Scoring Information

There are two categories of assignments; Prep and Practice and Body of Evidence.

Prep & Practice

Prep and Practice assignments (homework, classwork, quizzes, etc.) give students the opportunity to learn the material and get feedback without penalty. Scores do not count toward the final grade of a standard. Instead, scores communicate progress and show readiness for success on Body of Evidence assignments.

These assignments are scored on a scale of

0 (missing) - .5 (incomplete) - 1 (complete).

Body of Evidence

Students are required to demonstrate proficiency of course standards through their work. A Body of Evidence assignment (paper, test, project, etc.) is an opportunity to provide such evidence and counts towards the final grade on that standard(s). All of the evidence scored for each standard is averaged together to calculate a final score. Generally, these standards will be assessed bi-weekly with a rubric upon the completion of a product and will use ELA learning progressions for scoring.

How Grading for this course breaks down:

Habits of Work

Success in this course is dependent on having strong Habits of Work. Every three weeks, I will evaluate your progress towards proficiency on two standards; Responsibility and Engagement. Our hope is this information will help you grow as a student and a member of our community. While this will be represented using our standard 1-4 scale, this score will not calculate into your course grade. You can view the rubric by clicking here.

Grading Categories & How Standards average into your overall Grade

The Body of Evidence score in grades reflects the current average of each assignment. This gives an indication of how you are doing in this class.

Each standard, however, is weighted as a percentage that calculates at the end of the marking period. This will be visible in your grade book through a single entry that will represent your final average for each standard. It will then calculate your course grade based on its weight. I have provided you with the percentage breakdown for each standard.

Until the end of the marking period, you can see how you are performing on standards by going to the “Mastery” tab and seeing your score for each standard.

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