Class expectations

September, 2016

Welcome to grade 10! I am so proud to be your teacher again this year! You have all grown and matured into amazing young adults and you are going to move through this year in a flash!

A. Materials needed:

· Loose leaf paper for writing projects

· A pen/pencil EVERYDAY

· An agenda for homework

B. Curriculum:

· Multiple articles, short stories, speeches, songs, and poems

· Several novels/plays/short stories which include but is not limited to:

Animal Farm - George Orwell

Night - Elie Wiesel

Julius Caesar - Shakespeare

· Formal compositions, diary entries, and speeches for analysis

· Fiction/non-fiction related to several thesis projects

C. Grading:

· Homework 3-4 times a week at 5 points each

· Short written assignments = 25-50 points

· Quizzes = 50-100 points

· Tests = 100 points

· Research papers = 200 points (Argument essays)

If you do your homework and study, you will do very well in this class!

D. Class Preparation:

· Complete homework every day! Do not leave it all for Resource Room.

· Incomplete or identical homework and assignments will receive a ZERO.

· Assignments must be printed BEFORE class. Otherwise, they will receive a late grade.

· If you are absent when an assignment is due, you must email it to me or it will be considered late.

· Use your planner every day!

· Attempt the homework. Saying, “I didn’t understand it,” will result in a zero.

· Answer the questions asked, not what you think you should say.

· Make sure you follow the following format when turning in your papers:

Name__________________________

Period___________

Course__________

Title of the Assignment_____________________________

· Write so I can read it!

· Double space assignments

· Computers are available to 5 pm every weekday.

E. Academic Integrity (Honesty in your schoolwork)

This is the district’s position on Academic Integrity:

In accordance with our district’s published Mission Statement, the high school faculty encourages all students to reach their full potential in all aspects of their education. We view each student as a unique individual, and we expect all students to value their own creative abilities and special talents and to produce their own work with honesty and integrity. The Spackenkill community expects honesty from all its members. It is essential that students understand that this expectation also pertains to the ownership of their scholastic work. All students are required to exhibit honesty in all academic exercises and assignments, as well as in all dealings with others. A student who submits work that is not his or her own (cheats, copies, or plagiarizes on any homework, quiz, test, report, computer file, or in-school assignment) is in violation of this expectation of honesty and is subject to disciplinary action. Allowing another student to copy, providing him or her with answers and/or doing work for another student are also violations of this policy and may result in disciplinary action.

Possible reasons students turn in work that isn’t theirs:

· poor time management

· lack motivation;

· being overwhelmed by extracurricular activities,

· setting unrealistic expectations for themselves,

· being worried about disappointing their parents.

Remember that learning and integrity are more important than good grades earned dishonestly. Remember that there are consequences for cheating or plagiarizing.

Attendance

· Class attendance affects your success in class.

· If you are sick, you should stay home, email the assignment that is due and check the webpage for the assignment you missed.

· If you are out for a long time, have your parents send an email explaining.