Mr. Chawke 

Course Description

With the Common Core Standards as a guide, students will be strengthening skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.  Students will learn to think critically and will be expected to use their critical thinking skills to create projects, write stories and essays, and discuss fiction and non-fiction literature.

Letter Grade Value

•         A . . . 90%
•         B . . . 80%
•         C . . . 70%
•         D . . . 60%
•         F . . . 59% and below

Categories with percentages

•   Assessments: 30%
•   Classwork:  50% (due at the end of class period during which it was assigned.)
•   Homework: 20%
•   Participation/Classwork

o   Attendance will be counted (Accountability via:  Exit slips-Entry slip-warm up) and cannot be made up

o   If you are absent, mark in your agenda “ABSENT” and check Google Classroom for missing work upon your return

Make up work criteria

Assessments: Tests and quizzes may be made up in Google Classroom.  

 Class work/Calsswork/Quizzes:  Students may turn in late or missing class work for the current six-week grading term only. 

All completed late work in Google Classroom and turned in will be graded as such: 

One week late: Full Credit  Two weeks late: Full Credit

After 2 weeks, grade "0" is entered into Aeries.

No makeup credit after 2 weeks!!