Grading
Grades will be determined from a variety of activities that assess the
progress of students and their mastery of grade level expectations.
Assessments include tests, classwork, homework, quizzes, projects,
and class participation. These comprise 80% of the nine weeks grade. The
remaining 20% comes from the nine weeks exam.
Absences
If you are absent, you have missed instruction. This is particularly so in
language arts since this class meets twice as long as the other classes in
your schedule.
It is the student’s responsibility to get the missed assignment when he/she
has missed class. I post to the Daily Activities section of my website to
outline what was done in class and what homework is for the day. A neon pink
binder with the same information is also available in class at all times.
You can check it if you haven't looked at the website to see what you missed.
Upon return to school, it is the student’s responsibility to request any
papers that are needed and schedule time to make up quizzes or tests.
Students have the number of days that were missed plus one in which to
complete and submit work that was assigned during their absence. If an
assignment was given prior to a student's absence and was due or completed
during the absence or on the day of return, the student must make up the work
on the day he or she returns to school. Failure to make up work within the
allotted time frame will result in a score of zero for the assignment grade
(s). If an excused absence is prolonged or involves special circumstances,
the student may discuss with me the possibility of making other arrangements.
Late work
Late work will not be accepted unless the assignment is a major grade, such
as a project or paper. For major assignments, 15% will be deducted for each
day the assigned work is late, including weekend days. Late projects and
papers will not be accepted once presentations of the classes' material have
begun.
Classroom Information and Procedures
1. Arrive on time. You are considered tardy if you are not in your
assigned seat when the bell begins to ring. Tardies are recorded,
and there are consequences for incurring them.
2. Arrive ready to learn. It is your responsibility to have all
required materials.
3. Show respect for your peers, your environment, your teachers, and
yourself.
4. Use class time profitably. At no time should a student be idle. If you
complete an assignment and are "free," you should use that time to read
your SSR book or the novel we are studying.
5. The only appropriate and safe place to put your completed work is in the
tray assigned to your class.
6. Papers submitted for grading must contain the required heading.