COURSE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

School Year 2006 -- 2007

Teacher: Mrs. Folsom Course: English 4

Student grading:

Grading will be based on a point system, and will include the following areas:

Essays

Homework

Tests

Class participation

Book reviews

Research papers

(Second quarter grades will include final exam)

Makeup:

Students will be given one day for each day of excused absence from class. Otherwise, no late work will be accepted. It is the student's responsibility to check with me for missing work after an absence.

Extra credit:

Students are expected to do the regular assignments in order to earn grades. Occasionally, possibilities for extra credit occur, and rarely, a student who has shown exceptional effort and has gone Òabove and beyondÓ on an assignment, will receive extra points.

Basic work requirements:

Students will keep a daily journal, write a book review or evaluation quarterly, write a research paper in the spring, and write several essays each quarter. Short writing assignments will also be given, which will include literature analysis, and college or career preparation. Any work turned in that is not school appropriate (ex.: language in journals) will not receive credit. Active participation in class discussions will also be a factor in grading. All work will only be accepted in pen or word processed. All homework assignments will be due at the beginning of the period.

Office hours: Period 5, Room 130 (or by arrangement).