Homework
This should be done by yourself. Procedural help is OK, checking answers and discussing differences is OK, but copying answers is NEVER OK.
Homework/Independent Practice
This is how often you can expect a quiz
every 4-5 lessons
You will have this at the end of each 8th grade unit.
Test
These are those small electronic nuances that could get you in trouble.
Cell Phones
This is how old I am:
37
This is what your homework grade will be worth if it is more than a day or two late.
Bonus for the highest grade you can get after a week...
80%
60%
False
You will have this at the end of each review unit or smaller skill unit.
Quiz
This is the percent of your grade that is based on tests
50%
(HW 30% and Quizzes 20%)
3
This is allowed if you turned your assignment in on time and shown all of your work.
Fix for full credit
True or false: Notes will be allowed with quizzes.
False, it's a quiz to see what you know
Are notes allowed on tests?
Nope
These are the three required materials:
Binder or Folder
Pencil
Pen
This is my favorite type of music:
Rock
This has to be shown NO MATTER WHAT, and the assignment won't even be looked at without it...
Work/Steps
True or false: You don't have to show work on a quiz.
False
True or False: Test can be fixed for full credit.
False, they have to be retaken as a test.
These are the three classroom rules:
Be Respectful
Be Productive
Be Positive
This is my favorite Movie/TV genre:
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
This is where you can find work that you may have missed or lost.
Folder in the back of the room.
True or False: You can ask for help on a quiz.
True! I'll help guide thinking, not tell you how to do it though.
True or False: Vocabulary will not be included in a final unit assessment.
False, vocabulary will be very important in this class.
This is a great way to get a write up and zero on an assignment:
Cheating!
This, I believe, is the number 1 factor for success:
Attitude