MYTHOLOGY
SYLLABUS

Instructor:  Dr. Questad
E-mail: bquestad@vansd.org and
Phone: 313-4200 http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm


(Rubens)

An advanced study
of mythology and
concepts of early thinking
and cultures

Mythology is a course designed to provide greater understanding of mythology in general
and the role it plays in world literature.
Many of the myths and plays studied are those of Greece and Rome
with an emphasis on a variety from other countries, as well as myth-related materials from the modern era. (SHS Handbook)


Parent/Guardian/Student Letter and Confirmation Signature Form

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

Welcome to Mythology with Dr. Questad. Please read over this packet and sign the confirmation below. Students will receive points for submitting a parent/guardian signature by Friday. 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 Mythology will be posted on Dr. Questad's Web site at “Your Grades” found at: http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm. Grades will not be emailed home as they are accessible 24/7 at this address.

We encourage you to bookmark our class web sites on your home computer. Mythology 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 and our calendar can also be accessed there. When students are absent they are expected to access our class website and make up work from there.

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.

Thank you, Dr. Questad
Rubens. Council of the Gods. Pontikis, Nick. "Mythman's Olympians." Mythman's Award Winning Homework Help Center. 2001. Thansi's Greek Restaurant.13 Oct. 2001 <http://www.thanasis.com/store/olympian.htm>.
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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.

We confirm having initialed one of the Website permission options and have reviewed this packet.


_____________________________________ E-mail:_____________________________ Date: _______
Parent/Guardian Signature, e-mail address and date above

__________________________________ Printed:_________________________________ Date:______
Student's full printed name, signature and date

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!

 

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

 

 
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

 


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
 Tardies 15 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.

 

 

 

 

 SYLLABUS

 

You will receive an English credit for taking Mythology.

 

 

WRITING

 Six Trait Writing and Scoring

 Writing plays and dramatic readings

 MLA Reference citation

 Writing from research

Writing modes, audiences, purposes and formats

 Self-Evaluation

 

 

SPEAKING, LISTENING AND PARTICIPATION (SLP)

 Speech

 Drama

 Diction, fluency and audibility

 Expression

Posture

Parliamentary procedures

 Content

Audibility

 Professionalism protocol

 

 

READING

Primary Text:
Myth and Meaning

Greek Mythology

 Norse Mythology

Eskimo Mythology

 North American Indian Mythology

 Chinese Mythology

 Applications of Mythology

  

 

 

THINKING

Comparing

 Contrasting

Synthesizing

 Critiquing

 Making connections

Questioning

Clarifying

Predicting

 Summarizing

Inferencing

Defining Purpose

  Interpreting Meaning

Historical Parallelism

Sociology

Philosophy

Psychology

 

 

 

 


GRADING SCALE
PERCENTAGES TO GRADES

 GRADING POLICIES

 A+

 A

A-

B+

 B

 B-

C+

 C

C-

D+

 D

 100%

92%

90%

88%

82%

80%

78%

72%

70%

68%

60%

 

Grades
Grades are posted on our class Mythology Web site.

Bonus Points/Extra Credit
Participation points are earned as bonus credit.

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 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 Dr. Questad's web site. Assignment clarification will also be available via e-mail request: bquestad@vansd. Work from absence is due within 24 hours of return from a one-day absence, 48 from a 2-day, etc.

Assignment Format Requirement
All assigned work must be word processed in size 12 font, double-spaced, using the MLA format 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 to work in the computer lab before or after school.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 


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PLAGIARISM POLICY
Plagiarism is presenting another person’s words or ideas without correct, complete citation.

"The easiest way to avoid accidental plagiarism is to scrupulously cite
your sources, and to quote correctly" (Rael).

"Do you know what plagiarism is?
"Very few students fully understand its true definition. Plagiarism occurs whenever you take a series of words, ideas, or even a single concept from someone else's work and re-create it in your own term paper without citing the original author as a source. Thus, even 'paraphrasing' is plagiarism if you fail to show your readers the source of the words you are summarizing. 'Re-wording' what somebody else has written is plagiarism if you do not give them credit for their ideas. Plagiarism, therefore, is not only the copying of words, it is the copying of ideas that do not belong to you without attributing them to their creator" ("Learn to Cite Sources").

The following require parenthetical reference*
and complete citation in a bibliography.

Special Note: Items from Microsoft Clip Art do not have to be cited, though it is not incorrect to do so.

CONSEQUENCES FOR PLAGIARIZING

 First Time Plagiarism
Zero grade on assignment
Mandatory conference

Second Time Plagiarism
Zero on assignment
Parent notification
Referral to administrator

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>.