In a message dated 6/26/07 10:46:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > My department is looking at how grades are calculated for Language Arts. I > teach in a middle school that combines writing, english, reading, > vocabulary, etc. into one class-English/Language Arts. We were curious as to > how other > teachers distribute grades/percentages to come up with the student's overall > grade for the class. > Pam writes: It's the same situation at my school. Unfortunately, at my school, there isn't one uniform way to distribute grades. My solution was to call all areas equal and base them on my state standards. I have a categories for literature/reading, writing, listening/viewing/speaking, grammar, and "projects" (I needed something where I could put in grades for book reports, research projects, larger more long term events that were graded but had several elements combined). Basically, each area is a state standard, with the exception of "projects." Everything is worth an equal percent - I do weight assessments and larger assignments more, but this seems to be working well for me. Parents seem to really understand how grades are set up and inquiries over the past 3 years have almost disappeared (on at least how the grade is calculated).
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