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Courses taught this past year
Geometry
Math Analysis
Geometry — Items of Note
Quarterly Group or Individual Tasks
First Quarter—Construction Book
Second Quarter—Flatland project
Third Quarter—Theater Project
Fourth Quarter—TBA
Math Analysis — Items of Note
Celebration — des Cartes' Birthday, March 31
Semester Portfolio—Take-home portion of final exam
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Academic grade
Academic grade—Your quarterly academic grade will be based on your performance on assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests. The daily assignments are the backbone of the course. In order for you to earn the best grade that you can, you must complete each assignment by the due date, and ask questions when necessary. The total points accumulated on evaluations (including tests, quizzes, projects, POWs, homework, notebook, written assignments, and classroom participation) with respect to the following grading scale will determine your grade:
GRADE PERCENTS
A+100 - 98 C+ 76 - 78.9
A 92 - 97.9 C 70 - 75.9
A- 90 - 91.9 C- 68 - 69.9
B+ 87 - 89.9 D+ 65 - 67.9
B 81 - 86.9 D 55 - 64.9
B- 79 - 80.9 F 0 - 54.9
You should keep track of your grade at all times. Percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent in order to determine your letter grade. You get a fresh start every quarter.
Your semester grade is an average of your non-numeric quarter grades (40% each) with the letter grade you of the final exam (20%).
Attendance
Attendance: (you are responsible for reading and remembering these guidelines)
Your presence in the class is essential to your success. Much of the material for the course is presented through class-based activities, and if you are absent you will miss out significantly. While you can make up your written work, you cannot make up the class participation. If you are rarely absent, this will have no negative impact on your grade, but frequent absences will hurt your grade.
Prearranged absences: If you know that you will be absent from class for an out of school appointment or school activity, please notify me ahead of time (not on the day you will miss). If you need to leave class before the end of class, please show me your pass from the attendance office before the beginning of class. I will not excuse you to get the pass.
Make up work: At all times, I expect you to keep up with the content of the course. If you are absent, I suggest that you call a classmate and find out what you missed. You will have as many days to make up missing work as you were absent from class. Homework due on the day you were absent must be turned in on the day you return. You are responsible for making sure I see your work when you return. If I don't ask to see your work, make sure to show it to me before or after class.
Projects and POWs must be turned in on the day they are due regardless of your absence from the class. If you are unable to attend class on that day put it in my mailbox that day or have a friend deliver it to meif you know about the absence in advance, you should turn it in early. If I do not receive your work, you will be graded down one grade for each day you are late for projects, but you will receive a 0 on any POW missed.
Unexcused absences: If you have three or more unexcused absences from class during a semester (2 for a quarter grade), you will automatically receive a U in citizenship. If you have two cuts, you will get an N in citizenship. Your scholarship grade will also be affected. I will also subtract ten points from your participation grade for each cut.
Tardies: If you are tardy five or more times per semester (3 for a quarter grade), you will receive a U in citizenship for the semester. If you are never tardy during a quarter and have no unexcused absences, I will drop the lowest of every four (grouped chronologically) quizzes/POWs taken during the quarter. I will also subtract five points from your participation grade for each tardy.
Geometry Notebook
The notebook will be collected and graded as a test based on your ability to keep your papers organized. Your notebook should be set up with sections for
1) Definitions List,
2) Conjectures List,
3) Homework (dated, in order),
4) Daily dated classroom notes,
5) Returned tests then returned quizzes with
corrections with explanation of errors,
6) Miscellaneous (anything not covered by the
first 5 sections).
Math Analysis Notebook (student option)
The notebook will be collected and graded as a test based on your ability to keep your papers organized. Your notebook should be set up with sections for
1) Summary sheets for each topic,
2) Homework,
3) Daily, dated classroom notes,
4) Returned tests and quizzes with corrections
and explanation of errors,
5) Miscellaneous (anything not covered by the
first 4 sections).
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