Home of the Storm FRESHMAN ENGLISH AND TECHNOLOGY Dr. Bev Questad and Mrs. Lisa Schmidt E-mail: bquestad@vansd.org and lschmidt@vansd.org Phone: 313-4200 Websites: Dr. Questad's site: http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm Mrs. Schmidt's site: http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt

Parent/Guardian/Student Letter and Confirmation Signature Form

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

Welcome to Freshman English with Dr. Questad and Mrs. Schmidt! Please read over the attached Questad-Schmidt Packet and sign the confirmation below. Students will receive points for submitting your signature by Tuesday. They will also receive special instruction on this packet and be expected to pass a mastery test on the information given to assure understanding. This grade, along with all others for English will be posted on Dr. Questad's Web site at http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm. Mrs. Schmidt will email you grades reports when she has your email address. Dr. Questad will post grades confidentially on the class website to communicate progress.

We encourage you to bookmark our class web sites on your home computer. English grades are posted weekly there and can be accessed by clicking on "Your Grades" and then entering your student's last name (all lower case) and ID number. Assignment explanations can be accessed at Assignment Log and calendars showing work done each day are also on our respective sites.

This packet of class information should be kept in your student's notebook for easy reference. A copy of this page is at the end of your packet for your reference. We are looking forward to a great year.

Website Release: Please initial preference, sign, list your e-mail address and return by Tuesday, Sept. 9th.

_____YES (please initial): We give permission for our student's name, work and/or picture to be published on either Dr. Questad's or Mrs. Schmidt's class websites.

_____NO (please initial): We DO NOT give permission for our student's name, work and/or picture to be published on Dr. Questad's or Mrs. Schmidt's class Websites.

This form will be kept on file as confirmation of parent-student-teacher communication of
Website address, class protocol, syllabus and plagiarism policy transmission.

Thank You!

 

 

	FRESHMAN ENGLISH AND TECHNOLOGY Dr. Beverly Questad and Mrs. Lisa Schmidt E-mail: bquestad@vansd.org and lschmidt@vansd.org Phone: 313-4200 Websites: Dr. Questad's site: http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm Mrs. Schmidt's site: http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt

REQUIREMENTS, PROTOCOLS AND SYLLABUS
Office Hours: M-F before & after school by appointment

ALL ITEMS DUE 9/8 - we will conduct a supply check during the week of 9/8 for bonus credit.
1. Pencil and pen supply
2. Little pencil sharpener
3. Highlighter supply
4. 3-ring binder with college ruled paper for all classes
5. 6 subject dividers
6. Two folders (with pockets and 3-holed punched)
7. Small glue stick
8. 2 spiral notebooks of different colors (one labeled Vocabulary, the other labeled Grammar)
9. Small, blunt-edged scissors
10. Colored pencils and/or markers
11. Organizer pouch or utensil pouch in backpack
12. 2 (at least) formatted high density disks (to be left in the Computer App. classroom)
13. Parent and Student Signed Schmidt-Questad Confirmation
14. Signed syllabus confirmation and plagiarism definition
15. Library or bookstore book - genre: student free choice **

** Notice: all books students bring to school are subject to approval by both parents and school staff **
Students will visit our school library during the week of 2/3 and have the opportunity to check out books on that day.

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONALISM Respect, Cooperation, Safety and Dependability

 

RESPECT

Parliamentary Procedures: Hand raised and recognized before speaking

Appropriate language

Litter in garbage can

COOPERATION

Work area left orderly with chair in

Work handed in on time with correct heading (or receives no credit)

Seated until dismissed by teacher

SAFETY & SECURITY OF PERSON AND WORK

No food, drink or electronic gear	Pass required for entering or leaving wing during class time	Before or after school computer use requires permission & supervisor
School behavior code as listed in handbook	Keep your work for entire quarter. For test study and confirmation of grade record accuracy.	Hands off policy

DEPENDABILITY

On time = in seat by bell		Bathroom during breaks only		All returned work for each quarter kept in a folder
Tech: loss of points and counted tardy	English: tardy	Tech: loss of daily point	English: loss of bonus credit	Tech: Folder provided and kept in classroom	English: Student provides the folder and keeps in backpack

 

 

 

TEST MODE 1. No talking/disruption * after tests/quiz signal (i.e. "3-2-1 the test has begun") * until signal that all tests/quizzes have been turned in What you may do during tests: 1. Raise your hand and a staff person will come to you. 2. You may get one of the extra pencils provided Consequences for Talking: Your paper will receive a zero if you talk or disrupt during any quiz or test.

