English
Mrs. Close
A good word is like a good tree whose root is firmly fixed and whose top is in the sky. (The Koran)
Room 1302 Phone extension 6394. Email is the best way to reach me.
Email address: catherine.close@sduhsd.net
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CORE PIECES OF LITERATURE:
Selected stories from World Writers Today
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
GRADES:
I calculate grades on a cumulative points basis. Essays, homework, and special projects are all combined to determine a student's grade.
I do not curve or weight grades. I assign each assignment the number of points I
believe it to be worth in relation to the other assignments. I
update grades on Aeries every four to six weeks.
HOMEWORK:
I assign 20 minutes to an hour per night. I occasionally give students
a homework- free evening or weekend, but such breaks are the exception rather than the
rule. My web site (check the assignments link), the agenda planner, and
each student's list of study buddies allow you and your child to access homework
assignments from home or school. If your child has utilized each of these resources and
still does not understand that night's homework assignment, please ask your child to
complete the assignment to the best of his/her ability. He/She will still earn
the credit even if he/she misinterpreted the assignment. Ignoring or not
completing the assignment will result in a loss of points. Regarding long
term
homework assignments, urge your child to begin assignments immediately, breaking
large tasks into smaller, more manageable tasks which can be tackled in separate study
periods. In making students aware of these time management strategies, I hope to train them
to take charge of their work. Procrastination causes stress. I do accept late homework
with a full grade deduction for each day the assignment is late.
Even if the assignment is late, the student should
submit it. Some points are better than no points!