SUPERLATIVE

STANDARD

BORDERLINE

 UNACCEPTABLE

Listening

Listens to instructions, responds appropriately, and completes tasks immediately

Listens to instructions and completes tasks immediately.

Listens to instructions but wastes time before acting.

Does not follow instructions or asks for instructions to be repeated.

Action

Always on task, Participates appropriately in games, activities, and work.

On-task most of the time, volunteers often.

Completes classwork satisfactorily.

Sometimes on task, responds only when called on. Completes some classwork.

Not on task, is sleeping, talking out of turn, doing distracting things. Does not complete classwork.

Commun

ication

Uses mostly German in class, always in appropriate ways.

Uses some German in class, always in appropriate ways.

Uses no or  very little German in class, or uses it inappropriately.

Citizenship

Takes a leadership position to stop disrespectful behavior in class.  Be helpful to others when appropriate.

Does not say anything disrespectful, even when attacked.

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Insults or makes fun of others, behaves disrespectfully, disrupts.

4. LATE WORK

1.If you are absent, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to  get the assigment from a classmate or to put a note in Frau Hudson's box with your name and the DATES of your absence.  To turn in makeup work, be sure it has the DATE  and MAKE UP written at the top. You have 1 week to complete all work and put it in the basket before it is counted late. 

2. If you have not been absent, late classwork or homework will be accepted for HALF CREDIT only.
3. If you miss a test or quiz or would like to retake one you didn't do so well on,    YOU are responsible for making an appointment with Frau Hudson to make it up. 

5. FRAU HUDSON'S POSTKASTEN

If you are having a problem with someone or something in the class that you would like to discuss with Frau Hudson, if you have a question about anything, or  if you have a suggestion for an activity you would like for the class to do, etc, please write her a note and put it in the Postamt basket. Frau Hudson will read these notes regularly and respond as quickly and fairly as she can.  

6.   RULES

1.   Behave respectfully to everyone. This is the most important rule . NO fights or mean comments, whether "just playing" or "for  real," will be tolerated. Frau Hudson expects you to act kindly to each person, even if someone is not your favorite person in the world. If you say something "kidding" mean, you will have to punch your card and serve detention. If you fight or insult someone,  or use foul language, you will go straight to the office.

2.   Be prepared. Please have your book, completed homework, notebook, and sharpened pencils EVERY DAY.  Your journal, markers, plastic bags, and dictionary can stay in your box. For each day you are not prepared, you will lose one of your 100 preparation points.

3.   Hands and objects  to yourself - no touching others or taking their stuff, no messing with or breaking objects during class, and absolutely no throwing ANYTHING unless it is in a game that Frau Hudson started. Do not bring toys or other non-school-related objects to class. ELECTRONIC DEVICES SUCH AS IPODS OR CELL PHONES WILL BE TAKEN and reported to the office, and kept until parents pick up.

4.   No food, drinks, or gum, unless Frau Hudson has provided it or given special permission for students to bring something.

5.   Act appropriately for learning. Do not do anything that Frau Hudson may find inappropriate for class; including but not limited to : refusing to participate properly, loud talking or yelling, making noises, breaking things, getting up during class without asking, running, making faces, feet on desks, drawing on desks or on people, passing notes, playing with pencils, or distracting comments. If you get three punches in your card about these kinds of behaviors, you will go to the office.

7.   HERE IS WHAT A TYPICAL CLASS PERIOD WILL BE LIKE.

BELL RINGS+ TWO MINUTES (YOU MAY TALK)

After the bell, you have TWO minutes to get your pencils sharpened, get your journal out of your box, and get your book, notebook, and last night's homework out and ready to go.

FIVE MINUTES ( NO TALKING BY ANYONE) Each person will have supplies ready, copy down the date in German, write down tonight's homework assignment in their planners, then work quietly for on the Wilkommen activity on the board while Frau H checks roll and checks your supplies.

TWO to TEN  MINUTES (NO TALKING EXCEPT FOR FRAU H, UNLESS SHE CALLS ON YOU)We will discuss the journal prompt. Frau Hudson will introduce new German  words or grammar and explain what will be going on in class today. You must listen to instructions so you know what to do. Frau H will explain the assignment for the day and the homework for tonight.

FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTES (NO TALKING BY ANYONE, UNLESS WE ARE DOING PARTNER WORK)  

Everyone will work quietly on their assignments while Frau H walks around checking homework and helping people. IF you have a question, write it on a piece of scrap paper, skip to the next part that you can do, raise your hand and wait for Frau H to get to you.  NOTE: The better everyone is able to focus, the sooner we finish with bookwork and can move on to speaking.

TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES  

We will play a game, sing a song, do partner work, do scavenger hunts, watch a video, or do some other activity in which we talk in German!

WHEN THE BELL RINGS,  Everyone must be quiet and in his or her seat in order for the group to be dismissed. The best-behaved, most on-task group will be dismissed first. The others will be dismissed after that.

8.  Der Deutschkarte

Each student is assigned a laminated card (Deutschkarte)  on which you and Frau Hudson will keep track of  tardies, passes out,  and misbehavior for the semester. It is to let you know what Frau H has in her gradebook. YOU MAY NOT TOUCH ANYONE ELSE'S CARD.

Spät! (Late )

No excuses, unless you have a note from a teacher, you are still tardy no matter what happened to you. You have two grace tardies for the semester. Your third tardy must be paid for with a detention, and for each one after the third, Frau Hudson will call home and discuss with them what other steps need to be taken.

Reisepass (travel pass)

Each student has three passes out per semester. These can be for bathroom, water, or locker trips as you choose. Write Frau H a pass request, and she will let you have the hole-punch so you can punch out and get the pass. . However, when these three are used up, there are no more passes out. This includes trips to the nurse, unless you are bleeding, vomiting, or I get a note or call from Ms. Neumann.

Benimm dich bitte!   (behave yourself please) Frau H will give you a warning if she thinks you are unaware of your distracting behavior, and if that does not help you get it under control, she will hand you the hole-punch and you must punch a hole in your card. Each punch results in a detention and a call home.  If a person has more than three punches in one semester, they will be written up and must go to the office.

BONUSES : At certain times during the year, there will be "reckoning days". Those who have no punches in their cards will receive a homework pass or other small reward!

YOU are a bright, responsible person. If you weren't, you wouldn't be taking German!

Therefore, I expect a lot out of you. I  pledge to you that I will try my hardest to be your COACH of German- to push you and cheer you on, and do my best to help make our classroom a comfortable, happy  place for everybody to work and live. Now  YOU take the pledge:

  "I will try my hardest to learn as much German as I can,  and to help make our  classroom a comfortable, happy place for everybody to work and live!"