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Dear Parents and Guardians,
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working with your student this year and am so pleased you have taken the
time to visit my website. Since I know you are interested in your student's
education, I hope you will read the information on this page regarding my
classroom expectations,
attendance/tardy policies,
grading calculations, and
material requirements. To avoid
any misunderstandings in the future, I have also included a few words about
Plagiarism and our Honor Code.
I hope you and your student will visit the various pages on my website often
to review assignments, gain ideas, find links that will prove helpful, and
mainly, to communicate,
I encourage you to contact me by
phone or email if you have any questions or would like to discuss your
student's progress. The school phone number is
425-670-7776
(Ext. 5020). My email address is:
hansonk@edmonds.wednet.edu Urge
your student to seek help outside of class, if necessary. I am available
after school by appointment. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Hanson
Classroom
Expectations
 | Respect your fellow students and the teacher. Do not talk
when someone else has the floor. Feel free to courteously share your
ideas with the class. We all learn from each other. |
| No question asked sincerely is ever a dumb
question. |
| Have books, notebook, paper and pen ready
at the beginning of the period. Be on time to class! After 3
tardies, you will have an after-school detention. |
| Upcoming quiz/test dates and assignment due
dates are also posted on the board. Check it every day and note dates in
your agenda book. |
| Bring supplies to class EVERY day. Failure
to comply will automatically reduce your participation grade by (a minimum
of) 5 points. No exceptions ! ! |
| Written homework assignments are due at the
beginning of the assigned class. |
| The grade you EARN is the grade you will
receive. Do not ask me to give you points or "extra credit" at the end
of the grading period. You will have every opportunity to EARN your
grade. |
| Please attend to personal needs-- restroom
visits, locker visits, grooming, and drinks of water -- before you come to
class. |
| No electronic devices in this classroom. Leave ipods, cell
phones, etc. in your backpacks or they will be confiscated. |
| Dress code is in effect at all times.
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| English class time is not available for
homework completion or studying of other subjects. Should I find you
working on material for another class, I will collect it and dispose of
it. |
| I will not tolerate off color, lewd or
insensitive remarks -- orally or in writing. Profanity in any work
submitted will result in a zero on that assignment. |
Attendance/Tardy Policies
The attendance policy established
by Mountlake Terrace High School is strictly followed. Please check your student
handbook. Attendance and punctuality are mandatory.
If a student is at school he/she is expected in my
class. Class begins at the designated start time. Please be in your seat
by that time. You will be marked tardy otherwise.
Unexcused and excessive absences and/or tardies will affect
your performance in the course and will result in a phone call home,
detentions, and a parent conference with administration.
Grading Calculations
I utilize the Mountlake Terrace High School
grading scale. (100-90 A, 89-80 B, 79-70 C, 60-0 F)
Assignments are each worth a specified number of points.
Your average, at any point in time, is based on the total number of points
you have earned divided by the total number of points available.
Not every homework assignment is graded. It is expected
that students will do the homework whenever it is assigned and realize the
importance of doing homework as an aid to independent study. Of course,
keeping up with the homework assignments will help improve project grades
and keep test scores high as well.
Typical Grade Values:
| Quizzes |
10-30 |
| Tests |
100-120 |
| Projects |
100-120 |
| In-class Writing |
30-50 |
| Formal Essays |
100 |
| Participation |
25 (generally, per every 2 weeks) |
All assignments are due on the assigned date. They will
be collected at the beginning of each class period.
No late assignments are accepted in AP English,
which has college level expectations. English 10 late assignments will be downgraded
10% every day late. Place late work in the Late Box in the front of
the classroom. Exception:
Major assignments that are announced well in advance must be turned in
on the assigned date and will receive a zero if late. You will be advised
in advance of any project for which late work is unacceptable.
Make up work is YOUR responsibility. I maintain
a "class file box" in the back of the room for each of my
classes. I keep it updated each week. This file box contains copies of
handouts for absent students in file folders. You should ALWAYS check the
file box assigned to your class
and the related file folder(s) following an absence. Make up work should be
placed in my hands to eliminate any problems.
Students are expected to be in school on days of
announced tests and on days of announced timed in-class writings. If you
are absent on any such date AND your absence is excused, expect to make up
the test or writing on the day you return. Alternatively, and with my
permission, you may make up the test or writing AFTER school within ONE
week of your absence on the immediately following "make-up day".
Generally, the date and time for my make-ups is WEDNESDAY at 2:45 PM.
Materials
Required
Each day, please bring the following materials to class:
| black or blue pen |
| one 3 ring binder (at least one half inch
with five
dividers) -- work and handouts should be properly arranged as follows:
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| clean loose-leaf paper |
| notebook for journal |
| class novel/or textbook |
Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and Style Manuals are to
remain in the classroom for use by other students. Where possible, you will
either be furnished with handouts on short stories, essays, and poems or
given the URL (Web address) from which copies may be downloaded.
*Although certain class paperbacks must
remain in the classroom for use by other students, wherever possible, you
will be furnished with a copy of such paperback so that you may do
assigned reading at home. It is essential that you bring your copy of the
paperback to class every day. You are responsible for returning any book
furnished to you for your reading to me at the designated time in the same
condition in which it was furnished to you.
Plagiarism and
our Honor Code
Plagiarism, the use of another's ideas or words
without properly crediting your source is unethical, academically dishonest,
and illegal. In many colleges, plagiarism can result in a student being
expelled from school. Be certain that you know what constitutes
plagiarism. It will not be tolerated in
this class and will result in an automatic zero (0) on the applicable
assignment. Further consequences may include detentions and/or a referral.
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