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    Mr. Dewitt teaches 10th grade English. His class values effective communication skills to enhance interpersonal relationships, postsecondary goals, career leadership, and community contribution. Over the course of the year, students will read Night, Tuesdays with Morrie, Touching Spirit Bear, and The Giver. Students are expected to show up prepared, use appropriate language, stay on task, and produce their own work. Positive consequences include praise and extra credit, while negative consequences involve behavior contracts and administration involvement. The curriculum follows the Utah Core and includes reading literature and informational texts, writing, speaking and listening, and language skills. Grades are based on a point system from assignments, writing, journals, quizzes,

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    Mr. Dewitt teaches 10th grade English. His class values effective communication skills to enhance interpersonal relationships, postsecondary goals, career leadership, and community contribution. Over the course of the year, students will read Night, Tuesdays with Morrie, Touching Spirit Bear, and The Giver. Students are expected to show up prepared, use appropriate language, stay on task, and produce their own work. Positive consequences include praise and extra credit, while negative consequences involve behavior contracts and administration involvement. The curriculum follows the Utah Core and includes reading literature and informational texts, writing, speaking and listening, and language skills. Grades are based on a point system from assignments, writing, journals, quizzes,

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    Mr. Dewitt teaches 10th grade English. His class values effective communication skills to enhance interpersonal relationships, postsecondary goals, career leadership, and community contribution. Over the course of the year, students will read Night, Tuesdays with Morrie, Touching Spirit Bear, and The Giver. Students are expected to show up prepared, use appropriate language, stay on task, and produce their own work. Positive consequences include praise and extra credit, while negative consequences involve behavior contracts and administration involvement. The curriculum follows the Utah Core and includes reading literature and informational texts, writing, speaking and listening, and language skills. Grades are based on a point system from assignments, writing, journals, quizzes,

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    Mr.

    Dewitt

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    August 13, 2015

    DISCLOSURE
    10th Grade | Room 209 | Preps: 3rd &9th periods

    Mission Statement

    CLASS VALUES:

    Mr. Dewitts classes will instill in


    students effective
    communication skills to
    enhance their ability to be
    successful in interpersonal
    relationships, postsecondary
    goals, career leadership, and
    community contribution.

    Books We Will Read

    I like to lean toward being positive. There are so many rules in


    society, and rightfully so, but what if people just lived by good
    values? Would there be a need to have so many rules? I dont
    think so. One of my objectives as a teacher is to instill in students
    a desire to be a good person rather than just behave well in my
    classroom. This is why I have created a list of values that if the
    students have and become, they will be successful in my class and
    life. I have created my values on the spin of becoming a
    PANTHER:

    Term 1: Night

    P: Be persistent. Do not ever give up. You are amazing.

    Term 2: Tuesdays with Morrie

    A: Have a good Attitude. Be willing to smile and enjoy yourself


    regardless of your circumstance. Find the good about every
    situation.

    Term 3: Touching Spirit Bear


    Term 4: The Giver

    Expectations
    1. Dont say I cant. It might be
    more difficult for you than
    others, but you can do it.
    2. Expect Homework of some
    kind each night.
    3. Be willing to go beyond the
    rubric.
    4. Communicate with me
    about triumphs and
    struggles.
    5. Must not fall behind.

    N: No Excuses. Own what you do and live with the


    consequences. Be accountable to yourself and others. You are not
    a victim, others are not villains, and you are not helpless.
    T: Be Teachable. Be willing to learn from me, your peers, your
    greatest achievements, and even your mistakes. Successful people
    are always willing to learn and take in wisdom.
    H: Be Honest. Do your own work. Do it on time. Have high
    character. Be the person you want to associate with.
    E: Strive for Excellence. Do the very best you can in every
    situation. Dont just settle for the base requirements. Do your
    very best. Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of
    self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best
    you are capable of becoming -John Wooden-.
    R: Be respectful. Respect yourself and others. Treat others as
    your would want to be treated.
    Become a PANTHER!

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    2015-2016

    Mr. Dewitt

    Classroom Rules:
    There are have to be rules. Mine
    are:
    Show up and be prepared.
    Appropriate Language. All

    words must build and inspire


    themselves and others to
    greatness. Let me do the
    correcting.
    On Task/In Spot: It is almost

    impossible to fail my class if


    you keep this rule.
    Produce your own work: Dont

    silence yourself or set yourself


    up for failure by cheating.
    Consequences:
    Positive:
    1. Verbal/written praise.
    2. Sit where you want.
    3. Possible extra credit.
    4. Better Classroom Environment
    Negative:
    1. Verbal/written reprimand.
    2. Behavior Contract/Meeting
    with parent.
    3. Administration involvement.
    * I reserve the right to skip any
    step and go straight to the
    administration based on the
    students behavior.
    * If any value,rule,policy, or
    procedure is broken students
    will fill out a resolution form.

