Syllabus Scavenger Hunt – English I with Mrs. Lacy-Scott

What should we do during class discussions?

• Say nothing and ignore the discussion

• Join the discussion and respect different opinions

• Only listen and stay quiet

• Argue with other students

What should we do with our cell phones during class?

• Keep phones on our desks

• Use phones for schoolwork

• Turn phones off and put them in backpack

• • Share phones with other students

How are my grades decided in this class?

• Only based on tests

• 50% homework, 50% tests

• • 30% daily work and quizzes; 70% big projects, tests, and writing assignments

• 100% participation

Do we have homework in this class?

• We have homework every day.

• We will not have homework. If we do not finish our classwork, we will take it home.

• We can choose to do homework.

• We will have homework only on weekends.

What should we do if we turn in our work late?

• Fill out the Late Form

• Email the principal

• Call our parents

• Bring a doctor's note

What happens the first time a student cheats or copies someone’s work?

• • The student gets a zero, must redo the assignment, and gets detention.

• The student is suspended right away.

• • The student gets extra homework.

• The teacher meets with the student’s parents.

What do we need to bring to class every day? (Choose all that are correct.)

• Charged Chromebook

• Pencil

• Composition notebook

• Calculator

Mrs. Lacy-Scott is part of a new group of teachers at Mustang High School. What is the main goal of this group?

• Teaching hard grammar to all students

• • Working only with native English speakers

• • Getting students ready for writing contests

• • Supporting all students, with extra help for English Learners

Which play by William Shakespeare will we read in the second half of the school year?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Julius Caesar

• Romeo and Juliet

What is the rule about redoing assignments in this class?

• • We can retake each big test one time.

• We can redo every assignment as many times as we want.

• • We cannot retake any tests.

• • We must retake all tests two times.