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Mr. Edwards's Gradebook:
Mr. Edwards's Gradebook:
I attempt to communicate as clearly as I can about student performance through my use of the gradebook. Referring to the demo rubric on the left, here's some things that would be true about how that assignment would be recorded in the gradebook.
There will be no "overall" score for this assignment recorded in the gradebook, instead you will find 5 individual scores, one for each row on the rubric (so you can see how they did on each skill being measured)
Every assignment in the gradebook will be graded on the 4 point scale. Meaning that every score will be a 4, 3.5, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1, 0.5 (or some multiple of those numbers--for larger assessments)
The standard being assessed will often be included in the assignment name. Things like W.1 and L.2 may not mean a lot at first glance, but the standards for each assessment and their accompanying descriptions will be clearly published for students and parents on the unit schedule prior to the unit beginning.
The assignment to the left would read similar to this in the gradebook:
Analysis Essay 1 (W.1) Thesis/Claim-- corresponds to first row on rubric
Analysis Essay 2 (W.1) Evidence
Analysis Essay 3 (W.1) Organization/Cohesion
Analysis Essay 4 (W.1) Voice/Word Choice
Analysis Essay 5 (L.2) Fluency/Syntax
Assessments: (80% of grade)
Assessments: (80% of grade)
Assessment Points are almost always the final draft version of a student's essay, presentation, or other type of project. These final drafts are always due after weeks of practice on a given skill and therefore are meant to measure their proficiency and/or growth on the standards (skills) being assessed.
Some Assessments might include:
Analysis Essays
Synthesis Essays
Socratic Seminars
Presentations
Other various projects relevant specific units of study
Practice: (20% of grade)
Practice: (20% of grade)
Practice Points are what they sound like. They provide a trackable record of a student's progress and effort demonstrated on assignments meant to prepare them for future assessments. The stakes are lowered in this category but they still contribute toward a student's final grade. Therefore, this is where student effort can help dictate their final grade. Practice Points are essentially where daily work and participation-style assignments get funneled now that they should not make up a large portion of a Standards Reference Gradebook (measurable skills only).
Some Practice Assignments might include:
Starters (writing answers to the day's question at the start of every day)
Focused Notes (regularly taking notes)
Notebook Checks
Participation in class discussion / Cold Call Quizzes
Rough Drafts
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