Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions 
of students and parents.

1. What is your attendance policy?
2. What is your grading policy?
3. Question #3 (blank)
4. How should I divide my notebook?
5. How should I write an essay?
6. Are you available to help me outside of the classroom?
7. Will we be doing any projects?
8. Do you give pop quizzes?
9. Do you give homework?
10. How do you grade homework?
11. How many books are we going to read?
12. When can I go to the freshman HUB?

What is your attendance policy?

Attendance policy:
-If you are absent, you are responsible to make up all missed 
work (notes, 
 tests, etc.).
-If you are absent from a test, you must come to me and arrange 
to make it
 up.

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What is your grading policy?

Grading policy:

-	I grade quizzes, worksheets, projects, and tests on a 
point system which varies with each assesment.
-	Some assignments will be graded with a Rubric that will 
be converted into a number grade.

Please see the link for your class sylabus for more detailed 
information! 

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Question #3 (blank)

The tests are broken into several parts and will include several, 
if not all, of the following:

1.  Multiple choice questions
2.  Short answer response
4.  Essays

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How should I divide my notebook?

-Notebooks need to be divided with page separators as follows:
1. Literary Terms
2. Literature
3. Notes

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How should I write an essay?

See the essay link for complete guidelines.

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Are you available to help me outside of the classroom?

Extra help:
-I am available to provide extra assistance to those who need 
it.  Please see me and we will arrange a convenient time.

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Will we be doing any projects?

Activities/Projects:
-Several activities/projects will be assigned throughout the 
year.  
-They will be assigned: Individually and in groups

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Do you give pop quizzes?

-I will, from time to time, give an unannounced quiz.

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Do you give homework?

-Reading and writing outside of class are the most commonly 
assigned tasks aswell as projects.  So, yes, I give homework!

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How do you grade homework?

Outside reading is not graded; however, I am the queen of pop 
quizzes for reading assignments. 
All written homework is graded on a 100 point system.

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How many books are we going to read?

-The ELA Curriculm consists of 4-6 books and plays.

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When can I go to the freshman HUB?

You may go to the HUB whenever a teacher allows you to have a 
pass.  You may not go in-between classes!  A pass is required.

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