Mr. Rick Hill

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Alg 1B Gradg/Reqmts small medium large A. Course Description Algebra 1B is the second half of the Algebra 1A/1B sequence. As such, it covers the second half of the typical Algebra I course. The course follows the topics typical of a first year high school algebra course; these topics can be reviewed in the table of contents in your text. In addition to learning beginning algebra, the course has the following goals: • to help you further develop your problem solving skills; • to develop your communication skills by presenting your ideas orally and in written form; • to do quality work and to have you make assessments of your own work and the work of others. B. Contacting Me I encourage you to let me know what I can do to support you. Feel free to talk with me informally whenever it's appropriate to do so. If you'd like some privacy, we can schedule an appointment. Here are some other ways that you, or your parents, can reach me or can get information on homework: • E-mail: hillmath@hotmail.com • Web-site: www.teacherweb.com/CA/CasaGrande/Hill; homework assignments are posted on this site, as well as other class information. The homework information on the web site is typically updated in the early evening of the day the class met. C. Expectations and Requirements 1. You are expected to do your own work, but you are encouraged to work with a partner or in small groups whenever possible. I encourage you to seek teacher and/or peer help as needed. 2. You are expected to work to achieve the goals noted in Part A by being an active and cooperative participant in the class. Points will be deducted for not having required materials in class, being off-task, being uncooperative, and for behaviors that distract from the learning environment. 3. Required Materials a. Textbook d. Binder paper b. Algebra IB Notebook e. Graph paper (1/8 or 1/4 inch squares) c. Pencils and pens 4. The Algebra IB Notebook is a way of organizing your work for the class. A 3-ring binder is recommended, but the way you organize your work is up to you. For your notebook grade, you must show me that you have an organized system that allows you to quickly locate any of your work for the current semester. I will look for these items when I grade your Algebra 1B Notebook: • this sheet (Algebra IB Course Requirements) • Classroom Expectations sheet • Homework Record and Test Record • organized homework • organized tests and quizzes The Homework Record should have columns providing the following information: Assmt. No. Date Points Earned Total Points/Points Possible The Test Record should have columns providing the following information: Test No. Points Earned/Points Possible Total Points/Points Possible Both records should be kept up-to-date. 5. You are required to have your Notebook and all other required materials in class with you each class day. Notebooks will be graded at random points in the semester and will be worth 55 points/semester. D. Procedures 1. Homework a. I prefer that your homework is done in pencil, but the choice is yours. The requirement is that the work is neat, legible, and can be easily followed. b. Problems should be copied and work needs to be shown on all problems where it is practical to do so. Your homework sheet is where your work should be shown, rather than on a separate "scratch sheet". Homework assignments that have only a set of answers on them will receive little or no credit. c. Each homework assignment should be labeled with your name, the date of the assignment, the assignment number, and the assignment itself. d. You are responsible for seeing that your homework is corrected and for seeking help from your classmates or the teacher for problems that you do not understand. e. Homework is due when the bell rings at the beginning of the period. 2. Makeup and Late Work a. You may turn in 3 assignments per semester one class period late without penalty. Each late assignment after that will have 5 points deducted from its score. b. If you're absent the day that a quiz or test is given, you should plan on taking it in tutorial the day you return to school, even if you don't have math class that day. Tests that are not made up by announced deadlines will be recorded as zeroes. c. You have one day to make up homework for each class day absent. Utilize tutorial as needed when you're absent so that you can keep your work caught up. 3. Notes a. Notes and sample problems should be copied whenever they're given in class. b. Notes should be labeled with the day's date and the text section or concepts that they cover. 4. Quizzes and Tests a. Quizzes will cover short sections of material and may or may not be announced. b. Tests usually will cover whole chapters and will be announced ahead of time. c. Work for quiz or test problems needs to be shown in a neat and orderly manner where it can be readily found in order to receive credit. No work shown, no credit given. d. If you know in advance that you are going to miss a quiz or test because of a school or family activity, talk to me ahead of time and it may be possible to take the test early. E. Grading 1. Grade reports will be issued every 6 weeks. The first two reports of the semester are basically progress reports to alert you and your parents as to what your grade in the class is at that point in the semester. Your semester grade will be cumulative over the entire semester. The final semester grade is the only one that will "count" and go on your permanent transcript. 2. I'll grade your notebook once each semester. Your notebook should be in class and ready to be graded every class day. Notebooks that are not available when asked for will be late and downgraded. 3. Your letter grade for a grading period will be based on your classwork, homework, quizzes, tests, and other sorts of assessment. These components of your grade will be weighted, on a scale of 100% possible, in the following manner: a. Six-week Progress Reports Tests, Quizzes, and Other Assessments 70% Homework and Classwork 30% (Test Pct. x .70) + (HW Pct. x .30) = Your Progress Report Percentage b. Semester Grade At the semester, I will compute a percentage in the same way as for the 6-week reports, which I'll call your "Semester Homework and Test Percentage". Semester Homework and Test Percentage 80% Semester Final Exam 20% .80 x [(Test Pct. x .70) + (HW Pct. x .30)] + (Final Pct. x .20) = Your Semester Percentage c. Letter Grades 98-100% = A+ 88-89% = B+ 78-79% = C+ 68-69% = D+ 92-97% = A 82-87% = B 72-77% = C 62-67% = D 90-91% = A– 80-81% = B– 70-71% = C– 60-61% = D– 59% or less = F Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

Mr. Rick Hill

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