Menu of Choices
Google Classroom will be used for assigning and collecting work, delivering feedback, and updating students on each course of study. There will also be an up-to-date menu of the various project-based learning choices available each day in the makerspace.
Menu of Choices: https://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?p=5283
Recurring Required & Optional Writing
At the end of each week, you must write complete the Weekly Writing task as instructed. Each day, you are strongly encouraged to complete a Daily Checkpoint as instructed.
✰ Required: Weekly Writing
Encouraged: Daily Checkpoint
Optional: Mindfulness
Below are copies of the writing forms used in this course that can be viewed by parents and other stakeholders. The student forms require a BHS Google login.
Syllabus and Intro Resources
| Sisyphean High Flyer | Designed also to help incoming students and other stakeholders understand what we do, why we do it that way, and how it will help. |
| Syllabus and Expectations | Includes grading policies, required reading, required materials, and other necessary information. Required reading for all students and stakeholders. |
| English 11 Course Policies | Includes the BHS policy on cell phone use in our classroom. Required reading for all students and stakeholders. |
| English 11 Assessment Calendar | Printable calendar guide to grades and assessment in the makerspace. Grade abatement is covered in the syllabus. |
| Course Website: English 11 | Website for the course, including the English 11 Menu of choices. Includes most resources, assignments, and materials for the course. |
| English 11 Letter: Interstitial Instruction | Covers the instructional method used in the course, and acts as an introduction to that method. Required reading for all students and stakeholders. |
| About the Teacher | Post on the history of the course and its teacher. |
| ICT in the Makerspace | Comprehensive guide to co-teaching in a makerspace. |
Reading Journals
This is an optional enrichment assignment that can be completed any time you read a book, short story, essay, poem, etc., on your own. This is an offline, handwritten enrichment opportunity.
Overview: English 11 Reading Life Handout
Response: English 11 Reading Life Journal
General Feedback
General feedback documents that offer insight into the learning process and analysis of the skills and traits being taught or honed by a particular assignment. Organized and introduced in paragraphs.
URL: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?page_id=4514
Ongoing Discussions
Ongoing discussion posts for students and other stakeholders. Main page includes a link to every post, a description of each one, and directions for entering the discussions. Topics and direct links: