Rules and Procedures

Spring SemesterMiss. Drane

Welcome Back!

• I hope you all had a wonderful break, but now it’s time to get down to business!

• [Most] of you passed last semester—congratulations!

• Those who have failing grades– you need to see me for an opportunity for unit recovery. – Whose responsibility is this?

Welcome Back--Activity

1. How do you think you did in English last semester (estimate your grade)?

2. Is this the best you could have done?

3. What are two things you did well last semester?

4. What are two things you need to improve on? What can you do to see that you do better with these areas?

5. List two goals for this semester. How do you plan to reach those goals?

6. What grade do you aim to get in English at the end of this year?

How to Make the Most of This Semester

LISTEN to Miss. Drane

Come to School

Do ALL Homework/Classwork—On time

Stay Organized

Utilize My Teacher Website

ASK QUESTIONS!

Classroom Rules

1. Be respectful and courteous to your teacher and peers

2. Bring all of your English materials to class each day.

3. Assume responsibility for your actions and your assignments

4. Keep your desk and the surrounding area clean5. No eating/having food out in class.

Once again…

Please put your phones away and take off your headphones BEFORE class starts.

Detention Policy

• You will receive a detention for the following infractions:– Eating/having food out

in class – Talking during a silent

day– Excessive tardies– Disrespectful behavior

• You will have one week to serve your detention from the date given. If you do not serve the detention, then it will result in an office referral.

• Detentions are held every day after school.

• You may also serve detention before school or at lunch, but by appointment only.

Tardy Policy

• BE ON TIME to class! This will help you avoid getting “locked out”

• The door will close when the late bell rings. If you are outside the door, you are late and will be marked as such.

4 Step Tardy Policy1. Warning

2. Call Parents3. Detention4. Write Up

Absent/ Make-Up Work Procedures

• It is YOUR responsibility to obtain your make-up work when you are absent. You have 2 days to make up your work for full credit.

• Please see the make-up work binder for your assignments– 11th Grade– Great Gatsby Binder

Absent/ Make-Up Work Procedures

• The front part of the binder will have a log outlining what we did in class while you were absent.

• After you figure out what we did in class, go to the bins in the back of the room to pick up your missing handouts.

Late Work Policy• Students must submit assignment

on time in order to keep up with what is going on in class; however, accidents do happen. – First day late= 75%– After that=50%

• Late assignments must be submitted with the completed missing work log in the 4th Period Assignment Tray

• These logs are kept with the late work bin

I will only grade late assignments TWICE this semester. Once at midterm, and again at the end of the semester.

English Binder--Changed

• Your English Binder will be EXTREMELY important this semester.

• STAY ORGANIZED!

• Notebook Checks count as a quiz grade. – Every 2 weeks

• 1/16—First check

You need:– A 3 ring binder– With 5 dividers

Dividers:1. Bellwork/Warmj-Up2. Classwork3. Notes/Handouts4. Literary Terms5. Graded Work

Quiz

1. What should you do when you are tardy to class?

2. What happens when you reach 4 tardies?

3. How often will we have notebook checks?

4. What should you do when you come back to school from an absence (how do you get your makeup work)?

5. Extra Credit: What are the five sections of your English binder, in order?