WELCOME TO HEALTH CLASS
The following is everything you need to know about health class.
YOU WILL NEED TO BRING AN OPEN MIND TO CLASS ALONG WITH A NOTEBOOK, WRITING IMPLEMENT AND FOLDER - THE NOTEBOOK AND FOLDER CAN BE COMBINED.
YOU WILL ACCUMULATE A TON OF STUFF.
LEAVE PREJUDICES AND LAZINESS IN THE HALL. BE ON TIME TO CLASS....
SOME FACTS:
-THERE WILL BE HOMEWORK AND READING ASSIGNMENTS. EACH UNIT WILL END IN A 45-60 MINUTE TEST. YOU WILL MAKE UP A MISSED TEST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - LIKE THE FIRST TIME I SEE YOU. BEING ABSENT FROM SCHOOL AND NOT KNOWING ABOUT A TEST IS NO EXCUSE. WE WRITE THINGS ON THE BOARD, YOU HAVE TELEPHONES TO CALL PEOPLE TO GET MISSED WORK AND FIND OUT ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS. THEN THERE IS ALWAYS EM AIL AND THE WEB SITE. IT IS YOUR, I REPEAT, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET INFORMATION THAT YOU MISSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
* YOU NEED TO KEEP ALL OF YOUR HANDOUTS AND NOTES IN AN ORDERLY FASHION - THIS WILL BE PART OF YOUR NOTEBOOK GRADE WHICH IS AVERAGED INTO YOUR FINAL COURSE GRADE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. I WILL KEEP A PORTFOLIO OF YOUR CURRENT EVENTS, TESTS, AND OTHER REFLECTIONS.
* POP QUIZZES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE - ESPECIALLY IF IT IS EVIDENT THAT HOMEWORK HAS BEEN NEGLECTED. I DO NOT ASSIGN A TON OF HOMEWORK, AND IT IS DESIGNED SO THAT EVERYONE STARTS A TOPIC WITH THE SAME BACK GROUND INFORMATION.
*THERE WILL BE A PAPER DUE EACH QUARTER. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ORAL PRESENTATION DUE EACH QUARTER. YOU WILL ONLY HAVE ONE OF THESE PER QUARTER. HALF OF YOU WILL DO AN ORAL, HALF WILL HAND IN A PAPER. YOU WILL REVERSE IT DURING THE NEXT QUARTER. FURTHER INFO ON THAT FOLLOWS.
* EACH THURSDAY OR FRIDAY WILL BE CURRENT EVENTS (C.E.) IN HEALTH DAY.
* CLASS DISCUSSIONS AND ARGUMENTS ARE O.K. - EVERYONE USUALLY HAS SOMETHING WORTHWHILE TO SAY - AND DESERVES TO BE LISTENED TO. NOT TO MENTION, PARTICIPATION IS PART OF YOUR ASSESSMENT.
EACH OF THE ABOVE IS WORTH 25% OF YOUR GRADE - TEST AVERAGE, C.E. AND HOMEWORK, PAPER OR ORAL PRESENTATION, AND CLASS PARTICIPATION.
OTHER FACTS -
YES, YOU MUST PASS THIS COURSE TO GRADUATE.
NO, YOUR GRADE DOES NOT AFFECT CLASS RANK BECAUSE THIS IS AN UNLEVELED COURSE.
YES, IT IS A MAJOR AND THEREFORE COUNTS FOR HONOR ROLL.
YES, YOU WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE FINAL IF YOU HAVE A 90 AVERAGE IN BOTH SEMESTER GRADES.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFO:
CURRENT EVENT/ HOMEWORK PROCEDURE -
YOU MUST HAVE A C.E. IN WRITING TO HAND IN EVERY WEEK AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. WE WILL DISCUSS EVERYONE'S ARTICLE OR NEWS STORY. I WILL CHECK AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TO SEE WHETHER THE ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE. IF YOU ARE MISSING A CLASS DUE TO AN AWAY GAME OR A FIELD TRIP, GET THE C.E. INTO ME BEFORE YOU GO. IF YOU ARE ABSENT YOU SHOULD HAND IT IN ASAP.YOU MUST HAVE IT HANDED IN BY THE TIME CURRENT EVENTS ROLL AROUND AGAIN OR YOU WILL GET A ZERO. I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE ASSIGNMENTS SUCH AS THESE.
TO GET A PERFECT TEN ON A CURRENT EVENT:HAVE THE PRINTED ARTICLE OR IF FROM OTHER MEDIA (NEWS ON TV), THE NAME OF SHOW, ETC.
TYPE OR WRITE OUT A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS.
HAVE AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION
HAVE AN OPINION SECTION OR A REFLECTION PARAGRAPH FOR A CONCLUSION
BONUS POINTS IF THE C.E. IS A TOPIC THAT RELATES TO THE UNIT WE ARE ON.
PLEASE VARY YOUR SOURCES. CNN HEALTH GETS OLD REALLY FAST. USE A NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, OR T.V. FOR OTHER SOURCES. DO NOT, UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH, RIP ANYTHING OUT OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES. IF YOU PICKED UP SOMETHING FROM T.V., TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT THE SHOW WAS AND WRITE THAT DOWN AS WELL AS WHAT WAS LEARNED.
