1. Eng 4- Rules & Procedures
Mrs. Bly

2. Rules & Procedures test
Your first test of the year will be over the classroom rules and procedures listed in the Rules & Procedure Contract TEST on Sept 12th/ Sept 13th We will review the rules & procedures in class, but it will be up to you to study and memorize the information. The last page of the contract MUST BE SIGNED by YOU & a PARENT/GUARDIAN and turned in for points. Due date of signed contract: Sept. 8th / Sept 9th

3. My Expectations Respect We commit to respect each other. Diligence
I will prepare lessons to help you access the material. I will use a variety of learning strategies.
I expect you to work diligently in every class.
Class Discussions
Raise your hand. Listen to others. I will not talk over you. Equity cards will involve everyone. Pay attention.
Integrity
Do not cheat. Treat others as you wish to be treated.

4. Class Rules
1. Be an active, polite participant and a good listener. 2. Respect others and the classroom. 3. Use your time wisely by following classroom procedures. 4. Bring supplies and books to class everyday. 5. Appreciate diversity.

5. Definition of diversity:
noun, plural: diversities. 1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness -diversity of opinion. 2.variety; multiformity. 3.the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc.: -diversity in the workplace. 4.a point of difference.

6. Participation points= 5% of your grade How to Gain points:
Since this is an English class, your communication skills as a member of this class are essential to your grade.
This will show up as an assignment in the grade book.
Respecting other students, Mrs. Bly, and the classroom by keeping the room clean, picking up trash, organizing the bookshelf, etc.
Passing out papers, passing back graded papers, etc.
Helping a classmate or Mrs. Bly
Being an active participant in class discussions, raising your hand to speak, speaking at appropriate times and with an appropriate tone of voice, contributing insightful comments, sharing your journal entries with the class, etc.
Bringing your supplies and books to class everyday (including your O.R. book)

7. How to lose participation points:
Ways to lose participation points include, but are not limited to the following: Talking without raising your hand and being called on Doing anything to disrupt the class Interrupting, speaking or behaving rudely Moving to another seat without permission Making a mess or leaving trash on the ground (we SHARE this classroom!) Being off-task, sleeping, putting your head down, or “goofing around” Hitting/annoying/mocking someone else Using inappropriate language (swear words, racial jokes, etc.) Wasting classroom supplies or writing in the textbooks, on tests, desks or walls Arriving unprepared without your journal, texts, O.R. book, or supplies to class Cheating (**zero on the assignment and lose 10 participation points)

8. Possible Behavioral Consequences
1. Lose weekly participation points. 2. Parent contacted. 3. Lunch detention. 4. Administration referral. 5. Compromise your integrity and lose the trust of your teacher and classmates. 6.Define plagiarism: Using someone else’s words as your own without citing them DO NOT Plagiarize. ***All of your writing will be submitted to

9. Hall pass- a matter of safety !
To leave the classroom at any time, you MUST take the hall pass.
BEFORE you leave the classroom, sign out, including destination and time out.
When you return, sign back in, including the sign IN time. This is a matter of safety and it will be enforced.
If you leave the room for 15 minutes or more without a note, you will receive a cut for the entire class.
Only ONE student may leave the room at a time.
The hall pass is for the restroom only. It is NOT to run errands around the school !!

10. Beginning class Each day
Please take your seat immediately, look at the agenda for the day on the board, read the journal topic, and begin your journal.
2. If you were absent, look at lesson plans and check for any handouts in the absentee folders. You do not need to ask me, “Did I miss anything?” Of course, you did!
3. An appropriate time to ask me questions is before the bell has rung or when I come around to stamp homework & journal, or after class—not at the beginning of class after the bell has rung. (I am preparing to teach the class!)

