2015-16 English IV Core Grading Policy Mr. Sosidka [email protected] 713-4199 X4218 Room 108 Office- Room 013 Mrs. Kemper [email protected] 713-4199 X4481 Office- Room 126A
Your grade in this class will be derived from a combination of the following: Tests and other major assignments (50%) Essays and certain other work (15%) Quizzes and other minor assignments (35%)
List of Possible Works Face Relations Marilyn Singer, editor MacBeth by William Shakespeare The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont, director Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom The Green Mile Frank Darabont, director World Tapestries Rain Man Barry Levinson, director Lean on Me John G. Avildsen, director Hate Mail from Cheerleaders by Rick Reilly English at School and on the Job
Other Materials North Hunterdon Word of the Day list Articles from The Star Ledger, Time, Sports Illustrated, and other national publications
The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Cheating and Plagiarism Policy Policy 206.01: Cheating and plagiarism are not tolerated in the North Hunterdon- Voorhees High School District. Any student proven guilty of such activity is to automatically receive a failing grade for the specific item on which cheating or plagiarism occurred.
Academic Integrity For more information on what North Hunterdon High School views as violations of academic integrity, see http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/msc/files/2015/05/DefiningAcademicIntegrity.pdf.
Extra Credit Mr. Sosidka does not give out extra credit assignments.
Final Grade Each marking period is 22.5% of a student’s final grade. The final exam will be the other 10%.
The NHHS Grading Scale 93-up=A 90-92=A- 87-89=B+ 83-86=B 80-82=B- 77-79=C+ 73-76=C 70-72=C- 67-69=D+ 64-66=D 63-below=F GUIDELINES FOR ENGLISH IV 2015-2016
1. A great deal of importance is placed on the exchange of personal opinion in English IV. Therefore, every student should feel at ease and is encouraged to raise his or her hand to make a statement or ask a question. He or she should not feel in any way intimidated by others. If one student is making things uncomfortable for another student, the teacher will punish the offender severely.
2. Bathroom passes will be given out only in the case of an emergency. Locker passes will not be given out. If a student fails to bring the proper materials for class, his or her grade will be affected.
3. Please keep track of your days absent and grades. You should get into the habit of doing this in all of your classes. You must call to the attention of the teacher any attendance discrepancies BY THE END OF THE MONTH. Otherwise, any inquiries will be ignored.
4. Keep track of your work in class, particularly when you have been absent or are planning on being absent.
5. Get to class on time. An occasional late is one thing, habitual tardiness is another. Repeat offenders will be punished.
6. The teacher's desk, telephone, computer, and cabinets are off-limits to students, unless permission has been granted. Do not touch anything in the class that does not belong to you. Students are expected to stand and remove hats during the Pledge of Allegiance. Do not touch the windows or the fans without permission.
7. The classroom has been equipped with a clock, therefore making it unnecessary to slam books shut in order to notify the teacher of the period's end. Students are not permitted to wait for the bell to ring at the door. They must remain seated until dismissed.
8. Students should bring their Chromebooks to class every day. Chromebooks will be used for purposes of vocabulary, worksheets, study guides, discussion, literature, etc.
9. Those students using unacceptable language will be punished. “Unacceptable language” includes insults based on race, religion, gender, or orientation.
10. As in movie theaters, students are expected to be quiet during the showing of films.
11. Fire drills from Room 108 go to the field hockey field. We will meet there and we must stay together as a class.
12. In spite of the fact that the teacher is required to maintain a website for school, classroom decisions as to assignments, dates, etc. will take precedence over what’s on-line, should there be a conflict.
13. Mr. Sosidka will be available for questions or problems every morning at or about 7:30 am and after school in either Room 013, Room 108, or the Reading-Writing Lab.