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Name___________________________________ Date_______________________________ English 7-______

Crime Fiction Unit
Crime Solvers
Group Guidelines, Expectations, and Commitments

Group Expectations
Throughout the Crime Fiction Unit, you and your assigned Crime Solvers group members will work together to
complete important class activities, discussions, and a major project. To ensure that you work productively as a
unified group, please remember the following:

 Listen actively to each member.

 Participate actively.
 Ask questions for clarification (of each other or of your teacher).
 Be respectful and supportive.
 Disagree constructively
 Remain focused and on task.
Complete individual and group tasks thoroughly and by the due dates (as assigned by
your group or your teacher).

What you do as a group impacts each person’s quality of learning and overall grade.

Sources and Plagiarism Reminder

As with any other work in English, you are NOT allowed to use Spark Notes, Cliff Notes, or any similar type of
aid or secondary source to complete any assigned activity, reading, discussion, or writing.

Review your Reading, Writing, and Sources handout to review the details of what you may and may not use.

As always, the HONOR CODE applies.

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Class Commitment Reminders

Your yearn-long Class Commitments apply to your Crime Solvers group.

English 7-A
Class Commitments
As English 7 students, we commit to…

 being respectful to other people in class and respecting people’s opinions.

 being considerate of other people’s feelings.
 listening to others and not being judgmental of what people do or say.
 listening to each person’s ideas and adding to them.
 being on time and bringing all materials to class each day.
 being helpful in class and outside of class, and helping anyone who is in need of trying to understand
all concepts and work.
 focusing on work and not bothering anyone, so we can complete our work the best we can.
 having pride in our work.
 dedication towards education.

English 7-B
Class Commitments
As English 7 students, we commit to…

 being respectful to our peers, our teacher, and school property.

 being honest to everyone.
 being kind to all.
 having teamwork, working together, and being a good sport during group activities.
 paying attention and actively listening respectfully.
 helping each other and supporting each person’s opinions and answers.
 being on task and on time to class.
 focusing, especially in the final minutes of class.
 being neat with our work.
 turning in our work on time.
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English 7-C
Class Commitments
As English 7 students, we commit to…

 respecting ourselves, our classmates, our teacher, and school property.

 paying attention and listening carefully, actively, and respectfully.
 learning and thinking actively.
 finishing and turning in our tasks/work on time.
 treating everyone kindly and fairly without stereotypes.
 staying on top of all of our assignments.
 letting everyone have input in the conversation.
 keeping an open mind and having integrity.
 following the John Cooper Honor Code and being in compliance with the Middle School
Student/Parent Handbook.

English 7-F
Class Commitments
As English 7 students, we commit to…

 respecting everyone and treating others the way we want to be treated.

 listening to all ideas and keeping an open mind.
 treating all school property like it is our own and respecting each person’s belongings .
 always participating and making certain everyone gets to participate at least once.
 being kind and encouraging to our peers.
 making sure everyone is treated fairly.
 being responsible for our actions and any work that is due.
 trying our best and working our hardest at all times; giving 110% effort!

 living long and prospering.

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Crime Solvers Group Commitment and Oath of Honor

We each realize that we are part of a Crime Solvers group. We also realize that all activities and assignments
related to this unit and our group are important to our learning as well as key components of our Second
Semester grade. In order to fulfill our obligations to the group, we each promise to complete all individual and
group work on time. In the event that an individual knows ahead of time that he/she cannot attend a class on a
particular due date, that individual will get his/her assignment to the group ahead of time and will notify the
group members of his/her upcoming absence. We also realize that both our individual efforts and our efforts as
a whole group will determine the outcome of our grades. Consequently, we recognize that group cooperation
and respect is essential for the successful comprehension of this unit and the successful completion of
assignments and projects associated with this unit.

Signed copy housed in the group’s folder.