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History
8
th
grade
Brackett ISD Junior High

Teacher Name: Mrs. Harris
Phone:
Room 1 Junior High
e-mail: holly.harris@brackettisd.net



Grade Categories/ Weighted
Scale Grading Scale
Major (Exams, Extensive Projects) 60% 100 90: A
Minor (Daily Class Work, Quizzes,) 40% 80 89: B
70 79: C

(below 70 is failing)

Supplies needed for 7
th
grade history:

>2 Composition notebooks per semester
>Pencils and paper

Social Studies Interactive Notebook:

Students will be required to create and maintain an interactive social studies notebook.
Student will be allowed to take their notebooks home but they are RESPONSIBLE for
bringing them to class everyday. All class notes will be recorded in the interactive
notebook.


Social Studies Journal:

Students will be required to have a daily writing assignment in their social studies course.
The social studies journal will stay in the classroom unless student takes journal home for
study purposes. In the event that a student brings home their journal they are
RESPONSIBLE for bringing it back to class with them.

Homework Policy:

If student does not complete their class assignment it will automatically become a
homework assignment. Books will not be taken from classroom unless signed out!

Bell work:

All bell work will be counted as extra credit. Do it!!

Campus Make-up Work (Absent Work) Policy:

Students shall receive full credit for satisfactory make-up work, including tests, after an
absence. When a student is absent, they have an equal number of days to make up their
schoolwork as they were absent. (Example, if the student is absent for 3 days, then they
have 3 days to turn in all their assignments.)

Absent work is located in a designated area in the classroom. It is the students
responsibility to check the classroom absent calendar and complete the
assignment. Absent work that is not turned in at the appropriate time is considered late
work.

Campus Tardy Policy:

If you are tardy for class report directly to the high school office to receive a pass for
admittance. This is school policy.

Classroom expectations:

When in the classroom, all students will be asked to comply with the following rules:
Be Prompt
Be Prepared
Be Productive
Be Polite

Eyes on the teacher when talking.

There is no crying in baseball!

Consequences:
1
st
offense: Student teacher conference during detention on Fridays

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