Welcome to

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Welcome to
Chemistry
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About Me

• What do
• you get when
• you cross swing with tango?

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About Me

• The new
• hit dance
• sensation

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About Me

• Now I dont
• dance, but that
• is how you
• say my name
• Mr. Swango

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About Me

• This is my
• 7th year teaching chemistry here at Dunbar.

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About Me

• I have a
• Bachelors Degree from
• Berea College
• in Chemistry

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About Me

• I have a
• Masters Degree
• in Pharmaceutical
• Sciences
• from UK

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About Me

• And a
• Masters Degree
• In Secondary Ed.
• from UK.

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About Me

• I Love
• listening to music,
• and my favorite
• type is pop standards,
• like Sinatra,
• Dean Martin,
• Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick Jr.,
• Michael Bublé.

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About Me

• I live about 15 minutes from Dunbar
• at the Richmond Rd./Patchen Dr. area. If youve
  ever been to the Lexington
• Ice Center, thats my neighborhood.

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About My Family

• I am married
• to a beautiful,
• resourceful,
• and patient woman,
• named Kathy.

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About My Family

• We dont have children,
• and dont plan
• to have any.

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About My Family

• We have
• 9 cats that
• pretty much run
• the house.

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About My Family

• We also have
• 4 dogs that are
• always in the house if we are,
• but have a nice sized backyard.

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Grading Policy

• We will have a lot of homework and lab grades,
• You will be graded on participation, which is
  included in the "daily grade".
• Here is the percentage breakdown that final
  grades are based on

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Grading Policy
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Homework Policy

• Homework is very important
• The purpose of homework is to practice for the
  exams
• Answers to homework will be posted
• You will check yourself as you go, or upon
  entering the room
• If you miss a problem, it should be reworked
  until you achieve the correct answer.
• Some homework will be turned in to be checked

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Student Work Policy

• All work must be handed in by due date
• If an assignment is late and I will grade it
  with deductions of 2 brownie points
  and 20 credit.
• All work must be done neatly and legibly.
• You must show ALL appropriate work on
  mathematical calculations to receive any credit.

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What supplies are required?

• I expect you to obtain ASAP
• A signed Acceptable Use Policy
• Scientific Calculator
• Writing utensils
• A bound notebook for bell-ringer activities
• 3 ring binder to organize notes
• 3.00 lab fee

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As a student, what do you expect of me for class
time?

• You will be expected to have your notebooks out,
  pencils sharpened, and ready to work when class
  begins
• If you arrive late, please quietly take your seat
  and see me after class.
• If you miss a class lecture, you should copy
  notes from your Homework Buddy, then seem me
  about anything you do not understand

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As a student, what do you expect of me for class
time?

• It is your responsibility to have a complete set
  of class notes.
• I expect to have your complete attention and
  cooperation.
• I expect you to be responsible for your own
  learning
• I expect you to work up until time for dismissal

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Are we allowed to work together on class work?

• Usually, as long as
• Work on the assignment given
• Work with neighbor closest to you or your
  Homework Buddy
• Use your library voices
• Rule of thumb if I cant hear the music you are
  too loud.
• STAY ON TASK!!!

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When am I tardy?

• I follow Dunbars tardy policy and uphold it
  pretty strictly
• If the first block starts at 830 and you come
  into the room at 830 you are tardy.
• Watch the clock in the halls
• It doesnt matter what the clock in my room
  says, the hall clocks are the definitive
  authority on the Dunbar time

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How are assignments collected?

• Assignments are due by the end of the block the
  day its due
• It is YOUR responsibility to turn ALL assignments
  into the appropriate basket
• It is YOUR responsibility to keep up with
  assignment due dates, Ill remind you once or
  twice, but I hold you responsible for your own
  fate.

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How do we know when an assignment is due?

• Assignments due dates are usually posted on the
  board when assigned
• There will also be verbal reminders
• Assignments and due dates are also posted online
  at the class calendar

http//staff.fcps.net/jswango/Calendar.htm
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How do we get makeup work if we are absent?

• Find your homework buddy
• Get any handouts missed
• Ask for a brief run-down of what was missed
• Make an appointment with me for any lab-work
  missed
• Keep up with your missing work by checking posted
  grades often.

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What is a Homework Buddy?

• A good strategy to keep up with class is to hook
  up with a buddy or set of buddies
• 2 or 3 students work together in a team, that way
  when one of the team is absent the others
• Get an extra of EVERYTHING handed out that day
• Provide their homework buddy with missed
  materials and notes.

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How do we prepare to leave class?

• Stay seated and work until you are dismissed
• I dismiss the class, not your watch and not
  other students out in the halls
• ABSOLUTELY NO lining up at the
  door.
• No one goes anywhere until every-one is seated in
  their seats.

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Behavior Participation

• All Dunbar rules are followed in my class.
• Including no food and drink in class
• No CD players, cell phones, or beepers
• No disrespect, defiance, deception, profanity, or
  obscenity.

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Supplemental Classroom Rules

• Be courteous and respectful of classmates,
  visitors, and me.
• No sitting on the tops of the desks, lab counters
  and tables
• Its my music that is played on my radio no
  exceptions
• Do not touch any equipment in the room until or
  unless told to do so

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Rule Violation Consequences
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Incentives

• Brownie Points (Individual)
• Swango Points (Class as a whole)
• Each class starts with 3 Swango points.
• If the class gets out of control, they lose a
  Swango Point
• If the class gets through the entire semester
  with any of the 3 Swango points I will drop
  each students most damaging test grade.

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Brownie Points

• Incentive Program

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Brownie Points

• You will be assigned 3 Brownie Points to begin
  with.
• A Brownie Point is the price of many things
• If you need to go to the restroom costs 1
  brownie pt
• If you need to turn in an assign-ment late it
  costs 2 brownie pt
• If you need to leave the room to go to your
  locker it costs 1 brownie pt

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Brownie Points

• If you dont take care of your homework buddy it
  costs 1 BP
• If you are called down in class twice in one
  block it costs 1 BP
• If you break a class rule it costs 1 BP
• If you break a lab rule it costs 1 BP
• If you want to retake a bad exam it costs 5 BP
• To be exempt from any homework assignment it
  costs 5 BP

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Brownie Points

• If you curse in class it costs 1 BP
• If you want to get out of a make-up lab it costs
  3 BPs

You cant be in the whole with Brownie Points
I reserve the right to make-up more rules as I
go along
Any Brownie Points left over at the end of each
semester may be used as Extra Credit or be rolled
over.
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Brownie Points

• You can earn more Brownie Points lots of ways
  too
• there will be brownie point assignments that you
  can choose to complete for a brownie point
• If you get a 95 or better on a test you can earn
  a brownie point
• Periodically I will be looking for specific
  positive classroom behaviors and if you are
  exhibiting the proper behavior you can earn a
  brownie point.