On the first day of class, students will be sorted into Houses by random
draw. Each House will choose a representative to be Head Boy or Head Girl, and
these representatives will flip a coin to see who chooses a House Name first.
House names may come from one of the four canonical Hogwarts names (Griffindor,
Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff); another wizarding school name (Beauxbatons,
Durmstrang); or an appropriate Winthrop name (e.g. Bancroft, Eagleclaw, etc.).
Each House will start with 25 points.
The highest-scoring House (collectively, averaged) on each quiz will earn 10
points.
The highest-scoring House (collectively, averaged) on the midterm will earn 25
points.
The highest-scoring House (averaged) on the group presentation will earn 20
points.
Each member of a House who visits the Writing Center for help with
the research paper will earn the House 5 points (proof will be the
Writing Center attendance slip stapled to the final paper).
Any time a House member is late for class or unprepared for class,
the House will lose 5 points.
Any other episodes of misbehavior (e.g. but not limited to texting in
class, etc.) will cost the House a minimum of 5 points per
offense.
Dr. Koster and Ms. Harris will also assign and deduct points for work
in class each day and for other instances of meritorious (or notorious)
behavior.
Each new scholarly resource for the Resources web page will earn the suggester’s House 2 points.
At the end of the term, a House Cup and some small token prizes will
be assigned to the team with the most House Points.
Additional House Points rules may be added as we go along…depending
on what circumstances come up.