First Quarter Course Grade

On the top of the yellow holistic rubric, fill out all the lines: advisor, grade level, term, course, and teacher.

Give yourself an overall score based on your performance on reading quizzes over the quarter.

Give yourself an overall score based on the quality of your three major assignments this quarter:

Circle the bullet from the first series that best describes your approach to the learning process this quarter. Think particularly about your growth as a writer for the Personal Statement and MV Narrative, as well as your growth as a critical reader in the thesis log assignment for Song of Solomon.
Review the work you did in your writing journal. Circle the bullet from the second series that best describes the effort and thoughtfulness you have invested in your reflection.

The focus this quarter is on communication and creativity. Write these two skills onto the lines.
Based on your scores in the leadership skills category, give yourself a score for each skill.

First bullet series: Engagement and participation

Circle the bullet in the first series that best describes your participation and engagement in this class over the quarter.
You should consider your performance on reading quizzes in your participation score.
If you have 4 or more tardies, or if 2 or more absences are due to tardies or cuts, lower your participation score by one whole point.
If you have 6 or more tardies, or if 3 or more absences are due to tardies or cuts, lower your participation score by two whole points.

Second bullet series: Homework and classwork diligence

If you have a perfect record for turning in assignments on time, you earn a 4 for the second bullet.
If only 1 assignment was turned in late, you earned a 3 for the second bullet.
If 3 or fewer assignments were turned in late, you earned a 2 for the second bullet.
If more than 3 assignments were late, you earned a 1 for the second bullet.
If any assignment is still missing, you earned a 1 for the second bullet.

Looking at the pattern of circled bullets holistically, sum up your performance in American Literature this past quarter with one of the following letter grades: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or NC.
If one or more of your three writing assignments are missing (not including your thesis log), give yourself an NC. However, in parentheses, add the passing grade you think will earn after those assignments are submitted.

On the back of the rubric, write a short letter that responds to the following prompts:

Explain/defend the quarter grade you gave yourself.
What are you most proud of about your performance this past quarter? Please mention specific assignments or aspects of the course. If you weighted certain assignments in calculating a holistic grade, explain that here.
What has helped you improve your reading, writing, and/or thinking this past semester? Be specific.
What kind of grade are you working to earn for the semester? What do you feel you need to do to reach that goal in the quarter to come?

Posted by Justin Wells : 11/06/2007