Grading: This class will be graded on a standard scale, 90-100: A, 80-89: B, 70-79: C etc.
The points will be divided according to the following system:
35% Writing (This may change after the first weeks of school)
24% Reading
8% Outside Reading
8% Listening and Speaking
5% Class Participation
20% Final Exam

Extra credit will be handled on an individual basis and is not guaranteed to anyone. Rounding up in the tabulation of grades is my purview and is never done on a wide basis.

Materials: You will be expected to bring the following items to class
EVERY DAY regardless of whether you think you are going to need them:

• A pen and/or pencil


• College-ruled blank paper


• A folder to hold class materials Note: This may be a section of a larger binder, or just a small folder for this class only.


• Your in-class novel or reading assignment Bring it every day!


• Your outside reading novel Bring it every day!


• Your Chrestomathy Materials Bring them every day!

Important Note: You will be expected to download most of your materials for this class from the class website: www.worldsgreatestenglishclass.com. If you do not have the ability to print this at home, then you are welcome to use the classroom computers, or the computer labs after school, or the media center. Not being able to print at home is NEVER an acceptable excuse for not having your materials.

Computers: There is one main idea regarding the computers: Using the school computers in my classroom is a PRIVILEGE not a right. If you abuse this privilege, you will be barred from using them in this class. Keep in mind that there will be several assignments during the course of the year that will require the use of the computers and if you are not allowed to use the ones in class, you will have to make other arrangements. You must always ask to use them.

Advice: Keep Everything. Believe it or not, I am, as are most teachers, human. I make mistakes. Keep all of the work, handouts, and other materials you receive in this class because you may need it later.