Late/make-up Work

You may ONLY SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS WITHIN THE UNIT on which we are currently working. You will not be able to submit something to a previous unit after we have moved on to another. (i.e. Assignment "X" was due in Unit 3, but we have moved to Unit 4.

It is your responsibility to contact a classmate or visit Google Classroom. Upon your return, you should have the appropriate materials and be best prepared to participate and submit assignments that are due. If, for example, we are discussing an assignment or assessment that you have not yet taken/finished, you should remind me that you were absent so you can go to a different room while we discuss the item; if not, don't be surprised if you are asked to complete an alternative assessment. If there is something that is keeping you from attending class, you should make arrangements to see that those needs are met in a different time frame and/or re-prioritize. The excuse, "I wasn't here" and "no one told me" is not a valid excuse.

No

No, but the assignment will be marked "late," and I will take it into consideration the fact that you had extra time. You will receive minimal, if any, feedback, since we have moved on to the next assignment or assessment.

Some priority standards require a student to show individual work in order to demonstrate proficiency. Also, some standards, such as "reading comprehension" ask a student to independently read and show comprehension; therefore, if an assignment was discussed in class, a student may be relying on class discussion in order to complete it rather than his or her own comprehension.

In most cases, no. The priority standards and the grading system rely on a body of evidence (three or more artifacts, or assignments/assessments), so one artifact shows your level of proficiency at that point in time. If, however, you feel you have improved on a specific priority standard, you should visit with me and specify on which priority standard you have improved. Sample conversation: [Sam Student]: "Mrs. Simons, when we were assigned the reading and response to 'Reluctance' I didn't understand the poem/assignment, but now I think I understand how to read and understand poetry, especially for that standard that I have a '2' in, 12.1.6.i ...answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions, analyzing and synthesizing evidence from the text and additional sources to support answers.'" [Mrs. Simons]: "Great. Here's an assessment piece for that priority standard. Read this poem and answer this question."

No