Accountability Agreement
Accountability agreement; as it stands personally for me, William Justin Aitchison.
Firstly, what I hope to accomplish this semester:
- I would like to pass this course and the exam, respectively, with marks in excess or equal to 76%;
- I would like to learn how to better analyze poetry; and
- I would like to learn and apply the skills I’ve learned with regards to writing university level essays.
Secondly, what I will contribute to the class this semester:
- I will try to contribute humor to the classroom environment; and
- I will try to contribute my help and reflections on the course using my blog.
Thirdly, the certain things I will be held responsible for:
- I will be accountable for handing in assignments on time;
- I will be accountable for being on time to/being prepared for class; and
- I will be responsible for maintaining my marks at an acceptable level and if needed, boost them to an acceptable level.
Fourthly, the supports I will rely on to help me achieve my accountabilities:
- I will rely on the support of Mr Murray to teach me to the best of his ability and to aid me if I so request;
- I will rely on the support of Brent Lamothe, Stuart Gendron and Colton Bissonnette to supply me with notes and whatnot if I miss a day or if I am troubled with any material in class; and
- I will rely on the support of my parents to keep me motivated/to motivate me if I begin to slack off.
Fifthly, how I will know what success looks like:
- when my report card comes, and it shows that I’ve received a 76% (or higher) on the exam and in the course;
- when I don’t get any marks taken off for lateness on my assignments; and
- when I succeed.
Lastly, the consequences (good and bad) of my success:
- I will be rewarded with knowledge, and armed with that knowledge, I will be able to succeed in grade 12 university English as well as in university;
- If I fail to hand in assignments on time, I expect marks to be taken off as per Mr Murray’s protocol on late work; and
- If my supports do not follow through, then I may become confused, or become unmotivated, and start to slack off, causing a drop in my marks, for which I would have to work more to bring them back up.
