Mr. D's Language Arts Grading Policy:
25%: Classwork - Assignments started and/or completed in class
25%: Participation - Class contributions and engagement
25%: Projects - Special assignments completed over a given period of time
25%: Assessments - Tests and quizzes
Grade
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Percent
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A
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90-100
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B
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80-89
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C
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70-79
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D
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60-69
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F
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0-59
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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MR. D'S CLASS?
During the week of May 20, 2013 - May 24, 2013, students will be practicing spelling, enriching their vocabularies, learning more grammar terms, and reading/analyzing short stories. Sixth graders will be reading The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey, seventh graders will be reading One-Shot Finch by Harper Lee, and eighth graders will be reading Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 27th - no classes - boarding students return by bus to FSDB)
(8th Grade trip on Wednesday to Daytona Lagoon and Golden Corral! I will be a chaperone.)
Spelling Bee Results:
First place: Brittany Russell (7th grader)
Runner-up: Jonathan Blackwell (6th grader)
Speech Contest Results:
First place: Ryan McCleary (7th grader)
Second place: Charli McCleary (6th grader)
Third place: Daniella Ghunaim (8th grader)
Fourth place: Samantha Morden (7th grader)
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