Information Sheet for Mr

Information Sheet for Mr

INFORMATION SHEET FOR MR. IWANAGA'S A.P. BIOLOGY CLASS v.2017

I. CLASS RULES & REGULATIONS

1) COME TO CLASS ON TIME AND PREPARED.(BE IN YOUR SEATS WORKING WHEN THE BELL RINGS.)

2) NO FOOD, GUM, OR DRINKS IN CLASS. (WATER IS O.K.)

3) BE IN YOUR SEAT AT ALL TIMES UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

(THE TEACHER NOT THE BELL EXCUSES STUDENTS!)

4) BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS, AND THEIR BELONGINGS. (THIS INCLUDES THE TEACHER,

THE CLASSROOM, OTHER STUDENTS AND THEIR BELONGINGS)

5) DO NOT HANDLE, TOUCH, TEASE, OR HARASS THE ANIMALS/FISH IN ANY WAY.

6) ANY BEHAVIOR THAT PREVENTS ANOTHER STUDENT FROM LEARNING, OR THE TEACHER FROM TEACHING

WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

7) NO TALKING WHILE OTHERS ARE TALKING.

8) ONCE IN THE ROOM, IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE FOR ANY REASON (BATHROOM LOCKER, OFFICE OR LAST

CLASS) YOU WILL NEED TO USE ONE BATHROOM PASS

9) NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED AT ANY TIME IN THE CLASSROOM(THIS INCLUDES BEFORE/AFTER THE

BELL RINGS)

10) THINK BIOLOGY AT ALL TIMES!!!! THINK FIVE !!!!!!!!!!!

HOMEWORK FOR ALL OTHER CLASSES WILL END UP IN THE TRASH

REPEATED FAILURE TO FOLLOW RULES WILL RESULT IN DETENTIONS AND/OR A CALL HOME.

CONTINUED VIOLATION OF CLASSROOM RULES, OR INSTANCES OF SEVERE OR EXTREME BEHAVIOR WILL RESULT IN A REFFERAL TO YOUR GLC.

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II. BATHROOM PASSES

  • YOU WILL BE GIVEN 6 BATHROOM PASSES PER SEMESTER.
  • YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO USE ONE PASS ANYTIME YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR ANY REASON

(BATHROOM. LOCKER, OFFICE, LAST CLASS)

  • AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, UNUSED PASSES WILL BE COLLECTED FOR EXTRA CREDIT
  • EACH UNUSED PASS WILL BE WORTH 0.33 % - ALL SIX UNUSED PASSES WILL BE WORTH 2 %
  • IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR PASSES THAT DAY, IT WILL COST YOU TWO THE NEXT DAY.
  • IF YOU RUN OUT OF PASSES, AND NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO WRITE 50

DEFINITIONS FROM THE BOOK.

  • IF YOU LOSE YOUR PASSES OR THEY ARE STOLEN, YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN ANOTHER SET.

III. ABSENCES AND TARDIES

ABSENCES

  • WORK MISSED AS A RESULT OF AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE SUCH AS A SUSPENSION WILL NOT BE ABLE

TO BE MADE UP. THIS MAY ALSO APPLY TO TESTS.

  • WORK MISSED BECAUSE OF AN EXCUSED ABSENCE WILL BE DUE UPON YOUR RETURN. (IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SHOW ME THIS WORK AND GET IT STAMPED)
  • WORK ASSIGNED ON ASSIGNMENT CALENDAR WILL BE DUE THE DAY YOU RETURN
  • ANY WORK DONE OR ASSIGNED (NOT ON CALENDAR) DURING YOUR ABSENCE WILL BE DUE THE DAY AFTER YOUR RETURN.
  • LABS MISSED WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP OR AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED.
  • IF YOU MISS CLASS BECAUSE OF A SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WORK ASSIGNED THAT DAY, AND IT IS STILL DUE THE NEXT DAY. WORK DUE THAT DAY IS STILL DUE – YOU CAN BRING IT TO ME BEFORE YOU LEAVE OR UPON YOUR RETURN.
  • IF YOU ARE ABSENT THE DAY OF A TEST, YOU WILL MAKE UP THE EXAM BY TAKING A MAKEUP EXAM. MAKEUP EXAMS ARE 100 QUESTIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE FOR THAT SIX WEEK PERIOD. TEST GRADES FOR MAKE-UPS WILL NOT BE CURVED
  • THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE MAKE-UP DAY FOR TESTS EACH SIX-WEEK GRADING PERIOD. IF YOU MISS THE MAKEUP DAY, YOU WILL RECIEVE A ZERO.

