Binder Requirements

Your Paper Journal

You need to keep a journal for this class. 

I have you do this for a number of reasons:

1. We do a lot of handwritten work because it's good for your mind and penmanship.  
2. You can refer back to your papers for reminders of what you need to work on.
3. It will help your organizational skills.
4. If something goes wrong in the digital grade-book world (say I hit 0 instead of 10 . . . say there's a glitch in an update), you can bring in the hard evidence to make it right.  
5. A journal is compact, easy to carry, nice to work in, and feels more personable than an iPad or a binder.
6. I also occasionally allow you to use your journal (and its profound contents) on in class essays (ICEs). 

 
Your Journal Must

• be of a standard size (9.5" X 7.5") or larger
• be college ruled (double check before you buy!)
• be neat and clean and have no major tears
• include an identifying mark, name, or other distinction on the spine
• include your name and period on the cover in pen (outside or inside)
• We will have nine units of study this year; you might need to purchase a second journal to accommodate all nine:
• Unit 1: Quo Vadimus (Where are we going?)
• Unit 2: The Anglo-Saxon Era
• Unit 3: The Middle Ages
• Unit 4: The Renaissance
• Unit 5: The Restoration and the 18th Century
• Unit 6: The Romantic Era
• Unit 7: The Victorian Era
• Unit 8: The Modern Era
• Unit 9: Quo Vadis (Where are you going?)

• In each section, you should do the following:
• write the unit # and title at the top of the page 
• save at least one page for Nails
• save at least one page for Lit Terms
• OR . . . if you would rather not reserve the pages for Nails and Lit Terms, you may use a different highlighter for Nails and Lit Terms so you can find them easily

 Grading

•  I will check quarterly by any combination of the following
• random spot checks
• planned checks
• If a spot or quick check
• I will ask you to turn to any given note or entry
• If you have it, you get an A
• If you don't, I ask for a second
• If you have it, you get a C
• If you don't, I ask for a third
• If you have it, you get a D
• Otherwise, you fail the spot check.