High School Syllabus

Mr. Robert Giuffre ~ Room 109

robert.giuffre@k12.sd.us

Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday 3:30-4:00

Classroom Rules and Guidelines

· No food during class.

· Each Student will sit at a separate table and tables will not be placed together.

· Students who do not have charged computers will have to complete daily assignments during their study hall or receive a reduced score for late assignment.

· Students not on task will be given 1 warning. Second instance of being off task will reduce the student’s score by 5% and so on for each occurrence of being off task.

· No detentions will be given unless language or physical contact occurs. Student’s participation grade will be zero if behavior is not acceptable.

Each Unit/Chapter is graded in the format listed below:

Monday

Vocabulary

Monday end of Period

20 %

Tuesday

Study Guide

Wednesday end of Period

10 %

Wednesday

Notes from lecture or video

Wednesday end of Period

10 %

Thursday

Quiz – 15 minutes to ask questions

Thursday end of Period

20 %

Friday

Test – Open notes

May not sit at same table as other student

Friday end of Period

40 %

Participation grade each week is worth 50 points

District Grade Scale

A+ 98.5 % A 95.5 % A(-) 92.5 %

B+ 89.5 % B 86.5 % B(-) 83.5 %

C+ 80.5 % C 77.5 % C(-) 74.5 %

D+ 71.5 %