8B Team

Bloomington Junior High

General Assignment Policies

English:
Students will do much of their homework during class time.  If they aren’t able to complete the work in the time given, they are expected to take the work home and return it the next day at the beginning of class.  We will be writing 2-3 expository, narrative, and persuasive drafts during quarters 1-3.  For the most part, the writing will be completed in class.  At the end of each quarter, the students will pick one of the 2-3 drafts and turn it into a final draft.  The final draft work will be done at home.   Work is due on the due date.

History:
Students will not have daily homework in history class. Grades have been weighted in such a way that students who participate well in class and score well on tests will earn enough points to pass. Students who want to earn a grade better than a “D” will need to complete work outside of class beyond test preparation. Homework is not given on a daily schedule; rather it is assigned with a period from a few days to several weeks to complete. There are typically five to eight ‘assignments’ per quarter. Documentation for the assignments, along with step by step audio descriptions, is linked from the history class website.

Math:
Daily assignments are given.  Homework is graded and checked for completion daily, but is not collected daily. Students are responsible for making daily corrections on their assignments.  Corrected homework is self assessed and is turned in as a packet.  Full credit for a packet is given if the assignments in the packet are corrected, complete, and done on time. Late packets earn a maximum of 65% . 

Science:
In science students are given a workbook that goes along with the textbook.  Sections are checked periodically for on time completion and collected as a whole chapter for a grade.  Credit will be deducted for non-completion and non-timely completion.  Grade is based on total points (i.e. 875/1000 = 87.5%) and other assessments are tests, quizzes, assignments, video notes, labs, etc.  Late work is reduce by 50% of the points earned not the value of the assignment.  Extremely late work is reduced by as much as 90%.