The Basics
This class meets in what room during which period?
(both room and period are required for a correct response)
Room 604
(period varies; either 2,3, or 4)
Name 2 of the 3 main levels of grades.
Classwork/Homework, Minor, Major
Classwork and homework assignments may be made up only when the absence is this type.
Excused
True or False: This class meets at the same time every day of the week.
False.
Classes at PHS are on a rotating dropped schedule. You will have this class 3-4 times per week.
True or False:
This statement is located in the Course Overview Section of the Syllabus:
In this year-long course, students will develop stronger reading, writing, language, speaking, and critical thinking skills. Special focus will be put on expository writing and close reading skills.
True.
What is the most reliable method of getting in touch with the teacher(s)?
Extra Credit opportunities will have strict deadlines.
How many extra credit opportunities will be available per Marking Period?
1-2
An extension request must be made at least this far in advance and is subject to the teacher’s judgment.
At least 1 full school day
What must you be wearing at all times at PHS?
Student ID/Lanyard
In which semester will we be reading and discussing Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
Semester 1
Name at least 3 items that students must bring with them to EACH and EVERY class period?
Chromebook (charged), Chromebook charger, writing utensil, class text/free read book, and/or a binder/folder.
What percent of each Marking Period grade do Major assignments make up?
50%
The lowest grade of which type of assessment is dropped each Marking Period?
Classwork/Homework
What 2 items are needed to allow you to use the restroom?
Student ID and classroom bathroom pass.
In which semester will we focus heavily on research skills?
Semester 2.
Per PTHSD Policy, plagiarized work (including partially or fully AI generated work) receives this grade and has no opportunity for this type of work afterward.
A grade of zero.
No makeup work opportunities.
What percent of each Marking Period grade do minor and classwork/homework assignments make up, respectively?
35%; 15%
Unless another arrangement has been made, minor and major assignments receive this penalty for each day they are late.
10 points per day.
Name at least 4 devices that are prohibited during the school day at PHS.
Phone, earbuds/headphones/airpods, smart watch, ipad, ipod, gaming systems, personal laptop, smart glasses
Which famous Shakespeare play will we be reading in Semester 2?
Romeo and Juliet
In this classroom, we are PROs.
What does P.R.O. stand for?
Prepared
Respectful
On Time
How is your final grade for the course calculated?
In other words, how much is each marking period weighted, and how much is the final weighted?
22 % per marking period (88% for all 4)
12% for the final
What 3 things must be true to allow a student to revise a minor or major assignment for up to half points back?
To revise an assignment for half credit, it must be... fully completed and submitted on time,
revised and resubmitted within one week of receiving the grade,
and have clear annotations to mark revisions.
What is the consequence for using your phone or any personal device during the school day (7:40-2:28 am)?
(1st offense)
Your phone will be taken to the Main office to be picked up at the end of the school day; a warning.
Describe the final for the course.
A project that will require combined knowledge and analysis of multiple texts from the course.