Homework :
Your child WILL have homework every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night.
Your child WILL have homework every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night.
· Write your name and date clearly at the top of the first page, along with the assignment name. If you are not stapling or paper-clipping the pages together, then put your name or initials on all the pages.
· Use loose leaf paper only unless given a worksheet
· Attach your pages with a paper clip or staple. Do not fold, tear, spit on, or otherwise "dog-ear" the pages.
· Clearly indicate the number of the exercise you are doing, just in case you accidentally do a problem out of order, or separate part of the problem from the rest.
· Write out the problems (except in the case of word problems, which are too long).
· Do your work in pencil, with mistakes cleanly erased, not crossed or scratched out. The use of ink pens are not allowed in math.
· Write legibly; if I can't read your answer, then it's wrong.
· Keep work within the margins. If you run out of room at the end of a problem, please continue onto the next page; do not try to squeeze lines together at the bottom of the sheet. Do not wrap writing around the notebook holes.
· Do not squeeze the problems together, with one problem running into the next. Use sufficient space for each problem, with at least one blank line between one problem and the next.
· Do "scratch work," but do it on scratch paper; hand in only the "final draft." Show your steps, but any work that is scribbled in the margins belongs on scratch paper, not on your homework.
· Show your work. Show everything in between the question and the answer. Use complete English sentences if the meaning of the mathematical sentences is not otherwise clear. For your work to be complete, you need to explain your reasoning and make your computations clear. Be sure to "circle" or "box" your final answer.
· For tables and graphs, use a ruler to draw the straight lines, and clearly label the axes, the scale, and the points of interest. Use a consistent scale on the axes, and do a T-chart, unless instructed otherwise. Also, make your table or graph large enough to be clear.
· Do not invent your own notation and abbreviations, and expect me to figure out what you meant. For instance, do not use "#" in your sentence if you mean "pounds" or "numbers". Do not use the "equals" sign ("=") to mean "indicates", "is", "leads to", "is related to", or anything else in a sentence; use actual words. The equals sign should be used only in equations, and only to mean "is equal to".
· Do not do magic. Plus/minus signs, "= 0", radicals, and denominators should not disappear in the middle of your calculations, only to mysteriously reappear at the end. Each step should be complete.
· If the problem says "Explain" or "Write in your own words", then copying the answer from the back of the book, or the definition from the chapter, is unacceptable. Write the answer in your words, not the text's.
· Remember to put your final answer at the end of your work, and mark it clearly by underlining or circling it. Label your answer appropriately; if the question asks for measured units, make sure to put appropriate units on the answer.. If the question is a word problem, the answer should be in words.
· In general, write your homework as though you're trying to convince someone that you know what you're talking about.
Completely worked and corrected homework exercises make excellent study guides for End-of-Grade Assessments. Also, if you develop good habits while working on the homework, you will generally perform better on the tests.