Gloria Kinnard

Contact Information

Gloria Kinnard

5005 Dupree Way

Spring Hill, TN 37174

(H) 794-5945

(W) 567-8319

gloriak@battlegroundacademy.org

Each student needs to bring the following to every Literature class:

Notebook for this class
Agenda
A pencil or a pen with black/blue or red ink
Highlighters (4) and Wordly Wise Book every other week

Each Student is expected to do the following:

Come to Class prepared to work and with all supplies
Come to class with an attitude of respect for his/her classmates, instructor, and his/herself
Come to school prior to 8:00 A.M. if there are questions about the previous night’s homework, technical problems with a typed project, notes to be excused from class early, etc.—class time is class time
Come to class with an excuse from the office or a BGA faculty member if tardy for any reason
Conduct him/herself in a manner that is in accordance with the honor code and the highest standards of Battle Ground Academy
Come to class with all work to-be-submitted properly completed, headed and pledged. Your homework is the key to class participation

Accelerated Reader

Each Quarter’s AR grade will be based upon a goal that the student and instructor agree upon. The goal will derive primarily from the student’s zone of proximal development (ZPD) from his/her Fall Star test. Other particular guidelines will be discussed following the completion of summer reading testing. AR counts 15% of the total quarter grade!!!!

Grading

Tests are usually given after 2-3 stories poems, novels, etc. so usually every 2-3 weeks. Special projects will count as a test or quiz grade. Tests count 35% of the quarter grade.
Quizzes are given in vocabulary every other week, always on Fridays. Quiz grades count for 30% of the quarter grade.
Homework counts 20% of the quarter grade; daily grades are awarded 4 points, 2 points for effort and 2 points for accuracy. If late, homework can be turned in the next for 2 points, but, if not made up, it will enter as a 0.
On graded homework, late assignments will be given a 75 if handed in the second day, and after that a zero. If homework is late two days in a week, parents will be notified.
Starting next week there will be a homework assignment every night. Check the middle school web page for assignments.
Blackbaud on web has replaced Ed-Line. Will attempt to have grades on it this Thursday. Please be patient.

Curriculum

Literature Collections include: short stories, poetry, non- fiction, folk tales, myths legends, and writing about literature.

Novels read together (1)
Memory selections (4)
Creative writing papers (3)
Poems (2-3)
Portfolio to include items from above and other academic areas

Tutorial Hours

Call Mrs. Kinnard at home or school for help. Any morning before school can be scheduled for help.