foundations
of Christianity

Students will be required to complete all of the following to be successful in this course:

• 50 % of quarter grade
  = homework and classwork assignments (i.e. essays, presentations, etc.)
• 50 % of quarter grade
  = formal assessments of learning (i.e. tests, quizzes, papers and projects)
  
  
• Semester grades = quarter grades (40% each) plus exam grade (20%)
• Final grade = semester 1 (40%) + semester 2 (60%)

 

Attendance – Students are expected to arrive to class on-time and be prepared to work. Students who are not in their seats when the bell rings are considered tardy. If a student is delayed due to another instructor or school function it is his responsibility to obtain a note from the person who delayed him, these tardies may be excused. Unexcused tardies will be reflected in a student’s participation grade. A pattern of unexcused tardies may result in additional corrective action. All tardies and absences from class are reported to the attendance office daily.

Absences  (homework and classwork) – Students who are absent from class must turn in late homework and/or classwork to Mr. Harkleroad within one school day of their return to school to qualify to receive full credit (ex. student is absent Monday and returns to school on Tuesday, his homework and classwork from Monday would be due on Wednesday). Assignments received after the one day grace period will be considered late. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain any classwork or homework from the day(s) that they missed. Late work will receive a reduced grade.

Absences (tests, papers, projects) – Students who are absent on the day of a test must take the test the next day that they are in school. Students who are absent the day a paper or project is due must turn in the paper or project the next day that they are in school.

Participation – All students are expected to complete all assignments to the best of their ability. Students are expected to participate in all activities to their best of their ability. Participation in class discussions, group exercises, etc. will be considered in determining participation grade.

Late work – Assignments received after the period when they are due (or after the grace period for absences) will result in a reduced grade.

Academic honesty – Students are expected to uphold high standards of academic honesty. Cheating is an extremely serious matter that will result in grade reduction and disciplinary action. 

Cheating on tests:
	- Looking at one’s own notes, another student’s notes or other materials during a test is unacceptable. - Getting answers from someone else during a test or giving answers to someone else is unacceptable. - Students are not to offer or request questions and/or answers regarding tests/quizzes from one another prior to everyone having taken the test/quiz.
Cheating on homework:
	- A student may not copy another’s work or do another student’s homework for him. - Students are to take their own notes in each class.
Using a computer to print homework, papers, projects, etc.:
	- In order for a student to hand in a paper with his name on it, he must have typed the paper into the computer himself.
Plagiarism:
	- Students may not plagiarize.  According to Webster’s Dictionary, to plagiarize is to “steal and pass off as one’s own the ideas or words of another.”  Whenever directly quoting, paraphrasing, rearranging words, or using synonyms to present material taken from a newspaper or magazine article, encyclopedia, book, internet material, etc., students must give proper credit to the author.

 

Behavior – Students are expected to act in accordance with the DeMatha handbook. Students are expected to act in a manner that is appropriate to a classroom. For instance, students should maintain a noise level appropriate to the activity occurring (ex. tests = silence, group work = inside voices). Students should focus their attention on the activity the class is participating in; chatting, reading other materials, doing homework for another class, sleeping, etc. are not acceptable. Students may not have food, drink, gum, or electronic equipment (including cell phones) in the classroom at any time. Students may not leave the classroom without the instructor’s permission. Failure to meet behavioral standards will result in disciplinary action.

• Be prepared at the beginning of class
• Begin your warm-up activity immediately
• Participate in activities and discussions
• Take notes
• Focus on class material at hand
• Read actively and take notes on readings
• Complete assignments on time
• Plan for tests, papers, and projects
• Maintain a high level of academic integrity
• Be curious
• Be proud of your work
  
  
  
• Arrive on time
• Be honest
• Be courteous
• Be humble
• Be safe
• Treat yourself and others with respect
• Actively listen when others are speaking
• Raise your hand when you wish to be called upon
• Take care of personal issues between classes
• Make careful choices, be mindful of consequences
• Develop strong, healthy relationships with others