Grading Procedures and Scale
*Marking Period Grades are weighted.*
Knowledge or Skill Based Performance Based
Homework and Participation…….10% Interpretative(R/L)…...……25%
Skilled Based Assessments……15% Interpersonal (S/W)….….…25%
Presentational (S/W)…..….25%
Semester Grade
Marking Period Grade……..40%
Marking Period Grade……..40%
Semester Exam……...………20%
Knowledge and Skill Based Homework is given 3-4 days a week. Each assignment is worth two points if it is full completed and demonstrates effort. Homework may be an online practice resource, written, or verbal. Email me if you do not understand an assignment. “IDK” is no excuse when I am available for assistance. Remember, your teacher is a millennial. My iPhone is on me at all times. You can also contact a friend. A point is awarded for partial completion and 1.6 points for completed work turned in a day late (as long as you are not scribbling those answers during class.) Homework that is missing scores is worth zero points. No homework will be accepted following the close of a marking period.
Since homework is practice, expect that you will need to complete it if you desire success on quizzes and tests. If you never went to practice you would not expect to start in the game or perform well. Do the practice, correct your mistakes, and ask clarification questions. Y'all got this.
Skill Based Assessments account for 15% of your grade. These assessments will typically cover vocabulary and grammar covered throughout the week. There will be notes in class and links on the site to help you study for these assessments. If you receive a score of less than 90% you will have the opportunity to do corrections to bring your score up to 90%. Please see me to get directions for corrections.
Participation and Conversation It is very important that you participate actively in a foreign language class. Striving to utilize the target language on a daily basis will earn you participation points and is expected. You will be expected to speak in Spanish for the entire class period by 4th marking period. Keep practicing! You will receive points for speaking Spanish by answering questions during homework review, asking questions (extra points for questions asked in Spanish), and staying on task during group work. Each week you will be expected to earn 10 Participation or Speaking points. You start the week with 5 points and must participate in order to earn the 5 remaining points. You may earn extra credit up to 5 points per week for exceeding the 10 expected points per week or speaking Spanish with me outside the classroom.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes — we learn from mistakes and when we take risks!
Performance Based Assessments 75%These grades are based on activities that are designed to increase a student’s level of proficiency in the target language. These activities include the use of authentic materials to practice the skills needed for the unit assessment. Unit assessments will be in IPA (Integrated Performance Assessment) format and will assess your level of ability of the following tasks:
Interpretive Skills – 25%
These tasks include listening to and reading authentic materials in the target language. These skills will be practiced with in-class activities, as well as assigned homework. By the unit assessments students will be able to use background knowledge, context clues and cognates to determine meaning and interpret the main idea of the audio or reading.
Interpersonal Skills – 25%
These tasks include two-way communication either spoken or written in the target language. These tasks will be practiced in class on a daily basis, as communication is so important to daily life and second language acquisition. At the end of a unit students should be able to use what they have learned to maintain a two-way conversation, provide relevant information and ask for more information with regards to the theme of the unit.
Presentational Skills – 25%
These tasks include one-way communication either spoken or written in the target language. These tasks will be practiced in class on a weekly basis with presentations to small groups and journal writing. At the end of a unit students should be able to use what they have learned to express their ideas with regards to customs, practice and daily life in both their culture and the Spanish-speaking culture.
Each unit assessment will be announced at least 1 week prior to the assessment and the assessment activities will be practiced throughout the unit of study.
*Marking Period Grades are weighted.*
Knowledge or Skill Based Performance Based
Homework and Participation…….10% Interpretative(R/L)…...……25%
Skilled Based Assessments……15% Interpersonal (S/W)….….…25%
Presentational (S/W)…..….25%
Semester Grade
Marking Period Grade……..40%
Marking Period Grade……..40%
Semester Exam……...………20%
Knowledge and Skill Based Homework is given 3-4 days a week. Each assignment is worth two points if it is full completed and demonstrates effort. Homework may be an online practice resource, written, or verbal. Email me if you do not understand an assignment. “IDK” is no excuse when I am available for assistance. Remember, your teacher is a millennial. My iPhone is on me at all times. You can also contact a friend. A point is awarded for partial completion and 1.6 points for completed work turned in a day late (as long as you are not scribbling those answers during class.) Homework that is missing scores is worth zero points. No homework will be accepted following the close of a marking period.
Since homework is practice, expect that you will need to complete it if you desire success on quizzes and tests. If you never went to practice you would not expect to start in the game or perform well. Do the practice, correct your mistakes, and ask clarification questions. Y'all got this.
Skill Based Assessments account for 15% of your grade. These assessments will typically cover vocabulary and grammar covered throughout the week. There will be notes in class and links on the site to help you study for these assessments. If you receive a score of less than 90% you will have the opportunity to do corrections to bring your score up to 90%. Please see me to get directions for corrections.
Participation and Conversation It is very important that you participate actively in a foreign language class. Striving to utilize the target language on a daily basis will earn you participation points and is expected. You will be expected to speak in Spanish for the entire class period by 4th marking period. Keep practicing! You will receive points for speaking Spanish by answering questions during homework review, asking questions (extra points for questions asked in Spanish), and staying on task during group work. Each week you will be expected to earn 10 Participation or Speaking points. You start the week with 5 points and must participate in order to earn the 5 remaining points. You may earn extra credit up to 5 points per week for exceeding the 10 expected points per week or speaking Spanish with me outside the classroom.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes — we learn from mistakes and when we take risks!
Performance Based Assessments 75%These grades are based on activities that are designed to increase a student’s level of proficiency in the target language. These activities include the use of authentic materials to practice the skills needed for the unit assessment. Unit assessments will be in IPA (Integrated Performance Assessment) format and will assess your level of ability of the following tasks:
Interpretive Skills – 25%
These tasks include listening to and reading authentic materials in the target language. These skills will be practiced with in-class activities, as well as assigned homework. By the unit assessments students will be able to use background knowledge, context clues and cognates to determine meaning and interpret the main idea of the audio or reading.
Interpersonal Skills – 25%
These tasks include two-way communication either spoken or written in the target language. These tasks will be practiced in class on a daily basis, as communication is so important to daily life and second language acquisition. At the end of a unit students should be able to use what they have learned to maintain a two-way conversation, provide relevant information and ask for more information with regards to the theme of the unit.
Presentational Skills – 25%
These tasks include one-way communication either spoken or written in the target language. These tasks will be practiced in class on a weekly basis with presentations to small groups and journal writing. At the end of a unit students should be able to use what they have learned to express their ideas with regards to customs, practice and daily life in both their culture and the Spanish-speaking culture.
Each unit assessment will be announced at least 1 week prior to the assessment and the assessment activities will be practiced throughout the unit of study.