7. 1.Remain Silent 2.Calmly stand up from your seats. 3.Exit room; turn left along the corridor, hugging the left side. 4.Exit the doors to your left after the library. 5.Go to far side of lower athletic field. 6.This is all listed to the right of the door.

8. Lockdown Procedure Remember: LOCKS, LIGHTS, OUT OF SIGHT If a lockdown is called, do the following: SILENTLY MOVE to the corner of the room with the smiley face. Sit in ABSOLUTE SILENCE. Please DO NOT USE YOUR CELL PHONE.

9. Ten-Minute Autobiography 1.We are going to write short autobiographies for the next ten minutes. 2.Tell whatever you feel comfortable telling about yourself. 3.I’m going to write, too. 4.When we finish, be prepared to read ONE SENTENCE to the class. 1.Doesn’t need to be the best sentence, it can be any sentence you want.

10. UMass-Amherst

16. Negative!

17. Acceptable!

18. Negative!

21. Still Negative!

27. 1.Food and Drink Policy 2.Grading Policy 3.Homework Policy 4.Classwork Policy 5.Book Protection Policy

28. Food is not allowed in class. Water is the only drink allowed in class. Gum chewing is not allowed! First offense= warning Second offense= detention !

29. Grading Policy Class work/spot check: 5-40 points (Except for spot checks, I’ll always tell you before you begin working) Quiz: Around 50 points Test: Around 100 points Big Project: Around 120 points

30. How to Figure Out My Grade Divide the top number by the bottom number Round to the nearest hundredth, and that will give you your grade. Example: I got a 47/50 on my vocab quiz. When I divide 47 by 50, I get.94 It is already rounded to the nearest hundredth, so my grade is a 94%.

31. Homework will count for 10% of your term grade. You may receive a check plus, check, or check minus on each assignment.

32. Homework, continued Every ten homework assignments will count as a quiz grade (50 points). Check plus= extra credit (7 points) Check= full credit (5 points) Check minus=half credit (2 points) Zero= zero points

33. How Do I Get a Check Plus? Make your homework NEAT and COMPLETE!

35. Homework Policy (continued) Detention Policy If you miss three homework assignments over the course of a month, you will receive a detention.

38. Additional Procedures and Policies A class runs better when everyone is on the same page regarding policies. For this reason, let’s quickly run through the Master Plan, which contains many important procedures for class. Procedures may be added as the year goes on.

39. Contact Information Phone Number: 508-378-8209 x401 Email: gshea@ebps.netgshea@ebps.net Homework: Teacher page on EBPS website.

40. THE END

41. Snack Policies Snack lasts for the first five minutes of period 2. It is a working snack, so you’ll be expected to listen to the teacher or work on an assignment while eating. Only healthy food allowed: No candy! Insetad, try a granola or cereal bar. No sharing food!

42. All assessment weights will be announced ahead of time. Average test worth around 100 points. Average quiz worth 20-50 points. Average Spot Check worth 8-10 points. Average major project worth 120+ points.

47. Negative!