Mrs.

Colahan
Room 357
ecolahan@norwood.k12.ma.us
Instagram: mrscolahan
Google Classroom Code: _________________
Courses: Junior Honors English, Junior College-Prep English, Senior Life and Literature
Please be advised that you are expected to comply with all of the school rules found in the NHS Student Handbook.
Student Expectations:
1. Be on time
2. Be prepared
3. Be an active participant
4. Be respectful and kind
5. Have integrity (Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.)

Your conduct and effort in this class is integral to its success.

Materials:
Must-haves:
1. A 3-ring binder with paper and dividers
2. Writing implements: Always have at least one pen, one pencil, and one highlighter for class.
3. Current text (textbook or novel)
Nice-to-have:
Small post-it notes for annotation

Classroom Policies:
Homework: As upperclassmen, you can expect to have homework nightly. Homework is collected at the beginning of class and will not be accepted late for
credit. You may not leave the room to retrieve your homework if youve forgotten it somewhere.
Tardiness: If you arrive to class late without a pass, you must stay after school with me on that day for the amount of time you were late. If you do not, you
will be written up and have to serve an office detention.
Plagiarism: Cheating, copying work, or passing off others work as your own is a major academic offense. Any form of cheating will result in a zero on the
assignment.
Absences: If you are absent, you have as many days as you were absent to complete any work you missed. It is your responsibility to be proactive and find
out what you missed. Please be knowledgeable about the NHS absence policy. See your student handbook for more information.
Technology: This course has a Google Classroom page. You must sign in using your NHS Google account.
 o All formal papers and projects are expected to be typed and in MLA format. If you do not own a computer or a printer, you must be prepared to find one.
Public libraries have computers you can use for free.
o If you experience printing problems, share your paper with me through Google docs.
o I never have a problem receiving email from students so if I dont receive an emailed assignment, you dont get credit. Check the spelling of my email
address before you send work to avoid any problems.
o School rules regarding electronic devices (cell phones, smartphones, laptops, tablets, e-readers, etc.) will be enforced. (See below--NEW for 2017-18!)

CELL PHONES:
Cell phone usage in this class is strictly forbidden unless I say otherwise.
As soon as the bell rings, all cell phones must be powered down and put in your backpack. There are to be no phones on your desk, in your lap, pockets, etc.
Disciplinary consequences for violating the electronic devices policy are as follows:
1st violation Device is handed to the Dean of Students and returned to the student at the end of the day.
2nd violation Device is handed to the Dean of Students and returned to the student at the end of the day. The student receives one (1) detention.
The Dean will communicate with parent/guardian.
3rd violation - The student must hand the device to his/her dean, which will be returned to parent or guardian. The student will lose the privilege
of having electronic devices at school until the end of the next academic quarter.
If a student continues to violate these expectations, or refuses to hand the electronic device to a staff member when requested, the student may be assigned
an in-school suspension, until or unless the students parent/guardian comes to the school to retrieve the device(s).
Students found to have any electronic device visible during a quiz, test, or assessment, unless authorized by the subject teacher, may receive a zero (0) on
that quiz, test, or assessment.

English Department Late Policy:

Major assignments may be turned in one day after it is due for a deduction of 10%. If the assignment is more than one day late, it will become a zero.
GRADING:
Term 1: Terms 2, 3, 4:
10% Summer Reading 20 % Class contribution
20% Class contribution (homework, classwork, participation) 40% Minor assessments
30% Major assessments (tests, essays, projects) 40% Major assessments
40% Minor assessments (quizzes, open response paragraphs)