NUTS AND BOLTS Ms. Tufano Fall 2015

Ms. Tufano

The Basics. ◦Be kind to one another. ◦Be respectful to everyone and everything. Including me. Including our work space. ◦Keep our space clean. ◦Leave your drama at the door.

General Rules. ◦Follow all AK rules (as stated in Student Handbook). ◦Be HERE, be ON TIME, and be AWAKE. ◦Keep cell phones on silent or off and put away. ◦Agenda and Student ID have to be on you AT ALL TIMES. ◦Do your own work; don’t share your work (giving and accepting someone else’s work are BOTH grounds for a referral). ◦Don’t ask to go to the bathroom unless it’s an emergency.

Ms. Tufano Must-Haves. ◦If absent: go to “Missing Work” bin, check class website, THEN ask me for assistance (if needed). ◦No eating in class; only water in clear bottles ◦Wait to throw away trash at the END of class or during transition time (not while I’m teaching). ◦No complaining. Seriously. ◦Don’t ask me when something is going to be graded. I promise it will be done as quickly and efficiently as possible. ◦Be eager to participate and learn! High school English can be as fun and engaging as YOU make it!

Daily Procedures. ◦All work is due at the beginning of class; after that = late. ◦Work on daily warm-up without me telling you to do so. ◦Copy down homework in your agenda; write the day’s objective(s) and class agenda in your notebook; they are written on the white board at the front. ◦If the Objectives are the same from the previous day, just write “Continued from…” and put that date. ◦For late work, write at the top “1 Day Late,” “2 Days Late,” etc. and put in late work bin at my desk. ◦Check my Weebly every day for any clarification of assignments and/or reading material or notes.

Dividers. ◦Objectives ◦Data/EOC ◦Writing/Grammar ◦Greece ◦Africa ◦Middle East ◦Europe ◦Shakespeare

Let’s Take a Look at the Syllabus.