Disclosure

Junior Honors/IB Disclosure

Course Disclosure
Mrs. Loveless
Honors English 11 and IB
2013/2014

Course Objective: To help you learn to read, write, speak, listen, and think clearly and effectively as you prepare for the ACT, for college, and for a rich literary life beyond college and throughout your life.

Course Requirements: Read your assignments carefully.  Come prepared to participate in class     discussions.  Work diligently on your writing. Never fall in love with your first draft. Nearly any piece of  writing can be improved.
 Commit yourself to academic integrity.

 Supplies and Materials:
 Pencils and pens with black or dark blue ink  only
 A spiral notebook for in-class journal writing (Please no messy, frayed edges)
 A loose leaf binder with plenty of paper, divided into five sections: Assignments, Notes,  Vocabulary, Grammar, Literary Terms
 Our literature textbook
 You will also need to bring your own reading book each day.

Citizenship: Davis School District Policies will apply.   Be positive and respectful.
 Be prepared for class.   Use appropriate language while speaking and writing.
 Absences: Three or more unexcused absences result in an automatic U.
 Tardies will have a negative effect on academic grades as well as citizenship.
 One to two tardies could be an H or an S. Three could be an N, but four or more is an automatic U.  Citizenship grades can be a combination of inappropriate behavior, unexcused absences, and tardies.  Inappropriate cell phone use in class is considered to be a citizenship matter. Cell phones should be turned off while in the classroom. Texting, calling, receiving texts, or texting may result in a U.

Grading:

A 93% A- 90%

B+ 85% B 83% B- 80%

C+ 75% C 73% C- 70

D+ 65% D 63% D- 60%

F 59% and below

Late Work Policy:  Work is due on the assigned due date, regardless of whether the student was present when the assignment was given or when it came due. Late work may be accepted for half credit, if it is submitted within seven calendar days of the original due date. When I am absent, I have to get a substitute. When you are absent, you will need to get a substitute to take your class notes and to turn in your major assignments.  Pick someone on whom you can rely.

Missed Tests: Missed tests may be made up only if the teacher is notified prior to the test. The student or parent must notify the teacher personally or may call the business office at 402-3900 and leave a message. Tests may be
made up on the first day the student returns to school during class or after school, at the teacher’s convenience.
Tests may not be made up after that test has been returned to the class. Quizzes must be taken within five days of your return.

Academic Integrity:  Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will result in a loss of both academic and citizenship credit. Cutting and pasting other people’s research from the Internet or other sources without correctly citing sources is also considered to be a form of plagiarism. Lifting phrases, sentences, whole paragraphs, and entire essays is wrong. Parents and administration will be contacted.

Hall Passes:  Each student will receive one hall pass per term. If it is returned at the end of the term, the student will receive 20 extra credit points to be added to his/her academic grade.

Movies:  The following is a list of movies from which I will select a few that may be shown in part or in full. If you object to any of these movies, please notify me within ten days, so that I may find a suitable, alternative activity. The Crucible (an edited version), The Scarlet Letter, (The Meg Foster version, not the Demi Moore version) The Simpson’s Do The Raven, A&E Biographies (Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and F. Scott Fitzgerald), selected sections of American Literary History, Inherit the Wind,  Tell-Tale Heart, The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Bernice Bobs Her Hair.

I am genuinely excited about teaching this year. I absolutely LOVE this stuff! And I love to share it with my students. I will work for the success of each one of my students. Please feel free to contact me at school during my preparation periods, 3^rd and 6th. See the bell schedule for exact times. After school is also a good time to catch me. Please email me with any concerns, and I can usually get back to you that very day.
mloveless@dsdmail.net

MRS. LOVELESS’ DISCLOSURE FORM TO RETURN
Please keep the above portion for your records and return the following portion to me.

I have read, understood, and will support the policies explained in this disclosure statement, including the policy about late work, cell phone use, and missed tests.
Student signature ____________________________Date_______

Parent signature ___________________________Date________

Please print student’s name __________________________ Period  _____

Bring this back to class for points.