Rules
A.P. UNITED STATES HISTORY REQUIREMENTS
CONARD HIGH SCHOOL
Dr. Wilson: traceymwilson@gmail.com Room 112
tracey_wilson@whps.org
99 Outlook Avenue
1. Get a 3 ring notebook and put it to use by September 3. Send your e-mail to Dr. Wilson at the e-mail address above.
2. Keep all handouts and notes to study for unit, midterm and final exams.
3. Bring required material to class each day – you may not leave to go to your locker. You do not need to bring your textbook to class.
4. Essays and research papers are due on the due date listed. ESSAYS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED AT HOME SHOULD BE TYPED.
5. In case of absence for a test, you have twice the number of days to complete work done in class. It is your responsibility to contact the teacher. If you know you will be absent, you should make arrangements with the teacher before you leave. Be sure to keep the lines of communication open if you find you cannot meet assignment deadlines.
6. I am available for conferences during any of my free periods (periods 4, 5 in writing lab, and 7). Please take advantage of extra help, especially concerning writing assignments. I am available before and after school. Try not to wait until you are completely “stressed out” by the work before you ask for help. Feel free to e-mail me at the above address.
7. Expect between 1 and 2 hours of homework per night – about 10 hours per week.
8. Grading scheme:
•Research, journals and projects 50%
•Exams 50%
Within each quarter, the percentage of each type of activity will vary but will be close to these percentages.
Midterm and final exams count 20% of your semester grade.
9. Your citizenship grade is based on promptness, class participation, courtesy, and taking responsibility for your own learning. Part of your role in class is to respect the opinions of classmates who may be different from yours.
10. Intellectual honesty: Misrepresenting other’s work as your own is intellectual dishonesty. Because historical research and learning are best done in groups, collaboration with classmates is expected. However, all work on tests must be individual and research papers must be written entirely in your own words. Any quotations from references must be properly attributed on written papers.
School regulations require that cheating students receive an “F” on the work in question, a “5″ in citizenship for the grading period, and notification to parents explaining the dishonesty. You will be asked to rewrite any papers which have been plagiarized.
11. There is no room cell phones or mp3 players in this classroom. Please have them off and away when you walk into the room.