11. Journals
Look at the journal topic on the board. Begin your journal entry immediately.
You will have approximately minutes to complete it.
If you complete it, you will receive a stamp.
You must make it to the bottom of the page, regardless of the size of your handwriting or your journal pages.
Forget your journal? Write on a piece of paper and staple it in later.
If you talk or are disruptive during the journal writing time, you will NOT receive a stamp, even if you complete the journal on time.
If you are absent, you still must complete the journal at home.
When you are finished with the journal, you should read your outside reading book quietly until the rest of the class is finished. DO NOT INTERRUPT ANOTHER STUDENT.

12. No Cell phones allowed during class
NO EXCUSES CELL PHONE POLICY.
At the beginning of class, you should turn your phone OFF or on SILENT (NOT vibrate!!) and
Place your beloved phone in the appropriate number on the cell phone holder.
Do not fear. You will be allowed to check your phone during our classroom break.
For an emergency, please see me.

13. Late work: Classwork/ Homework assignments…… 20% of your grade
Your work should always be in time. It will be stamped when completed.
If there is an emergency, please me ASAP to let me know. Please let me know if there is personal information I need to know to understand your situation better.
3. I will not accept late homework/classwork. You will not receive a stamp.
*If you are absent, you will receive full credit.

14. Late work: major assignments
A major assignment includes:
An essay
A project
A completed unit from the lit book
-For late major assignments, you may turn them into the LATE BOX
-You will drop an entire letter grade (10%) for each day it is late.
1 day= -10%
2 days= -20%
3 days= -30%

15. Absences: be proactive!
Check online calendar, classroom calendar, or ask a friend for missing work.
YOU are responsible to come to class with your missing work.
KNOW the dates of all tests, quizzes, & papers. IF you miss one, it is YOUR responsibility to ASK me for the make-up test. You MUST take it the day you return!!
All missing work, including journals, are due on the DAY AFTER YOU RETURN TO CLASS. However, it is best to return to school WITH your assignments ready.
NOTE: All major assignments are due on the due dates, regardless of your absences.

16. Absences: check on-line!
I will post class assignments online on Edlio located on our school website.
If you are absent, I expect you to check on-line for the work you missed.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCE= you will receive a zero on any assignments OR test you missed
EXCUSED ABSENCE= all missing assignments must be completed by the class following your return
(If you are absent on Monday, and you return to school Wednesday, your work is due by FRIDAY! No excuses.)
I will NOT ASK you for missing work; it is your responsibility
This includes quizzes you miss; it is your responsibility to make them up on the DAY YOUR RETURN.

17. Classwork/ Homework
1. I will NOT collect classswork/ homework daily. But ,I WILL stamp classwork/ homework daily. (It is very important that you keep your homework organized in a labeled section of your binder and SAVE all work on a flash drive as back-up, so that I can collect it in a classwork/ homework packet periodically). 2. Grading: -Completion: I will count stamps for completion points. (hw/cw grade) -Accuracy: I will also randomly choose one assignment from the packet to grade for comprehension, so each one should show your best effort! (writing grade) 3.. You will have an opportunity to do make-up work for partial completion points. Example rubric:____(5) ____ (3) _____ (0) 4. If one homework assignment does not have a stamp on collection day, you will not get full credit; do not ask for a stamp! 5. ALL homework will be listed on-line.

18. Supplies to bring to class daily
Journal
3 ring binder
Lined paper
Pencil & pen
Assigned novel
AND (outside reading) novel/book

19. Ending class
The bell does not dismiss you. I dismiss you. IF you start packing up before I dismiss you, you will stay an extra two minutes after class. Do not ask for me to release the class early. It is against school policy.

20. Req. Reading curriculum
First Semester: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare Second Semester: Outliers, By Malcolm Gladwell

21. Eng 4- Novels/ LiT

22. Essays Turn in your final essay to www.turnitin.com
Turn in hard copy of your essay with your drafts and outlines attached to the back of the final essay.
Failure to turn in your essay in by the due date will result in a 10% reduction from your final grade each day it is late.
After 4 days late, your essay will receive a zero.

23. Grading Policy
Writing 25% Exams 30% Quizzes 20% Classwork/Homework 20% Participation 5%

24. Questions?