do all homework, completing each assignment on time
be on time to class
rarely, if ever, miss a class
work well with each lab partner he or she is assigned to
read and follow directions with little or no assistance needed
clearly show all steps of the work needed to solve a problem
take good class notes (and use them)
participate actively in all classroom activities
study a little Chemistry each night, therefore needing only to study an hour or less the night before a test
make every effort to figure out a problem by him or herself; using the book, warm-ups, notes, etcetera
as resources
conduct him/herself appropriately with other students and the teacher at all times
always work to improve his or her skills
come in for extra help and/or ask questions in class as soon as something is unclear
earn top marks on all tests and quizzes
A B level student will
complete all or almost all homework, on time
rarely be tardy or absent
complete most lab work with little additional guidance
work well with each lab partner he or she is assigned to
show all or almost all of the steps needed to solve a problem
take useful class notes
participate in all or almost all classroom activities
study Chemistry most nights, requiring only an hour, or so, to study the night before a test
make every effort to figure out a problem by him or herself; using the book, warm-ups, notes, etcetera
as resources
conduct him/herself appropriately with other students and the teacher at all times
always work to improve his or her skills
come in for extra help and/or ask questions in class as soon as something is unclear
earn at least 80% or higher on all tests and quizzes
A C level student will
complete most homework, on time
rarely be tardy or absent
complete most lab work with some additional guidance
work well with each lab partner he or she is assigned to
show most of the steps needed to solve a problem
take useful class notes
participate in most classroom activities
study Chemistry some nights, requiring more than an hour to effectively study the night before a test
make every effort to figure out a problem by him or herself; using the book, warm-ups, notes, etcetera
as resources
conduct him/herself appropriately with other students and the teacher at all times
usually work to improve his or her skills
come in for extra help and/or ask questions in class only when there is a test imminent
earn at least 70% or higher on all tests and quizzes
A D level student will
complete some homework, on time
sometimes be tardy or absent
complete most lab work with some additional guidance
work well with each lab partner he or she is assigned to
show some of the steps needed to solve a problem
take poor class notes, rarely, if ever reading them afterwards
participate in some classroom activities
study Chemistry sometimes, requiring more than an hour to effectively study the night before a test
make little effort to figure out a problem by him or herself, incorrectly believing that copying it from
someone will help him or her to understand what is being copied
conduct him/herself appropriately with other students and the teacher at all times
sometimes work to improve his or her skills
earn at least 60% or higher on all tests and quizzes
An F level student will
complete some homework, on time
often be tardy or absent
complete some lab work with little additional guidance
work minimally well with each lab partner he or she is assigned to
show some of the steps needed to solve a problem
take poor or no class notes
participate rarely in classroom activities
not study Chemistry often, if at all
make little or not effort to figure out a problem by him or herself, forgetting about available resources
act inappropriately with other students and the teacher
rarely work to improve his or her skills
earn 65% or below on more than a couple of tests and quizzes