TARDIES

  • WORK MISSED BECAUSE OF A TARDY (SUCH AS QUIZZES) WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE MADE UP.
  • TARDY POLICY : SCHOOL TARDY POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT, AND WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. TO BE CONSIDERED ON TIME, YOU MUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS: 1)YOU MUST BE IN YOUR SEAT AND QUIET WHEN THE BELL RINGS 2)YOU MUST COME TO CLASS PREPARED AND HAVE THE NECESSARY MATERIALS
  • IF YOU ARE TARDY, YOUR HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE STAMPED, AND WILL BE HALF-CREDIT.
  • THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES AS A RESULT OF TARDIES (DEFINITIONS FOR 50 KEY TERMS PER TARDY-AFTER THE 3RD TARDY) REMEMBER-THIS IS AN A.P. CLASS, AND WE START EARLY!!!!!!!

IV. CLASS MATERIALS

A) NOTEBOOK (SMALL 3 RING BINDER) FOR KEEPING ESSAYS AND RETURNED/GRADED ASSIGNMENTS

B) BLUE OR BLACK PEN, RED PEN

C) #2 PENCILS

D) COLORED PENS OR PENCILS

E) RULER W/METRIC MEASUREMENTS

F) LINED PAPER-8 1/2 X 11(PAPER FROM SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS IS UNACCEPTABLE)

G) UNLINED PAPER, WHITE

H) GRAPH PAPER 1/4" GRID

I) A.P.BIOLOGY BOOK-COVERED (BRING EVERY DAY)

J) YOUR BRAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER

***THESE MATERIALS ARE FREQUENTLY USED IN CLASS, SO IT IS BENEFICIAL THAT THE STUDENT

BRING THEM DAILY TO INCREASE THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS. NONE OF THESE MATERIALS ARE IN ANY WAY REQUIRED FOR CLASS PARTICIPATION, HOWEVER. IF A STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO

ACQUIRE THESE MATERIALS, THEY WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST, PROVIDED THAT THE

STUDENT HAS CONTACTED ME AHEAD OF TIME. THESE MATERIALS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR

STUDENTS THE DAY OF USE IF THEY WERE SIMPLY FORGOTTEN, OR I WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY

CONTACTED ABOUT THE MATTER.

There are frequently handouts that must be printed and brought to class . If you do not have a computer/printer, or cannot print for other reasons, I will provide copies for you. You must speak to me ahead of time and come before or after school to get them. I will NOT provide copies the day they are needed. See me at the beginning of the new unit.

YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ASSIGNMENT SHEET AND AN ASSIGNMENT CALENDAR. THE TIMELINE SHOWS YOU ALL ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE BOOK (READING ASSIGNMENTS) FOR EACH SEMESTER. THE CALENDAR LISTS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WHICH ARE ASSIGNED ON THAT DAY, AS WELL AS TENATIVE TEST DATES

V. SAFETY

A) KNOW LOCATION OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT (FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, EYEWASH, FIRE BLANKET, ETC.)

B) BE FAMILIAR WITH EVACUATION ROUTES AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

VI. GRADES

TESTS WILL ACCOUNT FOR 70% OF YOUR GRADE EACH SEMESTER.