OTHER HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS USUALLY INVOLVE READING ARTICLES OR CHAPTERS FROM A TEXT AND DOING VOCABULARY AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS. THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED LATE EITHER, HOWEVER YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION COVERED IN THE ASSIGNMENT.
PAPER PROCEDURE -
YOU MAY PICK THE TOPIC OF YOUR INTEREST. IF IT IS A RESEARCH PAPER I EXPECT FOOTNOTES AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. IF IT IS AN OPINION PAPER OR A PERSONAL ESSAY, REFERENCES ARE NOT NEEDED UNLESS USED TO SUPPORT YOUR OPINIONS. THE PAPER WILL BE 5-7 TYPED PAGES LONG. DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE INTERNET...
IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT ( FOR ALL OF YOU LAST MINUTE PEOPLE), TOPICS ARE DUE ON THE DATE OF THE FIRST TEST. THE FIRST PAPER OF THE QUARTER IS DUE ON MONDAY MARCH 17 OR TUESDAY MARCH 18. FOR EVERY DAY IT IS LATE, 25 POINTS WILL BE TAKEN OFF. EVERY DAY COUNTS. MY DAY ENDS AT 2:05 P.M. AS FAR AS PAPERS ARE CONCERNED. BEING ABSENT FROM SCHOOL DOES NOT CHANGE THE DUE DATE - LATE IS LATE, NO EXCUSES - GET IT HERE SOMEHOW. E-MAIL IT TO ME, CALL A CAB TO DELIVER IT - JUST GET IT HERE. PLAN AHEAD TO AVOID THE UNFORESEEN PROBLEMS - COMPUTER CRASH, NO PRINTER INK, ETC.
THE NEXT QUARTER PAPERS ARE DUE ON MONDAY MAY 5 OR TUESDAY MAY 6 - AGAIN - TWENTY FIVE POINTS A DAY FOR LATE PAPERS - THIS HAS TURNED AN A PAPER INTO AN F BEFORE!!
YOU WILL ALSO SPEND A FEW MINUTES HIGHLIGHTING WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM DOING YOUR PAPER TO THE CLASS.
ORAL PRESENTATION PROCEDURE - FIRST QUARTER ORALS START ON MARCH 13 SECOND QUARTER ORALS START ON MAY 1 . WE DO TWO A DAY.
EACH OF YOU WILL GIVE A TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTE SPEECH / PRESENTATION ON SOME AREA OF HEALTH. THIS COULD BE A SIMPLE AS INTERVIEWING A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND TALKING ABOUT THAT TO RESEARCHING A WEIRD DISEASE AND TEACHING US ABOUT IT. PEOPLE HAVE ALSO TAUGHT THE CLASS ABOUT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS DRUG ADDICTION, EATING DISORDERS, SUICIDE, BEATING CANCER, SURGERY, PARENT'S HEALTH ISSUES, ETC. THIS WILL BE DONE IN THE QUARTER OPPOSITE YOUR PAPER . I WILL GIVE YOU GENERAL GUIDELINES BUT WHATEVER YOU TALK ABOUT SHOULD BE SOMETHING NOT COVERED IN THE CURRICULUM. REMEMBER, THIS IS 25% OF YOUR QUARTER GRADE... I EXPECT YOU TO PUT IN SOME TIME ON THIS. VISUAL AIDS ARE A GOOD IDEA. POWER POINTS ARE GOOD. REHEARSING THE ORAL IS GOOD. READING TO US IS NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
CLASS PARTICIPATION IS 25% OF YOUR GRADE. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN POOR GRADES IN HEALTH CLASS BECAUSE THEY NEVER RAISE THEIR HAND NOR SPEAK UP.
YOUR ORGANIZATION OF NOTES AND SHEETS WE GIVE YOU IS CRUCIAL TO YOUR SUCCESS IN HERE. WE HAVE NO TEXT BOOK - WE END UP PHOTOCOPYING A LOT OF STUFF AND WE HATE TO GIVE PEOPLE SECOND COPIES BECAUSE OF CARELESSNESS AND LACK OF ORGANIZATION. I WILL BE COLLECTING NOTEBOOKS AND GIVING YOU A GRADE ON THEM THAT WILL BE AVERAGED INTO YOUR FINAL GRADE. PLEASE TAKE GOOD NOTES - HANG ONTO THE HANDOUTS IN AN ORDERLY WAY. THE REAL WORLD IS ORGANIZED AND THIS CLASS HOPEFULLY WILL HELP YOU IN THE REAL WORLD.
ABOVE ALL, BE PREPARED TO LAUGH A LOT.
UNITS THAT WILL BE COVERED:
SYSTEMS OF THE BODY
MENTAL HEALTH
HUMAN SEXUALITY
DISEASES
DRUGS
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I UNDERSTAND THAT:
DEADLINES AND DUE DATES ARE IMPORTANT AND HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE.
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING OUT WHAT I MISSED WHEN I MISS A CLASS.
I WILL MAKE UP A MISSED TEST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IF I AM NOT PREPARED FOR MY ORAL ON THE DAY IT IS DUE, I AM IN DEEP TROUBLE!
MY PAPER IS DUE ON THE DUE DATE, NO EXCUSES, OR I WILL LOSE 25 POINTS ON IT FOR EVERY DAY IT IS LATE.
I UNDERSTAND THE ACADEMIC HONESTY CODE AS WRITTEN IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK
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