Modern World History – 2016-17
T Community Mr. Reinholt
Email: jreinhol@pps.net Class website: grantmwh.blogspot.com
Attendance
In your seat when the bell rings. Simple. Your second tardy results in an email to your parents, as well as every tardy after that.
If you miss class
The senior mentors will keep a Master Notebook that you can look at to see if there were any assignments or notes that you missed while you were absent. You can also look at the class website for missed assignments: grantmwh.blogspot.com
Hall passes
No hall passes the first 20 minutes of class or the last 20 minutes of class.
Cell phones
This is your one warning. If I see your cell phone when you don’t have permission to use it, it goes in my desk until 3:15.
Class notebook
Everyone in this class must have a notebook. You will keep lecture notes, reading assignments, and other various handouts in it.
Gmail account
Everyone in this class must have a Gmail account.
Turning work in
Assignments can be emailed to me directly at jreinhol@pps.net or you can share Google Docs with me (make sure they are set to Public). You can turn in work on paper if you don’t have a computer and/or the internet at home – but give it to me directly rather than putting it in my mailbox in the main office, because I don’t check it every day.
Grading policy
90%-100% = A 80%-90% = B 70%-80% = C 60%-70% = D 0%-60% = F
Homework/classwork = 50% Tests = 20% Projects = 20% Responsible Scholarship = 10%
You and your parents can track your grade on Synergy: http://www.pps.net/Page/2341
Late work
You lose 2% of an assignment’s value every day that an assignment is late, up to a maximum penalty of 30%. This includes weekend days – if something is due on Thursday and you don’t give it to me until Monday, the highest grade you can score on that assignment is 92%. This also applies to assignments that are handed out when you are absent, as well as those that are due when you are absent. If you miss class, make sure to check the class website - grantmwh.blogspot.com - to see if anything was assigned. You can also check your calendar on Synergy. If you miss class on a day you know something is due, make sure to email it to me.
Responsible Scholarship
Plagiarism - If I catch you copying a classmate’s work or copying something you find online and passing it off as your own, you will receive a zero for the assignment and you will lose ALL of your Responsible Scholarship points for the semester. Let me make this clear - if you plagiarize in my class, you will immediately lose 10% from your semester grade.
Flex
If you are missing any assignments in this class, you are required to attend Flex.
Food and drink
No food. No drinks other than water.
Units of study
As this is Modern World History, we will be studying places all over the globe. Some (but not all) of the topics we will cover:
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Student name (printed) Student signature
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Parent/guardian name (printed) Parent/guardian signature
Return this to class signed on Thursday, September 1