Class Expectations for
English 2 and English 3:
Sion
is made up of a variety of communities:
teams, choirs, faculty, sophomore class etc. Those of us who meet in room 104 are also a
community, a learning community. The
expectations described below are ones consistent with the policies of our
school and are meant to create a friendly yet purposeful classroom.
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Be on time! You are expected to be in the room when the
bell rings. You will be counted tardy
unless you have a dated, timed, and signed pass from faculty or staff. Please stay in your seat until the dismissal
bell rings.
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Have all class
related materials:
Textbook
3 ring binder for English
Pen or pencil/ notebook
paper (NO SPIRAL PAPER)
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Expect to stay
in the classroom for the entire class period.
I will sign passes only for class business or emergencies. We will use the passes in your planners. Please have them with you. You may not leave the classroom if you do
not have your planner/passes. You
may not borrow a classmate’s planner for this purpose.
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No food or
drink or chewing gum. Clear water
bottles are permissible; have them filled when you come to class. No passes to drinking fountain to fill
bottles.
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Follow the
school uniform policy from head to toe.
My role in enforcing this policy is one I will NOT enjoy, yet I WILL
enforce.
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Manners are the
lubricant that smoothes the functioning of any group:
Raise your hand and be
recognized before speaking.
All opinions are
welcome. Treat differing viewpoints with
respect.
You are expected to
participate: speak, listen, and pay attention.
Stay in your seat during
class discussions or teacher lecture.
When class is “in session”,
do not talk with classmates.
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Reserve the
class period you spend with Mrs. Frederick for English. I will silently collect any other class work
you may be working on and place on my desk.
You can collect from me at the end of the hour or forfeit that
work. I will autograph these for your
other teacher.
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· Respect the deadlines
for assignments. If you are absent,
check my web page for your work or your assignment sheet. Work should be completed within one week of
your return to school, or it is unacceptable.
I will follow the English department’s policy of assigning reduced
credit for late work.
Late
Policy
Late
work due to absence:
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Assignments
that were due the day on which the student was absent will be due the day the
student returns to school. A letter grade will be deducted for each day
the assignment is late.
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Make-up work
(work missed because of absence) must be completed within one week of
the
student’s return to school. Work not completed at the end of that week
will be recorded as a zero.
Work that is put off becomes problematic for both teacher and student.
Other
late work:
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Assignments not
turned in when the instructor collects the papers and the student is present
will reduced by one letter grade
for each day the assignment is late. If
the assignment is evaluated as a B, a C will be recorded, etc.
Acceptable
excuses for late work without deduction:
death in the family and extended illness. Computer issues are inexcusable unless you
have had a total system meltdown and a parent can confirm it over the
phone. Most “computer disaster” excuses
are usually due to file mismanagement on the student’s part. To avoid this, read the
following carefully.
When
working on your computer, save your document every five minutes, pay
attention to WHERE (which directory or folder) on your hard drive you
are saving, and back up your work. To
stay organized, create a folder on your hard drive for English assignments.
If
you are not able to print your work at home for any reason, save the work
to a floppy disk or CD, open it on a computer at school (library or computer
lab), and print it out BEFORE you come to class. Printing essays in class is not
permitted. Also, do not send me your
essay via email and expect me to print for you.
If you are having printer difficulties, save to a disk or send email
to you own person $ sign and print from there BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS.
Oops Passes
I
understand that we all could use a few breaks.
The
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Turning in an
assignment one day late (staple pass to assignment)
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Leaving class
for any reason, such as going to your locker or using the
restroom, returning within 5
MINUTES.
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Arriving late
to class (within 5 minutes) without a signed pass from another
teacher
Passes
will not be replaced if lost. Unused
passes will be rewarded at the end of the semester.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism
is a type of cheating where a student presents the work of another as her
own. In high school English classes this
can include, but is not limited to, copying home work assignments or
reproducing a piece of text (whether in whole or in part) word for word and
presenting it as your own. Changing
several words or rearranging sentence structure does not reduce the charge of
plagiarism. You may be asked to provide
resource materials used if your text is in question.
Any
instance of plagiarism will result in a non-negotiable zero on the assignment
and a conference with your parents and the academic dean about further
disciplinary action.
Our
planner includes the official school policy on plagiarism. We have also read the section on this type of
academic fraud from The College Writer and discussed in class the
seriousness of plagiarism charges. When
we signed the honor cards, we pledged ourselves to a high standard of
integrity.
If
you have been diagnosed with a learning disability, ADD/ADHD, or any other
disorder that might affect your performance in this class, please make an
appointment with me as early as possible so that we can discuss accommodations
and strategies. I will be meeting with
your counselor as well, but hearing from YOU about your own learning history is
more meaningful and helpful than hearing about it from a third party.
If
you have documentation that allows for extra time on exams and in-class essay,
you must arrange in advance to take the exam after school the day the exam is
given. Missing part or all of your next
class because of the extra time you require for your English exam can put you
at a disadvantage in the class you are missing. If I can divide the test into
sections, I will. I will give you only
as much as you can complete within the class period, and you must come in after
school to complete. If I cannot divide
such a test or assignment, YOU MUST come in after school to complete the work.