Most out-of-class essays will be submitted to Turnitin.com on the date due. When students are required to turn in a hard copy, essays will be collected at the beginning of class. To get full credit, papers must be handed in by the Due Date. Papers th are handed in after the Due De and before the Deadline will be deducted one letter grade. No essay will be accepted after the Deadline. If the student submits an essay th is not in response to the assignment, the essay will be given an “E” grade In-Class Essays, Quizzes and Tests If a student is legitimately absent on the day of an in-class essay, quiz or test, then students must make up the work outside of class hours. Attendance Keep unnecessary absences to a minimum. If absent, a student is responsible to ascertain what materials, notes and assignments they have missed. Students will have three days upon the return to school to make up missed work. Tardiness Be in class and ready on time. Three unexcused late arrivals equal one unexcused absence. Academic Integrity All out-of-class compositions must be submitted to turnitin.com to receive credit. Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s words and/or ideas without giving proper credit. In a word, it is cheing. This includes copying from another student’s paper or paraphrasing a source without giving proper credit to its author. Any essay containing plagiarism or any assignment or test showing evidence of cheing will earn an grade. A plagiarized work cannot be rewritten for reassessment. “E”
Most out-of-class essays will be submitted to Turnitin.com on the date due. When students are required to turn in a hard copy, essays will be collected at the beginning of class. To get full credit, papers must be handed in by the Due Date. Papers th are handed in after the Due De and before the Deadline will be deducted one letter grade. No essay will be accepted after the Deadline. If the student submits an essay th is not in response to the assignment, the essay will be given an “E” grade In-Class Essays, Quizzes and Tests If a student is legitimately absent on the day of an in-class essay, quiz or test, then students must make up the work outside of class hours. Attendance Keep unnecessary absences to a minimum. If absent, a student is responsible to ascertain what materials, notes and assignments they have missed. Students will have three days upon the return to school to make up missed work. Tardiness Be in class and ready on time. Three unexcused late arrivals equal one unexcused absence. Academic Integrity All out-of-class compositions must be submitted to turnitin.com to receive credit. Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s words and/or ideas without giving proper credit. In a word, it is cheing. This includes copying from another student’s paper or paraphrasing a source without giving proper credit to its author. Any essay containing plagiarism or any assignment or test showing evidence of cheing will earn an “E” grade. A plagiarized work cannot be rewritten for reassessment.
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