Students are expected to remain quiet in class while working. Talking during class promotes socialization which in turn affects the concentration and performance of the students on assignments and projects. Students enrolled in Art need to realize that this class is just as important as the rest of their classes. It is not a blow off class or "free time". Students who begin to have difficulty remaining quiet in class will be assigned an afternoon detention and parents will receive a phone call or an email.

My theory regarding extra credit is if a student completes all the given assignments and puts the maximum amount of effort into his/her assignments and also turns the project in on time, then extra credit is not needed. Normally, students requesting extra credit from me are those who have not put out the maximum effort to complete and turn in all assignments given. If a student did not complete and turn in all previous assignments the he/she will not have time to complete extra credit assignments.

Any Student arriving to class after the tardy bell rings is considered tardy and will be counted tardy. If a student was delayed by another teacher and has a note stating the fact, then the tardy will be excused and not count against the student.

Grading this year for both 8th grade art and 6th grade art will be as follows:

50% projects/tests
50% daily