  • TESTS WILL NOT BE CURVED, BUT POINTS CAN EARNED BACK IF TEST CORRECTIONS ARE COMPLETED CORRECTLY. TEST CORRECTIONS MUST BE DONE IN RED PEN. NAME, TEST #, NUMBER OF MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY/ TOTAL NUMBER OF MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS MUST BE WRITTEN ON CORRECTIONS/POWER POINT. THE STATEMENT/FACT THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION CORRECTLY MUST BE CIRCLED IN RED AND THE TEST QUESTION # MUST WRITTEN NEXT TO IT. IF THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED EXPLICITELY THAN NO POINTS WILL BE GIVEN. YOU CAN EARN 33% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR SCORE AND 100%.
  • TESTS WILL USUALLY CONSIST OF 40-50 OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (70% OF TEST) AS WELL AS 1 FREE RESPONSE/WRITTEN SECTION (30% OF TEST)

HOMEWORK, LABS, CLASSWORK,OPENING ACTIVITIES, QUIZZES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS WILL MAKE UP 25% OF YOUR GRADE.

  • ALL HOMEWORK MUST BE HANDWRITTEN - NO TYPED OR COMPUTER GENERATED WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED
  • HOMEWORK TORN FROM A SPIRAL NOTEBOOK IS NOT ACCEPTED (PERFORATED TYPE O.K.)
  • YOUR NAME MUST BE IN INK ON EVERY PAGE
  • HOMEWORK MUST BE 100% COMPLETE OR IT WILL NOT BE STAMPED!! UNSTAMPED WORK IS HALF CREDIT
  • HOMEWORK IS DUE AND WILL BE STAMPED THE DAY AFTER IT IS ASSIGNED, BUT WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE END OF THE UNIT AS A PACKET
  • DO NOT LOSE YOUR WORK – I WILL NOT RESTAMP IT
  • IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET ABSENT WORK STAMPED UPON YOUR RETURN
  • LATE PACKETS LOSE 20% PER DAY
  • PACKETS MUST HAVE COVERPAGE/TABLE OF CONTENTS, MUST BE NUMBERED BY ASSIGNMENT # ON THE TOP OF EACH PAGE, MUST BE IN CORRECT ORDER, AND MUST HAVE NAME IN INK ON EVERY PAGE, OR THEY WILL BE PASSED BACK AND CONSIDERED LATE
  • ANY STUDENT FOUND CHEATING WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THAT EXAM OR ASSIGNMENT. THIS SCORE CAN NOT BE MADE UP.

OPENING ACTIVITIES (OA’s)

  • OA’s SHOULD BE COMPLETED EVERY DAY EXCEPT TEST DAYS
  • EACH DAY, YOU SHOULD LIST THE 5-7 MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPTS FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY’S LECTURE OR FROM THE LAST NIGHTS READING, AND THREE QUESTIONS CONCERNING IDEAS THAT WERE NOT CLEAR TO YOU
  • WRITE OUT IDEAS/CONCEPTS COMPLETELY
  • THESE ARE WORTH 10 PTS. PER DAY AND ARE COLLECTED AT THE END OF EACH SIX-WEEK GRADING PERIOD
  • YOU WILL LOSE THESE POINTS FOR BEING TARDY, NOT HAVING BOOK COVERED

LABS

  • LABS ARE ALWAYS DUE THE DAY AFTER COMPETION OF THE LAB
  • ALL LAB WRITEUPS ARE DONE INDIVIDUALLY-GRAPHS, DATA ANALYSIS, CONCLUSION, EVALUATION
  • GRAPHS MUST BE DONE BY HAND

READING/LECTURE QUIZZES WILL ACCOUNT FOR 5% OF YOUR GRADE

  • POINTS WILL BE GIVEN DURING LECTURES FOR CORRECT RESPONSES BASED ON READING ASSIGNMENTS/LECTURES
  • GRADES WILL BE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE.

GRADES WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED DURING CLASS TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING YOUR GRADE, SEE ME BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL, OR DURING BRUNCH OR LUNCH

GRADE SCALE:

A+ = 97.0-100 B+ = 87.0-89.9C+ = 77.0-79.9D+ = 67.0-69.9

A = 93.0-96.9B = 83.0-86.9C = 73.0-76.9D = 63.0-66.9

A- = 90.0-92.9B- = 80.0-82.9C- = 70.0-72.9D- = 60.0-62.9

F = 59.9 OR BELOW

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I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND AGREE TO FOLLOW AND ABIDE BY THEM

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