Syllabus

Cumberland County Schools Syllabus

Chemistry

Teacher Name & email: Melonie Hawn – mhawn@ccschools.k12tn.net

Textbook (Title and ISBN): Glencoe, “Chemistry:Matter and Change” 007874637X

Materials needed: A good attitude and a willingness to use a new way of thinking.

Grading Procedure (Daily, Test, Quiz): Everyone will start the week with a 100 for a Daily grade. For each day you miss the grade will be as follows:

1 day – 90

2 days – 85

3 days – 80

4 days – 75

5 days – 0

This grade is a weekly participation grade and is added on Friday. Attendance does count! This counts as 40% of your grade. You will also have class assignments to complete and those are also 40%.

Test grades are 40% while the 9 weeks exam is 20%.

Major Assignments/Test(s)/Field trips (if applicable): As a class we may think of a field trip to take.

Attendance/Make-Up Work Policy: If you miss an assignment and the absent is excused, you have 5 days to make the assignment up. You will have “Working Lunch” to get missing assignments completed.

Cumberland County Schools Syllabus

Biology

Melonie Hawn – mhawn@ccschools.k12tn.net

Textbook (Title and ISBN): Miller & Levine Biology – ISBN-13: 978-0-32-894929-8

Materials needed: A good attitude and a willingness to learn in a new way.

Grading Procedure (Daily, Test, Quiz): Everyone will start the week with a 100 for a Daily grade. For each day you miss the grade will be as follows:

1 day – 90

2 days – 85

3 days – 80

4 days – 75

5 days – 0

This grade is a weekly participation grade and is added on Friday. Attendance does count! This counts as 40% of your grade.

Test grades are 40% while the 9 weeks exam is 20%.

Major Assignments/Test(s)/Field trips (if applicable): I am going to try to set up a field trip to Cumberland Mtn. State Park. More info to come.

Attendance/Make-Up Work Policy: If you miss an assignment and the absent is excused, you have 5 days to make the assignment up. You will have “Working Lunch” to get missing assignments completed.