Syllabus!

Welcome!
Hello parents and students! I'm looking forward to another fun year here at J.T. Moore. Below is my basic syllabus, describing the class and how I run things around here. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 292.8095 x1032 or email me at jeremy.yax@mnps.org

Schedule:
This year we will be having an A/B schedule. Here's my bell schedule:
8:55 - 9:50 -Planning
9:55 - 10:45 - 8th grade
10:50 - 11:40 - 7th grade
11:40 - 12:10 (my lunch duty)
12:15 - 12:55 (my lunch)
1:00 - 1:55 -6th grade
2:00 - 2:55 - 5th grade
3:00 - 3:55 - 5th grade
The A/B schedule doesn't shift or change if there is a holiday or snow day. Ex: September 7th is Labor Day, which would be a B-day. Tuesday the 8th would still be an A day.

Grade Policy:
My grade policy is pretty simple. 100% of the student's grade is earned during my class time. There's generally not any homework. 70% of the student's grade is earned with their daily grade, which basically means just showing up for class on time and getting artwork done! You could technically pass my class without having to turn anything in! (not that I recommend that)
The other 30% of a student's grade is turning in assignments (and the occassional quiz). Simple and done.

Make up work:
If a student misses class, they'll need to do a still life drawing to make up their daily grade. I will post a list of drawing guidelines soon! Make-up work needs to be turned in one week before the end of the grading period.

Grading Rubric:
How do I grade artwork? We'll discuss in class what I look for in regards to specific projects. The main categories I look at are:

• Following instructions - (you can't get full credit if we're all drawing flowers and you're drawing flamingos)
• Creativity - (did you just copy my example, or are you coming up with your own idea?)
• Craftsmanship - (neatness counts! most assignments will not be jackson pollock splatterfests!)