Students in eighth grade English can expect frequent homework assignments.
Assignments are given, in writing, at the beginning of class. Students are
asked to copy the assignment with its specific set of directions into their
daily planners. All assignments are due at the beginning of the subsequent
class unless I specify otherwise.
In compliance with the eighth grade homework policy:
+Assignments must be turned in at the beginning of class.
+Late assignments
o Will not receive full credit.
o 10% will be deducted from the grade.
o After one week, no credit will be given for the assignment.
+Assignments due or assigned during an absence must be turned in
at the next class after the student returns to school.
o Please call a friend or e-mail me to get assignments when
absent.
o If the student does not understand how to complete an
assignment or is absent for more than a day, it is his / her
responsibility to contact the teacher and together make a plan
for completing the work.
+Students will receive a zero if a long-term project or research paper
is not turned in on time. The project/paper must be emailed (if
possible) or dropped off at the school by a parent or other adult
even if the student is absent.
+If a student is absent on the day of a scheduled presentation, the
teacher will give an alternate written assignment.
+It is the student’s responsibility to arrange a time to make up a
quiz or exam. Failure to do this will result in a zero on the quiz or
exam.
+I do not give extra credit assignments.
+I expect that final drafts of essays and fiction are typed. If this
presents a difficulty for a student, that student should see me and
alternative arrangements will be made.
Reading assignments are checked by way of reading check quizzes. I expect
students to be in charge of setting, characters, conflict, and those details
that move the conflict forward. I encourage students to devise some system
to check their comprehension following the careful reading of the
assignment. Many students will involve a parent or sibling in this
process.
Homework assignments are weighted at 20% of a students average.
