Grading Scale

              A       90-100

              B+     87-89

              B       80-86

              C+     77-79

              C       70-76

              D+     67-69

              D       60-66

              F        59 or below

Assignments and Activities

              25%              Projects & Essays

              25%              Tests

              25%              Quizzes – the lowest quiz grade will be dropped

              25%              Assignments and Participation

All tests and vocabulary quizzes will be closed book.  Quizzes over literature readings will be open book.  Unless unforeseen events occur, quizzes will be scheduled on Thursday.  Expect a quiz on most Thursdays.

No extra credit will be given!!!!!

Missed Work

Assignments and homework projects must be turned in within the time frame alloted by the school district.  Missed assignments will be posted on my webpage and on the left hand side of the front of the classroom.  It is your responsibility to check these sources for what you missed; it is not my responsibility to tell you what you missed!

Link for English I Assignments and Schedule

Link for English I Honors Assignments and Schedule

Late Work

Assignments should be turned in on time to avoid receiving a zero.  No work will be accepted late for a grade once the work has been returned graded to other students.

Materials

Assignments, essays, and written projects must be written in plain blue or black ink.  The only exception is when you required or permitted turn in typewritten work.  Ten points will be deducted for work done in pencil or other than plain blue or black ink pen.

You will be provided with a folder for your vocabulary materials and other designated materials.  This folder must be kept in the classroom.  Tests, quizzes, handwritten essays and projects, daily classwork, and assignments must be completed using a blue or black ink pen.  For daily class, besides a plain blue or black ink pen, you will need lined paper. 

Passes for Leaving Class

The bathroom pass can not be given out ten minutes after class begins or before it ends.  Passes will be readily given to the clinic if you are ill or have a physical injury.  Students will not be given passes to visit counselors, assistant principals, or the office without a previously furnished pass or a call to me from a Monarch staff member.

Cheating

Copying someone else’s work or allowing your work to be copied is cheating.  Both students will receive a 0 on the work.  Additional disciplinary action will be taken in accord with the Student Code of Conduct. 

Detentions

Detentions must be served or you will receive two detentions.  If those are not served, a referral will be done.   

No-No Items

Cell phones, iPods or other music playing devices, cameras, electronic games, food especially those that leave crumbs or wrappers as classroom litter, drink other than water, make-up other than lip gloss, and any item that can be or is being used as a toy will be confiscated by the teacher.  In most cases, they will be returned at the end of the class, if they are turned over without a hassle.  At times, you will be able to use iPods when they should not hinder the education process.