Grading Period 3

Grades are determined by a performance assessment grade in addition to a process assessment grade, organized by standards-based strands:

Reading (includes Accelerated Reader) 38%

Writing (includes grammar and spelling conventions) 37%

Process (includes class work, homework, class participation, and citizenship) 25%

In 7^th and 8^th 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.

7^th grade performance assessments for the 3^rd grading period include:

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q Response to Literature Essay on Characterization (Literature book pg. 566-582)

Students will write an essay analyzing character traits using a character from a short story.

q Chapter three test from the literature book, Theme (Practice test on pg. 210-215 of literature book)

Students will identify and analyze recurring themes across works, understanding that theme refers to the meaning or moral of a selection.

q Accelerated Reader (additional 4-6 points this grading period)

A list of appropriate books can be found on the Douglass Middle School homepage, the teacher’s classroom, the Douglass library, as well as participating bookstores and libraries throughout the Woodland community.

8^th grade performance assessments for the 3^rd grading period include:

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q Final draft of Technical Document (Literature book pg. 642-660)

Students will write instructions for operating a tool. They will learn how to organize operating instructions, format a technical document, use transitional words and phrases, and punctuate introductory words and phrases.

q Chapter three test from the literature book, Setting (Practice test on pg. 200-202 in literature book)

Students will analyze the relevance of the setting to the tone, mood, and meaning of the text.

q Accelerated Reader (additional 4-6 points this grading period)

A list of appropriate books can be found on the Douglass Middle School homepage, the teacher’s classroom, the Douglass library, as well as participating bookstores and libraries throughout the Woodland community.