• CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
    - Come to class prepared and ready to learn with all materials needed.
    - Homework is to be completed and turned in by the assigned date.  
    - You are expected to follow the code of conduct as stated in the CCMS Handbook.
    - Be kind and respectful to each other and to me.  Always choose kindness.
    - Work hard, participate, and try your best every day.

    GRADING POLICY:
    -50% - Tests
    -25% - Quizzes
    -25% - Classwork & Homework
    -10% - Final Exam Counts as 10% of Final Average

     NOVEL STUDIES:
    -The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan
    -Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis
    -Flush, Carl Hiaasen
    -Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, James Swanson
    -Hatchet, Gary Paulsen