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y Students are expected to be RESPECTFUL at all times-
respectful of peers, teachers,ideas, comments, and differences.
Each of us has a part in the responsibility of creating arespectful
environment at Duxbury High School.
y Students are expected to be HONEST at all times, adhering to
the rules laid out in theDHSStudent Handbook.
Homework & Grades
y Students can expect nightly homework assignments that will be
relevant to the coursecurriculum and will be meaningful and helpful
to students. Assignments will be posteddaily on the board and
listed on your weekly calendar that will be given to you as well
aspublished on the course blog and website.y Homework is due at the
beginning of the class on which it's due. Homework will be checked
in class, collected periodically, discussed, and will be part of
yournotebook. Your homework will be a percentage of your term grade
and is expected to beneat and display effort and thought. Late
homework will not be accepted for fullcredit and may only be handed
in the day after its original due date. Yourgrade for each term
will be determined as a percentage of the number of points which
you earned on each graded assignment versus the number of total
points could haveearned during each graded assignment. This will be
modified during the termthat your
final draft of your term paper is due. The term paper will
reflect 25% of the grade for thatquarter.
y Unannounced notes quizzes will be given periodically to serve
as a check thatstudents are keeping up with classroom and text
reading and notes.
The following may serve as a guideline for nightly homework
assignments for Ms. OsHistory class. Students are expected to:
y Have carefully and completely read any assigned pages from
textbook or othersource, and be ready to share the information that
they have read.
y Have fully and punctually completed any additional assignment
given toaccompany a reading.
y Assignments include but are not restricted to:y Notes-
Expected to be in outline form. Amount of information noted
isdependent upon length of/amount of information in a given
paragraph.Please seeme if you need help in working with a specific
style of outlining
y Worksheets- All parts of worksheets are expected to be
completed fully,according to the directions given both on the
worksheet and by Ms. O.
y Paragraphs- Written nightly homework assignments of 1-3
paragraphs:Paragraphs are generally 5-12 sentences in length,
depending upon the specificassignment. Ms. O. will give specific
expectations regarding length for eachassignment.y Students will
not earn full credit for the following:
y one- word answers, late assignments, incomplete
worksheets,assignments (paragraphs, questions, maps) that do not
meet the requiredexpectations laid out in the directions.
Assessment& Grading Policy
y Tests will be given at the end of each unit, two or three
times per quarter, dependingon the number of units in a given
quarter. Quizzes will also be given and will be bothannounced and
unannounced.
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y Quarter grades will be comprised of tests, quizzes, homework
and other assignments,current events, and class participation and
preparedness. The breakdown of the gradingpolicy (i.e. HW=20%,
Tests/quizzes=30%) is subject to change during the year, as
itdepends on the amount of assignments during each quarter.
y Absence from school is NOT considered an excuse for lack of
preparationfor class. When a student is absent, it is that
student's responsibility to speak to his/herclassmates about what
he/she missed and check the file for any handouts. Students
aregiven weekly calendars at the beginning of the week that include
the entire week'sassignments, and are therefore aware of the exact
homework assignments for each night.
Calendars and assignments are updated and posted on the course
blog.y Students are expected to turn in outstanding homework due to
an absence on theday they return to school. They will be given a
day of make-up time for each day ofabsence. If a student is too ill
to do the homework, I ask that parents/guardians informme of this
through a note.
y If a student is absent on the day of a test, that test will be
made upthe next day thestudent is in school, except in the case of
a multiple-day absence. In that case,appropriate arrangements will
be made.y Any work that a student misses due to an unexcused
absence will automatically berecorded as a zero. This includes
quizzes and tests.
y Any appointments made to make up work that are missed will
result in a zero for thatassignment.
Extra Help
y I encourage students to make appointments with me whenever
extra help is needed.It is a students responsibility to make
appointments with me whenever they havequestions, problems or would
like to chat. I am available most days after school.Pleasetalk with
me so we can arrange a mutually exclusive time.
I am looking forward to teaching you this year,
Ms. Orleck
