Byng Arts English 8

Teacher: Amy E. Hughes

Room A225
Lord Byng Secondary School ahughes@vsb.bc.ca
3939 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6K3C9 http://msahughesbyng.com

Our Mission Statement: At Lord Byng Secondary our goal is to provide a safe learning
environment that enables students to challenge their intellectual and creative abilities and
allows them to meet their full potential as citizens.

Course Content will include: Required materials: Mark breakdown by Term

• One three ring
• The novel, short story, poetry, binder.
Shakespeare, language and usage, • Three (3) pre-bound,
literary analysis, expository & creative 3-hole punched
work. Literary analysis and critical notebooks of approx.
thinking are key objectives of literary 50 pages each.
study. • Loose leaf foolscap.
• Written, oral & multimodal responses • School Agenda
to literature and works studied. (intact & not altered)
• Silent Reading Book
• Paragraph development and multi-
• Pencil case:
paragraph writing
o 2 blue or
black ink
MIEN 8 includes and encourages the
pens.
enrichment of curriculum through multi-
o 2 HB
literacy activities; when possible, students' pencils
artistic interests will be used to facilitate not
o 1 eraser
only their literary engagement, study and 1 pair of
o 15% - Home and classwork. (Homework is checked
analysis. Note: Participation in class scissors
discussions is required. o 1 pack of
pencil
In-class writing is a major component of
crayons.
all Lord Byng English Courses.
(Note: As no two terms are alike, these are best
approximates).
2.5% - Built in roll up: this is intended to offset the
possibility of any perceived subjective marking
variance. Students may lose marks here if they are
not punctual or prepared for class; they will lose this
roll up if they cheat, skip, or plagiarize.
10%- Book Card. Silent Reading is a daily
requirement. Students are required to have a book
each day and their keep book cards up to date and in
the classroom. At each term end, each student totals
the number of pages he/she recorded.
10% - Speaking, listening, and discussion: ability to
attend to and add to discussions about material
being covered/taught; this includes questions as well
as discussion.
for completion only. Homework is m to prepare
students for classwork to be done
32.5%(Min 30%) - In-class Writing.
30% - Project work and/or other assessments.
Total = 100%

**Marking is cumulative for this course.

The New Curriculum:
BC’s New Curriculum for English Language Arts is based around 3 Core
Competencies: Communication, Thinking, & Personal/Social.
Cheating, which includes plagiarism, is
In my classroom we will be working on these Competencies and the Five Big Ideas
which support them. As always, I will work toward curricular competencies with all a serious offence and will result in a
of my students and place critical thinking at the fore as each student works toward score of zero. Helping someone cheat is also
his/her mastery of skills learned and taught. cheating.
Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are
For more information on BC’s New Curriculum, please see: required to read and sign the handout on plagiarism
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/8 provided by Ms. Hughes' and return it n0 later than
September 30th of the current school year.

Working with a Tutor: Guidelines for working with tutors are available upon
request. Tutors are NOT permitted to work on the actual material that the student
will be submitting to the teacher for assessment.
Although your Grade 8 student is new to high school, as much as
possible he/she needs to be responsible for his/her own learning,
organization, and submission of assignments; ultimately, the
responsibility for how your child does in school needs to belong to the
child. That said, please help by providing daily structured homework/
review time away from distractions, and feel free to proof read work (but
don’t re-write it). Encourage your child to have all work completed and
packed back into his/her school bag before going to bed; it is important
that your child get those important 9.25 hours of sleep.
I am looking forward to a great year with your child.
Unexcused absences: parents and students
need to familiarize themselves with policies and
procedures at Lord Byng, particularly those
regarding missed work. Please read and understand
these as they will be followed; they can be found in
your child’s student agenda and on the school
website.
No work will be provided for a student going on a
vacation, family trip, etc; it will be up to the student
to make up any allowable work upon return; I will
not be able to reteach your child what he/she has
missed while away from class due to an unexcused
absence.

Print Name of Student: ______________________. Signatures of Student ______________& Parent/Guardian: ______________.