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Life Prep I_Syllabus 2018-2019

                    Course Syllabus

School Address:

Highland Park Campus                                                                               Life Prep I Fall Pacing Guide_2018-2019

115 N. Avenue 53

Los Angeles, Ca. 90042

 

Teacher:  Ms. Delmy Roquel

Email: delmy.roquel@academiaavance.com/ lizbeth.garcia@academiaavance.com

Course Name: Life Prep I- Project You

 

Teacher Introduction

Welcome, my purpose for you  is to re-invigorate academic studies by providing a forum where you ask yourself, "what do I want in my life at age 24?".

 

Course Description

  • the expectations and demands of their mission statement.  

  • the institutions and networks which feed their mission statement.  

  • requirements to gain access to these networks and institutions.  

  • A-G requirements

  • integrate various Google Apps on a Google site.

  • Junior Achievement financial component

  • Respond/present  complete sentences

Continued development of their INTERNET presence and computer literacy via cloud based application.

Students will deliver by the end of the year:

  • a S.M.A.R.T. mission statement

  • professional resume

  • a cover letter

  • two college essays

  • an online, academic portfolio,  utilizing cloud computing

  • an online, recreational google site to demonstrate cloud computing skills

  • The College Ready Score Card

  • Autobiographical google presentation

Required Materials

  • Composition Notebook

  • Pen/Pencil

Student Expectations & Responsibility

Students are expected to exemplify consciousness, reason, synergy, and action throughout their participation in and outside of class. As a class, it is our responsibility to create a safe space for all students to flourish academically and personally.

 

Classroom Procedures

  • Assigned Chromebook
  • Warm-up and attendance

  • Lesson

  • Work together

  • Exit Assessment

  • Independent Work

When Writing a paragraph I am looking for:

 

  • Punctuation (, . ? !)

  • Capitalized proper nouns

  • Complete sentences

  • (5-6) sentences per paragraph

Discipline & Consequences

Please refer to Academia Avance Student Handbook

Make-up Policy

Make-up work will be granted upon request from the student.

Late Work

If student takes the initiative to complete late work, it will be accepted.

   

Cheating/ Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism and cheating are when we take credit for someone else’s work and try to pass it off as our own. In this classroom, my goal is to prepare you for real world experiences for this reason we will address the importance of not plagiarizing and cheating. There are are serious repercussions to taking plagiarizing and cheating lightly.



GRADING POLICY

Categories

  • Formative Assessments 30%

    • Midterm/ Final Exam

    • Exit Tickets

    • Project

    • Essay/ Term or Research paper

    • Presentation/ Performance

    • Model/ Poster Display

  • Classwork 30%

    • Handouts

    • Composition Notebooks

    • Vocabulary

  • Active Participation 30%

    • Academic Talk (Pair Share)

    • Answering Questions

    • Reflections

  • Homework  10%

    • Small tasks to practice meeting deadlines

GRADING SCALE  

A:   100-90%        B: 89-80% C:   79-70% D:   69-60%

 

Parent/Guardian Memo of Understanding

I am looking forward to forming a partnership with you to ensure the success of your child in this ______________course. Should you have any questions or concerns, my door is always open.  Additionally, I can be reached daily by phone at __________________ from 3:45-7pm or by email at __________________________ from. Please allow 24 hours to return your call or email.

Students and parent/guardian must sign below ensuring you have read and understand all expectations and class policies.

I have read and understand the above listed guidelines for this course.

         Student’s Name (Print): __________________________________      Date:__________________

         Student Signature:_________________________________________

 

 

 

      Parent Name (Print): ______________________________________        Date: __________________

      Parent Signature: __________________________________________

Health or Other Concerns:

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