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    This document outlines the course content, goals, policies, and procedures for a Grade 11 creative writing class taught by Ms. A. E. Hughes at Lord Byng Secondary School in Vancouver, BC. The course will include analyzing and creating various literary genres, maintaining a blog portfolio, drafting processes, modeling writing styles, and participating in group discussions and external submissions. Students will develop their creative writing skills, positive attitudes toward language, cultural appreciation, and technology skills. The document details attendance, punctuality, skipping, assignment, and late policies, as well as expectations for in-class writing, absences, exams, and cheating.

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    This document outlines the course content, goals, policies, and procedures for a Grade 11 creative writing class taught by Ms. A. E. Hughes at Lord Byng Secondary School in Vancouver, BC. The course will include analyzing and creating various literary genres, maintaining a blog portfolio, drafting processes, modeling writing styles, and participating in group discussions and external submissions. Students will develop their creative writing skills, positive attitudes toward language, cultural appreciation, and technology skills. The document details attendance, punctuality, skipping, assignment, and late policies, as well as expectations for in-class writing, absences, exams, and cheating.

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    This document outlines the course content, goals, policies, and procedures for a Grade 11 creative writing class taught by Ms. A. E. Hughes at Lord Byng Secondary School in Vancouver, BC. The course will include analyzing and creating various literary genres, maintaining a blog portfolio, drafting processes, modeling writing styles, and participating in group discussions and external submissions. Students will develop their creative writing skills, positive attitudes toward language, cultural appreciation, and technology skills. The document details attendance, punctuality, skipping, assignment, and late policies, as well as expectations for in-class writing, absences, exams, and cheating.

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    3939 West
    Lord Byng16
    Secondary
    Avenue School
    Vancouver BC Canada
    V6R 3C9

    Teacher: Ms. A. E. Hughes

    Course Content will/may include:


    · Analysis of a variety of literary genres
    including: non-fiction, creative non-fiction,
    fiction, and poetry.
    · Creation and maintenance of a blog
    portfolio.
    · Drafting: emphasis on the drafting
    process.
    · Usually ONE student selected "free"
    assignment per term (in terms one and
    two)..
    · Modelling upon the styles of established
    writers.
    · Keeping a Writer's Notebook/Journal
    · Participating in group sharing and
    discussion of student work; "work-
    shopping".
    · Participation in external
    submissions/contests
    · Editing/Proofreading.
    · Participation in the Lord Byng Word
    Show.
    · Creation of Year End publication of a
    class anthology

    · Note: Participation in class discussions is


    required and expected.
    Goals
    Students will:
    · develop skill and confidence in their
    creative writing.
    · develop positive attitudes toward
    language and learning
    · make connections to other areas of
    study and to life outside the classroom

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    3939 West
    Lord Byng16
    Secondary
    Avenue School
    Vancouver BC Canada
    V6R 3C9

    · appreciate their own culture and the


    culture of others
    · use technology
    · No IRP presently available. Ministry
    site:
    http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca

    Policies and Procedures accepted up to 1 week after initial due date or


    term cut off, whichever comes first.
    The following also appear in the Student Extra help: Available by appointment.
    Agenda; please be familiar with school
    expectations and policies. Tutors
    · The Code of Conduct applies to our
    classroom. Guidelines for working with a tutor are available
    · When handing in work for me to mark, upon request. It is strongly recommended that
    use YOUR STUDENT NUMBER ONLY you use guidelines.
    and follow format provided.
    · Important: Students are expected to In class writing
    follow the rules and expectations of the · Notify me in advance, if you know that you
    school and the VSB and need to read will be absent for an in-class write. Some
    and refer to the policies outlined in their such activities may only be written on the
    Lord Byng Student Agendas. day that they are written by the class; in
    certain situations a make-up opportunity
    Attendance :See policies in the Lord Byng may not be available; excuses will be
    Student Agenda. considered on an individual basis.
    . · Your parent or guardian must notify me, if
    Class time is valuable; not all missed activities you are sick on the day of a test.
    and work are able to be made up. · Be prepared to write the exam or missed
    work during the FIRST English Exam Hall
    Punctuality: Students are expected to arrive on after your return. English Exam Halls take
    time. If you arrive late and the door is closed, place on Fridays at 3:20 PM in A225.
    knock quietly and wait. Activities missed at the Students who fail to attend English Exam
    beginning of class will result in a loss of marks. Hall as scheduled and agreed upon will
    receive ZERO (0) on the task that was to
    Skipping: If you are found to have "skipped" be made up and not further task will be
    my class, you will receive a zero on work provided to offset this.
    missed and citizenship. Note: Scheduled in class essays and or
    writes are tests.
    Assignments: It is your responsibility to have
    assignments completed on time. See Student Cheating, which includes plagiarism, is a
    Agenda for policies serious offence and will result in a score of
    Late penalty is 10% per calendar day. (incl. zero. Helping someone cheat is also
    Sat/Sun). Note: Assignments will only be cheating.
    accepted up to 1 week after initial due date
    or term cut off, whichever comes first.
    Late penalty is 10% per calendar day. (incl.
    Sat/Sun)Note: Assignments will only be

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