Post: Grading category breakdown
Posted by English teacher on 9/07/08
Would any of you be willing to share your breakdown of
grades (ie. what percentage you assign to asessments,
daily work, etc.)
An experienced teacher in our district assigns 40%
assessments, 40% daily/homework, and 20% participation and
organization. Our reading specialist has decided to use
the same breakdown in her English class.
I am wondering if most teachers do this, or if it is low
in the assessment category since it is gauging what they
should know.
Also, this teacher puts independent reading/reading
journals in the 20% category.
I really respect this teacher, but I would like to find
out what other English teachers do before I decide how to
assign percentages.
Last year I team taught with an experienced teacher and we
used her scale, but it very heavily weighted the reading
log and we have a new curriculum this year which has two
embedded assessments per unit, so I think it needs
tweaking a bit.
I really have to think about this and I would appreciate
any guidance you can give. We are middle school--if that
makes any difference. Thanks!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Grading category breakdown, 9/07/08, by English teacher.
- Re: Grading category breakdown, 9/07/08, by curiositycat.
- Re: Grading category breakdown, 9/07/08, by Teri.
- Re: What I used in middle school, what I use in college, 9/08/08, by marjoryt.
- Re: What I used in middle school, what I use in college, 9/18/08, by Robert F.
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