Grading Policies

Grading Policies

Grading System

Your grade will come from tests, projects, homework, and classwork. Major assignments such as tests/projects will count 60% and minor assignments such as homework/classwork will count 40%. You will generally have one to two tests per unit, some being cumulative and some not. Formats will vary, including multiple choice, short answer, and/or free response.

Homework/Classwork

You can expect to have assignments every class period. Use your time wisely in class so that if you do have time to get started in class, you can acquire help. Homework/classwork will be checked at random and will be graded on a completion basis. If you have it all, you receive 100; if not you receive a 0. Therefore, you should at least attempt each problem. If you have no idea how to do a problem, you should copy the problem and directions that go with it and then move on to the next problem. If you leave a problem blank, you will not receive credit for it. Homework will be accepted late at a reduced score.

Exams

Exams will be averaged as the school outlines.

Make-up Work

Make-up work is outlined in the student handbook. Tests and work should be made up within five school days and not during class time. Any work not made up within this time will receive a 0. Make-up work is your responsibility. You should talk to me as soon as you return from an absence in order to stay up with the class. If you are absent from class the day before a test, you will be required to take the test with the rest of the class if no new material has been covered. Field trips do not count as absences; therefore, you are responsible for being up with the class when you return.

Help

Extra help is always available. Please ask for help! However, let me know when you plan to come in so I can be sure to be here. Do not wait until after you have done poorly on a test to get extra help. Get help from the beginning. Email me at ghunter@greenville.k12.sc.us with any questions you may have.