English Department
Grading Policy
The following grading policy will be in effect for all English courses except AP English Language and AP English Literature:
Category
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Description
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Percent
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Major Assessments
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Unit Tests, longer essays, research papers, projects, presentations
|
50%
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Minor Assessments
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Quizzes, vocabulary literary term quizzes, shorter writing assignments
|
30%
|
Alternate Assessments / Assignments
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Reading Assessments, Classroom assignments, informal writing, journals or other informal assessments
(homework for MS only)
|
20%
|
|
|
100%
|
Details for English:
Major Assessments: 50%