Ms. Pilla’s US History I Academic & Classroom Policies, 2006-2007

(Available on the Fontbonne Website, Social Studies Page)

Hello and Welcome to All! I am happy and privileged to learn with you this year. We all have unique gifts and talents to share. I love studying and teaching history and I will try my best to help you catch my enthusiasm. If we allow one word to guide all our interactions – Respect – I know we will have a wonderful, enlightening year. I expect all of us to know and abide by all policies in the Student Handbook, including the Academic Integrity Policy. Remember, we are partners in learning.

I am in the Social Studies Subject Support Center during periods A3, E2, G6, and H2 and always available there and after school for extra help. Generally, I can be found during my unscheduled periods and after school in my office on the third floor of Upper Campus across from the Library (my schedule is posted on the bulletin board outside the office). If you want to be sure I am available for extra help at a certain time or day, please see me ahead of time to schedule the meeting.

Materials needed for class:

• Text: Pathways to the Present (bring to class unless I say otherwise)
• notebook for homework (all assignments to be kept intact in notebook-I will check in class)
• additional notebook(s)/binder(s) for notes on readings and class discussions
• folder or binder for handouts (I suggest plastic sheet protectors also)
• #2 pencils, pens
• your knowledge gained through preparing the assignment, your intelligence, and your willingness to participate fully in class

Grading, Homework, Make-ups

• quizzes and tests may be either objective and/or essay
• my rubric for grading written work is available on the FBA website, SS page

• grades will be available online at a minimum of every two weeks and at interims and quarters

• each quiz counts for 100 points, each test 200 points
• each homework assignment counts for 20 points (usually 200-300 total points per quarter)
• I will assign point values for papers and projects, generally 100-300 points each
• no late homework accepted (other than as the result of an absence or teacher-approved reason)
• late papers and projects lose 10 points per school day after the due date
• if you are absent, papers assigned before your absence are due on the day you return; due dates for papers assigned during your absence should be discussed with me upon your return to school from an absence
• it is your responsibility to arrange with me times for make-ups of quizzes, tests, and homework in accordance with the timeframes in the Student Handbook
• extra credit is not offered