Syllabus

English I PAP

Mrs. Bragg

Conference period: Second Period

I am so excited to have you in my English I PreAP/GT class. This year will definitely be challenging, but my hope is that you will enjoy both the work and reward that comes along with taking an advanced class. I can't wait to get to know you better!

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I. Classroom Policies:

1. The Marcus High School tardy policy will be strictly enforced. Stay in your seat until the bell rings for dismissal.

2. Drinks are allowed in the classroom, but food is not allowed.

3. All assignments (unless otherwise specified) must be written in blue or black ink on white, lined notebook paper. All typed papers should be in black, Times New Roman, twelve point font. Points will be deducted from overall grade if formatting is incorrect. Colored paper and strange fonts make grading difficult.

4. Please remember this is a pre-ap course. Any use of email and/or texting slang is unacceptable in formal essays and papers. If this happens repeatedly, your grade will reflect it!

5. Cell phones are only allowed when teacher gives permission.

6. Respect the rights and opinions of others. Everyone is entitled to voice his/her ideas in a safe and supportive environment.

7. All quizzes and tests are returned for review, but they must be returned to me after review.

II. Grading Policies:

Grades will be weighted as follow per the Marcus High School English department’s policy:

Summative grades – 70% Formative – 30% Midterm and final exams – 15% of the final nine weeks average.

Due to the large amount of reading material for this course, you will be responsible for nightly reading passages. Most quizzes given pertain to the assigned readings.

1. Per the English Department policy, you have the number of days missed plus one additional day to make up any and all work. Any work due on the day a school sponsored activity occurs, must be turned in either the day before or first thing in the morning.

2. If an assignment is turned in a day late, the maximum grade a student will receive is a 70. If an assignment is two days late, the maximum grade a student can receive is a 50. Any assignment more than two days late will receive a 0.

3. Missed tests and quizzes are made up by appointment only. All assessments (quizzes and test) must be made up within a week of the assessment.

III. Academic Dishonesty Policy

MHS Policy

Honor in class work and examinations are more important than any grade that may be received. Students are to assume the responsibility of not cheating, of not giving the appearance of cheating, of not contributing to the cheating of others, and for reporting violation of this responsibility to teachers and/or administrators. Students reporting cheating violations will be protected from harassment, ridicule, and criticism for demonstrating their convictions to honor and honesty.

An important part of academic honesty is avoiding any intentional or unintentional plagiarism. Plagiarism can be presenting someone else’s ideas as your own or using another person’s ideas or work without proper credit. Practice academic honesty in all work that you do.

Grade and discipline consequences can apply to any occurrences of academic dishonesty.

Consequences of Cheating

Any student caught cheating will receive a referral and a grade of zero on the compromised daily assignment. If the assignment is a major grade, the student will have the opportunity to redo a similarly structured assignment; however, the student is only allowed to redo the assignment after partaking in a parent teacher conference and attending a tutorial session to enhance understanding of missed concepts. The maximum grade a child can receive on a make up assignment that was provided as a replacement because of academic dishonesty is 50%.

IV. Tutoring:

Tutorial times are subject to change. Schedule is posted for students on the wall by my classroom door.

V. SSR

Your child will be participating in SSR almost every day. Studies show that SSR increases a student's ability to comprehend texts, students begin to read more quickly, and it helps to develop vocabulary. We encourage you to champion reading at home. Additionally, each English I teacher has a classroom library. We allow our students to select books from our rooms. While the novels were provided by the district, the teachers have not read every novel, so please discuss with your child what types of novels you would like your child to read. Here is a link to the District's Position on SSR.

Please fill out the following Google Form indicating you have read the course syllabus.

Parents, I look forward to having your son/daughter in my English I PAP class. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Katie Bragg