- Do homework every night--even if there's
nothing scheduled! You can always rewrite your vocabulary
items or conjugate those verbs.
- Do have your textbook open in front of you as you
do the workbook page, and refer to the textbook as you
work.
- Do your homework from the textbook on
standard loose-leaf (not spiral) paper,
with your name and the due date at the top. Homework
handed in on spiral paper or with no name will not be
given credit.
- Do write out everything--spell out all
numbers, write full sentences-- even if the
directions on the homework say otherwise.
- Do take care of your homework paper by
storing it neatly in a protective folder so that it
doesn't get crushed in your back pack. Please don't
hand me a crumpled, stained page and expect me to
untangle it to grade it.
- Do attempt every sentence of every
section. Incomplete assignments will only get half credit
(and only then if you have attempted every section). In
the real world, a good attempt to
produce language is much better than silence--and in
Homework World, an attempted sentence with an error in it
is better than wimping out and not trying.
- Do read your calendar carefully and hand
assignments in on the date they appear on the calendar.
Remember, these are Dates Due, not
"dates to do" the homework. (Ex: If an
assignment is listed in the box for Sept. 14, it is to be
done on Sept. 13 or before, and handed in on
Sept. 14.)
- Do keep an extra copy of the calendar at home, if
you do not have Internet access, so that you won't forget
it. Forgetfulness is never an excuse.
- Do leave your workbook at home--most of
your assignments come from it, and we'll only need it in
class on certain dates, which will be announced. That
way, if you're unexpectedly absent, your homework is
still available to you. Routinely put your textbook in
your backpack, because more than likely you have homework
to do.
- Do hand in your homework the day you
return to class after an excused absence for full credit.
No admit slip with "excused" marked, no credit
for homework missed.
- Don't write any English ever--I'm
assuming you don't need to learn English, so unless the
directions are very specific to write in English,
don't.
- Don't doodle on your homework. This is
what I call "cutsie-wootsie." It aggravates me,
and it distracts you from the task of the assignment.
- Don't write in colored inks other than
dark blue. See the "cutsie-wootsie" rule above.