
Agenda/Planner
Bilingual dictionary (Ms. C will provide you one if needed)
**You must have these materials by Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Grading Policy:
Homework 10%
Participation 25%
Classwork/Quizzes: 25%
Essays/Tests/Projects 40%
You will have access to your grades on
www.pupilpath.com
. A username and password will be provided for you. It is also a great place to go to find out if you are missing any assignments. You will also be given a
Gramercy g-mail account: you are responsible for checking it on a regular basis.
CDOS Standards:
Standard 1: Career Development Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions.
Standard 2: Integrated Learning Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
Standard 3a: Universal Foundation Skills Students will demonstrate mastery of the foundation skills and competencies essential for success in the workplace. and
Standard 3b: Career Majors Students who choose a career major will acquire the career-specific technical knowledge/skills necessary to progress toward gainful employment, career advancement, and success in postsecondary programs.
Gramercy’s Four Core Norms:
Be
on time to school and classes;
Respect all community members in every way;
Complete all your work to the best of your ability on time; and
Participate and listen to others.
Academic and Behavioral Expectations:
- Come to class prepared and on time.
- Respect school property and the property of others.
- Respect the thoughts and ideas of your classmates
- NO FOOD, DRINK, CANDY, or GUM!
- Cellphones should be silenced or turned off and out of sight at all times.
- Must be typed (1” margins, double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman) and stapled if more than one page.
- Must use citations and references in MLA format
- Must be on time (no late assignments will be acceptable unless a note from a parent/guardian accompanies it)