PHILIPS+GRADING+POLICY+(updated+of+January+30,+2013)


 * PHILIPS GRADING POLICY** (updated of April 8, 2013)

Your grade will always be available to you on engrade.com

Your partial average will be divided using the following categories:

1. Written Assignments: 20%
 * Longer homework assignments, essays

2. Projects: 20%

3. Class Participation: 20% I. Weekly behavior checklist (see criteria below) 10% II. Answering questions in class, reading aloud, finishing class work effectively 10%

4. Tests/ Quizzes 20%

5. Vocabulary 20% = = 1. Written Assignments - Policy for daily homework assignments = Daily homework assignments will be checked in the beginning of class the day following an assignment – hence daily! To get full credit for these: you need you homework with proper heading out on your desk (written or electronically) in the beginning of class or upload them to engrade.com by the deadline. =

//These are graded with a check or a zero//

If you are absent, you have ONE day to make up the homework or else it becomes a zero

These assignments will be averaged every 2-3 weeks and contribute to your “Written Assignments” grade.

In the case of class discussions OR in the case of **class work and short homework assignments** a **blank box indicates non-participation OR absence**

If you are absent, you have ONE day to make up the homework or else it becomes a zero

1&2: Policy for Major Written Assignments and Projects **LATE WORK policy**:

One day late - graded over 75%

More than one day late - graded over 50% (if recieved 3 days before the end of the partial)


 * Talk to me** at least **two days (small assignments) to a week (larger assessments)** BEFORE an assignment **is due if you will not be able to make a deadline. I will record all student interactions regarding late work in my teacher’s agenda, //so if it not written down, NO negotiation// and** loss of points

**ALL MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MARKED IN MY GRADBOOK WITH A CHECK INDICATING THEY HAVE BEEN** **RECEIVED** **IF YOU EMAIL ME ANY MAJOR ASSIGNMENT AND DO NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM ME CONFIRMING THAT I RECEIVED IT, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT**

** 3. Policy for Class Participation Grade **


 * 10%** Weekly behavior checklist criteria:

10/10 - 1. you are in your seat when the bell rings with 2. **cell phones put away** and all required materials for the day (including but not limited to: notebook or binder, pen or pencil, tablet or laptop, the text) are on your desk 3. respond thoughtfully to questions in class and 4. actively listen to your teacher and classmates and 5. complete the classwork and 6. in your seat until the bell rings

9/10 – you are missing one of the above criteria

7-8/10 – you are missing two or three of the above criteria

6/10 criteria above not met


 * 10%** 2-4 times a week students will receive credit for: doing the warm-ups, answering questions orally in class, participating in discussions, or completing small daily class work assignments

GRADING POLICY - these assignments are graded with a check, check plus, check minus, zero, or **A** (absent)

In the case of class discussions OR in the case of **class work** a **blank box indicates non-participation OR absence**

A blank box **gives you and average of 7/10 –** if you want to earn more than an 7/10 when I record a CP grade, you need to do a make-up assignment (or complete the original assignment) *see details below*

A NOTE ON ABSENCE/ MISSING CLASS **for any reason:**

It is **your responsibility** to present these assignments after you return from your absence – NOT mine to remind you


 * If you are absent ON THE DAY IT IS CHECKED you receive a blank BOX**


 * If you are in class when the assignment is checked – you will receive a mark based on the criteria below or it will be late Highlighted box = late**


 * Work on these assignments will be graded based on the table below**

** 4&5: Tests and Quizzes (in-class assessment) ** ** / Vocabulary **

If you are absent for an in-class assessment, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to show up to make up the test on a date we agree upon ONE WEEK OR LESS after you return to class. IF YOU DO NOT MAKE UP THE TEST OR QUIZ WITHIN A WEEK, you will score a zero


 * Vocab. Quizzes:**

This partial, our vocab will be based on Macbeth rather than SAT words. If you miss a weekly quiz, you have ONE WEEK to make it up from the date you get back to school, or it is a ZERO.

THERE IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR CHEATING ON THE VOCAB QUIZZES – IF YOU ARE CHEATING, YOU WILL **RECEIVE A ZERO**.

On the Vocab. quizzes cheating includes (but is not limited to):
 * having anything on (or near) your desk except for a paper and pen or pencil
 * having any electronic device on your desk or in your hand during the quiz (the quiz is not over until ALL students have turned it in)
 * TALKING at all during the quiz (the quiz is not over until ALL students have turned it in)


 * Make-up assignment guidelines:**


 * Absences: ** An absence, excused or unexcused, will result in a loss of participation points for that day.

Ten percent of the partial grade is based on the participation grade. While it is highly unlikely that a handful of absences will have any meaningful impact on students’ overall grades (from the participation standpoint), they will be able to recover a day’s participation points for each of the following Abbreviated Allusion/Reference assignments they complete

Abbreviated Allusion/Reference Requirements 1) Identify a reference/allusion to an element of our class from the week the absence occurred i. TV shows, movies, and similar media are not acceptable 2) Print the document and highlight the specific reference/allusion 3) Write your name/parallel/date absent and a brief explanation of the reference (200-400 commentary) 4) Staple the two together, and drop in the bin For any number of absences that occur during a week, you will have until the following Friday to complete the above assignment. Students who are absent for an extended period of time (5+ consecutive class days) will have an option to complete a different assignment from the one listed above. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the teacher of his/her desire to do the alternate assignment at least one week prior to the departure date.
 * 1) Reference must be in some sort of print format (newspaper article, blog, web site, magazine, cartoon, speech transcript, etc…)

EXTRA:
 * ON TIME - NOT late:**

Check plus – 10/10 - exceeds expectations

Check – 9/10 – meets expectations

Check minus – 7-8/10 – below expectations

Zero – 6/10 criteria above not met


 * LATE:**

Check plus – 8/10 - exceeds expectations

Check – 7/10 – meets expectations

Check minus – 6/10 – below expectations

Zero – 5/10 criteria above not met