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2008-2009 High School English Classroom Rules and Procedures Welcome! I hope this year will be successful for. Below, I have listed the following classroom procedures that we will practice to ensure your success. There is a section which will also contain our classroom rules in addition to the consequences, as well as grading information. Please, if you have any questions, raise your hand, and patiently wait for me to call on you. Thank you! = Classroom Procedures: = = = = ATB Cards = Every morning you will have an ATB, or **A**t **T**he **B**ell. This is a question, a quote, or a writing prompt that will appear on the Promethean Board, at the front of the class. This is important! During this time, you are to immediately take your seat and begin processing the ATB. Follow the directions it offers, and begin to work right away! I’m usually in the hall until the late bell…**//when I enter the classroom, everyone that is not quietly working on the ATB will be given an additional prompt to be completed after school that day!//** = Beginning Class = Students, we have a procedure for entering the classroom. Whenever you enter this classroom, please do so quietly! So no one hears you…people might be working. So lets not disrupt them. If you need a pencil, now is the time to quietly ask a friend, unless you wish to make a special trip to see Hannah...(More on that later.  J ) = Quieting Class = I have a procedure we will run when I need to grasp your attention. For this procedure, you will see me stand up here with my hand up. I may also tap my cart or the board two or three times, for those who are not facing me to hear. When you see me raise my hand or hear me tap the board two or three times, the procedure is as follows: 1.) FREEZE!  2.) Turn and face me; pay attention with your eyes on me. 3.) Be ready for instruction. I will have something to say. Let’s Practice…Starting with the row closest to the windows, turn to the person on your left (every other row…) and ask them how they are doing! Take a few minutes to relax… = Getting My Attention =     Now, it is inevitable that you will need my attention at some point while you are doing your work. That’s great! I prefer to think of you as young adults that can handle yourselves responsibly. But the summer may have been too long for that, so we will practice the following procedure.   When you need my attention, please raise your hand. On the hand that you raise, point your index finger if you have something you’d like to say. Use two fingers if you want to leave your seat (Bathroom, nurse, etc.) and three fingers if you need me to come to you for assistance.   We will practice this procedure for the next few weeks, but we will eventually grow out of it. = Movement of Paper = Passing work in is accomplished using the following procedure: ·  Pass the work to the desk to your __right__. **Do Not Exchange by Hands!** I don’t want you to drop anything. ·  Pick up any paper that you find mysteriously placed on your desk, and go back to step one. If there are no new papers popping up, watch me quietly for your next assignment!. I will come down the row to collect the paper. **If at any time you need paper, hold up a writing utensil, and I will give you a piece of paper (or two)**. Ideally, you will not need to leave your seat. What service! = Class Dismissal = Students, there is a procedure at the end of the period. You may have heard it before, and if so, recognize that this next information is still true…**The bell does not dismiss you! It is there for me to keep track of time, so that I can end what we are doing.** If you hear the bell, you are to return/remain in your seat (or at your desk with the chair pushed in) until I dismiss the class. The following is what I will be looking at before I dismiss the class: 1. No paper/trash around a three feet perimeter of your seat. 2. All equipment is away (laptops, markers, etc.) 3. You must be in __Your__ sear or at __Your__ desk. If all of these are met, just wait for the nice polite “Farewell” and go forth to the places you will be from!

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Now, there are more procedures, but not as important as these! We will practice those as we get to them. Now, lets move onto the class room rules. ** 1. ****Be Respectful!** ** a. ****Do nothing to insult each other!** ** b. ****Do not be negative to anyone.** ** c. ****Touch nothing that does not belong to you. //This includes other people.// Hands to yourself, now...** ** d. ****Care for your environment. If you make a mess, clean it up.** ** e. ****Do not damage anything! Everything in this building is here for your convenience. Do not ruin it.** ** 2. ****Follow Rules in Student Handbook.** ** 3. ****Observe and Follow Classroom Procedures.** ** 4. ****Listen to the teacher’s directions and follow them the first time. When the teacher talks, listen.** ** 5. ****Use a level of voice appropriate to the activity.** ** a. ****Level 0 – Teacher instruction…you aren’t talking** ** b. ****Level 1 – Small Group Work (two people): above a whisper.** ** c. ****Level 2 – Talking to teacher. A normal, conversational voice.** ** d. ****Level 3 – Large Group Work (three+ people): A voice that is a little louder than conversational.** ** e. ****Level 4 – Presentation! This is where you must be heard. Speak loudly, but don’t scream.** ** 6. ****COME PREPARED!** ** a. ****Lacking the following items will result in your name being taken in the “Hannah” folder.** ** b. ****Your name will also be taken if you:** ** c. ****For each notation in the “Hannah” folder, you will lose ½ a point from your final grade!!** **__Practice!