This semester we will be reading:
1) The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
Here is a PDF to the text we will be reading in class: https://www.state.lib.la.us/files/LYRC/TheCrossover_BG.pdf
2) Holes
By: Louis Sachar
Here is a PDF to the text that will be read in class: www.hrwstf.org/mobile_library/r2etoolkit/holes_questions.pdf
3) The Outsiders
By: S.E. Hinton
Here is a link to this outstanding text: nisbah.com/summer_reading/the-outsiders_se_hinton.pdf
Most of my work in my classroom is based on effort rather than correctness. I will be grading on how much effort the student puts forward. For tests and quizzes, I will grade on correctness, but I will offer test corrections for the students if needed to gain back half of the points missed.
Grading Scale
A-90-100%
B-80-89%
C-70-79%
D-60-69%
F-59% or Below