Grading Policy:
Marking Period grades are a reflection of points earned though daily participation as well as completed class assignments such as: journals, homework, tests, quizzes, essays, games, mini assessments and projects. A student's final grade is the average of each quarter. Generally, the assignments are weighted as listed below. *However, these percentages are subject to change based on the progress of the class.
- Class Participation - 30%
- Projects - 30%
- Tests - 20%
- Essays - 20%
To assign grades I use the district approved criterion that matches the NJ State assessment. The scoring breakdown is listed below.
- A+ 100-97
- A 96-93
- A- 92-90
- B+ 89-87
- B 86-83
- B- 82-80
- C+ 79-77
- C 76-73
- C- 72-70
- D 69-65
- F 64-BELOW
To better prepare students for the NJ State assessment, grades for narrative, expository and argumentative essays will be assigned according to the Holistic Scoring Rubric. The rubric assigns numerical grades to essays ranging from 1-4. The students will learn various strategies and techniques to help them reach the benchmarks listed in the rubric.
These standards will be the same values used to assess students on the NJ State assessment.
- 4 = A 100-92
- 3.5 = B+ 91-85
- 3 = B 84-82
- 2.5 = C+ 79-75
- 2 = C 74-72
- 1.5 = D+ 69-67
- 1 = D 68-65
- 0 = F 64-BELOW