Core+English+Disclosure

=Sophomore English Core Disclosure= = = =  Welcome To class:  = **Required Materials: **  o Pen or pencil.  o IPod  o Lined paper. **Class Rules: **  o **Attitude: **  § Be positive.  § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Do not whine about assignments or class policies. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Respect **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Show respect to me, your fellow students, and to yourselves. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Refrain from inappropriate behavior and comments. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Responsibility **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Be prepared and on time  <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Complete the assignments and have them ready on the due date. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Focus: ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Listen carefully and follow directions the first time <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stay on task <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Absences: ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Attendance is part of your grade **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">. Each day of class, you may earn 25 points or more. Being absent, regardless of excuse, results in ineligibility for those points. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Tardiness **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">If you are 20 minutes late, you will be marked absent. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Tardiness will also result in a grade drop as you will not be allowed to do the starter. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hall Passes **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Each student will receive 4 hall pass tickets at the beginning of each quarter. In order to go **__anywhere outside of class__**, you must present this ticket to me at that time. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Late Work **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Each day that the assignment is not turned in on time, __whether you have this class that day or not__, you will suffer a 10% deduction on the assignment. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I will not accept assignments more than five days past the due date. ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">I also allow students to miss one assignment a quarter with a ticket. The ticket must be turned in the day that your chosen missed assignment is due. The ticket cannot be used on presentations, large projects, tests, or group work. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Missed work **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">If your absence is excused, you have the day you get back from your absence to get the missed work **__all class activities and assignments are posted on a daily log at the front of the class__**). From that time, you have one day to make up the work. If you fail to turn in the work at that time, I will begin deducting points from the assignment for each day it is late. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Extra credit **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Extra credit is earned in this class by students who add significantly to our class with their participation, attitudes, and comments. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Participation **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Participation is part of your grade in this class and is measured daily on your participation logs. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Cell Phones **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Absolutely no cell phones are allowed in this class! That means that if I see them, I will take them. It then goes to the office and stays there until your parent or guardian comes to pick it up. **__If you don’t want to lose it, do not bring it to class__**. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Citizenship **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Citizenship grades are based on your attendance, participation, and attitude in class. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Portfolios **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: For your final project, you will be required to present your portfolio to the class. It will be graded once a quarter to ensure that you are keeping up with the material. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Expectations for behavior: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The expectations I have for each student is very high. I expect each student to follow the class rules and policies. I also expect students to put forth effort in assignments, class discussions, and activities.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Class Policies: **