Grading & Assignments
The weighting percentage assigned to homework in this course.
What is 15%?
If you enter class after the bell without a pass you will be marked as this.
What is late (tardy)?
The policy regarding personal phone use in TCS.
What is it is strictly prohibited?
The maximum number of students allowed out of the classroom at any one time, regardless of the reason.
What is one student?
The specific paper item students must bring to each class.
What is a spiral notebook, only for this class?
The weighting percentage assigned to classwork and participation.
What is 35%?
This person is responsible for asking for missed work and obtaining notes after an absence.
Who is the student?
Heads up! You may not use these devices in school, or in this class.
What are ear buds and headphones?
Only a person with this title is permitted to determine where a student sits in this class.
What is "teacher"?
When we take notes this must be placed at the top of the page.
What is the date?
The weighting percentage allocated to assessments, such as tests, quizzes, and performance tasks.
What is 50%?
The minimum TCS grade that may be applied if a student never takes a make-up exam for a missed test.
What is 45%?
School-issued electronic devices may be used during class only when permitted by a person with this title.
What is "teacher"?
If you ask to leave the room to get water, this is the only place where you are allowed to get it.
What is the fountain directly outside of Room 202A?
These type of assignments are fifteen percent of your course grade, and submitted on Google Classroom. This type of work should be completed because the readings, and document analysis, reinforces the work that is done in class.
What is homework?
The platform where daily assignments and all required readings are posted.
What is Google Classroom?
One of the purposes of this course is to educate yourself how to be a knowledgeable citizen of the United States, and also to understand how this "thing" works.
What is the United States government? (Or, "What is the United States political system?" "What are state, local, and federal governments in the United States?")
The grade you will automatically receive if you use any device, even a smart watch, during an exam.
What is 45%
The grade outcome for a student who refuses to take a teacher-assigned seat on an exam day.
What is 45%
Keeping quality notes will help you to study for your exams. It will also help you for this other reason, as this type of check will be done by your teacher frequently.
What is a "notebook check" ?
The student must do this prior to an assignment's due date if they experience difficulty understanding or completing it.
What is speaking with the teacher in school or sending an email?
This Portal, named after the largest planet in our Solar System, not only shows your daily attendance, but your grades and averages in all of your courses at TCS.
What is Jupiter Grades?
Cell phones and smart watches are not allowed in class because of the laws of this state.
What is New York?
The date when new, teacher-assigned seating will begin.
What is Tuesday, September 15th, 2026?
While working in your learning groups, you will often discuss these two political parties: the names of the only two MAJOR political parties in the United States.
What are the Democratic and Republican parties?