Rules & Grades

A.P. HISTORY CLASS RULES 2005-2006

1. ALL HOMEWORK WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR
FACILITATOR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED ON THE CLASS CALENDAR. THE FACILITATOR WILL SUBMIT THE HOMEWORK TO THE INSTRUCTOR.

2. NO LATE HOMEWORK IS ACCEPTED UNLESS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE IS INVOLVED. IF ONE DAY IS MISSED, THE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE THE DAY THE STUDENT RETURNS. FOR MULTIPLE ABSENCES, THE FACILITATOR, STUDENT, AND INSTRUCTOR WILL MAKE A SCHEDULE OF WHEN THE WORK IS DUE.

3. ALL BONUS ASSIGNMENTS ARE OPTIONAL. POINTS EARNED WILL BE ADDED DIRECTLY INTO TOTAL TEST POINTS.

4. ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE COMPLETED IN BLUE OR BLACK INK, OR BY
WORD PROCESSOR OR TYPEWRITER ON STANDARD LOOSE-LEAF PAPER.
(8 ½ X 11)

5. ALL STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN A.P.
HISTORY. THE ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM FOLLOWS THE POLICY OF
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS FOR FINAL EXAMINATION EXEMPTIONS.

6. IF A STUDENT IS ABSENT FROM A MULTIPLE CHOICE OR OPEN BOOK
TEST, THE MAKEUP TEST WILL NOT BE MULTIPLE CHOICE OR OPEN
BOOK. THE TEST WILL COVER THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER.

7. IF THE STUDENT FEELS AN ERROR HAS BEEN MADE IN GRADING ANY
TEST OR ASSIGNMENT, CIRCLE THE ERROR AND WRITE A BRIEF
SUMMARY OF THE PERCEIVED PROBLEM. RETURN THE PAPER TO THE
OFFICE BY FAX OR MAIL. MS. ABBOTT WILL REVIEW THE QUESTION
AND GET BACK TO YOU.

8. TESTS COME FROM LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, HOMEWORK, AND
READINGS. MS. ABBOTT CANNOT COVER ALL MATERIAL PRIOR
TO TESTS.

9. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THEIR OLD TESTS FOR MIDTERM
AND FINAL EXAMS. WHEN TAKING A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST,
ANSWERS SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON BOTH THE TEST PAPER AND THE ANSWER SHEET. ALL TESTS SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY
AFTER BEING RETURNED.

10. ALL WORK SHOULD BE THE STUDENT’S OWN. DOWNLOADED OR
COPIED HOMEWORK WILL RESULT IN THE GRADE OF ZERO AND
A DISCUSSION WITH PARENTS, GUARDIANS, OR APPROPRIATE SCHOOL
OFFICIALS.

11. THE LOWEST HOMEWORK GRADE WILL BE DROPPED IF ALL
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE ATTEMPTED.

12. IN ALL SITUATIONS, COMMON COURTESY SHOULD APPLY.
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

HOW TO CONTACT MS. ABBOTT:

800 544-7120-TEACHER OFFICE
800 922-8705-TOLL FREE FAX

ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM ADDRESS:

JUDITH P. ABBOTT
% WISE COUNTY ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM
DRAWER 799
WISE, VA 24293

WEB SITES:

GO TO THE WISE COUNTY HOME PAGE
www.wise.k12.va.us
ON THE LEFT SIDE, CLICK ON DISTANCE
LEARNING. CLICK ON VIRGINIA
SATELLITE EDUCATION NETWORK. A
MENU WILL COME UP. SELECT A.P. HISTORY

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

jabbott@wise.k12.va.us

THIS IS HOW STUDENT GRADES ARE COMPUTED IN A.P. HISTORY

YOUR TEST SCORES AND BONUS POINTS ARE ADDED TOGETHER
THE TOTAL POINTS ARE DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TESTS

I DROP THE LOWEST HOMEWORK GRADE WHEN ALL HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENTS ARE ATTEMPTED. I THEN AVERAGE THE HOMEWORK GRADES (I TOTAL THEM AND DIVIDE BY THE NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS)

YOUR HOMEWORK AVERAGE AND TEST AVERAGE ARE
THEN ADDED AND DIVIDED BY 2 TO GIVE THE SIX-WEEKS/9 WEEKS
GRADE. ALL FRACTIONS OVER .5 ARE ROUNDED TO THE
NEXT WHOLE NUMBER.

THE ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM GRADING SCALE IS AS
FOLLOWS. IT IS MANDATED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION.

93-100=A
85-92 =B
77-84 =C
70-76 =D