Behavior+Contract

STUDENT/TEACHER CONTRACT

1. Participation A. I EXPECT YOU TO BE QUIET IN CLASS AT ALL TIMES. B. WHEN THE BELL RINGS I EXPECT YOU TO BE IN YOUR SEAT, AND BE PREPARED TO BEGIN CLASS. 1. NOTEBOOK OUT. 2. PEN OR PENCIL OUT. 3. READY TO BEGIN CLASS. C. ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS CLASS WILL BE DEALT WITH SEVERLY. 1. YOU WILL BE WRITTEN UP. 2. I WILL CONTACT YOUR PARENTS. D. IF YOU CUT CLASS YOU WILL LOSE 20 PARTICIPATION POINTS PER CLASS CUT.

2. GRADE A. YOUR GRADE IS BROKEN DOWN INTO 6 AREAS. YOU WILL BE GRADED IN ALL AREAS. 1. CLASS WORK GRADE A. THIS IS WORK ASSIGNED IN CLASS. B. IT CAN BE ESSAYS, NOTEBOOK CHECKS, OR OTHER WRITTEN ASSIGNEMNTS AS ASSIGNED. C. IT WILL BE GRADED FROM 0 TO 20 POINTS. THERE WILL BE 6 PER MARKING PERIOD. 2. QUIZ GRADE A. A QUIZ WILL ALWAYS BE ANNOUNCED. B. A QUIZ MAY BE A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT, TEST,OR ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT. C. GRADE WILL BE 25 POINTS

3. HOMEWORK A. HOMEWORK WILL BE ASSIGNED AS NEEDED. B. DEFINITIONS WILL BE KEPT IN A NOTEBOOK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WILL BE CHECKED EACH TIME. C. THEY WILL BE GRADED 0 TO 20 POINTS. 4. TESTS A. THERE WILL BE 3 TESTS PER MARKING PERIOD. B. TESTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED. C. IN THE 3RD MARKING PERIOD A RESEARCH PAPER, WILL BE ONE OF THE TEST GRADES. D. TESTS ARE WORTH 100POINTS. 5. ALL GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON THE CRESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WEB SITE. GRADES WILL BE UPDATED OFTEN. 5. PARTICIPATION A. PART OF THE GRADE IS BASED ON HOW YOU PARTICIPATE IN CLASS. REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT A PIECE OF FURNITURE. I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. B. IF YOU TALK IN CLASS 10 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR GRADE. C. IF YOU CUT CLASS 20 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED EACH TIME YOU CUT CLASS. D. ANY STUDENT WITH EAR PHONES IN THEIR EARS, USING A CELLPHONE OR OTHER ELERCTRONIC DEVICE WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING AND AFTER THAT YOU WILL LOSE 20 POINTS. CONTINUED USE WILL RESULT IN THE DEVICE BEING SENT TO THE OFFICE. E. THIS AREA IS WORTH 110 POINTS

6. QUARTERLY EXAM A. THE 1ST THROUGHT 3RD QUARTERLY EXAM ARE A TEST OF MATERIAL THAT MARKING PERIOD. B. THE 4TH QUARTER EXAM WILL BE A TEST OF MATERIAL FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. C. THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN A NOTEBOOK FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. B. TOTALING YOUR GRADE- EACH AREA IS AVERAGED AND MULTIPLIED BY THE IMPORTANCE FACTOR.

AREA POINTS EACH POINTS

CLASS WORK 20 HOME WORK 20 QUIZ 25 CLASS PARTICIPATION 110 TEST 100 QUARTERLY EXAM 200

POINTS ARE THEN ADDED AND GRADES GIVEN ON THE FOLLOWING SCALE.

A = 940 B+ = 900 B = 840 C+ = 800 C = 750 D = 700 E = 699 AND BELOW.

REMEMBER I DON’T GIVE GRADES YOU EARN THEM!

3. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS. I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE ASSIGNMENTS AS THEY ARE GIVEN.

4. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ASK ME, IF YOU NEED HELP, ASK ME. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, EXPLAIN IT TO ME. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, ASK ME. I AM THE PROBLEM SOLVER. LET ME HELP.

5. COVER YOUR BOOK, AND KEEP IT COVERED. AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS I WILL GIVE YOU 10 POINTS FOR COVERING YOUR BOOK IN 2 DAYS. AFTER THAT I WILL DEDUCTED 5 POINTS I SEE YOUR BOOK UNCOVERED. TAKE CARE OF MY BOOK. AFTER ALL I AM ONLY LOANING IT TO YOU. IF IT IS DAMAGED OR LOST YOU WILL PAY FOR IT!

6. YEAR END GRADES- THE YEAR END GRADE IS FOUND BY ADDING THE 4 MARKING PERIOD GRADES, AND USING THE CHART BELOW.

A = 3760 PTS B+ = 3600 B = 3360 C+ = 3200 C = 3000 D = 2800 E = 2799 AND BELOW

TERM PAPER FACTS

All that you need to know about you term paper will follow. If your question isn’t answered please ask me.

TERM PAPER GRADING

Format 15 points Title Page 5 points Photo Page 5 points President Early Life 10 points Presidency 25 points Post Presidency 10 points

Your opinion of your President 20 points Reference Page 10 points Total 100 points

Term Paper Rules

Your President is: Outline is due: Term Paper is due:

1. Term Paper must correspond to all English Department Rules & Format for Research Papers.

2. Text must be subdivided into 3 sections - Early Life- Presidency- Life after Presidency. This section must be between 5 & 8 pages. No more no less.

3. Reference Page must correspond to all English Department Rules. You must have 4 book, magazine, or newspaper sources. No more than 5 internet sources.

4. All work must be in your words. Anyone caught copying other people’s work will receive a 0%, and your parents will be notified.

