Grades and Policies

The "meaning" of letter grades...

This is a definition of letter grades from California Lutheran University's teacher preparatory program:

A = Mastery of course content at the highest level of attainment that can reasonably be expected of students at a given stage of development. The A grade states clearly that the students have shown such outstanding promise in the aspect of the discipline under study that he/she may be strongly encouraged to continue.

B = Strong performance demonstrating a high level of attainment for a student at a given stage of development. The B grade states that the student has shown solid promise in the aspect of the discipline under study.

C = A totally acceptable performance demonstrating an adequate level of attainment for a student at a given stage of development. The C grade states that, while not yet showing unusual promise, the student may continue to study in the discipline with reasonable hope of intellectual development.

D = A marginal performance in the required exercises demonstrating a minimal passing level of attainment. A student has given no evidence of prospective growth in the discipline; an accumulation of D grades should be taken to mean that the student would be well advised not to continue in the academic field.

F = For whatever reason, an unacceptable performance. The F grade indicates that the student’s performance in the required exercises has revealed almost no understanding of the course content. A grade of F should warrant an advisor’s questioning whether the student may suitably register for further study in the discipline before remedial work is undertaken.

I think the definition above does a GREAT job describing what each earned letter grade stands for. You will find that I am a fair yet firm teacher.  I have high standards and I do my best to scaffold and guide students to be their best selves in my classes. In the end, Parents, Guardians, Students and yes...even Teachers are all on the same team and want the BEST outcome!  Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions and/or concerns:  jettclyne@gmail.com

Where do our class grades come from?

• Presentational Spanish:  This is when there is no back and forth.  Examples include a speech, a summary, or a writing prompt.  

• Interpersonal Spanish:  This when there is back and forth.  Examples include a discussion, responding to a question AND following up, some form of interview or conversation.  

• Interpretive Spanish:  This is when you are showing what you understand from a prompt.  It could be answering comprehension questions about something you read/heard, explaining what you understand about it, or providing context from a listening clip.  

• Language Structures:  This is where any kind of traditional grammar or vocabulary assessment would fall.  It is kind of the nuts and bolts of Spanish that is prevalent throughout all three of the primary forms of communication.  

• Culture (and comparisons):  This area tends to be focused less on language communication and more on knowledge of a target culture.  Often comparing differences between target culture and generic U.S./California culture would fall here.  

Late Work...?

This is on a situation by situation basis. Every student and situation is different and I take that into consideration.  Ample time is given for the assignments to be completed by their due dates.  

Work submitted LATE (no special circumstances) will be awarded the grade of 50%.  Assignments that are not submitted at all will be awarded the grade of 0%.

There is a Final Exam in preparation for the AP Test.  The final exam is 20% of the end of year grade.  

~Maestra Clyne