CURRENT EVENTS1. WRITE THE TOPIC & DATE OF ARTICLE ON THE TOP LINE2. WRITE THE TITLE & AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE ON THE NEXT

LINE3. WRITE A SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE4. CUT OUT ARTICLE AND SECURELY ATTACH TO NOTEBOOK5. MUST BE DONE IN YOUR CURRENT EVENTS NOTEBOOK6. EACH TRIMESTER TEN CURRENT EVENTS WILL COUNT AS A

TEST GRADE.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK?• ON LOOSELEAF PAPER ONLY• PROPER HEADING• WRITE THE QUESTION• ANSWER THE QUESTION• NEVER ALLOWED TO BE TYPED!!

SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECTS• EVERY TRIMESTER YOU WILL

RECEIVE A PROJECT AND THE DATE IT IS DUE

• FAILURE TO HAND THE REPORT IN ON DUE DATE WILL RESULT IN A ZERO GRADE

INDEX CARD INFORMATION• NAME CLASS # • DATE OF BIRTH• FULL ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER• CELL NUMBER• RELIGION• SIBLINGS: NAMES & AGES• FAVORITE SUBJECT & WHY?• HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES?• WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR• Internet Access? Working Printer?

• DO YOU HAVE INTERNET ADDRESS?

BACK OF INDEX CARD• SOCIAL STUDIES TEXT BOOK

NUMBER• DESCRIBE CONDITION OF TEXT• PARENT’S FULL SIGNATURE

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

• PROPER HEADING ON ALL PAPERS: YOUR FULL NAME, DATE, CLASS, AND ASSIGNED NUMBER

• HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE ON THE BOARD AND ARE TO BE COPIED FIRST THING WHEN YOU ENTER ROOM

• BEGIN “DO NOW”• NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO WALK AROUND THE

ROOM OR TALK WITHOUT PERMISSION• EVERYONE IS TO BE RESPECTFUL TO EACH

OTHER!

PROCEDURES CONTINUED

•ALL TEST AND QUIZES ARE TO BE SIGNED BY YOUR PARENTS AND RETURNED THE NEXT DAY WITH CORRECTIONS.•UP TO 5PTS WILL BE TAKEN OFF YOUR TEST FOR SPELLING ERRORS•TEST CORRECTIONS:•1. ON LOOSELEAF TEST QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWER IS TO BE WRITTEN 2 TIMES EACH.•2. ESSAY QUESTIONS ARE DONE ONCE •3. SPELLING ERRORS ARE CORRECTLY WRITTEN 5 TIMES EACH•NO PLAGARISM!!!! YOU CAN NOT COPY THE WORK OF OTHER PEOPLE AND TAKE CREDIT FOR IT! YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO!

HOMEWORK• YOU START OFF WITH A HOMEWORK

GRADE OF 100%• 5PTS WILL BE TAKEN OFF FOR EACH

MISSED ASSIGNMENT• PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER 3

MISSED HOMEWORKS• MISSED HOMEWORK IS RECORDED IN

THE HOMEWORK BOOK. INCLUDE YOUR NAME, DATE, SUBJECT, & SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT MISSED