Policies

=**Policies**=

__**Grading**__
What matters most is trying your best and meeting your own high expectations.

I will base your grade on this rough breakdown: 50% Essays and other written work 25% Quizzes, tests, and projects 25% Homework
 * **0-59** || **60-62** || **63-66** || **67-69** || **70-72** || **73-76** || **77-79** || **80-82** || **83-86** || **87-89** || **90-92** || **93-100** ||
 * F || D- || D || D+ || C- || C || C+ || B- || B || B+ || A- || A ||

__**Revising**__
You can revise any piece of take-home writing as long as you follow this process:
 * 1) Meet with me during a J-Block to review your writing
 * 2) Resubmit your revision to me and Turnitin by the deadline (**two weeks after the papers were handed back)**
 * 3) Attach your original to the revision

__**Make-up work**__
After an excused absence, you are responsible for finding out what you have missed. Tests, quizzes, and in-class writings must be made up during J-Block. You have **up to five school days** to make up your work. Any work, including a test, not made up within one week will become a zero. Come see me (J-Block or appointment) if you need help with missed work.

__**Late work**__
All work is due at the beginning of the class period. I will deduct 10% each day for late work, including essays that are not printed by the start of class. If you have a problem or question with an assignment or due date, contact me before the work is due.

__**Plagiarism**__
Passing off someone else’s ideas or writing as one’s own is an act of academic dishonesty and will not be tolerated in any form. Some common forms of plagiarism include, but are not limited to, the following: • Copying someone else’s work (even with some changes in word order) • Using ideas or opinions from a source (book, newspaper, Web, etc.) without citing the source • Quoting word for word without using quote marks or citing the source • Passing in a paper written by another person

If you are found guilty of plagiarism, you will receive a zero on the assignment. I will notify your parents/guardians and your housemaster. The incident will be recorded. Subsequent offenses will result in more serious consequences.

If you are confused or worried about an assignment, don’t plagiarize. Come talk to me.

__**Tardiness and Absences**__
I ask that you are in your seat when the bell rings, especially because you usually have daily "Do Now" tasks. I will count all lateness as tardy unless you present a note.

An unexcused absence will result in a J-Block detention and a phone call home. Review the rest of the NSHS policy below: • 3 tardies = 1st unexcused absence = J-Block detention • 2nd unexcused absence = Administrative detention and letter home from housemaster • 3rd unexcused absence = N for term (loss of credit)

__**Classroom Behavior**__

 * 1) Please use the passing period for **bathroom and water breaks**. Otherwise, you can ask to use the bathroom at any time except the __ first 10 minutes __ and __ last 10 minutes __ of class.
 * 2) All **cell phones** should be on silent. No texting or calling during class, please, or I will take the phone for you to retrieve at the end of the day.
 * 3) You can **eat, drink, and chew gum** as long as you throw away all wrappers, etc.
 * 4) Be respectful to me and to one another. I don’t ever want to hear “That’s so gay!” or “That’s retarded!” because that **language** disrespects our classroom community. The same principle applies to profanity.
 * 5) In case you forget **materials**, small golf pencils and lined paper are available in the supplies bin. If you need to sharpen your pencil, just get up and do so as quietly as you can.
 * 6) All **headphones** should be off by the bell.