IHS World Language Department Policies
The following policies and guidelines will be followed by all teachers within the World Language Department,
Grading Scale
Technology
Absences
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Miscellaneous
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Grading Scale
100-93 A 92.99-90 A- 89.99-87 B+ 86.99-83 B 82.99-80 B- 79.99-77 C+ 76.99-73 C 72.99-70 C- 69.99-67 D+ 66.99-60 D 59.99-0 F Technology
Absences
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
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TUTORS AND OUTSIDE HELP
Discussing the topic of a composition and working on an outline for it with your tutor, parent, or friend. Going over assignments your teacher has corrected with your tutor, parent, or friend in order to understand and correct your mistakes. ANSWER KEYS Using the answers in the back of the book to check your work after completing an exercise (write the corrections in using a different color TRANSLATIONS Using your dictionary or online dictionary and other study guides (as instructed by your teacher) when reading texts. Online translators are not acceptable. COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS Discussing the material covered by an assignment, the concepts or structure, with a classmate or tutor before beginning to write it. Collaborating on dialogue work, scenes, etc. where the teacher specifically asks you to do group work. USING AND CITING RESOURCES All written work you hand in should be your own individual production, with proper attribution (page references, footnotes, works cited page) given when you are quoting, summarizing, borrowing ideas, or paraphrasing. All oral work should also be based on information that you obtained yourself from sources which you cite (whether print, recorded, or electronic). Using the internet as a resource of background information that can inspire and feed into your own analytical and creative work, and citing all materials used as rigorously as any textual source. |
TUTORS AND OUTSIDE HELP
Getting someone else's help with the actual writing of a composition. Having your assignment completed or corrected by your tutor, parent, or friend prior to handing it in. ANSWER KEYS Looking at the answers in the back of the book before you do / complete an exercise. TRANSLATIONS Using an English translation of a text. Using translation software or online translation sites. COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS Writing down exactly the same thing as your classmate or finding specific answers with the aid of someone else. Allowing someone to borrow your work, writing, or completing an assignment for someone else is not acceptable. Passing off collaborative work as your own, or not doing your fair share of the collaborative work and thus receiving credit for what someone else accomplished. USING AND CITING RESOURCES Copying material from books, articles, the internet, and other material created and/or published by someone else. Pretending that you personally obtained information from other assigned sources when you actually got it from another student (paper, project, test, etc.). Copying and pasting material of any length from the internet and passing it off as your own work, your own phrasing; using material on the internet without attribution and proper citation. |
*Adapted from Lakeside Schools
Miscellaneous
- Translators, notes or materials of any kind will not be used for tests, homework, essays, etc.
- For larger projects or essays that are turned in late, the student’s grade will go down 10% for each day it is late. If it is over 5 days late, s/he will receive a zero.
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