Class Information
Success Plan
1. Always use your calendar to keep up with assignments.
2. Study your grammar and vocabulary notes every night.
3. Read the selections and mentally answer the study questions.
4. Check this page for tips to help you improve.
What to Do If You’re Absent
1. Check the calendar to keep up with your assignments so you can return to school prepared.
2. See me to arrange a time to make up any missed quizzes.
3. Ask a friend for any notes you missed.
Class Rules
1. Do not talk when others are talking.
2. Do not chew.
3. Do not leave trash or materials.
4. Bring pens, pencils, and paper.
5. No spiral notebooks are allowed.
Classroom Management and Discipline Policy
The classroom discipline plan is the same as that used by all Moultrie teachers.
What You Need for Class
1. Two pens and two pencils (sharpened before class)
2. A DOL (Daily Oral Language) notebook
3. Vocabulary Workshop book
4. Looseleaf paper.
Participation
1. Every student receives a quiz grade for participation.
2. Participation points can be earned by asking a good question, providing a reasoned response, or making a positive contribution to the class.
3. Participation points are stored in the class folder. You may check the folder before or after class. If you see any errors, you must report them as soon as possible.
Grading Policy
1. Grades consist of grammar quizzes, vocabulary quizzes, reading comprehension quizzes, speeches, writing assignments, and participation points.
2. Quizzes and most assignments count once. Grammar quizzes count twice. Completion or short assignments count .5 or .25. Exams count three times.
Failure and Incomplete Work Policy
1. It is critical for you to learn good study and work habits.
2. Failing a quiz or assignment does not mean that you should just move on. It is important that you understand the information that was given on that quiz or assignment so that you can go forward instead of falling behind. Because of this, if you should fail a quiz or assignment, you may be required at the next available classroom or lunch/recess opportunity to re-read selections, engage in remedial learning, or complete assigned tasks.
3. Extra points or grading credit is not given for remediation or re-assigned tasks. If I did this, students would not learn good study and work habits because they would be rewarded for being unprepared.
Late Work
1. Late homework and regular assignments will not receive credit. They will be scored as a 0 if not submitted and as a 1 if submitted late.
2. Late essays and major assignments will receive a 15 point deduction for every late day.
About Your Teacher
Mr. Stallings is here to help you. Don’t be afraid to ask him a question or bring a concern to him. He will not harm you and carries no known communicable diseases! He became a teacher to help you, so please take full advantage of the opportunity to be in his class. If something is bothering you about class, please talk to him as soon as possible; he cannot fix a problem that he does not know about.
Success Plan
1. Always use your calendar to keep up with assignments.
2. Study your grammar and vocabulary notes every night.
3. Read the selections and mentally answer the study questions.
4. Check this page for tips to help you improve.
What to Do If You’re Absent
1. Check the calendar to keep up with your assignments so you can return to school prepared.
2. See me to arrange a time to make up any missed quizzes.
3. Ask a friend for any notes you missed.
Class Rules
1. Do not talk when others are talking.
2. Do not chew.
3. Do not leave trash or materials.
4. Bring pens, pencils, and paper.
5. No spiral notebooks are allowed.
Classroom Management and Discipline Policy
The classroom discipline plan is the same as that used by all Moultrie teachers.
What You Need for Class
1. Two pens and two pencils (sharpened before class)
2. A DOL (Daily Oral Language) notebook
3. Vocabulary Workshop book
4. Looseleaf paper.
Participation
1. Every student receives a quiz grade for participation.
2. Participation points can be earned by asking a good question, providing a reasoned response, or making a positive contribution to the class.
3. Participation points are stored in the class folder. You may check the folder before or after class. If you see any errors, you must report them as soon as possible.
Grading Policy
1. Grades consist of grammar quizzes, vocabulary quizzes, reading comprehension quizzes, speeches, writing assignments, and participation points.
2. Quizzes and most assignments count once. Grammar quizzes count twice. Completion or short assignments count .5 or .25. Exams count three times.
Failure and Incomplete Work Policy
1. It is critical for you to learn good study and work habits.
2. Failing a quiz or assignment does not mean that you should just move on. It is important that you understand the information that was given on that quiz or assignment so that you can go forward instead of falling behind. Because of this, if you should fail a quiz or assignment, you may be required at the next available classroom or lunch/recess opportunity to re-read selections, engage in remedial learning, or complete assigned tasks.
3. Extra points or grading credit is not given for remediation or re-assigned tasks. If I did this, students would not learn good study and work habits because they would be rewarded for being unprepared.
Late Work
1. Late homework and regular assignments will not receive credit. They will be scored as a 0 if not submitted and as a 1 if submitted late.
2. Late essays and major assignments will receive a 15 point deduction for every late day.
About Your Teacher
Mr. Stallings is here to help you. Don’t be afraid to ask him a question or bring a concern to him. He will not harm you and carries no known communicable diseases! He became a teacher to help you, so please take full advantage of the opportunity to be in his class. If something is bothering you about class, please talk to him as soon as possible; he cannot fix a problem that he does not know about.