AP ENGLISH 11 POLICIES
MR.
Texts
Short
Story Masterpieces,
Gulliver’s
Travels, Norton Critical Edition,
Swift; Rivero, ed
One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey
The
Sound and the Fury, Norton Critical
Edition, Second Edition, Faulkner
A
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,
Viking Critical Edition, Joyce
Advanced
Composition Skills, Fox
A
Handbook to Literature, any edition,
Holman and Harmon
1984, Orwell
The
American Heritage College Dictionary,
Fourth Edition (or other standard collegiate dictionary)
Grading
The
first semester grade will be the average of the two quarters and the final
examination. The second semester grade
will be the average of the two quarters.
Elements of the quarter averages will be weighted with composition and
multiple-choice exercises receving the greatest weight.
Daily
Assignments, Multiple-Choice Exercises, Quizzes
All
daily assignments must be handed in on time when called for in class to receive
credit. No credit will be given for late
homework assignments unless the student has an excused absence from class. Homework must be done carefully and fully
with the appropriate texts for the student to make satisfactory progress. Homework assignments should generally take
about one hour to complete.
Multiple-Choice Exercises will be penalized 50 points for one-day’s
lateness. Exercises later than one day
will receive a zero. Quizzes may be
given at any time over any material.
Late
Essays
To
avoid penalty, a student must hand in a paper done outside class when it is
called for in class if he is present in class.
If a student is absent from class when a paper is due but present at
school on that day, he must hand in the paper before 3:30 p.m. to avoid being
penalized for lateness. If a student is
absent from school on the day a paper is due, he must hand in the paper on his
first day back in school to avoid penalty.
If a student is present at school on the day a paper is due but does not
hand in the paper and then is absent on successive schooldays, the days of
absence will count as late days . Late
papers will receive the following penalties:
1 schoolday late, minus 10 points; 2 schooldays late, minus 20 points; 3
or more days late, zero credit. All course
requirements must be completed to the satisfaction of the teacher even if an
assignment is too late to receive credit.
Assignment
format
Timed
AP essays should be written in longhand in blue or black ink on every other
line of ruled notebook paper. Other
essay assignments should follow the MLA Format handout. All other assignments must include the
student’s first and last names. (Assignments
without names will be penalized ten points.)
All assignments must include the pledge.
Use standard 8 ½ x 11 paper. Type or write in black or blue ink on one
side of the sheet. on
writing assignments, double-space or skip every other line and underline the
thesis statement and each topic sentence.
Do not use paper torn from a spiral-bound notebook. Do not use Liquid Paper or similar substances
to correct errors: mark through the
error instead.
Computer Problems
Students are responsible for computer, printer, and
internet malfunctions. Lateness will not
be excused because your printer will not function or because a computer lost
your document. Complete assignments a
few days early to avoid last-minute problems.
Always save computer documents frequently, both a copy on the hard drive
and copies on two floppies. Plan ahead to ensure you have the needed
paper, ink cartridges, and so forth. Do
not depend on the school’s equipment for last-minute printing, editing, and so
forth.
Class
Behavior
The
student must be on time to class and sit in his assigned seat. He will not ordinarily be excused from class
to go to his locker, to go to the restroom, to make telephone calls, or to tend
to other personal business except in genuine emergencies. He must bring all necessary materials
(pencils, pens, paper, books, homework, and so forth) to class with him, including
a handkerchief or pack of tissues. Only English work
may be done in English class.
Unnecessary talking and movement, as well as face-making,
missile-throwing, sleeping, slouching, drunkenness, and other disorderly
conduct is not permitted. Sports equipment,
radios, cell phones, cassette and CD players, water pistols, real pistols,
magazines unrelated to class, games, drinks, food, and so forth are not
permitted. The student should keep his
tie tied, his shirt buttoned, his shoes and socks on. His feet should not be put onto desks. He should keep aisles clear of books and
bookbags. He should clean the area
around his desk before leaving at the end of class. He should not write on desks, walls, or
floors. He should not touch another’s
property or open drawers in the teacher’s desk or file cabinets. He should not write on the blackboard or post
materials on the bulletin boards. The
student may not eat or drink in the classroom or open or close windows without
permission. He should throw away waste
only after class. He may sharpen pencils
anytime during class without permission provided that no one else is at the
sharpener. Each student is expected to
respect the teacher and the other students and to be courteous to them. Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
Office Hours
The student should see me as soon as possible whenever
he has questions about academic work or any other problem with which he thinks I can help. Conferences will occur in my office in the