Until we are back on campus in the 2020-21 school year, adhere to the virtual behavior guidelines posted on Canvas.
- Follow uniform, ID badge, and safety rules.
- Do not be late for class.
- When you enter the classroom, copy the Agenda, the Word of the Day, and the Writing/Grammar Point of the Day. Place any homework on the table.
- Please refrain from asking the teacher questions until the above is done.
- The time to see your teacher with questions about individual assignments or class concerns is before or after school; not between classes and not during class.
- All assignments should have an MLA heading and header, as well as a proper title. Points will be detracted from day one if these requirements are not met. See the tab on this website for questions about MLA format. There is a link to a sample paper.
- Go to the restroom before class, unless it is an emergency. In that case, you must sign out.
- Whenever you leave the classroom, you must sign out--with the date, the destination, and the time.
- If you are given a book to take home, you must bring that book back to class every day. If you leave the book in the classroom, your teacher is not responsible if the book is lost or stolen. You will have to pay for that book at the end of the year.
- Do not use a cell phone or earplugs unless the teacher gives you permission or tells you to use your cell phone as a vehicle for learning.
- Never email your work to your teacher.
- Late work (from day one) is never accepted, unless your absence was excused. You receive a grade of zero if you do not turn in the assignment on the day it is due.
- There is no extra credit in this class.
- There are no "free days" in this class.
- If you watch a movie in this class, it is curriculum related and you must pay attention. You may have a follow-up activity or test.
- Your teacher is a mandated reporter. Consider the appropriateness of what you write or say in a classroom setting. If you have a personal problem, you should talk with your Guidance Counselor. Always ask for help if needed. We have wonderful guidance counselors who care about you. Do not hesitate to talk with them. Everyone, at times, needs a good listener and advice.
- I suggest you get a peer's phone number and email address in case you are absent so that you can keep up with classwork.
- You are responsible for all work on days that you are absent, including the Agenda, the Word of the Day, and the Writing/Grammar Point of the Day. Your binder may be checked at any time for a grade.
- You need to have the appropriate supplies--a three-ring binder, paper, pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, a flash drive, and whatever other supplies you like to use.
- If you are a student in an ENC class, know that you are enrolled in a college class and that you are held to college expectations. Also know that the term for Broward College ends earlier than the high school term, and the class converts to a study period. You are still expected to attend class and you are expected to study/work on assignments for other courses or read a good book.
- Never film, photograph, or record in class. It is against the law.
- Do not eat or drink in class.
- You are responsible for checking the teacher website every day.
- The number one rule in this class is Respect. Respect others, respect the readings, respect the authors, respect your teachers, respect the classroom environment--books, desks, and supplies. And most importantly, respect yourself.
- Do not approach me at the end of a term to ask for added points so that your class average reaches a higher grade. You earn your grade.
- Do not come to me at the end of the term and ask to make up work. The answer will be no.
- Have a good attitude. You will not like everything you have to read or write in this course, but approach each assignment with the knowledge that sometimes you need to do certain work, even if you do not like that work. This is a great life lesson. I do not expect you to like English class. I expect you to have a good work ethic and a mature outlook.
