Classroom Rules and Procedures—Mrs. Wilhoit
kwilhoit@pwcisd.net 940-798-3845
Rules
1. Treat people and property with respect.
2. Use your time wisely and be prepared to work.
3. Bring all materials to class every day.
4. Be a polite listener.
5. Work quietly so that you don’t distract others.
6. You need permission to leave your seat.
7. No profanity or offensive language.
8. Nothing airborne.
Consequences (6 weeks)
1. Warning
2. 1 day detention
3. 2 days detention
4. Parent contact
5. Office referral
(severe or repeat)
Note—Class time is valuable, and missed class time will need to be made up during tutorials.
Take care of personal business between classes.
Supplies
 Straight-edge notebook paper
 Covered textbook and class novel
 Pens in black or dark blue ink
 1 ½ inch 3-ring binder with 6 dividers
 100 pack of 3x5 lined index cards
 Bring your class novel, textbook, notebook with paper, and blue or black
pen every day.
Grading Policy and Homework
 Essays, major assignments, projects, and tests—60%
 Quizzes and minor assessments—30%
 Daily work/homework—10%
 We will have a minimum of 10 grades per six weeks.
Notebooks
 Students will complete an assignment sheet each six weeks and keep it
in the front of the English notebook.
 Divide into the following sections: DGP/ vocabulary/ literary terms/notes
& journal entries/graded papers/ extra paper
Tardies
 Tardies accumulate per semester.
 Be in your seat when the bell rings to avoid a tardy.
 Quizzes or warm-up assignments missed because of a tardy must be
made up the next day during tutorials.
Regular Absences
 Check assignment folder for missing work and turn in within 3 days for
credit.
 If you missed a quiz or a test, you need to make arrangements with me to
make it up for credit. Once the assigned deadline has passed, quizzes
and tests that are not made up will result in a “0” for the grade.
Extracurricular Absences
 You are responsible for getting your work prior to missing class for an
extracurricular activity. Complete the “planned absence” form and turn
in to me to obtain your work.
 If you don’t make arrangements with me in advance, the missing work
will be considered late.
 Missing class for extracurricular activities will not excuse you from tests
and quizzes. If you are here, you will take them. If you miss one, you
need to make arrangements with me to make it up.
Late Work
 All assignments should be turned in on time in order to be prepared for
tests and essays.
 Work not turned in on time will only be accepted one day late. You must
attend tutorials in order to turn in a late assignment.
 10 points will be deducted from late assignments.
Tutoring and Re-test Policy
 My tutorials begin at 7:45 a.m. M-Fr. See me if you need to arrange a
different time.
 If you want to re-do an eligible test:
o See me the day the test is returned to make arrangements.
o You must attend a tutorial session within two days in order to redo a test.
o The maximum grade for re-tests is 70.
o Re-tests will be primarily essay format.
Reminders
 Outside reading is a major part of your English grade. Therefore, it is
crucial for you to keep up with your reading. It is your responsibility to
check out your books and take care of library fines.
 Use blue or black pen, and turn in assignments on straight-edge paper.
Otherwise, they will have to be re-done during tutorials.
 While I may occasionally offer “extra-credit” opportunities, these don’t
include last minute requests at the end of the six weeks. Be diligent in
completing your assignments, and you won’t need extra credit.
 Keep cell phones put away and on silent. They will be taken up during
tests.
 Please be aware that all written work must follow acceptable guidelines.
Profanity, graphic violence, and references to sex, drugs, or suicide in
your written work will result in a counseling or office referral.
 All classroom policies are subject to school policy.
Edmodo
 I will be making supplemental materials available to students online
through www.edmodo.com.
 Students will need an account in order to access the materials.
1. I have read the rules and procedures for Mrs. Wilhoit’s class.
2. I am aware that the definition of plagiarism includes copying someone else’s
paper, buying a paper from the Internet, turning in a paper with no citations,
and/or using more than three words in a row from the original source. I am
aware that all material must be in my own words and cited appropriately
according to MLA format. I have been notified that the penalty for plagiarism
will be a “0” on the assignment, as well as disciplinary consequences. A “0”
could result in failure for the six weeks as well as failure for the semester.
3. In order to provide classroom support for students when they are away from
school, I will be posting various documents for English class online.
I have set up class accounts at www.edmodo.com. I will provide the class code
to students, and they will need to register with a log-in and password. (They do
not have to have an email account in order to register. However, students with
Gmail accounts will be able to link to documents saved in Google Drive.) Once
they have registered, they will be able to see assignments and access resources.
In addition, a parent code is available. You may enter the code and create an
account which will allow you to access the site.
My child may/may not register for an Edmodo account in order to access
supplemental documents and resources for English class.
4. Please sign below to indicate that you have read the above information.
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Student signature/date
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Parent signature/date
5. Parent Contact Information (Please circle your preferred method of contact.
Be aware that the fastest way to reach me is through email. If you wish, send
an email to kwilhoit@pwcisd.net and I will add you to my contact list.)
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