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    Procedures and Policies:


    Absent: First, make sure that you excuse the absence with the
    attendance oce. Then, if you missed my class, please come and
    talk to me about it at the end of class or another time of my
    choosing. Please do not come up to me at the beginning of class
    when I am trying to get the class started. The best time would be
    to come in before or after school. You are responsible to get and
    make up the work. You have three school days from the time you
    were absent to get me the work or it is considered late.
    Tardy: Please be on time. This is one of my pet peeves. It is
    distracting and unfair to the other students when one shows up
    late. If you are late please come in quietly and do not disturb
    others by asking what are we doing. I will get you caught up when
    there is a break in the instruction.
    Electronics (Phones, iPads, iPods, etc): No electronic
    devices are allowed in class. According to Washington County
    School District: Any electronic device found on District property
    is subject to search and confiscation. Please do not make me take
    them from you and give them to the administration. If there is an
    emergency, please contact the oce. (435)628.5255
    Late Work: I detest late work. Yet, at the same time, I want
    students to do the work because school builds upon itself.
    Therefore, if a student wishes to turn in something late, they
    must come into my classroom after school for a half hour per
    assignment. There will be some assignments that cannot be
    turned in late. I will communicate that with you.
    Make-up Work: If a student or parent feels that the student
    needs more time to make up work than I am currently giving,
    then a student, parent, and teacher meeting will be scheduled to
    come up with a reasonable way to make-up the work.
    Participation: We will have a lot of class discussions. It is
    important that you have an opinion and that you learn to voice
    that opinion. There will be points in my class awarded based on
    participation.

    2015-2016

    Mr. Dewitt

    Curriculum
    I will be following the Utah
    Core found at: uen.org/core
    The core is broken into the
    following categories:

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    Grades:
    Grading Scale/Citizenship: I will follow the school grading
    scale for letter and citizenship grades as found in the student
    handbook. I grade in the following manner:
    total points earned/total points possible.

    Reading Literature: We will


    read a variety of novels this year.
    We will look at the key ideas and
    details, craft and structure,
    Integration of knowledge and
    ideas, and increase of reading
    range.
    Reading Informational
    Texts: We will learn much of
    the same things as literature, but
    we will do so through nonfiction texts.
    Writing: We will write a variety
    of text types with dierent
    purposes such as argumentative,
    informative, narrative, etc. We
    will produce a lot clear and
    coherent writing pieces by
    learning the writing process. We
    will research dierent topics to
    write developed pieces.
    Speaking and Listening: We
    will learn how to work with
    others toward a common goal by
    setting criteria to solve a
    problem. Students will present
    findings and creative pieces to
    their peers in class through a
    wide range of mediums.
    Language: Students will
    demonstrate a command of
    conventions and vocabulary.

    Disclosure Document

    Types of Assignments:
    Base Assignment: Students will be given a variety of smaller
    assignments based on what is taking place in our novel or
    informational text. Students will be given a variety of assignments
    that will help evaluate their skills with English language
    conventions. Being present and on time will be worth points.
    Writing: There will be small writing assignments and really big
    writing assignments. Be prepared to write everyday.
    Journals: Some of the best thinking takes place when
    connecting ideas to your own life. Journal writing gives you a
    chance to do that. I will post journal prompts to my website over
    the course of the term. You will need to write a minimum of 150
    words per entry in a google doc that you will either share or email
    to me. I will not share these with others, but I will read it.
    Objective Sheets: I will communicate with students what they
    are going to learn in class at the beginning of each class. They will
    communicate privately to me whether they understood the
    material through the responses on the objective sheet.
    Tests/Quizzes: Students will be evaluated on their language
    ability through the use of tests and quizzes. Hint: there will be
    pop quizzes on the reading selection students should have done
    as homework. before the current class period.
    Extension Assignments: Students will be given a list of
    assignments that they need to complete by the end of the term in
    order to receive an A grade in class. These assignments will be
    posted on my class website. You must complete two each term.
    I will do my best to communicate these assignments to my class
    website. Please look at the website first, then come to me with
    questions you have about an assignment you have missed.

    2015-2016

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