1. CURRENT EVENTS 1.WRITE THE TOPIC & DATE OF ARTICLE ON THE TOP LINE 2.WRITE THE TITLE & AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE ON THE NEXT LINE 3.WRITE A SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE 4.CUT OUT ARTICLE AND SECURELY ATTACH TO NOTEBOOK 5.MUST BE DONE IN YOUR CURRENT EVENTS NOTEBOOK 6.EACH TRIMESTER TEN CURRENT EVENTS WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE.

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

3. 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

4. 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?

5. BACK OF INDEX CARD SOCIAL STUDIES TEXT BOOK NUMBER DESCRIBE CONDITION OF TEXT PARENT’S FULL SIGNATURE

6. 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!

7. 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!

8. 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