Course Overview
Works of Study
Vocabulary Buffet
Expectations
All students will be required to come to class on time and prepared with the appropriate classroom materials. They include a binder with paper, a pen, a folder and any reading material assigned.
Talking during a quiz or examination will result in point deductions. If a student has a question they must raise their hands rather than announce so during class.
No food or beverages will be permitted in the classroom at any time.
Disrespect at any level will not be tolerated and will result in a phone call home.
Absolutely no cell phones are permitted in class. In other words, if a phone is visible, a Saturday detention will be issued.
If you do not bring your tablets to class on the days that you have been instructed and required to do so, you will lose points from your classwork grade for the day.
Students will not be permitted to leave for the bathroom the first and last 10 minutes of class.
Materials for Success
You are expected to come to class prepared and ready to work on a daily basis. Being unprepared will result in a zero classwork grade for the day. You are required to always have the following:
Assigned novel or short story that we are reading
Study Guide (you may use hard copy or digital)
Your school issued laptop computer/tablet
Paper, pens and pencils
A 5 pack of assorted highlighters
Index Cards (These you may keep at home and use for vocabulary.)
Two sections of a three ring binder clearly labeled: Literature and Vocabulary
A pocket folder or an additional section of a three ring binder to store returned tests and quizzes
A box of tissues
Grading
Your final quarter grade will be calculated in the following way:
Essays/Tests 50%
Quizzes/Projects 30%
Classwork/Homework 20%
On the occasion that you miss a scheduled test or quiz due to a sickness or legal absence, the missed assignment must be made up the next class period without exception. Any student who misses a quiz or exam, scheduled or surprise, as a result of an illegal absence will not be permitted to make up that exam. If you sign into school late, you are still responsible for handing in your assignment.
All late major assignments will lose five points for each day the assignment is late. Do not email or "share" assignments us. They will not be graded.
No late homework is accepted. Any other late assignments will result in 20% off the overall grade.
