| To Contact Me:
Email: cbishop AT grsd.org
The easiest way to reach me is at home, evenings before 9PM or on weekends.
The class website is another useful source for information about this class,
homework, handouts, and more.
CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADE
Beginning on the first day of class, your class participation will count
toward your grade. If you make it through the class following the rules
below, you will earn 2 points.
If I need to speak to you about failing to meet any of these rules, you will
lose a point for each time I speak to you. (If I need to speak to you more
than twice, I will send you to the office for discipline. Serious offenses may
result in a loss of all points, as well as an office referral.)
The total number of points available each week is 10; there are normally about
180 points for class participation for each semester, and class participation
is worth 20% of your semester grade.
The rules are as follows:
1. You must be in your seat when the bell rings.
2. You must have the proper materials (books, pencil, paper, etc.: see below)
and any assignments due with you at the start of class. Locker passes, when
available, cost one class participation point.
3. Maintain silence during silent work periods.
4. Listen attentively and politely to all speakers—especially other students!
5. Participate positively in all classroom work.
6. Language and manners should be “classroom appropriate” at all times.
7. No food or drink other than water in my classroom. Put it away or throw it
away when you enter.
8. You are expected to follow the school ID policy and the electronic devices
policy in my room.
9. My class is not a locker room: do not apply personal care products in my
room (makeup, deodorants, hair care products, etc.). I will confiscate any
such products as I see fit.
10. Classroom dismissal is by me. The bell is merely a reminder.
Students must be in class to earn points. Journaling is an option for making
up lost class participation points--1 page of journaling will win back one
lost day of points.
CLASS SUPPLIES
***AN ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK! This is your responsibility to keep up-to-date.
***Pencils and/or blue or black pens.
***Red pen for proofreading/self correcting.
***WEEKLY WRITING FOLDER clearly marked with your name and class information.
***Loose leaf notebook with dividers or pocket folders; looseleaf paper.
***AN INDEPENDENT READING BOOK--have with you at all times.
***Student ID--absolutely necessary to check out library books!
Suggested--Post-It Notes for marking passages in readings for discussion and
writing.
Also suggested: 3 hole punch, ruler, dictionary or thesaurus; laptop computer
if available.
BATHROOM/WATER FOUNTAIN PASS POLICY
The hall pass is located at the front of the room. During periods of
independent work, simply let me know if you need to use the pass, and sign
yourself out. Sign in when you return.
No passes will be granted before I have completed taking attendance, during
whole-class presentations (including movies—there is always something I expect
you to learn from the films we see) or in the last ten minutes of any class
period.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS ONLY ONE BATHROOM PASS FOR THIS CLASSROOM. In order to
be responsible about your own work AND considerate toward your classmates, do
not take more than 3—5 minutes to use the bathroom.
Abuse of this system may result in a loss of your bathroom pass privilege or a
disciplinary referral.
CLASS HANDOUTS
Check the rack for handouts as you enter the classroom. Please pick up one
copy of each handout intended for your class before you sit down.
Copies of handouts for previous classes in the current unit are available in a
second rack, also at the front of the class.
Copies of most handouts are normally also available online, at my teacher
website for this class, to help you replace any you might lose, and you will
have storage space in my classroom for your handouts, writing, etc.
ABSENCES, LATE WORK, AND MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENTS
It is the responsibility of each student who misses class to find out what
assignments they may have missed, and to make them up in a timely fashion.
The class web page is updated daily, and printed out week by week—even if you
do not have access to a computer at home, you should be able to look up your
own work when you return to class.
No makeup or late assignments worth 10 points or less will be accepted after
one week’s time. Unless otherwise specified, ALL late assignments (large or
small) will lose 2 points per day. Generally speaking, all work must be made
up within the same number of days as the length of the absence, or it will be
counted as late. (Please consult the student handbook for school policies
regarding extended absences and attendance.)
I do NOT accept late work of any kind during the last two weeks of a marking
period, and I do not guarantee that late work will be graded in time to be
reflected in progress reports!
COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM
Computer use in my classroom is a privilege, not a right. Misuse of
computers—including accessing inappropriate websites, Instant Messaging for
any reason, using streaming media (video or audio) during the school day, or
any other uses that might distract from class—is a violation of class rules.
You must complete and submit an Acceptable Use Policy in order to access the
school network. It is then your responsibility to get and keep safe your own
password. NEVER allow another student to log on using your password!
Do not customize classroom laptop computers with screen savers, or by hiding
taskbars, changing the wallpaper, or adding widgets. Though fun on an
individual’s laptop, customizing classroom laptops may offend or confuse
other students, and will eventually slow the processing speed of the computer.
Please, please, please: save your work onto your own H drive! Do not depend
on the laptops to keep your documents safe (or private).
I do not accept electronic submissions of your work, and I cannot grant
extensions to assignments due to computer or printer problems, at home or at
school. Please plan accordingly!
I will revoke the computer privileges of anyone who breaks class rules on
computer use: first-time offenders may receive a one-week suspension; repeated
offenses will result in a permanent loss of privileges.
Though many assignments do make considerable use of the computer, there will
always be a low-tech alternative available.
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