*This information generally applies to Spanish courses, not Study Hall or Home Room.
Materials Needed:
Students will need a one-inch binder and loose leaf paper to organize class papers. Students are expected to keep designated handouts and assignments. You will be made aware of what to keep in class, but if it is already hole-punched, please assume you need to keep it.
Grading Scale:
60% = Assessments
Projects, assessments, quizzes
40% = Classwork / Homework
Bellwork, work habits, classwork, participation-based activities, homework
Latework Policy:
To encourage responsibility and ensure timely feedback, late assignments will be subject to the following grade deductions:
10% deduction for work submitted 1 day late
20% deduction for work submitted 2 days late
30% deduction for work submitted 3 days late
40% deduction for work submitted 4 days late
50% deduction for work submitted 5 or more days late
Important:
Late work will not be accepted after the unit has ended, regardless of how many days late it is. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of deadlines and communicate in advance if there are extenuating circumstances.
For every one day a student is absent, they will have two school days to make up any missed work.
If you turn in a digital assignment late, you will not receive credit until you send me an email letting me know that you have completed the assignment.
Academic Dishonesty
Honesty is one of the virtues we emphasize in our school community, and this includes honesty in our schoolwork. Student dishonesty on papers, tests, or other school work is one of the behaviors that will result in immediate disciplinary action and potential administrative intervention.
Plagiarism
One form of student academic dishonesty is plagiarism on written papers. This involves using someone else’s words, ideas, phrases, and/or designs without giving credit. Students are encouraged to make references to other works, but these references (including individual ideas, words, phrases, and/or designs) must be credited properly. Material from internet sites must also be credited properly, just like any other reference source. Teachers will help students learn how to give proper credit for these other sources.
Before attending high school and college, it is important for students to learn what plagiarism is, and how to avoid it, for the consequences of plagiarism in high school and beyond can be severe. All work turned in (be it written, oral, artistic, or computer-based) is to be the student’s own, except where otherwise credited. Any questions a student might have about plagiarism should be asked BEFORE a particular work is handed in for a grade.
We expect our students to be honest. Being honest includes writing our own papers, producing our own work, and giving proper credit to sources. The expectation for honesty extends to making sure that test answers are the students own and that homework produced by the student be original.
Cheating
Cheating involves the possession, communication, or use of information, materials, notes, study aids or other devices not authorized by the instructor in an academic exercise, or communication with another person during such an exercise. Some examples of cheating might include, but are not limited to:
Copying from another's paper or receiving unauthorized assistance from another during an academic exercise or in the submission of academic material.
Using a translator for anything other than a single word definition or verb conjugation.
Collaborating with another student or students during an academic exercise without the approval of the instructor.
Using an AI (Artificial Intelligence) generator without prior approval from the teacher.
Cheating will not be tolerated. Students who knowingly give or receive classwork of any kind or otherwise cheat on quizzes, tests, or homework, will receive a zero on the assignment/test in question, flagged as “cheating” in Infinite Campus, and the C2E Behavior Matrix will be followed.
Extra Credit Policy:
No extra credit is currently offered. This policy is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.
Technology:
Chromebook use and headphones are not permitted unless otherwise noted during a given class period. Cell phones must be turned off and in student backpacks at all times. If a student is caught with a cell phone in class, it will be taken from the student and given to the front office for parent pick up at the end of the school day.
We will use the following platforms in this class:
Edpuzzle
Señor Wooly
Garbanzo
Conjuguemos
It is your responsibility to write down and remember your log in information for each of these platforms.
Respecting Our Space:
All of our spaces are shared spaces so it is vital that we respect the spaces we use. Students are expected to clean up after themselves in the classroom at all times. This includes scraps of paper, candy and food wrappers, and any personal belongings. Before exiting the room, students should be sure that their desk and surrounding areas are clean. We have a wonderful cleaning staff, but ultimately everyone is capable of picking up after themselves. If a student persists in leaving trash in their area, they will move to the desk closest to the teacher and will lose the privilege of eating food in the classroom.
Entering and Exiting the Classroom:
When entering the classroom, students may grab any supplies needed and then are expected to be seated before the bell rings. There will be bellwork (campanada) on the board every day. Students are expected to be ready to begin working on the campanada by the time the bell rings. You will be graded for the completion of your campanadas in the Classwork/Homework category. During class, only one student may leave the classroom at a time. If you need to go to the restroom or leave class for any reason, you need to ask permission in Spanish unless it is an emergency. Additionally, you must fill out the Google form linked in our class’ Google homepage and sign out on our class sign out sheet. Students are not permitted to leave unless given permission and should use discretion as to whether it is an appropriate moment to ask to use the restroom or not. At the end of the class period, students are to stay seated until the bell rings.
Extra Class Time: If you finish your work early and there is no other activity planned for the day, you may grab a book, grab a fast finisher folder, choose an online activity from the extra practice tab on my website, or grab a game from the shelf to play with until it is time to leave.
Email Etiquette: When emailing your teacher, you are expected to use professional email etiquette. This means including a greeting (ex: Hello Profe DeSimone), clearly stating your question or concern, asking rather than demanding, writing in complete sentences, and signing your name. Emails written without proper etiquette may not receive a response until they are rewritten appropriately.
General Expectations:
Students are expected to actively participate everyday that they are in class. Students will receive a grade for participation, therefore it is essential that students play an active role in the classroom. Students are expected to treat all of their classmates with kindness and respect despite background, gender, race, or creed. Respect also takes place in respecting the language and cultures we learn about. It is possible that you will not agree with everything you see, read, or hear, but that is no excuse for disrespect in any manner– it is perfectly reasonable to express your disagreement or shock in a respectful and mature manner.
Lastly, it is each student’s responsibility to regularly check Google Classroom and the class agenda for assignments, due dates, and announcements. Failure to stay updated is not an excuse for missing work or being unprepared for class.