SOPHOMORE YEAR POLICIES

Grading
All sophomore classes will be graded through weighted categories:
HONORS: All Literature assessments will count as 45% of the grade, Writing counts as 45%, Engagement/Behavior is 5%, Formative Assessments are 5%
CP: All Literature assessments will count as 40% of the grade, Writing counts as 40%, Engagement/Behavior is 10%, Formative Assessments are 10%

All grades are final – we cannot adjust grades upon request.

Quiz grades are also final – we do not allow for retakes of quizzes.

Work Policy – Late work – No work

Homework in this class is not busy work.  If homework is assigned, it is to reinforce or prepare you for learning.  Therefore:

• If you do not have your work at the time it is due, there will be a penalty.  Late work will lose a percentage of the overall point value.

• If the homework is needed for an in-class activity the next day, you will not be able to make up the work.

• After the two-day period, late work will not be accepted. (Major essays more than two weeks late will receive 50% of the grade earned on the rubric.)

• Plagiarized work, including AI-written essays, becomes a zero. Major essays can be turned in but will be marked down 40 points.

If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent homework completion, speak to your teacher before the assignment is due.

Miscellaneous

Please understand that the date attached to an assignment in PowerSchool is NOT the due date, despite what PowerSchool says. Refer to your teacher’s syllabus for due dates.

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