English 12CP

2023-2024 School Year 

Instructor: Mr. Michael J. Rodriguez

email: michael_rodriguez@chino.k12.ca.us

response time: 48 hours

(909) 627-3584

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To the Class of 2024

Welcome to Mr. Rodriguez's [ Box ] of Learning & Growing, all in the name of becoming...

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Course: English 12CP

Main Objectives: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Thinking, Presenting

Required Materials:

Folder, pen, pencil, paper, open mind :)

My Perspectives (12CP textbook): British And World Literature

Other supplies may be necessary, depending on classroom/group/individual activities

Laptop computer (school or personal)

Reading material (book?)

English 12CP 2023-2024 Expectations

Student Work:

• Please hand in your work on time (via Google Classroom)
• Late work will be accepted for excused absences and reasonable excuses (i.e., emergencies).
• Please do your own work on individual assignments. Your work is an artifact of what you have learned as well as an example of your skills.
• No cheating. No copying. No plagiarizing.
  • first incident--you will receive a 0 (zero)
  • second incident--you will be sent to the AP office 
• Please participate.
• Please make sure your work is presentable.
• Be curious. Ask questions. Do not be afraid to share.
• Please be as positive as possible. Always be respectful.
• Do not be afraid to ask for help.
• Be helpful

Standards Overview:

• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening

Thinking:

The brain wants to create, and it wants to solve problems:)

California/CVUSD textbook:

My Perspective: British and World Literature

• Unit One – Forging a Hero
• Unit Two – Reflecting on Society
• Unit Three – Facing the Future, Confronting the Past
• Unit Four – Seeing Things New
• Unit Five – Discovering the Self
• Unit Six – Finding a Home

Grading Policy:

• Writing 40%, Reading 30%, Assessment 20%, and Practice 10%
  • 90-100 A
  • 80-89   B
  • 70-79   C
  • 60-69   D
  • 00-59   F
• Grades will be updated at least once a week.

Kinds of Assignments:

• Research, research-based assignments, close reads, book reports, writing assignments in response to fiction and non-fiction materials, individual and group projects, journals/creative writing, essays, videos, etc.

Behavior Code:

• Please respect self and others
• Please be on task and try at all times
• Please be ready to learn
• Be kind to others
• Be neat
• Ask questions, be open-minded
• Critical thinking is not about being perfect but rather working on your thought process
• I will work with you: I will do my best to understand you
• Your brain is a gateway:)

Read to gather information. Write in order to process the information that you gather. Cool? Cool.