Scores and GradesScores and Grades

Communication Arts Communication Arts

andand ReadingReading

Communication Arts or Reading?Communication Arts or Reading?

Your writing scores will be entered as Your writing scores will be entered as Communication Arts grades.Communication Arts grades.

Your reading scores will be entered Your reading scores will be entered as Reading grades.as Reading grades.

Reading and WritingReading and WritingWe will read and write in every unit, but you will We will read and write in every unit, but you will be scored for your reading and thinking about be scored for your reading and thinking about what you have read in Reading Units.what you have read in Reading Units.You will be scored for your writing skills in Writing You will be scored for your writing skills in Writing Units.Units.So, even though all of your assignments have So, even though all of your assignments have been written this unit, they will count as Reading been written this unit, they will count as Reading scores.scores.On your progress report you will only have a On your progress report you will only have a grade in Reading. grade in Reading. The next unit begins in Oct. and will be a writng The next unit begins in Oct. and will be a writng unit. unit.

Categories for GradesCategories for Grades

Academic Behaviors (entered but not Academic Behaviors (entered but not counted toward final grade)counted toward final grade)

Formative Assessments (entered but Formative Assessments (entered but not counted towards final grade)not counted towards final grade)

Summative Assessments (entered Summative Assessments (entered and counted toward final grade)and counted toward final grade)

Formative or Summative?Formative or Summative?

A formative assessment is basically A formative assessment is basically your practice work. In your practice work. In Communication Arts and Reading we Communication Arts and Reading we don’t average your practice grades don’t average your practice grades into your final grade. We want you into your final grade. We want you to have lots of practice and chances to have lots of practice and chances to earn a proficient or advanced to earn a proficient or advanced score before we give you a grade.score before we give you a grade.

Summative work is like a snap shot Summative work is like a snap shot of where you are after lots of of where you are after lots of practice. Summative work is work practice. Summative work is work you will do alone and shows what you will do alone and shows what you can do independently after lots you can do independently after lots of practice. of practice. Summative scores will be averaged Summative scores will be averaged to determine your grade on Infinite to determine your grade on Infinite Campus.Campus.

3 = 90%3 = 90%

As the chart I gave you and the As the chart I gave you and the charts on the board show we like to charts on the board show we like to use a 4 point scale so you can see if use a 4 point scale so you can see if your work in each area is beginning, your work in each area is beginning, progressing, proficient, or advanced.progressing, proficient, or advanced.

We enter those scores as We enter those scores as percentages in Infinite Campus.percentages in Infinite Campus.

Where do you want to be?Where do you want to be?

We want every student to be We want every student to be proficient in all of their skills. To be proficient in all of their skills. To be proficient means to be capable of proficient means to be capable of high quality work on your own. We’ll high quality work on your own. We’ll practice and polish our work and practice and polish our work and check with formative assessments check with formative assessments often before asking you to prove you often before asking you to prove you are proficient when you try it on your are proficient when you try it on your own.own.

Beginning work is just what it says. Beginning work is just what it says. You are learning the basics.You are learning the basics.

Progressing work is work that shows Progressing work is work that shows you are moving in the right direction.you are moving in the right direction.

Proficient means you can use the Proficient means you can use the skill independently and well.skill independently and well.

Advanced means you are working Advanced means you are working above grade level in that skill area.above grade level in that skill area.

How will it look in IC?How will it look in IC?Each skill we work on will have it’s Each skill we work on will have it’s own strand or branch of scores.own strand or branch of scores.For example, the first set of scores For example, the first set of scores will be about supporting your will be about supporting your answers with textual evidence. You answers with textual evidence. You will see several formative scores for will see several formative scores for that and eventually a few that and eventually a few summatives to show your growth summatives to show your growth during the unit.during the unit.

Questions?Questions?Whenever you have questions you can get Whenever you have questions you can get them answered in several ways.them answered in several ways.– Ask me.Ask me.– Look at the charts in your binder.Look at the charts in your binder.– Look at the charts on the wall.Look at the charts on the wall.– Go to my website for longer explanations.Go to my website for longer explanations.– Look at this slide show with your parents. (I’ll Look at this slide show with your parents. (I’ll

put it on my website.)put it on my website.)– Ask me again.Ask me again.