Grades in Back Pack:

• If there is a 0 and a missing indicator on the assignment, the student has not completed or turned in the assignment.
• If there is a "ex" or no points associated with the assignment, the student is exempted from that assignment. (The assignment does not count towards their grade.)
• If your student is absent and misses an assignment, I will still put a 0 and a missing indicator next to their name on the assignment (even if it is a test or quiz). The student will have 5 days to complete the assignment. Once it is turned in, I will change the grade.
• A "starter" (or bell ringer) is a review question that a student must answer at the beginning of class. The students will write down the starter's question and answer on a sheet provided. I will collect the starters every 10 starters questions for a grade. It is the student's responsibility to keep up with their starters' sheet. If a student does not turn in their starters' sheet or turn in their starters' sheet incompletely, it cannot be redone. (If a student is absent on certain day(s), it will not count towards their starter grade).
• Students will have vocabulary homework roughly every 2 weeks. You can find the list of words and the due dates under the Biology Tab --> Vocab. The students are encouraged to use their Techbook for the definitions. Vocabulary must be hand-written.

Absences

• If a student are absent it is their responsibility to obtain any assignments they missed while they were gone on their first day back to class.
• They will check a designated bin for their period and see their missing work (their name will be on it). They will have 5 days to make up the work.

Late Work

CP:

10 points off per day, max of 60 if turned in by end of unit, max of 50 if turned in after the unit

Honors:

a. Minor: 10 points off per day for 5 days and then zero

b. Major: 10 points off per day for 5 days and then until end of quarter to turn in for max of 50