English 8 '08

Young Writers Institute
 

Grading Policies

Grading Policy

Classroom Rules

1. Attendance, Lateness(15%) 1. All school rules apply to this room.
2. Class/Group Participation & notebook(30%)
  • Cooperative efforts
  • Activities in our class online discussion board
2. Follow the IAUP( Internet Acceptable Usage Policy)
3. Homework & class assignments,  projects, performances, book reports, journals etc. quizzes and tests(55%) 3. Don't write on the desk and the computer.
  4. Respect and help each other.

Academic Dishonesty

  • Plagiarism attacks the freedom and integrity of thought. In a class where you will do extensive online researches, you must know what constitutes plagiarism and avoid it.
  • Students who plagiarize will receive 0 in the subject.
  • Full acknowledgement for all information obtained from sources outside the classroom must be clearly stated in all written work submitted.
  • All ideas, arguments, and direct phrasings taken from someone else's work must be identified and properly footnoted.
  • Quotations from other sources must be clearly marked as distinct from your own work.

Grading Policies for Written Work/Artwork

  • Originality in contents and forms
  • Accuracy of the understanding of literary texts
  • Quality of work
  • Punctuality of work completion and submission