Here is a summary of the grading system for Grade 8: EARTH SCIENCE

 

TESTS + ASSIGNMENTS + PARTICIPATION + BEHAVIOR = MASTERY

 

 

1) Breaking Points for Grading System

(Percentage grade listed is the minimum percent required for that grade)

 

A+ = 98.5%     B+ = 88.5%     C+ = 78.5%     D+ = 68.5%     F  = >59.5

A  = 92.5          B  = 82.5          C  = 72.5         D  = 62.5         F- = >50.0

A- = 89.5        B- = 79.5      C- = 69.5      D- = 59.5       E  = Not Used

(The 0.5% added to each break point is to compensate for rounding)

 

 

2) Grading is on a percentage of total points.

All assignments and tests are worth a certain number of total points.  Homework is due on test day!

 

Quizzes and tests will account for 50% of your total grade;

and homework, laboratory work, and behavior will account for the other 50%.

 

Students must earn at least a 59.5% average in this class to pass.

 

Part of the student's grade will be determined by class participation, lab work, and especially behavior.  These factors will be considered at the end of each quarter to determine whether a person's grade will be "bumped up" one grade, especially in cases where students may be on the border.  Adjustments for truancy, suspension, or other unexcused absences will be calculated according to school policy.

 

Extra Credit may be permitted,

but must be cleared by the teacher!  Extra Credit may be limited.

 

Cheating is NOT allowed - the student will earn a zero (0)!!!

 

 

3) Semester Grade is determined by the equation:

 

Qtr. 1 (50%) + Qtr. 2 (50%) = Semester Grade (100%)

 

 

4) Additional Grading Information:

 

A) Work that is missed by an excused absence and is not able to be made up (ie - field trips, lab activities, etc.) will not be factored into a student's grade.  This will show up as an 'X' on their computer report. All student absences are consider UNEXCUSED until student returns to class with a proper 'excuse' slip from the office.  The standard 2% is taken from the quarter average for each day of unexcused absence.

 

B) After every graded assignment and/or test is given, a detailed grade report is posted on the board with an "up to the minute" quarter grade listed.  NOTE: If their grade average has fallen below a 'D' (65%) in the class, every effort is made to send a detailed printout to their parent/guardian.  This is so that they too, can HELP their child progress in a positive direction!