Grading Policy
You will earn grades in the following manner:
Assessments: (tests/quizzes) 50% = Show me you understand the concept
Social Intelligence: class assignment/projects 40% = Show me your zest
PAT (preparation for class/attitude /time used wisely) 10% = Show me your zest
Monthly Reading Goals: Each month, students are required to read a specific amount of words. A goal will be set at the beginning of each month. At the end of the month, we will review the goals and evaluate our study habits toward meeting the goal. Additional copies of the goal handouts can be located under the "projects" tab. The monthly goal counts as an assessment grade.
Project: Each nine week term, students are required to complete one project on a chapter book, unit of study, biography, or a specific novel we study in class. Additional copies of the project instructions will be located under the the reading goal tab. Most of the work will be completed in class but students have to option to work on projects at home, with teacher permission.
LATE Policy for Class Assignments/Homework/Projects:
I will accept late work for up to THREE days after the due date. A TEN POINT deduction will occur for each day you are late.
After THREE days, I WILL NOT accept LATE work unless special arrangements have been made ahead of time.
EXTRA CREDIT: Nope. Nade. Zilch.
Life is about lessons. Do your work to the best of your ability, on time, neat and organized = success in the real world.
It's OKAY to FAIL!
F: First
A: Attempt
I: In
L: Learning
Learning is a life long process. When you FAIL, you have to reach down, find your "grit" and try again.
Remember....Albert Einstein!
School work did not go well for young Einstein. His poor facility with arithmetic, his lack of special ability in any other academic subject, and his great difficulty with foreign language led his teacher to predict that "nothing good~' would come of the boy (Sullivan 1972). Nevertheless, Einstein worked carefully and diligently and persevered in doing his arithmetic homework, even though he often came up with the wrong answers.
You will earn grades in the following manner:
Assessments: (tests/quizzes) 50% = Show me you understand the concept
Social Intelligence: class assignment/projects 40% = Show me your zest
PAT (preparation for class/attitude /time used wisely) 10% = Show me your zest
Monthly Reading Goals: Each month, students are required to read a specific amount of words. A goal will be set at the beginning of each month. At the end of the month, we will review the goals and evaluate our study habits toward meeting the goal. Additional copies of the goal handouts can be located under the "projects" tab. The monthly goal counts as an assessment grade.
Project: Each nine week term, students are required to complete one project on a chapter book, unit of study, biography, or a specific novel we study in class. Additional copies of the project instructions will be located under the the reading goal tab. Most of the work will be completed in class but students have to option to work on projects at home, with teacher permission.
LATE Policy for Class Assignments/Homework/Projects:
I will accept late work for up to THREE days after the due date. A TEN POINT deduction will occur for each day you are late.
After THREE days, I WILL NOT accept LATE work unless special arrangements have been made ahead of time.
EXTRA CREDIT: Nope. Nade. Zilch.
Life is about lessons. Do your work to the best of your ability, on time, neat and organized = success in the real world.
It's OKAY to FAIL!
F: First
A: Attempt
I: In
L: Learning
Learning is a life long process. When you FAIL, you have to reach down, find your "grit" and try again.
Remember....Albert Einstein!
School work did not go well for young Einstein. His poor facility with arithmetic, his lack of special ability in any other academic subject, and his great difficulty with foreign language led his teacher to predict that "nothing good~' would come of the boy (Sullivan 1972). Nevertheless, Einstein worked carefully and diligently and persevered in doing his arithmetic homework, even though he often came up with the wrong answers.