Grading Period 2
Grades are determined
by a performance assessment grade in
addition to a process assessment
grade, organized by standards-based strands:
Writing (includes grammar and spelling conventions) 37%
Process (includes class work, homework, class participation, and citizenship) 25%
In 7th and
8th grade English classes, the average six-week grading period will
have a combination of the following types of performance assessments:
Final draft of an essay
Chapter test from the literature book
Accelerated Reader (4-6 points)
Students must pass each assessment at a minimum of C (70%)
level. Students not passing will receive
a D or F on their report card, but will have an opportunity to remediate these
assessments. Students who successfully
remediate these standards will receive points at a passing (70%) level for that
assessment, and a P (pass) grade on their next report card. Grades will be recalculated at the end of
each remediation period.
7th grade
performance assessments for the 2nd grading period include:
… Descriptive
Mini-Essay (Literature Book pg. 700-704)
Student will write an essay of 300-500+ describing an
object in detail. Standards include
using figures of speech, adding descriptive language, transitions, and conclusions
q Chapter two test from the literature book, Characterization (Practice test on pg. 150-151 of literature book)
Students will analyze characterization through a character’s thoughts, words, speech patterns and actions; the narrator’s description; and the thoughts, words, and actions of other characters.
q Accelerated Reader (additional 4-6 points this grading period)
A list of appropriate books can be
found on the
8th
grade performance assessments for the 2nd grading period include:
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q Final
draft of a response to literature essay (Literature book pg. 588-603)
Students will write a review of a novel which will include using specific criteria to evaluate elements of a novel, draw a conclusion in order to make a recommendation, and summarize a novel.
q
Chapter two test
from the literature book, Characters (Practice
test on pg. 138-141 in literature book)
Different aspects of character and
characterization are discussed with each selection so that students gain a
sense of how an author creates character. This will include analyzing direct
and indirect characterization and motivation.
q Accelerated Reader (additional 4-6 points this grading period)
A list of appropriate books can be found on the