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toc Routines and Expectations in Mrs. Downey's ELA classes!

Routines and Expectations
 · Students are expected to be **//prepared//** for class (on time with all supplies including homework), **//polite//** to teachers and peers, and **//participate//** in class on a regular basis.  · Students will __not__ be permitted to return to their lockers during class time.  · Students will be given time at the beginning of every class to copy homework that is posted on the board. __ALL__ students are expected to write down assignments each day and ask the teacher for clarification if necessary. Parents can monitor assignments by checking the assignment notebook. If a student is not writing assignments down, this indicates that the student is not meeting the class expectations.  · Students are expected to do their best work. All written assignments must be neat and legible and done in __blue or black ink only__.  · Some assignments MUST be typed. Typed assignments should be: Double spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman  · Students must write the following heading in the __upper right corner__ of all their papers: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Name <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Date

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">ELA _ __(section)__

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Points will be deducted if proper format is not followed.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students who do not meet expectations or follow routines may be required to stay after school.

Homework Policy
<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students are expected to read for 30 minutes a day. Additionally, students will have nightly ELA homework including vocabulary. Homework will always be posted and announced at the beginning of each class. It is the student’s responsibility to write down and complete assignments. Often students will be given a schedule of assignments in advance for long term reading, vocabulary, projects etc. The schedule will be posted on my web page for students and parents to see. Late homework policy: Students who do not have their homework when due may pass it in up to 1 day late for ½ credit. Homework handed in more than one day late will not receive credit. Students who make a habit of not doing homework may be required to stay after school to complete work.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Homework is graded. I check homework regularly! Some assignments get an individual grade. Other assignments get a check. Checked assignments are worth 10 points. These are bundled in groups of 10. Each bundle of 10 is counted as a grade. Usually in a term there are two bundle grades and a few individual homework grades.

Make Up Work
<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">It is the student’s responsibility to see the teacher about work missed due to absence. The best time to get make up work is before or after school. I do not stop class to review make up work with students who were absent. It is a good idea to find a “class buddy”. You can exchange phone numbers with your buddy, and you can call him/her to get missing work. It is in the student’s best interest to make up the work ASAP.

Extra Help
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I will be available after school daily from 2:15 until 3:00. Students should make arrangements to get extra help or to make up missing work at that time.

Grading Breakdown
<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tests (including projects and writing)- 50% <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Quizzes and Class work- 30% <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Homework- 14% <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Prepared, Polite, Participating (3Ps)- 5% <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will be graded twice per term in this category (midterm and end of term). <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">MCAS Benchmark/ Common Assessment- 1% <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">(Major assignments, tests, etc. will be weighted two times. Shorter assignments, quizzes, class work, etc. will be weighted one time.)