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Department Policies
Chancellor High School English Department Policies
1. Late Work Policy - Note that days equal actual days, not blocks
a. AP classes - No late work will be accepted
b. Advanced classes - 1 day late = 50% off grade; after 1 day late = 0% grade earned
c. General classes - 1 day late = 25% off; 2 days late =50% off; 3rd day late =0% grade
earned
2. All formal writing assignments should include all Steps of the Writing Process:
a. CUBS performed on assignment sheet
b. brainstorm/notes
c. draft
d. final - to include a cover sheet that indicates whether the assignment was turned in
on time with:
i. your name
ii. teacher’s name
iii. class/block
iv. a date
v. honor code and signature of the student
e. rubric
3. All written essays must be in MLA format:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/
4. Students will keep essays in their County Writing Portfolio
5. If there is a problem with a student’s computer or printer, he or she must turn in a hand written final draft the day the paper is due. Extensions on due dates will NOT be given
due to technological problems.
6. Any borrowed or paraphrased information must have MLA citations or the paper/project
will not be accepted.
7. Heading Requirements - All assignments except essays must contain the following infor
mation in the upper left hand corner. A point will be removed from the grade for each of t
he following items if not included:
a. student name
b. teacher name
c. class/block
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d. date
e. pledge with student signature
i. no name = no grade
1. papers with no names will be posted in the room for the nine week mark
ing period from which it was assigned. It is the student’s responsibility
to look at the papers.
ii. claimed papers will follow the late work policy as outlined in #1
8. Non-negotiables for graded work - Work that violates these policies will not be graded
until:
a. Sentences start with a capital letter and end with punctuation.
b. All work includes school appropriate content and word choice.
9. Know and understand tech basics including logging on a school computer, accessing
Google Dashboard which includes tools such as Google Docs, email, and Classroom (see
appendix for specific instructions)
10. Attendance and submission deadlines for assignments:
a. It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for make-up work upon returning
to school
b. The teacher will follow the Chancellor’s absentee policy. Please note IEP, 504 and
ESOL accommodations will be met.
c. Due dates and makeup work
i. ANTICIPATED ABSENCES: Requests for approval of absences which will re
sult from family trips or other foreseeable reasons must be submitted in writing
and approved by the principal in advance. The determination of these absences
as excused or unexcused will be based in part on the number of previous ab
sences and the student’s academic standing. Under this provision, a child may
be excused by the school for not more than five (5) days during a school year.
ii. MAKE-UP WORK: All students are to make up all assignments missed when
absent or tardy. It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for the
make-up work and complete it within five (5) days upon returning to school
from an absence in order for there to be no grading consequence.
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Reglamento del departmento
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d. Fecha
e. Promesa con la firma del estudiante
i. Sin nombre = no será calificado
1. Trabajos sin nombre serán publicados en el aula en el periodo de nueves
semanas para el cual fue asignado. El estudiante es responsable de mirar
los trabajos.
ii. Los trabajos reclamados seguirán la política de trabajos entregados tarde como
se indica en el punto 1.
8. Los trabajos calificados no son negociables- los trabajos que violen estas políticas no serán
calificados hasta:
a. Las frases comienzan con letra mayúscula y finalizan con punto.
b. Todos los trabajos deberán de incluir un contenido y selección de palabras apropiadas para la
escuela.
9. Conocer y entender los conceptos básicos de tecnología, incluyendo registro en un ordenador de la
escuela, acceder a Google Dashboard que incluye herramientas como Google Docs, correo
electrónico y el aula (véase el apéndice para obtener instrucciones específicas)
10. Asistencia y entrega de trabajos en la fecha de vencimiento:
a. Es responsabilidad del estudiante de preguntar al maestro(a) por el trabajo de recuperación
una vez que vuelva a la escuela.
b. El maestro(a) seguirá la reglamentación de faltas de asistencias. Por favor tenga en cuenta
que se cumplirán las acomodaciones IEP, 504 y ESOL.
c. Fechas de vencimiento y tareas de recuperación
i. AUSENCIAS ANTICIPADAS: Las solicitudes de aprobación de las ausencias que se
deriven de viajes de familia u otras razones previsibles deben ser presentadas por
escrito y aprobadas por el director por adelantado. La determinación de estas ausencias
como justificadas o injustificadas se basa en parte en el número de faltas anteriores y el
rendimiento académico del estudiante. En virtud de esta disposición, un niño(a) puede ser
excusado de la escuela por no más de cinco (5) días durante un año escolar.
ii. TRABAJOS DE RECUPERACIÓN: Todos los estudiantes deben recuperar todas las
tareas perdidas cuando falten a la escuela o lleguen tarde. Es la responsabilidad del
estudiante de preguntar al maestro(a) por la tarea de recuperación y completarla en los
cinco (5) días después de regresar a la escuela de la ausencia con el fin de que no haya
ninguna consecuencia en la calificación.
