1. Freshman Health Syllabus
River Dell High School
Mr. Van Saders

2. Class Expectations
Be Prepared – bring computer, pen/pencil, folder & planbook
No Food or Drinks in the Classroom
Be On Time – lateness will result in 1. detention 2. detention and call home 3. An administrator is notified
Hand in Assignments on Time – late assignments (no makeups):
Turns to a zero
Respect fellow students
Missed Work – you are responsible for any missing work if you are absent.

3. Grading Procedures
Tests and Quizzes: Each test and quiz will have total points indicated on each. Each item will have different total . All not out of 100!
Your grade depends on the number of points you accumulate in the marking period:
This is an example of a previous Marking period: Total Points (Ex): 560 pts. for the MP
Tests /Quizzes: 310 pts.
Assignments: 130 pts.
Paper: 70 pts.
Participation: 60 pts
Class Participation: 60 pts
1. Class participation points based on the activity for that day (not given everyday)
Any work given out will be worth points so if it is not handed in or handed in late will result in a zero

4. Health Article Critiques
You will collect health articles out of the newspaper, magazines or Internet articles
Critiques should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs. First paragraph summary of what you read and second paragraph your reaction to the article. Should be at least 4 to 5 sentences per paragraph. The more detail covered the better your grade
Critiques must be typed and ed and the article’s link needs to be included in the
The articles will be worth 25pts. 10 pts. for each paragraph’s information and 5 for the included link
These articles will be included as part of your assignment pts.
Critiques will lose 10 points everyday the critique is late

5. Article Topics
The article topic will presented at the time of a specific lesson being cover in class.
For example, HIV /AIDs or other STD’s