Current Events

• Attendance 

  • You are expected to be in attendance daily. 

  • If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to retrieve the work from either Google Classroom, a peer, or Ms. Hop. 

  • You are expected to participate in class activities.

  • During lecture, notes, and in-class activities, cell phones and personal electronic devices should be on silent and put away. 

    • There may be times in which electronics are encouraged or used in class. Please wait for an announcement. Otherwise, they should be put away. 

• Assignment expectations 

  • Work assigned for a grade is to be completed and turned in on time. 

• AI:  All student work will be original. Using someone else’s work and claiming it as your own, even if unintentional, is considered academic dishonesty. 

  • Using AI without teacher approval is also considered plagiarism.  Therefore, essays and writings suspected of AI use will be checked for AI usage and infiltration.  All school policies will be followed in regards to AI usage and academic dishonesty.

  • Students suspected of plagiarism or using AI without approval will conference with the teacher before the assignment will be recorded for a grade. 

  • If a student violates these guidelines, the English department will follow this process:

    • 1st Offense:  Student conference and parent/guardian warning notification.  The student will be allowed to redo the assignment without penalty.  The student will only receive ONE warning about unauthorized AI usage.

    • Any future offense:  Student will receive an office referral and receive a zero on the assignment.  Consistent unauthorized usage of AI may require parent/guardian conference with student, teacher, and administration.

 In Current Events, we will read and analyze a variety of different kinds of media, write intelligently about current events, and learn to craft a strong argument.