Classroom+Policies

=**Classroom Policies**= STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: - Arrive to class on time - Come to class prepared to work - As the bell rings, find your seat and begin working on the Do Now activity - Use appropriate language - If you are absent you are responsible for making up ALL missed work - Turn in ALL assignments on time - Do not cheat, copy, or plagiarize - STAY AWAKE - if you're tired or sick, go to the nurse! - NO cell phones, MP3 players, electronics, food, drinks, candy, etc. ASSIGNMENTS: - They are due on time. No excuses, please - If an assignment is late you will lose 10 points or 1 letter grade for each day it remains late. Late homework receives 1/2 credit. ABSENCES: - You are responsible for making up ALL missed work according to the Handbook guidelines - See a classmate for missed work, assignments and notes - Turnitin.com assignments are immune to absences! - Check WHILE YOU WERE OUT bin for missed handouts or worksheets (you can also use this wiki!) - Any new work not made up within the Handbook guidelines (2 days) becomes a "0" - ALL work assigned BEFORE your absence is due as originally assigned. If you are absent on the day a __major assignment__ is due (essay, project, etc.) you should bring it in with you the day you return! Otherwise it will be considered late. No lame excuses. If you are absent on the day of a test/quiz you must take it the day you return to class. - According to the Handbook: "//**ALL work assigned through the student's last day of attendance is due on the first day of the student's return to classes or on the previously indicated due date with no extra time allotted. this includes previously scheduled tests, reports, etc."**// LATE TO CLASS OR CUTTING CLASS : - Late students will receive a Late Slip; Cutting class results in a Write Up and a “0” grade for all assignments due on that day and a 5 point reduction in your class participation grade – Yes, oddly, enough, EVEN IN MAY! (See Handbook for all consequences). You are responsible for making up ALL missed work according to the Handbook guidelines GRADES: Assignments are graded on a point system with approx. 700-1000 points per marking period - Vocabulary - Literature Quizzes and Tests - Writing Assignments, Journals, and Creative Projects - Homework, Study Guides, Class Discussions, and Other In-Class Assignments - General Class Participation/Behavior
 * The Golden Rule in this class is easy - Think Aretha Franklin...RESPECT!!!!**
 * //See Syllabus for full outline of classroom policies//***