Your Grades
TESTS are 40% of your grade
Could include matching, multiple choice, short answer, and short essay and
is given at the end of each unit
Study-guide will be given at least two days before test
Extra study session is available in the morning on days of tests
QUIZZES are 20% of your grade
Usually one per week
There are between ten to twenty questions
HOMEWORK assignments are 20% of your grade
Usually two or three assignments a week
Is due the next day unless otherwise stated
NOTEBOOK/PORTFOLIO assignments are 15% of your grade
Includes keeping an updated notebook with notes, charts, assessments
PARTICIPATION are 5% of your grade
Includes participation in class discussions, classwork, and group activities
Participation grades are figured at the end of every quarter
GRADING SCALE
A = 92.5 – 100%
B = 85.5 – 92.4%
C= 77.5 – 85.4%
D= 69.5 – 77.4%
F= less than 69.4%