Expectations

Citizen Expectations

• Attend class Daily;  be responsible for make-up work if absent.
• Keep organized backpacks
• Be seated, with all required materials, working on opening activity when bell rings.
• Turn in homework at the beginning of the class period unless the teacher states otherwise.
• Participate in class discussions, ask questions and read aloud.
• Do not talk or communicate in any way with others during tests.
• Ask for help when needed;  give help when asked.
• Follow directions the first time they are given.
• Obey school rules, including the dress code.
• Respect others and their property.
• No eating, drinking, or chewing gum in classrooms without teacher permission.

Learning Expectations

• Label all assignments with first and last name, date, and period in the upper right-hand corner.
• Keep organized notes.
• Record assignments daily.
• Show Work.
• Reach and follow directions carefully 
• Participate in class discussions, ask questions, and read aloud.
• Speak and write using academic language and complete sentences.
• Write a topic sentence/thesis statement and support it with evidence.
• Read passages actively and with annotations (close reading).