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jane schaffer writing format
How to Construct a Complete Paragraph—Jane Schaffer Style
Below is a suggested outline for a one paragraph and multi-paragraph assignment:
One paragraph assignment outline:
a “hook”—this is an optional sentence that would, in some clever way, introduce your subject
a thesis statement—a sentence that addresses what you would like to prove or provides a
statement of your opinion; this cannot be simply a fact or a concrete detail
a “chunk”—a “chunk” consists of: one or two concrete detail (fact) sentences and
two sentences (approximately) of commentary (the writer’s explanation of how the concrete
detail is relevant to and supports the statement made in the thesis statement)
optional—a second “chunk”
a concluding sentence (CS) try not to just repeat; try to make some generalization about
the info in the paragraph
Concrete Detail (CD): “Just the facts, ma’am.”
“Facts” taken from the student’s personal experience (i.e., “real life” examples or even hypothetical examples that the student creates)
• OR specific evidence taken from a text, either by
quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing
• OR facts that the student has learned (whether in math, history, Earth Science, etc.) about
which the teacher is asking him to draw some conclusions or make some inferences
Commentary (CM): the analysis, explanation, and/or interpretation of the concrete detail—
information that explains to the reader the relevance of the concrete detail and HOW and/or
WHY the concrete detail actually supports the thesis or topic sentence. CM might address
the significance of the CD to the rest of the piece or the point you are making, the author’s
purpose, and/or the effect on the reader of that CD.
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Multi-paragraph assignment outline:
Introduction
a “hook”—interesting, attention grabbing statement with some relevance to topic
general introductory information that indicates the overall subject of the writing and the writer’s intent or purpose (depending upon the formality of the assignment, the student may or
may not use the personal pronoun “I”)
a thesis statement—a bold statement of what the writer wishes to prove about his subject;
encompasses the central idea of the essay (“bold” means the student avoids statements
such as “I believe,” or “I feel,” or “I think,” or “in my opinion”); a thesis statement cannot be
simply a fact or concrete detail from the text
Body paragraph(s)
a topic sentence—a sentence that addresses some aspect of the overall thesis; essentially
a sub-argument for the overall thesis; cannot be simply a fact or concrete detail from the text
a “chunk”—a “chunk” consists of
one or two concrete detail (fact) sentences and
two sentences (approximately) of commentary (the writer’s explanation of how the concrete
detail is relevant to and supports the statement made in the topic sentence)
optional—a second “chunk”
a concluding sentence—try not to just repeat; try to make some generalization about the info
in the paragraph
Conclusion—In your conclusion, try to do one or several things from the list below (taken
from http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/endings.htm):
include a brief summary of the paper’s main points
• ask a provocative question
• use a quotation
• evoke a vivid image
• call for some sort of action
• end with a warning
• universalize (compare to other situations)
• suggest results or consequences
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jane schaffer writing format cont’d
Adapted from http://www.curriculumguides.com
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Computer Help
COMPUTER LOG IN
USERNAME: first initial, middle initial, last name—(dash) year entered spotsy schools
(2ND TWO NUMBERS OF STUDENT NUMBER) ie.arbernard-99
PASSWORD: scps+new pin number ie.scps52369
GOOGLE LOG IN
USERNAME: first initial, middle initial, last name—(dash) year entered spotsy schools
(2ND TWO NUMBERS OF STUDENT NUMBER)@spotsylvania.k12.va.us
PASSWORD: scps+new pin number ie.scps52369
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Google Drive is a service from Google that allows you to store files from your
computer online and access them anywhere using the cloud. Google Drive also
gives you access to one of Google’s most popular services, Google Docs.
Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets are free, web-based applications for creating documents,
spreadsheets, and more.
Accessing Google Drive, Calendar, Mail
1. Sign into your student dashboard (option 1) from Chancellor’s website or google (option
2). Click on Google Drive, Calendar, Mail, or whichever app you are trying to access.
Option 1:
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Creating Google Docs in Google Drive
The following is a link to an interactive to show the different parts of the Google
Drive: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledriveanddocs/2.5
To create a new Doc, Slides, or Sheets file:
1. Click on Create button and select type of document you want to create. The new
document will open in a new tab in the browser.
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2. Rename document by selecting “Untitled Document.” Give your document a new
name and click OK.
3. Begin working on your new document.
4. Changing fonts, size, color, creating bulleted lists, and other formatting tools can be
done from the menu bar, just like in Word.
5. Google Docs automatically saves your work as you go, so you don’t need to manu
ally save. However, you can create folders in which to place your Docs.
Creating Folders
1. From your Google
Drive home page,
be sure that you are
in “My Drive.”
2. Click on the new
folder icon.
3. The “New Folder” pop up box will appear
on the screen.
4. Give your New Folder a name. Click Create. You will want to repeat these steps to
create folders for all of your classes.
5. You will now see your new folder.
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Placing Docs in Folders
1. Be sure you have clicked on “My Drive.”
2. You will see your folders and files listed. To move a file into a folder, just click the file and
drag it over the chosen folder on the left or right click on document and select “move to” and
find your destination folder.
Deleting Files and Folders
1. Click on the folder that contains the files and/or folders you wish to delete. 2. Check the box of the file or folder you want to delete and then click the garbage can.
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Uploading Files or Folders to Google Drive
Note: Conversion isn’t always perfect depending on the level of formatting used in the
original, for example, some fonts or formatting in Word will not translate to Docs.
1. Select “New” and then File or Folder upload button
2. Locate the file in the computer and click
open
3. Once the file has been uploaded, it will appear in your Google Drive
Sharing and Collaborating with Google
Docs
Google Docs can be shared to allow multiple
people to edit the same file, allowing
for real time collaboration. The following is
an interactive link about collaboration:
http://
www.gcflearnfree.org/googledriveanddocs/6.4
3. The Sharing settings dialog box will open.
In the Add people: box, type the
email addresses of the people you’d like to
share the file with. As you begin to type addresses will appear that you can select.
1. Locate and select the file you wish to
share.
2. The file action buttons will appear at the
top of the page. Click the Share
button.
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4. Click whether they can edit, comment on,
or just view the file. Remember, only files in
Google Docs format can be edited online by
different people. You can select some people with edit privileges and some with view
by selection “Advanced” and then the below
screen will open.
5. If you’d like, you can add a message that
will be emailed to the people you
share the file with by selecting the blue “Add
message” link after you have typed in a person or peoples emails. You might use this
message to explain the file, or let them
know why you’re sharing it with them.
6. Click Send. Your file will be shared. Whenever you share a file, that file will be marked
as Shared on your Google Drive.
Formatting Google Docs
1. Font type and size
2. Font size
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Formatting Google Docs Continued
3. Justify left, center, and right
4. Line spacing (single, double, 1.5)
5. Insert bullets or numbers
6. Header or footer
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7. Insert page number
8. Change margins, orientation (landscape or
portrait), or paper size
Select “file”, “page setup”
Page setup box will appear with options
9. Insert a table by selecting “table”. Then
select the number of columns and rows by
highlighting boxes to the right.
Once table is created, rows and columns can
be added or deleted by using the table tab.
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Printing Google Docs
There are three ways to print a Doc:
1. Clicking the Print button .
2. Using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P (Windows users) or Command+P (Mac Users).
3. Clicking the File drop-down menu and selecting Print.
4. Click Print to send the file to the printer.
Formatting Google Slides
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Printing Google Slides in a modified format
1. If you would like to print out a Google slides
document with multiple slides per page, open
the slides file then select “file” and “print settings and preview”.
2. You will then have options of the number
of slides to print on each page. Select the
one you want then click the printer icon to the
right.
3. Click to select the printer then press “Print”.
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Google Calendar
1.
Your Calendar
will be blank unless
you turn on the calendars. You can do
this by checking the
boxes next to the calendar list under “My
calendars” on the left.
