Somerset Academy Charter High School



Somerset Academy Charter School

United States History, 8th Grade Social Studies

Class Syllabus

Contact Information

a. Parent-Teacher Conference: By appointment only

b. Phone number: (305) 257-3737

c. E-mail: aamarante@

d. School website:

Grading

e. Tests, essays, and major projects will be worth 40% of the quarterly average.

f. Quizzes will be worth 30% of the quarterly average.

g. Class work will be worth 20% of the quarterly average.

h. Participation, which includes homework assignments as well as contribution to class discussion, will be worth 10% of the quarterly average.

Grading Scale

Grade Scale Percent Value Verbal Interpretation

A 4.0-3.50 90-100% Outstanding

B 3.49-2.50 80-89% Above Average

C 2.49-1.50 70-79% Average

D 1.49-1.0 60-69% Poor

F .99-0 0-59% Failure

Materials (Due by August 31st/September 1st)

i. Composition Notebook (2) two

j. Duo-tang Folder

k. Loose-leaf paper

l. Red pens

m. Blue or black pens

n. Highlighters (Multiple colors preferred)

o. Agenda for homework

p. Items may be added on as we go along………

Class Requirements

q. Students are required to bring all items in the materials list to class daily.

i. Section 1: Bell ringer:

1. Will include a daily journal topic, FCAT activities, or brainteasers for the first five to ten minutes of every class.

ii. Section 2: Activities

1. Will include class notes, review questions, vocabulary exercises Prewriting activities such as webs, brainstorms, rough drafts

2. proofreading and editing

iii. Section 3: FCAT (grades 7-10 and 11th grade retakes)

1. In class FCAT activities as well as homework assignments pertaining to FCAT will be part of this section

r. Late assignments and Make-up work

i. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All assignments are due during class time. No assignments will be collected after school, after class, or after it has been collected at the commencement of class.

ii. If the student has an excused absence, he/she will have until the next class session to turn in the assignment (at the beginning of class).

1. It is the student’s responsibility to inquire what assignments, activities, test or quiz announcements were administered.

a. Parents and students may find this information on our school website:

2. If the student is absent on a test or quiz day, he/she will be expected to make arrangements to make up the quiz or test

b. Those students who have been absent for an extended period of time will need to make arrangements to stay after school to complete the makeup work.

i. **It is the student’s responsibility to make these arrangements. If a student has not made up the assignments within two days of their return to school, zero’s will be given for all assignments that needed to be made up.**

Homework

s. Homework increases responsibility by developing organization and study skills. It encourages independent learning while appropriately involving parents. It also promotes and supports the classroom curriculum while encouraging students to become lifelong learners

i. Homework will be assigned on a daily basis and is due on its designated due date.

1. It is to be completed independently with support only when needed.

2. As homework fosters responsibility, failure to return homework will result in a zero.

ii. All homework will be collected in the beginning of class and will not be accepted after the class has begun.

Quizzes and Tests

t. All quizzes and tests will be announced (verbally, written on the board, and posted on )

u. Pop quizzes may be given at any time based on previous night’s homework.

Class Rules and Procedures

v. All assignments must be headed with name, student ID number, date, period, quarter, and assignment title in the first two lines of the paper in order to receive a grade.

w. All students must be in the classroom and seated in their correct seat before the bell rings.

x. All late slips, admits, fieldtrip forms, and other paper work should be given to me personally when entering the classroom. DO NOT LEAVE IT ON MY DESK

y. All assignments must be turned in on the proper due date, no late work will be accepted.

z. All students must ask permission to leave the classroom for any reason. Passes will only be given for EMERGENCIES ONLY.

aa. Students will show one another respect; value everyone’s property, opinions, and feelings.

ab. Students must be in complete uniform at all times.

ac. Follow all Rules and Expectations of Somerset Academy Charter School

ad. Adhere to the Code of Student Conduct

ae. Read and acknowledge the repercussions of plagiarism at Somerset Academy Charter Middle/High

Plagiarism

10 Plagiarism, according to the University of Maryland Code of Academic Integrity, is "intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic exercise." Examples of acts that would be defined as plagiarism are:

11 Copying word for word, and neglecting to both enclose the words in quotation marks and to cite the source

12 Summarizing or paraphrasing someone else's words or ideas and failing to cite the source

i. Reproducing the organization or structure of another person's work and failing to cite it

ii. Any other act in which someone presents someone else's intellectual material as their own, whether it involves graphics, code, data, charts, etc.

13 Plagiarism is a serious act of academic dishonesty which is not taken lightly at Somerset Academy.

iii. Repercussions for a student who is caught plagiarizing.

1. Immediate referral to the Administration

2. Failing grade on the assignment

3. Student will be required to redo the assignment

4. Conference with parents/guardian

I have read and understood the expectations, rules, and regulations as stated in the syllabus for the English class.

Student Printed Name __________________________ Student Signature __________________________ Date____________

Parent/Guardian signature__________________________ Date_____________

This syllabus will be posted on the school website and will remain there for entire school year.

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