TARDY POLICY for ENGLISH CLASS Recommended by Mr. Larson, SHS Principal Tardies 5 minutes or over constitute absences and must be cleared with a note from home. 1.  Upon the third and fourth tardy in a semester, a student will be assigned after-school detention.  Students will be given the top copy of the referral with a 24 hour notice for parent signature. 2.  Upon a fifth tardy two detentions will be assigned. 3.  Upon a 6th Tardy----a FORMAL written referral to the appropriate administrator will be submitted.  Saturday School will be assigned.  From here on out Dr. Questad will work with administration to assign additional Saturday Schools and/or suspensions until the problem is solved. Failure to attend detention is a second violation in and of itself.

 

PARTIAL MENU OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS Bonus Ticket for Great Work * Addition or Subtraction of Points Change of Seating * Clean-up Duty and/or Time-Out * Student-Teacher Conference * Parent Contact * Security Referral * Administrative Referral

CAREER PREPARATION

Professional Portfolio 
Teaming
 Performance Documentation
 Career Planning
 Resume
Achievement & Experience Documentation
 

 
 
 

Reading in Freshman English
Points are available each week for participating in Silent Sustained Reading. All student book choices must be at or above instructional reading level and approved by parent and teachers. Inappropriate books include those below instructional level and/or inappropriate material.

Bonus Points/Extra Credit in Freshman English
Participation points are earned as bonus credit. Extra credit options are listed on the Web Site and/or Assignment Log.

Technology Grading Weights
Your grade will be weighted as follows: Daily Work 80% ~ Professionalism 20%

Daily Work in Technology
This grade is based on the total number of daily assignments completed. Assignments will be given daily. Some may be due at the end of class or later. Students will be asked to save all work for possible submission at a later date. Due dates for all work will be listed on the assignment log. Daily work encompasses all class work, tests, quizzes, projects, and keyboarding technique.

Professionalism in Technology
This 20% of the grade is based on a students professional attitude in class. There are ten professional points possible per week, two per day. Students will receive the full amount of points each week as they follow the rules and procedures for the classroom. (See attached rules and Procedures) Deduction of professional point(s) occur when rules and procedures are not followed.

Performance Reports
Grade reports with assignments and their respective grades will be distributed to students throughout the quarter in Technology. Dr. Questad's grades will be posted under "Your Grade" on the English class web site and accessed using student's last name and ID number. Periodically grade reports will be sent home and required returned with parent signature in both English and Technology.

Late Work
No late work is accepted except for students on a 174, 504 or IEP contract stipulating a late work acceptance policy.

Absences
While students are not graded for attendance, many grades are related to in-class participation to show mastery of objective and are difficult to make up. Students will be expected to make up all absences through accessing Mrs. Schmidt's and Dr. Questad's web site when absent.

Make-up for Excused Absences: A correctly completed Late Pass required stapled to assignment
If a student is absent, please call the office with a request for missing work if hand-outs were not available on Mrs. Schmidt's or Dr. Questad's web sites. Assignment clarification will also be available via e-mail request: bquestad@vansd.org or lschmidt@vansd.org. Work from absence is due within 24 hours of return from a one-day absence, 48 from a 2-day, etc.

Technology and English Assignment Requirement
All assigned work must be word processed in size 12 font, double-spaced, unless otherwise instructed. If a student does not have a computer at home or has a problem with Skyview/home computer compatibility, an appointment may be made with Dr. Questad or Mrs. Schmidt to work in the computer lab before or after school.

• Information, statistics and concepts not originating with you
• Paraphrasing, rewording an author’s thoughts
• Summarizing what author thinks
• Direct quote from author
• Information gathered from Internet
• Graphics, pictures, charts and photographs

* The format for a parenthetical reference is given directly after Rael's quote above.
Special Note: Items from Microsoft Clip Art do not have to be cited, though it is not incorrect to do so.

WORKS CITED

Image
1. no plagiarism icon. unknown. Welcome to Plagiarism.org. 1999. iParadigms, Inc. 24 Aug. 1999 <http://www.plagiarism.org/index.html>.

Text
1. "Learn to Cite Sources." NoCheaters.com. United Publishing Service. 2 Feb. 2003 <http://www.nocheaters.com/papers.html>.

2. Rael, Patrick. "Plagiarism." Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: Guide for College Students. Fall 1999. Bowdoin College. 24 Aug. 1999 <http://www.bowdoin.edu/~prael/writing_guides/plagiarism.html>.