The next 3 pages will show you 3 examples of plagiarism:

A direct copy from the internet:

Wilmer and The War The first serious battle of the American Civil War was fought in Virginia at a place known as Manassas Junction. The Union would come to remember it as Bull Run. Two great armies were converging on the farm of Wilmer McClean and he hurried home trying to reach safety before the fighting began. Wilmer was stopped and his home commandeered as a suitable place for the commanding Confederate general to use during the battle. One of the first shots fired was a cannon which exploded in Wilmer's summer kitchen. When the fighting was finished, Wilmer decided to move his family out of harms way. He choose a place in western Virginia called Appomattox Courthouse. It was here, three and one half years later that again the combatants came together. By this time however, the Army of Virginia was but a shadow of what it once was. Nevertheless, Wilmer scurried home trying to reach his family before the fighting began. Once again he was stopped by a Confederate soldier who again commandeered his house. This time however, it was to be used as a proper place for General Lee to meet and surrender his army to Union General Grant. Wilmer could rightfully claim, and often did, that the war had begun in his kitchen and was concluded in his living room. This copy has had the font and size changed, but is still plagiarism:

Wilmer and The War The first serious battle of the American Civil War was fought in Virginia at a place known as Manassas Junction. The Union would come to remember it as Bull Run. Two great armies were converging on the farm of Wilmer McClean and he hurried home trying to reach safety before the fighting began. Wilmer was stopped and his home commandeered as a suitable place for the commanding Confederate general to use during the battle. One of the first shots fired was a cannon which exploded in Wilmer's summer kitchen. When the fighting was finished, Wilmer decided to move his family out of harms way. He choose a place in western Virginia called Appomattox Courthouse. It was here, three and one half years later that again the combatants came together. By this time however, the Army of Virginia was but a shadow of what it once was. Nevertheless, Wilmer scurried home trying to reach his family before the fighting began. Once again he was stopped by a Confederate soldier who again commandeered his house. This time however, it was to be used as a proper place for General Lee to meet and surrender his army to Union General Grant. Wilmer could rightfully claim, and often did, that the war had begun in his kitchen and was concluded in his living room.

The font, size, and wording is changed, but is still plagiarism: Wilmer and The War The first land battle of the American Civil War was fought in Virginia at a place known as Manassas Junction. The Union Army would always remember it as The Battle of Bull Run. Two great armies were fighting on the farm owned by Wilmer McClean. He was away from home on business and he was hurrying home trying to reach his family before the fighting began. Wilmer was stopped and his home taken over as a place for the commanding Confederate general to use as his headquarters during the battle. One of the first shots fired was by a cannon which exploded in Wilmer's summer kitchen. When the fighting was finished, Wilmer decided to move his family to a safe place. So he picked a place in western Virginia called Appomattox Courthouse. It was far from where the war was being fought, and he thought his family would be safe. It was here, three and one half years later that again the armies came together. By this time however, the Army of Virginia was but a shadow of what it once was. Once again Wilmer was away from home and he was trying to get home, to be with his family before the fighting began. Once again he was stopped by a Confederate soldier. His house was commandeered by the army once again. This time however, it was to be used as a place for General Lee to meet and surrender his army to Union General Grant. So Wilmer McClean could rightfully claim, and often did, that the war had begun in his kitchen and was ended in his living room. It is one of the best stories of the Civil War.

5. All direct quotes must have a footnote.

6. Work must follow this order:

Title Page must have:

President's name A Quotation from your President Your name your period

Page #2 must have:

A Picture of your President

Page #3

Your President's name centered 4 lines from the top, underlined, & in Font size #20: Then begin your text in font #12

Page # 4 to end of main body of the Presidential Report each must have: Font size #12 Page # on all text pages

Opinion Page must have:

Opinion Page in Font # 20 underlined must be at least l/2 page of opinion

Reference Page:

Reference Page centered underlined & in font #20 Then follow English Department rules

7. All term papers must be handed in on paper. No E-Mail or other electronic methods accepted.

8. Any Questions ask me.

YEAR END POSTER

1. My topic is: Due:

2. You will make a poster on a full sheet of poster board.

3. It will cover the time period from 1789 to the present.

4. It is to be an informative poster. You will show how your topic has changed since 1789.

5. Be creative. Show me how your topic has evolved using whatever medium you choose.

6. When I look at your poster I have to see the topic of the poster, and how it has progressed over time.

7. Grading: Shows progression of time- 30% Creativity 30% Informative 30% Correct Format 10%

IF YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS CONTRACT, SIGN IT. THEN TAKE IT HOME, AND HAVE YOUR PARENTS SIGN IT. DETACH THE ATTACHED SLIP AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A 10 POINT BONUS.

Dear Parents/Guardians I AM HERE TO HELP YOUR CHILD. IF DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME. I AM SENDING THIS CONTRACT HOME SO YOU MAY SEE HOW THIS CLASS WILL WORK.PLEASE COME TO THE OPEN HOUSE, AND ALL CONFERENCES. AT THAT TIME WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO ENSURE HIS/HER SUCCESS.

Also in April in my American History Class we will be covering the Holocaust. During the course of the presentation I will be showing a movie. The movie will contain nudity. That is why I am asking your permission for your child to view this film. The nudity is when the Holocaust Victims are stripped of their clothing, and herded into the gas chamber. It is a disturbing film, but one that I feel is necessary. In today’s World hatred is rampant, and I feel that students must see the end result of hatred.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at home at 868-6478. I do hope that all my students will be able to experience the Holocaust.

Sincerely,

Charles R. Herring

Cut at dotted line and return to Mr. Herring ................................................................................................................................................................................................... Student’s Name Printed: Student’s Signature: PARENT’S SIGNATURE: DATE: Book Number: