Tests

• Assignments in this category count 50% of the quarter grade
• All major unit tests AND all compositions (unless otherwise specified) count in this category
• All assignments in this category must be completed in order to pass the quarter
• No tests will be dropped or excused

Quizzes

• Items in this category count 30% of the quarter grade
• ALL quizzes are combined in this category, but there are different types of quizzes:
  • READING quizzes are frequent, so students may drop ONE quiz at the end of the quarter IF THE STUDENT HAS TAKEN ALL THE QUIZZES. It is usually impractical or impossible to make up these quizzes after an absence so if you miss one for an absence, that is the one you drop.
  • Vocabulary and other types of quizzes must be made up, and none of them will be dropped.

Homework

• This category is worth 10% of the quarter grade.
• All student begin the quarter with a 100 in this category. The only way to lose points is to fail to complete an assignment accurately or on time. Points are deducted in the following fashion:
  • -10 for any missed homework
  • -5 for a late homework that is still valid or one that is half completed
  • -2 for an incomplete homework or one that is poorly done
  • +2 for an especially well done assignment
  • +10 for an extra credit homework that the teacher has allowed or requested - not one the student did inadvertently or just as his own idea of extra credit
  • -10 for a failure on a reading quiz NB: freshmen will lose points if the reading quiz is below 60. Juniors will lose these points for any failure on a reading quiz.

   

Participation

• This category is worth 10% of the quarter grade.
• The teacher will assign this grade at the end of the quarter based upon the following criteria:
  • participation in class discussions - frequency and quality of responses
  • participation in group work
  • focus on and engagement in class work