__** Turn to one friend, and demonstrating the first level of volume, ask what super fun activity they have planned. . . Good! Now, find another group, so that there are four of you. Introduce your friend to this new group, and take turns explaining what the other person will be doing. Take turns. Brilliant! Now, choose a captain. This captain will be called on to present what he or she thinks is the most awesome of after school activities brought up in the group. Well done…Lets talk about grades. You will have the following seven categories of grades, with the respective point values. Homework – 10% Quiz – 15% Test – 25% Project – 15% Notebook – 10% Final – 20% Participation – 5% If an assignment is late, its final points earned will be reduced by a percent equal to how many days it has been late times ten. So, three days late will negate 30% of what you have earned. **After 1 week, an assignment is incomplete and worth nothing without a __phone call__ from a parent or guardian made after school.** Now, I shall define your grades further. __Homework__ – Is or is not done. Do not work to anything but your full potential. If I do not feel your work exhibits what you are capable of, it will be counted as **incomplete**. __Quiz__ – To “quiz” is to question. You will be quizzed daily. Work in class is considered a quiz. “Small tests” will also be considered a quiz. You will only be quizzed on information you are expected to know and becoming proficient in. Quizzes are tools for students as much as teachers. They will show you where you are in class understanding as well as where you must be to pass with the grade that you want. They also highlight what you will be **tested on**. So, take your work seriously. I do. __Test__ – A test is a high stake assessment of your ability. It is a “last chance” to prove your ability in a specific area for a while. It covers skills you have already been trained in. You will have one week prior knowledge to the date of a test before one will ever be given to you. __Project__ – Work that is done in class and at home. It may be an assignment for one individual or a small group. You will have at least two nights and one hour of class time assigned to you to complete this project. You are responsible for projects. Not your partner, you. So make sure what needs to be done is. I will not be merciful on projects that have failed because one person did not do their work. I will not assign many projects. __Notebook__ – A notebook must be kept of everything reviewed in class. All notes, discussion topics, and handouts should be kept in a notebook. It will be checked four times this semester, twice per marking period. Keep it up to date and follow my format (a handout will be given). I will keep my own notebook of my own class to allow you to check up on from time to time. You will never be able to see it for more than five minutes. __Final__ – The last summative assessment (translation: really big test) is your final. It will have at least 80 multiple choice questions and two essay questions. If you fail the final with a zero, and your class grade was otherwise 100, you will have a final grade of 64. If you get a 65% on the final, that same 100% class grade becomes a 77 (rounded up). Formula: (Classroom Grade)(.80) + (Final Exam Grade)(.2) = Final Grade So, show up for the final (or you auto-fail) and do well! __Participation__ – At the end of the marking period, I will allot points toward your grade for participation. Participation represents your activity in the classroom. Those that stay awake, do their work, and volunteer information in accordance with our classroom procedures will receive full credit. Each day you will the chance to excel! Get your work done and be a part of the class for a  Ö  + (2 points). Do either or (but not both) and earn a  Ö (1 point). Fail both, and get a  Ö - (0 points). We have roughly 90 days together. Total possible points is 180. just being average is only 90 points (50%!!) I have high expectations of you. For an “A” in this category, the minimum requirement is being excellent at least 82 days (assuming those other 8 days were bad  Ö - days…we all have them!)…so, come prepared and participate! = Supplies = You need, for this class, ·  3 Ring Binder ·  Loose Leaf to feed the binder ·  Pen/Pencil to write in the binder ·  A Textbook which I will now hand out… Now! Sign this (because we got through it!) and turn this in tomorrow with your parent/guardian’s signature, and earn your first homework grade! I have read and understand the rules and procedures Mr. Perelli has included here. I understand that I am expected to act maturely, responsibly, and respectfully. I understand that I will be expected to complete my work on time and in a neat, legible fashion. I know that if I do my best, I will get the best. Student: ________________________________________ Date: ________________ I have read and understand the rules and procedures Mr. Perelli has included here. I understand that my son/daughter is expected to act maturely, responsibly, and respectfully. I understand that I will be expected to keep in contact with my child as well as their educator if I have any questions or concerns. I expect Mr. Perelli to treat my child firmly, but fairly, and accept the consequences of my child’s actions. Parent:_________________________________________ Date:__________________ I shall treat each child with respect and dignity in my attempt to broaden horizons, bring state standards in education down to material that is relevant and useful for the lives of this generation. I shall not favor or discriminate. I will not hold grudges. I am a professional, and so shall I continue to act as a professional for the benefit of my class, my building, and my district. Teacher:_________________________________________ Date:_________________
 * i.  **** Pencil/Pen **
 * ii.  **** Notebook **
 * iii.  **** Textbook **
 * iv.  **** Misc. Class Supplies (Your novel, when it’s time; etc.) **
 * i.  **** Are disruptive **
 * ii.  **** Late to class (3 times, and each additional time thereafter.) **
 * i.  **** Little Timmy didn’t have his notebook on Tuesday, his pen on Wednesday, was late his third time on Thursday, and lost his textbook on Friday. Timmy’s grade went from an 0 to a 78. Poor, poor Little Timmy. **
 * __ Grades:  __**