Photography Syllabus
Attendance:
Attendance and tardies are recorded daily, every period.
Attendance and tardies are recorded daily, every period.
- 4th tardy for semester = detention
- 5 or more tardies = dean referral
- Students must have proper written/dated pass from instructor to enter or leave the classroom.
- Students are expected to be in the classroom when the bell rings, and setting up for the day's project.
- If you are absent, you are responsible for finding out what was missed.
- If you are absent on an assignment due date, the assignment is due the day you return to the classroom.
- Assignments given during an absence are granted an extension of one day for each day of excused absence.
- Make up tests and quizzes within two school days of your return to school.
Grades:
Grades for this class are based on the following areas:
Grades for this class are based on the following areas:
- Daily effort, behavior and attitude
- Quality of all assignments
- Meeting assignment deadlines (anything you turn in for a grade). , including chapter questions,
Classroom Rules:
All work (film, digital files and photos) are school property and subject to search at any time. If deemed inappropriate or in violation of school policy appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
All work (film, digital files and photos) are school property and subject to search at any time. If deemed inappropriate or in violation of school policy appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
- Consequences can include detentions, calls home, referral to Dean, and removal from class.
- Inappropriate material includes; film, digital files and/or photos of drugs, alcohol, violence, and suggestive sexual material.
- The instructor, dean of students, and administrators reserve the right to decide what is appropriate or inappropriate material.
- Do not use the computers without instructor permission - "Surfing the Web" is not permitted unless related to a class assignment.
- Be on time and ready to work when the bell rings.
- Give each assignment your best effort.
- Raise your hand for instructor help or to participate in class discussion.
- No talking during tests or quizzes.
- No food or beverages are permitted. A water bottle is OK.
- All assignments must be completed during class.
- No cheating.
- Conduct yourself in a mature and responsible manner at all times.
- Respect and cooperate with the instructor and your classmates.
- Respect school property and your classmates' property.
- Profanity is not tolerated.
- Demoralizing words, gestures, or behavior towards the instructor or students is not tolerated.
- No males and females in the dark-darkroom (or film darkroom) at the same time.
- Do not run in the lab, studio, or darkroom. No horseplay.
- Do not use school equipment, materials, or supplies without asking instructor.
- The darkrooms are open only during Photography periods. The darkroom is not open before or after school. The instructor must be present for students to work in the darkrooms.
- The darkroom is only available to students during their assigned Photography periods.
- Respect other students and the school's property.
- Report all accidents or hazards to the instructor at once.
- Students are not to be in the darkroom at the beginning of class until attendance is taken and permission granted. Technology Education Department Rules:
- No passes are issued to take pictures during your scheduled photography class time. Take pictures for the assigned projects during your time. Absolutely no student(s) will be allowed photography passes during their scheduled class time.
- No students are allowed in darkroom or Rm. 509 unless they are officially registered for that period.
- No students are allowed to come down from study hall, commons, lunch, before, or after school without instructor approval.
- Students who borrow school equipment must have written permission slip from a parent or guardian before equipment can be used.
- Equipment must be properly checked out by the student. Failure to do this correctly may result in a loss of equipment privileges.
- Students are financially responsible for any damage to school equipment while operating it.
- Students are financially responsible for lost or stolen cameras.
- The school or the instructor reserves the right to limit the student’s access to certain pieces of equipment or areas.