welcome to junior english! mrs. edge/ms. tillman
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Welcome to Junior English!Mrs. Edge/Ms. Tillman
Class Rules1. Follow directions the first time they are given.2. Be prepared and ON TIME for class.3. Pay attention, listen, and be ready to
respond/participate during all class activities.4. Be respectful and kind towards others (e.g.: respect
others' opinions, offer assistance when it is needed, don’t interrupt, etc.). If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all!
5. Check your stereotypes at the door (negative statements about any culture, race, or lifestyle, including slang, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED)
Discipline Policy
Breaking any of the five rules (in any form) will result in one or more of the following disciplinary actions: TEACHER DETENTION (10 minutes after school:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday- You have ONE WEEK to make up your detention from the day it is assigned)
PINK SLIP (referral to assistant principal) GOLD SLIP (removed from classroom and sent to the
room) CALL/EMAIL HOME
Required Materials
pens/pencils covered book (if
necessary) notebook/binder with
folder for loose papers/notes
completed assigned homework
Hall Passes bathroom passes will be
given out sparingly do not ask for a pass to
another teacher, guidance, main office, etc.--- you may only go if you are called down or have a previously written pass
sign in/out whenever you leave the room
Absences/Late Assignments Each day an assignment is late, 10 points will be
taken off the grade (ex: an assignment that would be a 95 will become a 85)
Assignments handed in more than 4 days late are an automatic F (50%)
Late/absent assignments must be placed in the appropriate labeled box in the back of the classroom
You may NOT hand in late homework checks (unless you were absent)
If you get caught cutting, you may NOT make-up that work
Class Website/Email
http://www.classroomupdate.com/schools/unionhigh/jedge
/
Written Work
You will receive an automatic F (50%) for incomplete work
Write legibly!!! Typed work is preferred. You must have the following on EVERY
graded assignment or you will lose 1 grade: Name Date Period Assignment Name
Extra HelpIf your grades are suffering or you need extra
help, please stop by AFTER school (any day BUT Wednesday)
Electronic Devices Cell phones, IPods and other electronic devices are NOT
allowed in class UNLESS we say we are using them for an educational purpose that day.
Please put your cell phones in the holder when you enter the room.
If you do not, and we see it, it is an automatic pink slip. No arguing.
See contract for more information.
Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism? Copying another person’s work Copying from the Internet and claiming it as your
own Borrowing any information from another source
without giving credit (Works cited page/citations) If you plagiarize, you receive an automatic 0
for the assignment and we call home See contract for more information.
Grading Percentages
40% tests (including essays, book reports and projects)
30% quizzes (including minor writing assignments)
20% homework/class participation 10% journal/do-nows
Curriculum
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (a play) The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (a
novel) The House on Mango Street by Sandra
Cisneros (a series of vignettes) Selected poems and stories from the textbook
Grading
97-100 A+ 4.3393-96 A 4.0090-92 A- 3.6783-86 B 3.0080-82 B- 2.6777-79 C+ 2.3373-76 C 2.0070-72 C- 1.6765-69 D 1.250-64 F 0.00