Class+Expectations+&+Grading

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I am available before homeroom and after school for extra help. Most days I am here by 7:10 and until at least 3:00. Please come by with questions and comments, to find out what you missed when absent, or to turn in work. When absent, please come by before homeroom on the day you return. You may also come to our classroom after or before school to do your work, with or without my help.
 * __EXPECTATIONS & GRADING__**

__Class Expectations__ Be on time. Be ready to learn. Think.

You can get a lot out of this class if you put a lot of thought and effort into it.

The three key words are: focus, thorough, thoughtful.

Every day when you walk into class, please read the day's objective(s) and agenda, then begin the Opener. Also, PLEASE:
 * Be respectful toward your classmates, your classroom, your teacher, your school, and yourself.
 * Say at least "hello" and "goodbye" to me (your teacher).
 * Ask questions when you are confused or interested.
 * Look at and listen to whoever is speaking: pay close attention to every word spoken in class, whether it is being said by a teacher or student.
 * Write important information down.
 * Be ready to answer when called on.
 * Speak up: everyone talks every day - to each other, to me, even to yourself.

Please do not:
 * Sleep.
 * Let your cell phone get in the way of your learning.
 * Require a seating change.

__Materials__ 1) Each student must have a 3-ring binder with lined paper and dividers. Your binder must have 1 general section for directions and such, and then a section for each unit: 2) A folder. 3) A highlighter and pens of multiple colors (at least two colors each day).
 * 1. year-long information such as this syllabus and the protocols you will receive for different activities.
 * 2. unit work - each unit separated by a divider.

__Grading__

You will be graded on your tests, essays, projects, and your home and class work. You will also be graded on your notebooks. Success on tests, essays, and presentations will largely depend on how well you complete your classwork and homework, and how well you manage your notebooks. You will be allowed to use your notebooks on many quizzes, tests, and essays.

Grading Percentages: Tests / Quizzes / Essays / Projects - 50% Classwork / Notebooks / Class Participation - 35% Homework - 15%

Almost every day you will receive a grade for your homework and a grade for your classwork. These grades will be from 10 to 0. A 10 indicates perfect work. Perfect is the goal. Perfect is impressive. If you have completed your homework to the best of your ability and to my expectations, you will earn a 9 or 10 for that assignment. If you are in class and you are focused and working hard the entire class and you participate, you will earn a 9 or 10 for that day. Your classwork grades are determined by everything that happens between the bells. Often I will collect a piece of classwork, which will be graded as your classwork grade for that day or as a second grade for that day. Your homework and classwork must show effort and thought to earn high grades. Part of your classwork grades will be whether or not you are prepared for class.

For full credit on any assignment, it must be present when due (unless absence or some other acceptable circumstance is involved). If you have something to talk to me about, come talk to me before or after school – before the work is due. In order to receive partial credit, an assignment must be completed within two days of its due date. Late work is to be handed in before or after school. Do not wait until the end of a quarter to make work up, it will not be accepted. You may earn extra credit by completing an agreed upon assignment that you and I have discussed before or after school. Do not wait until the end of the quarter to pass in work you have not completed.

If you are trying to learn and get something out of every class and assignment, you will be in excellent shape. Try to impress me, your classmates, and, most of all, yourself.