EXPECTATIONS

OF

STUDENTS

 

 

 

Expectations/Classroom Behavior: 

ü      All students must be seated in class when the bell rings.  Administrative consequences will accrue after the first THREE warnings for unexcused tardiness as per school policy and will be cumulative in nature.  (You will be written up on your FOURTH unexcused tardy!)

 

ü      Appropriate and respectful language and behavior towards the teacher and other students at all times!  Use of foul language or swearing, regardless of volume, and ANY instances of derogatory or insulting behavior toward other students or teacher, regardless of familiarity or intent will be followed up with immediate and appropriate consequences.

 

ü      No food or drink in class, except for water bottles which must be filled BEFORE class

 

ü      Please be respectful of privileges like the lav pass and use only when necessary, unless there are circumstances which you discuss with me in advance.  It is expected you will make every attempt to use the lav BEFORE class begins

 

ü      Due to classroom disruptions, academic honesty issues and the privacy concerns of other students, the use of cell phones and/or pagers in the classroom is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.  Please be aware that students can be contacted by the main office at any time in case of emergency.  If students keep cell phones or pagers with them at all times, they MUST be turned OFF BEFORE the beginning of class each day.  AT NO TIME SHOULD A STUDENT BE “CHECKING” HIS/HER PHONE OR PAGER IN THE CLASSROOM. 

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Homework*: 

ü      Any assigned homework is due AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS (no exceptions)

ü      Homework assignments are generally 20 points each, and will consist of about 20% of the marking period grade. 

ü      Late homework may be accepted in certain cases for half of the credit of the original assignment.  Late homework will NOT be accepted if it is gone over in class on its due date

 

**Please Note:  Computer malfunctions, printer problems and disk disasters have increasingly become the “dog ate my homework” of modern education.  Please be sure to complete, type and save ANY assignment that is due in a typed final form well in advance of its due date to avoid these types of problems.  However, as I understand that last-minute problems do sometimes arise, please be sure to have a handwritten draft of the completed assignment that is due in order to get credit for completion of the assignment.  By planning ahead and using the technological resources available at school, students should not expect to have this kind of issue arise more than once in the year. 

 

Late Work: 

Essays and other projects will be penalized at a rate of minus ten (-10) percentage points per day, to a maximum of  -30 percentage points after THREE DAYS, after which late assignments WILL NOT be accepted. 

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Online Grades and Handouts:  Students can access Film Study assignments and their averages at any time during the marking period using their school computer username and password.  Please be aware that not all grades may be displayed, and that grading categories are weighted as described above, and grades may not be completely current with work that has or has not been handed in, or papers that are in the process of being graded.  If you have any questions about a grade, please email it to me through the WITS system, then follow up with me in class.

 

Handouts and notes will often be available for students online through WITS, so please be sure to check for assignments if and when you are absent from school.

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Absences: 

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Plagiarism/Cheating:  Plagiarism is taking credit for ideas or work that is not your own.  Plagiarism and cheating can take many forms and are serious academic and moral violations.  If you plagiarize or cheat in ANY SHAPE OR FORM (copying another student’s homework, glancing at another student’s paper for an answer on a test, using internet summaries to complete assignments for a book you have not read, using words or phrases directly from an internet or other source in an essay or paper without citing the source), you and any other student involved will receive NO CREDIT for the assignment and you may be at risk of failing the course.  In addition, your parents will be notified and a note may be placed in your guidance file for future reference.  This is a VERY serious offense.  Please do not compromise your integrity or your reputation!

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