Mrs. Sanders’sMrs. Sanders’sEnglish ClassEnglish Class

Class Guidelines

1. 1. Follow All Follow All Handbook Handbook rulesrules

2. Bring all 2. Bring all supplies to supplies to class: class: (notebook, (notebook, pens, pencilspens, pencils).).

88thth Grade-bring Grade-bring

your library book!your library book!

3.Be in assigned seat when tardy bell rings working on

BELL WORK

Mrs. Sanders will determine tardiness, not the bell!

If I determine that you are tardy, sign the tardy sheet.

4. Remain 4. Remain seated at all seated at all times unless times unless given other given other instructions.instructions.

5.Remain silent during 5.Remain silent during instruction unless instruction unless other directions are other directions are

givengiven..

6. Do not 6. Do not mark on mark on walls, walls, furniture, furniture, books, or books, or any other any other school school property.property.

This includes This includes body parts!body parts!

7. Throw 7. Throw trash in the trash in the trash can or trash can or recycling boxrecycling box NOT DURING NOT DURING INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION!!

8. Leave all 8. Leave all chairs, chairs, furniture, and furniture, and other’s other’s belonging in belonging in place…Don’t place…Don’t mess with mess with other people’s other people’s stuff!stuff!

Need Help?Need Help?

•Raise your Raise your handhand

•Wait quietly Wait quietly until you are until you are called oncalled on

There is only one of There is only one of me –I me –I willwill get to get to youyou

RestroomRestroom

You will You will have two have two restroom restroom passes passes each nine each nine weeks.weeks.

Feeling Sick?Feeling Sick?•Raise your Raise your hand and ask hand and ask to be excused to be excused to the to the restroom or restroom or the nurse.the nurse.

SUPPLIES

• Composition notebook( I will give you the first one.)• pens/pencils• Blue or black ink pens• Red pen or pencil

AP Lit needs a 3 ring binder with dividers

English notebook

•composition notebook

We will do most of our work in this notebook. I will give you the first one.

AP Lit will use a three ring binder

Library Books

•Library is open before school, at lunch and after school.

•Sometimes you may go during English, but don’t expect it.

Bring all supplies to Bring all supplies to class!class!

PensPens

LibraLibraryBoryBooksoks NoteboNotebo

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What to do if you are absent:

Ask Mrs. Sanders for assignments from the days missed.

Check the front board for any classwork assigned the day you

missed.

It is your responsibility to get the assignments you have missed.

If you miss group participation:

You must complete the task individually.

*Late assignments: Any assignment turned in one day late will receive no higher than a 75%.

After two days late, any assignment not turned in will be recorded as a “zero.”

Cooperation Vs. Collusion

Sometimes, we will cooperate and “help” each other with certain group assignments.

Cooperation Vs. Collusion

On the other hand, most of the work you turn in will be your own.

Collusion is a secret agreement for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose. In other words…

CHEATING!

Any evidence I find that the work Any evidence I find that the work you turn in is not yours such as you turn in is not yours such as direct observation of copying or direct observation of copying or striking similarities between two striking similarities between two papers will result in a grade papers will result in a grade deduction on the assignment for deduction on the assignment for both borrower and lender.both borrower and lender.

Grading Policy

Daily-40 percent of 9 week grade

*assignments (notebook)

*discussions

*minor writings, handouts

Grading Policy

Tests-40 percent

*quizzes, tests

*major writings

You will work hard in this class, and you may have a little fun.

My conference period is 3rd period. Come see me if you have any questions!

Mrs. Sanders.