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.
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
returns to school after an excused absence. A green binder listing daily
activities is available in class at all times. I update the binder every
afternoon to detail everything done in class on that day. Upon return to
school, it is the student’s responsibility to read about activities that
were missed, request any papers that are needed, and schedule time to make
up quizzes or tests. If you are able, I encourage you to send me an email
during the day you are out, and I will send you by return email the details
of what you missed in class.
Students have the number of days that were missed plus one in which to
complete and submit the make up work. 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.
Classroom Information and Procedures
1. Arrive on time. You are considered tardy if you are not in your
assigned seat when the bell rings. 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.
