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Mrs. McConnor's Class Descriptions:
Click Here for Printable Horticulture Syllabus
Horticulture:
Text: Reiley, H. Edward and Shry, Carroll
L. Introductory Horticulture, 8th edition, Delmar / Cengage Learning,
Albany, New York, 2011. Course Description: This course will assist students in learning the essential information
needed to explore the exciting field of horticultural science. One of the most rapid growth areas in the field of agriculture
is that of horticulture. This new-found interest is due to increasing awareness by the public, as people look inwardly
at a need to be closer to nature and outwardly at a world in which efficient methods of food production and conservation of
land are increasingly important. Class Weighting Procedure Homework and Labs----47% Late homework will lose 50% if it’s turned in one day late. After that, no credit will be given. Tests-----------------------40%
Tests will be given following the end of each 2 or 3 units. Quizzes--------------------10%
Quizzes may be unannounced; will be worth 10-30
points. Mini-reports----------------3% A mini-report is at least one
full page written on any subject related to horticulture. You may do up to four each nine weeks, but are only required to do one. The rest will count as extra credit. These are to be written
in your own words, not cut and pasted from the Internet.
In other words, do not plagiarize. Use 12pt. type and double-space between
lines. Grading Procedure 90 – 100 A 80 – 89 B 70 – 79 C 60 – 69 D Below 60 F Evaluation- Grades will be based on your performance on tests, assignments, labs, and mini-reports.
Click Here for Printable Yearbook Syllabus
Yearbook:
Course
Description: This course involves producing the student newspaper, and the parent newsletter. Students will be responsible
for taking pictures, interviewing people, collecting and writing original articles for the newspaper. They will then design
and layout the paper, print, and distribute it to the school and community. Students
will also be responsible for producing the yearbook. They will take pictures that cover all student functions using
a variety of cameras; design the cover, layout the pages on the computer with pictures, text and clip art, print the pages
on the color printer, and assemble the books at the end of the year. Course Objectives: 1.
Students will produce a newspaper that is timely, informative, entertaining, and covers major events at Meadows Valley
School. 2. Students will learn aspects of layout and design for the newspaper, newsletter, and the yearbook. 3. Students will meet deadlines for all publications in a consistent manner. 4. Students will be
able to use cameras (digital, point and shoot) to record the activities that take place throughout the school year. Weighting procedure: Yearbook- 40% Pages are complete- all pictures present, all text in place (headlines on each page,
people identified in captions, all students included), all pages are turned in on time. Newspaper / newsletter- 40% Articles are
well written with proper grammar rules applied; are not plagiarized; articles turned in on time. Participation- 20% Each student
will contribute a minimum number of articles to each publication. Occasionally there is down time after a deadline is
met. Students will be expected to use this time constructively. Grading Procedure: 90 -
100 A 80 - 89 B 70 - 79
C
60 - 69 D Below 60 F
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