Creative Writing
Classroom Procedures/Texts and Media Form
Mr. C-D

Behavior for Success:

Come prepared to learn and to contribute to a positive classroom environment.
Take responsibility for your own learning. Show respect for the learning environment,
yourself, other students, and the teachers and staff members. Follow the rules and guidelines for behavior in the student handbook. Show up on time

Classroom Discipline Plan:
First offense: verbal warning. Second offense: parent contact.
Third offense or First severe infraction of the rules: Office referral, parent conference, suspension, or removal from class.

GRADING POLICY

A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F below 60%

Assessment 85% (Based on Meeting or Exceeding State Standards)
Summative Assessments 50%
Final Writing Portfolios,
Executed by State Standards
Formative Assessments 35%
Application/Practice/Writing Process/Comprehension


Participation/Attendance 15% (Workplace Skills)
Daily work and skills that reinforce success on both Assessments and future workplace performance, such as: Attendance, Effort/Participation, Timeliness for Assignments and Assessments


ATTENDANCE POLICY See Student handbook


Passes for Bathroom and Drinking Fountain
I will only sign passes from YOUR student handbook. I will not sign off on your pass unless your name is on the cover of your handbook in permanent marker. Passes will not be signed in the either the first or last twenty minutes of class. For safety reasons, I will not sign a pass for you to go to your vehicle.

Consequences for Late Work:
Students must turn in assignments on time to receive full credit. LATE WORK THAT MEETS STANDARDS WILL RECEIVE A ‘C’ GRADE. It is the student’s responsibility to acquire make-up assignments. Students with excused absences due to an illness or an emergency have one school day to make-up work for each day absent without being penalized, unless it is a long-term assignment in which case students must meet the original deadline.

Cheating
Cheating in any form will result in a zero grade. Students who knowingly help others to cheat will also receive a zero.

Films
The English curriculum includes viewing films rated, G, PG, and PG-13. Unless otherwise notified it is assumed permission is granted for your student to watch films with these ratings. Creative Writing Film: “Batman Begins” PG-13