- Peekskill High School
- Course Grading Practices
Course Grading Practices
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English 11 AP
Assessments: Benchmark Writing Assessments, Portfolios, projects, exams, quizzes = 40%
- Analysis, Synthesis, and Argumentative essays will prepare students for the AP exam and often allow individual choice.
- Group Assignments require students to collaborate with peers and apply acquired knowledge.
- Major Writing Assignments and other projects are done over an extended period of time and follow the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, feedback, editing, reflecting).
- The Mid Year Portfolio and Year End Portfolio involve collecting and revising your best assignments from the year and reflecting.
Coursework/Classwork = 60%
- Weekly AP Assignments support core understandings and build skills.
- Guided Reading Responses involve reading shared and independent texts and completing reading responses.
- Practice AP essays and Reading Comprehension passages will be completed both inside and outside of class.
- Class Notes include responses to in-class assignments, discussions, presentations, shared texts and vocabulary lists.
- Participation includes:
- Always being respectful towards your teachers and peers;
- Being prepared to independently read and write when directed;
- Contributing to class discussions in a positive manner.
- Consistent attendance and frequent participation are basic expectations; obviously, excessive lateness and unexcused absences negatively impact completion of class work and participation in class.
Creative Writing A/B
Assessments (40%)
- Major Writing Assignments (Personal Narratives; Descriptive Writing; Poetry) are done over an extended period of time and follow the writing process.
- Projects are culminating assignments based on curriculum units.
- Literary Analysis responses are based on analyzing texts and discussing relevant textual evidence.
- Group Assignments require students to collaborate with peers and apply acquired knowledge.
Coursework/Classwork (60%)
- Checkpoint assignments for Major Writing Assignments (prewriting, drafting, revising, giving/receiving feedback, self evaluating).
- Guided Reading Responses based on shared and independent texts.
- Class Notes include responses to in-class assignments, discussions, presentations, shared texts and vocabulary lists.
- Participation includes:
- Always being respectful towards your teachers and peers;
- Being prepared to independently read and write when directed;
- Contributing to class discussions in a positive manner.
- Consistent attendance and frequent participation are basic expectations; obviously, excessive lateness and unexcused absences negatively impact completion of class work and participation in class.
***The grade for the “Final Exam” in Creative Writing A/B is based on the Final Portfolio, which is a collection of a student’s best work from the course.***