About the Class

Materials Needed for Class


2020 Changes

Test Breakdown

Weighted Grades

Semester Grades

Daily Assignments/Participation 15%

Vocabulary/Grammar/Language 15%

Reading Comprehension 20%

Writing/Major Projects 50%

Final Exam is 10% of overall semester grade

Essay Scoring Conversion: 6-Point Rubric

0= 50% F

1= 60% F

2= 70% D

3= 76% C

4= 86% B

5= 93% A-

6= 100% A


2018 scores

76.9% pass rate

Former Teaching Years' Pass Rates & Score Breakdowns

2019 Scores

74.4% pass rate

2020 Scores

95.6% pass rate

Important Note

2020 Data is highly skewed due to students only taking one essay in an online format. 2020 also represents the first year the new essay scoring rubrics were used. 2021 is the first full implementation of the new test/rubrics.

2021 Scores

84.2% pass rate

2022 Scores

75% pass rate

2023 Scores

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2024 Scores

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2025 Scores

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Synthesis Prompt

2023- ( global)

2022- 4.1/6 ( 3.6 global)

2021- 4.3/6 (4.0 global)

2020- NA

2019- 5.4/9 (4.8 global)

2018- 5.3/9 (4.6 global)

Analysis Prompt

2023- ( global)

2022- 4.3/6 (3.6 global)

2021- 4.4/6 (3.5 global)

2020- NA

2019- 4.7/9 (4.1 global)

2018- 5.2/9 (4.5 global)

Argument Prompt

2023- ( global)

2022- 3.9/6 (3.2 global)

2021- 3.9/6 (3.4 global)

2020- NA

2019- 5.0/9 (4.6 global)

2018- 4.7/9 (4.5 global)

Multiple Choice

2023- ( global)

2022- 35.9/45 total questions (30.9 global)

2021- 34.7/45 total questions (29.7 global)

2020- NA

2019- 43.5/68 total questions correct (38 global)

2018- 44.4/68 total questions correct (40.3 global)