Course Requirements:

1.  Complete classroom activities.  Completion of all assignments and classroom participation is also expected. Late work will be accepted up to three days after assignment is due with a ten point deduction for every day that the assignment is late. For projects late work is not accepted no exeptions.

2)   Portfolio of Work.  The portfolio should have evidence of all course accomplishments, be organized, somewhat pleasing and contain as a minimum the following:

            a.  Bell Ringers

            b.  vocabualryquestions

            c.  handouts

            d.  completed assignments

            e.  class notes

skills to be emphasized are:  vocabulary, reading comprehension, and critical thinking.

Basic Materials:                                Grading Scale:

Standardized Tests                               92-100 = A

Teacher-made Tests                             83-91 =   B

Visual Aids                                          74-82 =  C

Quizzes                                            65-73 = D

Projects 0-64 = F

Rubrics

 classwork, homework, and other activites count for 60% of the total weighted grade.

Quizzes and tests count for 20% of the total weighted grade.

Exams are 20% of the total weighted grade.