Mr. Carr’s 9CP/11CP/11DATAEnglish Class

dcarr@conejousd.orgI check my e-mails until 8:30 every

night-Phone 498-3676x1107

Paige Gonzales

• Student Teacher- CSUN• paige.gonzales.42@my.csun.edu• Please cc Mr. Carr on any e-mails

A Bit About Me

• 18th Year of teaching• 13th Year at NPHS• Work with DATA Academy• Former Softball Coach• Clock Operator for Football Games/Announce

Boys basketball• In my classroom at lunch and before school

every day if students need help

Important Info

• This will be the most intensive year of English (11th grade)

• Homework up to five days a week• Students can use notes on the test that they

take on their own• Quizzes will be specifically on what is assigned• Essays- All will be 800 words typed (9CP) and

1000 words typed (11CP/DATA)and turned into turnitin.com

Literary Works-11thGrade

• The Crucible- Term 1• Huck Finn- Term 1• Short Stories- Term 1• Catcher In The Rye- Term 2• One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest-(DATA 1960’s

Music Project) Term 2• Poetry- Term 2

Literary Works- 9th Grade CP

• Short Stories- Term 1• “The Odyssey”- Term 1• Of Mice and Men- Term 1• Romeo and Juliet- Term 1• To Kill a Mockingbird- Term 2• The Princess Bride (time permitting)- Term 2• Poetry- Term 2

The Class

• Grading is on a percentage scale • Late Work- 1 day for half credit, then will not

be accepted• Absences- Get all makeup work immediately

as the clock is running when student returns to school

• Truancy- Work will not be allowed to be made up

Absences

• Know the absence policy, as I stick to it strictly• Know the tardy policy as I stick to it strictly• If absent, check my website for the work• Make sure any absences and tardies that are

legitimate are cleared up

Website

• Schoolworld.com/teachersiteslogin.cfm• Under teacher login, click “find teacher”• darrin carr• An icon with my name will pop up and click on

it and you will be at the site

Website Contents

• 9th and 11th Grade Pages- this is where all of the power points and handouts will be available

• Calendar- You can check what we did in class today and the daily homework

• Research Paper- all of the information for the project is there (11th Grade)

11th Grade Research Paper

• Literary Criticism• Student will read an outside book from the list

on my website• They will answer questions in depth about the

book, as well as summarize it• Then, they will look at the novel from a

different perspective and back it up with examples from their novel and outside research

9th Grade Research Paper

• Report of Information • Based on issues from To Kill a Mockingbird• Students will learn process and the correct

researching techniques

Turnitin.com

• All classes will be using it for plagiarism check, grading essays and research papers and for class discussions

• For essays, students will submit directly to turnitin.com and not turn it a hard copy

• For discussions, students will have to respond to one of my prompts or comment on what another student says about the topics we will be discussing in the novel.

Expectations

• Parents- Check Zangle- It will be current by the end of the weekend and updated at least weekly

• If you have an issue- contact me immediately-email is best

• If your student has a question, ask! During class or e-mail is best

• I am very approachable to discuss a grade or assignment- I highly encourage your child to advocate for themselves!