Welcome to English Credit Recovery

For starters....
Let's meet each other.


And some useful information....

• First, save this blog to your home screen. It is your text book for this class. 

Schedule

We will meet Monday-Friday from 8:00-2:30. Our class runs for two weeks (June 4-15).

Tardy Bell   8:00 a.m.
Break          10:00-10:15
Lunch         11:40-12:30
Done           2:30 p.m.


How does Credit Recovery work anyway?

Most simply, you must demonstrate competency in the following areas:

• Literary Analysis 
• Rhetorical Devices 
• Research Writing
• Grammar 
• MLA format 

The goal of your competency is to demonstrate that you are worthy of being called an MV graduate OR that you are fully prepared with the skills you will need in order to enter your next grade level as a fully prepared student.

In this case, competency is demonstrated by a 75% score or higher in all assignments.

If competency is demonstrated, then your current semester grade will be replaced with a 75% C. However, a higher level of skill is more desirable than any grade because it will impact your future studies. My goal as your instructor is to send you with ease into your future writing endeavors.

It may be worthy to note that plagiarism cannot be tolerated. Any amount of plagiarism will result in termination of your opportunity to earn recovery credit with no refund.

You will need to be here everyday. Our time is short and two weeks is very short in comparison to the skills and semester you are making up. Please make an effort to be on-time every day. I will return your efforts with timely feedback and my best efforts to help you grow as much as possible in skill and understanding.

Please record the answers to  some starter questions on a piece of paper:

• Who are you? Name three things that give you hope and joy at this point in your life? 
• What strengths do you possess when it comes to writing? 
• Do you hate any part of writing? Which one(s)? 
• What skills do you hope to get from this class? 
• On the back, record a one-page answer to a little practice prompt:
• Let's suppose that there is a hidden door somewhere in your house. Only you know about it. When you enter it, you have a magical ability to make time pause and wait for you. When you exit, it is exactly the same time as when you entered. The only trick is, that you can only do one thing in this room. What hobby or activity is this room preserved for? Why is it so important? 
• Grammar Assessment is hard copy.