Never assume an automatic extension. Every student will receive a progress report about the fifth week of the quarter. The Student Handbook pass is given at the teacher s discretion and may only be used after the first twenty-five minutes of class have passed . Each student must have a loose-leaf English notebook or a section of a notebook to hold class work and handouts. Every student is to bring a blue , two-pocket folder to be used as a writing portfolio which will remain in the English classroom.
Textbooks Issued textbooks are to be covered and brought to class every day.
Students will be issued Elements of Literature and Elements of Writing, Third Course. Students are encouraged to purchase personal copies of the supplemental paperback text used in English 9 so that they may highlight and note significant passages. Students not wishing to purchase texts will be issued school copies. The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Supplemental paperbacks will be replaced at the current market price. Grade Weight Quarterly grades are computed numerically following the Fairfax County grading scale.