Welcome to

English 10A

Contact Information

Office Hours: 8:00am – 3:30pm M-F

Office Phone – Call & Text: 775.387.0054

YouCanBook.me https://crystaldunham.youcanbook.me

Send me a WebMail

Mrs. Dunham

LiveLesson Schedule

Wednesday at 11:00am

LiveLessons will be added to your daily planner as a

reminder.

Every once in awhile we will combine with the entire English

sophomore class and have one BIG LL together! LL links will

be sent out when this happens.

Topics to be covered include:

Unit Expectations

Portfolios

Test Reviews

Extra Support Lessons

Message Board & Class Website -

Your

The Class Website will be posted

on the section message board.

The Class Website is where

EVERYTHING can be found to

help you be successful in the

course.

Class Calendar

Due to changes in the curriculum this semester, please follow this class calendar in order to help you stay on track.

The class calendar will be posted on the class website ANDsent out in a weekly WebMail with what you should be accomplishing each week.

Note: the calendar in your Connexusplanner will not align with the class calendar.

Class Website

The Class Website is your lifeline to the course!

The Class Website will have….

Expectations and Procedures

Unit Resources – notes, handouts, LL recordings, portfolio

modifications, study guides, etc.

How to use Actively Learn, CheckMyWork, etc.

And much more!

Link to Mrs. Dunham’s Class Website

https://nca-dunham.weebly.com/

Portfolios & Discussions

Modifications have been made!

Portfolios:Portfolios have been MODIFIED. Please disregard the

directions within Connexus.

All directions will be sent out through WebMail, posted on the Class Website AND noted as a modification within the lessons.

So…PAY ATTENTION!

Discussions:ALL discussion posts have been DROPPED.

If you see the discussion within the lessons and you’re not able to access the link….it’s because it has been DROPPED and you are not required to do it.

So…PAY ATTENTION!

What is CheckMyWork?

CheckMyWork is a tool that lets students make sure they

are not plagiarizing or inappropriately using another

person's work.

It compares a student's work to the content found in billions

of pages of Internet archives, student papers, websites,

journals, and publications.

CheckMyWork is accessed from the Links area of the

Student Home Page in Connexus®.

A “How to” LiveLesson recording posted on the section

message board.

How to get to CheckMyWork

What is Submitted to CheckMyWork?

ALL Unit Short Response/Essay Assessment Questions ALL short response answers must be submitted to CheckMyWork before

submitting the unit assessment.

Use the unit test study guide to answer questions ahead of time.

Write answers in a Word Doc and submit to CheckMyWork.

Paste answers and/or link into your answer box and submit your assessment.

**NOTE: If a test is submitted without the link, answers cannot be copied afterwards. That means you have to retype your answers into a Word Doc and submit it to CheckMyWork**

ALL Portfolios Write your essay in a Word Doc and submit to CheckMyWork.

Paste the link into your essay and/or answer box and submit to the dropbox.

Students who do not include the link will be notified via WebMail and will be given a zero for their assessment and/or portfolio until the link is provided.

Example Test Response with

CheckMyWork Link

Answer

CMW Link

And/Or

GOOD!

Originality – 100% = % of

response written in

student’s own words

Similarity 0% = % of the

response plagiarized; not

written in student’s own

words

CheckMyWork Originality Report

BAD!

Originality – 27.39% = %

of response written in

student’s own words

Similarity 72.61% = % of

the response plagiarized;

not written in student’s own

words

CheckMyWork Originality Report

Actively Learn

Students will be required to sign up and use Actively Learn

for course readings.

For directions and tutorials on how to sign up, go to the Class

Website.

https://nca-dunham.weebly.com/

When you need help…

The 3B4Me policy encourages independent learning,

increases perseverance, resilience, creativity, and

research skills.

Students and families will be required to attempt to

apply 3 resources before contacting the teacher for

help.

3B4Me = More Learning

See next slide for resources.

Look in your Connexus course materials

Review a class recording

Ask your Learning Coach/Caretaker, family, friend, or fellow

peer

Attempt the lesson a second time

Review teacher feedback from recent assignments

Revisit Webmail, Message Board, and/or Calendar

Review class notes or any previous assignments

Internet

Ask Google or watch an educational video on the topic

Visit Connexus for specific resources related to learning goals

When Contacting Mrs. Dunham1. Contact Mrs. Dunham in writing (Webmail).

2. Explain exactly what you need help with.

3. Indicate specifically which 3 resources you used (see example below).

Dear Mrs. Dunham,

I am confused with making inferences. I have tried

Reviewing the unit and lessons

Revisited the class recording

Watched a LearnZillion video on inferences

I’m still confused on how to make an inference. Please help.

Your Student,

Kiddo

This will pinpoint how I can help you!

Review Quiz

Take the Welcome to English 10A LiveLesson Review Quiz

once you have….

Read your welcome to English WebMail

Explored the Class Website

Created your account with Actively Learn AND joined using the

class code

Click HERE (https://goo.gl/forms/R5SkCngs1R5DKH6l1) to take

the quiz.

Your final score will be added to your English gradebook.