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Algebra II Daily Activities:
1) Students
will
have class work nearly every day.
All class work, unless otherwise instructed, is due at the end of
the
class period and will be graded (completed or not). When students enter
the
classroom, they are to:
a) Start
on
board work (do not wait for bell).
b) Have
homework
due that class period out on their desk. Graded homework, quizzes and
tests will be distributed.
2) The
beginning
of each class will be devoted to homework questions and selected
students will be asked to work selected homework problems on the board.
Homework will be due two class periods after it was assigned. Late work will receive a 30 point
deduction.
3) After
homework
questions are answered, instruction on new material will be given and
examples worked in class. Students
will be expected to take notes in their loose-leaf notebook. Instruction this year will be
student-centered. The instructor
will present a problem and guidance, but the students are expected to
work
toward the proper solution.
4) Please, do not be afraid to stop the
teacher at any time and ask a question if the material is not clear. Almost certainly, you are not the only
student who does not understand. There
are no stupid questions (except “ Is this a stupid question?”)!
5) Mistakes
and
errors are an essential part of the learning process. When
you make a mistake, first identify
the error, then find the proper method, and finally figure out how to
avoid
making the same mistake again (these must be shown to receive credit for
corrected work). Everyone makes
mistakes, including your teacher.
If you discover me making a mistake, stop me, identify the
mistake,
explain the correct method or answer, and I will add 5 points to the
next test.
6) Quizzes
will
be open note, tests will be closed note (NO formula
charts). Unless otherwise instructed, students
are expected to have all pertinent material in memory for tests. It is in your best interest to
initially attempt all quizzes without notes, and then use your notes to
check
completed work and to work other problems. Make
notes of what you were unable to work without help, and
devote more time to studying those topics.
7) Do
not
put up material and get ready to leave class until instructed by the
teacher.
8) Do
not
ask to go to the restroom unless it is an emergency. Go
before or after class. No one will be permitted
to go to the
restroom during instruction.
9) I
give partial credit, but you must show your work to receive any
credit
for a problem. With very few
exceptions, all problems in this course will have intermediate steps. If you do not show your problem setup
and intermediate steps, I will give you NO partial credit for the
problem.
10) Homework
and
quizzes may be corrected and turned in by the next class period in order
to get
half of the deducted points back, if all steps needed to solve the
problem are
written down. Corrections must be
done on a separate sheet of paper from the initial assignment and the
initial
assignment must be attached. Tests
may not be corrected. What you
make on the test initially is what you get.
11) Academic
dishonesty
(cheating) will earn you a zero on an assignment or test.
Academic dishonesty involves copying
somebody else’s work and passing it off as your work. This
is theft of somebody else’s knowledge and ability. Academic
dishonesty includes (but is
not limited to) copying off another student’s quiz, test, or homework,
copying
directly from published material (either in books or on the internet,
known as
plagiarism), or intentionally allowing another student to copy your work
and
pass it off as his or her own.
12) Quizzes
and tests
must be made up within one class day of your return, or you will receive
a
zero. You are responsible for
scheduling the makeup and showing up.
You
are responsible for learning the material
that was presented during your absence.
DO NOT use the excuse “But I wasn’t here and I didn’t get it.” Get help from me (before or after
school, not during class) or from a fellow student. I
will NOT track you down to teach you the material.
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