GRADING POLICY

BREAKDOWN OF GRADES:

100-90:  A
89-80:  B
79-70:  C
69-60: D
59-Below:  F

Participation/Attendance:  30%
Notebook/Projects:  20%
Homework/Assignments: 15%
Tests: 15%
Quizzes:  10% (Open book)
Cumulative Tests/Semester Exam: 10%

Extra Credit:  Up
to 100 points (about 5%)

RUBRIC SCORE

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Attendance & Participation 
Notebook Inspection
Paper Grades

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Attendance and Participation (Out of 20 points)
Talking/Distraction:  Minus 5 points 
GUM CHEWING:  Minus 5 points
Not taking notes/ Inattentive:  Minus 5 points
Being disrespectful:  Minus 10 points

Notebook Inspection (out of 20 points)
 No dividers:  Minus 5 points
 Non-labeled dividers:  Minus 2 points for each
No binders:  Minus 10 points
Missing work/papers:  Minus 1 point for each

 Paper Grades (Out of 100 points)
 No Vocabulary Words:  Minus 10 points (two points per missing word)- 10% of
grade
Incorrect Format:  (30% of grade)

 1. Not 12 point font- Minus 5 points
 2. Not 1.25’ margins- Minus 5 points
 3. Not 1” from top and bottom- Minus 5 points
 4. Not double spaced- Minus 5 points
 5. Title not underlined/bolded- Minus 5 points
 6. Insufficient amount of pages:  Minus 5 points
Content:  50% of grade
Spelling and Grammar Check:  10% of grades