Class Expectations

 I don’t give grades: you earn them. Want to know how to raise your grade? Do the work.

Do not ask for extra credit at the end of the quarter: your grade is reflection of the skills you demonstrated over the course of the quarter. 

Be prepared to think, work hard, and have fun. Expect the best from yourself…I do!

REQUIRED MATERIALS – BRING THESE EVERY DAY 

• A SINGLE-subject notebook (Do NOT buy a 3 or 5-subject notebook). 

• A small supply of post-its. You can cut them into strips to make more.

• 3-ring binder (1 1/2" is great). Feel free to recycle an old binder. (A binder with divider tabs will help you find your materials more easily than a folder.) Voight has extra binders, so ask if you need one.

• 5 dividers for your binder (You can buy a pack or just use post-its)

  • Label these Warm Ups, Reference, Grammar/Vocabulary, Unit 1, Unit 2 (Unit tabs will include fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. At the semester, we'll clear out binders together to prepare for units 3 & 4). 

• Your school planner to record assignments

CONTACTING YOUR TEACHER

Despite the informality of many modes of communication, I expect you to approach emails to instructors in a formal manner. Please include a greeting and a closing. Please be sure you write in complete sentences using capital letters where appropriate. Adding a specific subject to the subject line will help you get a quicker response, e.g. Othello Act 2 assignment or Unit 4 vocabulary sentences.

Mrs. Voight:

Please include your message here.

Thank you,

Your name

The following email and those like it will not receive a reply other than a request for a rewrite: 

Hey I dont know what the hw is tonite

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

Unless otherwise stated, class assignments must be TYPED IN MLA FORMAT. Most assignments will be submitted via Canvas; some assignments require you to bring a HARD COPY to class on the due date. Be sure to read assignment details and check the homework section of the website for directions. 

Each assignment must have a title; do not submit assignments called Untitled. This helps you and Mrs. Voight more easily find your assignments. 

MLA format 

• Double-spaced

• 12-point Time New Roman font

• Last name and page number in upper right corner 

  • Click on "Insert" 

  • Click on "Page Number" 

  • Hit the "Enter" key a couple of times so your name and page number doesn't get cut off when printed.

  • Type in your last name in front of the page number with a space in between

• Include a heading on left side which includes your name, teacher name, class, and date in European format as in 23 August 2021.

• Funky margins? Go to "File" and "Page Set Up" and make sure top, bottom, left, and right are all set at 1.

Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. See below.

DUE DATES

• Homework assignments are learning tools. I do not assign busy work; it’s no fun for you to do or for me to grade. When I assign something, it’s important! If you do not complete an assignment or forget to bring it to class, you will not be prepared for a class review/discussion of the assignment. Late assignments have less educational value. 

• LATE HOMEWORK=loss of points in presence/preparedness category by teacher discretion. Electronic assignments must be shared by the BEGINNING OF CLASS. Do not ask to share it with me in class: it will be late. 

  • • Writing assignments are due and must be shared with Mrs. Voight by the beginning of class on the due date whether or not you attend school that day. These assignments are announced in advance, so you have plenty of time to complete them. 

    • Everyone starts with a 50/50 for the DUE DATES assignment. Each time an assignment is late, 10 points are deducted from the DUE DATES assignment in the Participation/Preparedness category.