Classwork = (5 75 points) – Class work includes any activity completed, collected and graded during class. Class work assignments can be made up only if the student is absent the day it was assigned. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to come and see me for work that you missed while you were out of class. Participation will be an important part of your class work grade it is to your benefit to stay awake and pay attention in class. – Homework = (10 100 points) – Homework will be assigned with due dates. You must complete the work and turn it on the assigned due date, or you may not receive credit for it. All late homework assignments will lose 25% per day late. If you are absent it is your responsibility to check for any assignments you might have missed. Quizzes = (10 100 points) – Quizzes will be announced and unannounced. Homework may be checked by a short quiz at the beginning of any class period. If you are absent the day of a quiz, it is your responsibility to come see me to make it up. Tests = (100-200 points) Tests will be given at the conclusion of each unit. Most tests will be a combination of multiple choice, matching, short answers, and essays. If you are absent on the day of a test, it must be made up within of when you return from your absence, or it ONE WEEK will be entered as a 0 in the grade book. Projects/Essay = (100-200 points) Each term projects, or essays, may be assigned to accompany a unit. More information will be provided when a project is assigned. Long term assignments will lose 10% on the first day, and 5% on each subsequent day. At the end of each term I will determine the total number of points for all assignments and calculate your grade. For example, at the end of a term the total possible number of points for all assignments is 750 and a student has accumulated 660 points: 660750 = 88. The student would receive a grade of 88% for the first term. COURSE METHODOLOGY Christianity Unit 1: World Religions Hinduism Unit 2: China Judaism Buddhism Topic Outline
Classwork = (5 – 75 points) Class work includes any activity completed, collected and graded during class. Class work assignments can be made up only if the student is absent the day it was assigned. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to come and see me for work that you missed while you were out of class. Participation will be an important part of your class work grade – it is to your benefit to stay awake and pay attention in class. Homework = (10 – 100 points) Homework will be assigned with due dates. You must complete the work and turn it on the assigned due date, or you may not receive credit for it. All late homework assignments will lose 25% per day late. If you are absent it is your responsibility to check for any assignments you might have missed. Quizzes = (10 – 100 points) Quizzes will be announced and unannounced. Homework may be checked by a short quiz at the beginning of any class period. If you are absent the day of a quiz, it is your responsibility to come see me to make it up. Tests = (100-200 points) Tests will be given at the conclusion of each unit. Most tests will be a combination of multiple choice, matching, short answers, and essays. If you are absent on the day of a test, it must be made up within ONE WEEK of when you return from your absence, or it will be entered as a 0 in the grade book. Projects/Essay = (100-200 points) Each term projects, or essays, may be assigned to accompany a unit. More information will be provided when a project is assigned. Long term assignments will lose 10% on the first day, and 5% on each subsequent day. At the end of each term I will determine the total number of points for all assignments and calculate your grade. For example, at the end of a term the total possible number of points for all assignments is 750 and a student has accumulated 660 points: 660750 = 88. The student would receive a grade of 88% for the first term. COURSE METHODOLOGY Unit 1: World Religions Hinduism Judaism Buddhism Christianity Unit 2: China Topic Outline
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