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How to use your school Gmail
Opening email account:
You can access your school Gmail anywhere there is internet access and on a variety
of devices (PC, laptop, tablet, phone, watch, etc.).
1. You can open your email by logging onto Google and clicking Sign In in the upper right
have corner to the screen.
2. Next, use your student login information and password.
a. Login:
b. Password:
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Sending an Email
Email is an effective way to communicate with your teachers and peers. This tool is useful
for class assignments such as asking questions and collaborating with your peers. Be professional.
1. In your Gmail account, move your mouse to the left side bar of the screen and click
the gray button that says, COMPOSE, or to write.
2. A New Message window will pop up on the right side of the screen.
3. In the TO bar type the name of the person your are sending the email to or their
email. *If the receipient has an @spotsylvania.k12.va.us email, the directory will auto
matically pull the address for you. **It is important to double check and ensure you
have the correct recipient.
4. In the SUBJECT bar, please give your email an appropriate title or topic that tells
your reader to what the email concerns.
5. In the remain blank space below the subject bar, type your email.
6. To SEND your message click the blue SEND button at the bottom on the New Mes
sage window. *Additionally, on the bottom of the New Message window are the format
ting buttons such as: formatting (font, etc.), attach a file, insert a file using Drive, a pic
ture, a link, and/or emoticon.
Replying to an Email
1. Open the email you wish to reply.
2. To reply within the email:
a. On the original message to you, in the top right corner, locate a slightly curved arrow pointing to the left. Click.
b. A new message, automatically addressed to the sender, will appear at the bot
tom of the screen. Type your message there.
3. To reply to multiple persons within a group message (REPLY ALL):
a. At the bottom of the message is a blank message box with the options in light
gray: Reply, Reply all, Forward.
b. Click the REPLY ALL to send a message to all persons in the group message.
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Attaching a file/insert a file from Google Drive
1. In your New Message window, locate the paper clip or symbol for Google Drive
at the bottom on the message window.
2. Click the type of file (paper clip or Drive) that you wish to insert.
3. A separate window will open on your screen. (Either your File window or your
Google Drive).
4. Find and choose the file you wish to insert, click on it to highlight.
5. To attach the final, click Open from the file window or Insert from the Google Drive.
Your file will upload and appear at the bottom of your message.
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Guide to Newsela
1. Go to www.newsela.com
2. Click on “Sign In”
3. If this is the first time you are using News- 4. Choose “I’m a Learner”
ela, click on “Not a Member? Sign Up Now”
5. Choose “Yes”. You will then be prompted 6. Enter some basic information about your
to enter a class code which you will receive identify. When done, click “Get Started”.
from your teacher.
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Guide to Newsela Continued
7. Drag your cursor to the “Articles” option on 8. When you are done with your assignments,
the top menu bar. From there you can either hover over your name and select “Sign Out”.
start reading articles, or see the articles that
have been assigned to you.
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TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES for Speaking, Writing, Reading, Research,
Vocabulary, and Grammar
A wealth of information and resources from online writing tools, and graphic organizers to
released tests: www.doe.virginia.gov
Well organized literature guides including plot summaries and character analysis: www.
litcharts.com
Free public domain audiobooks: https://librivox.org/
This is the free version of the Free Lance-Star newspaper: http://www.fredericksburg.
com/
An alternative to the Powerpoint presentation, prezi has free presentation software that
can be more engaging than traditional methods: https://prezi.com/
Current news articles with the ability to change lexile levels: www.newsela.com
Writing tools and resources: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Relevant news articles to help develop students’ background knowledge: http://www.
kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week/
Resources, study guides, videos and other helpful learning tools: http://www.shmoop.
com/
Resource for keeping notes and properly constructing citations: http://www.noodletools.
com/
American Rhetoric Top 100 Speeches: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html
A good resource for short clips as well as longer documentaries on nearly all topics in the
curriculum, sourced by the general public: www.youtube.com
A good resource for short clips as well as longer documentaries on nearly all topics in the
curriculum, sourced by educators: www.teachertube.com
Engaging talks that incite deeper thought and understanding about world topics: https://
www.ted.com/talks
Google Lit Trips-students can take a visible journey using Google graphics for places described in : http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html
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