Grading Rubric

Each homework assignment, worth up to ten points, consists of a handout with selected vocabulary words from the chapter lesson. Students match the provided vocabulary word with the correct definition and application. (Students will have class-provided or textbook-provided definitions and a variety of applications.) Students will then practice “mechanics” (capitalization, punctuation, and spelling) by writing the correct applications on the line provided.

To score a full 10 points:

The matches are correct, and demonstrate the students’ mastery of the concepts. In the application sentences, there are no misspellings, and capitalization and punctuation are correct.

To lose a full point:

The match (either definition or application) is incorrect; or the homework is incomplete (one or more left unfinished).

To lose a half-point:

1) The match is incorrect because the student has written the correct letter, but the incorrect application; or the student has written the incorrect letter, but the correct application.

2) In the applications, there are 1 to 5 mechanical problems on the entire handout. (For 6 to 10, another half-point; for 11 to 15, another half-point; etc.)

3) Instructions are not followed: The application sentence has not been copied; student has failed to write complete information on the header provided.

Maximum points allowed for work one day late: 5 (All rules still apply.)

Late Work (Other than for absences):

If a student does not turn in an assignment after normal procedures, they will be required to come outside of normal class time to complete the work. All assignments will be completed - even if they are for no credit. [ It's not about the GRADE, it's about the LEARNING. ]

For work following absences:

Student will have one day for each day absent. (If work is assigned on Monday, it is due Tuesday. If the student misses Monday and returns Tuesday, the assignment is made Tuesday and is then due Wednesday. If the student misses Monday and Tuesday and returns Wednesday, the work is assigned Wednesday and is due Friday.)

Exceptions:

If work has been completed on time but left at home, a parent or guardian may send a written note to that effect the next day, attached to the work. The assignment will be accepted for full credit. If work has not been completed for other legitimate reasons, a parent or guardian may also send a written note to that effect. The assignment will be due as soon as is reasonably possible and will be accepted for full credit.

“REWRITE”:

The answers are illegible or show a serious lack of effort. The grade is registered as a zero unless the student completely rewrites the assignment and turns it in the next day. Completed work is then accepted for full credit.

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