Grade Breakdown:
- A/A-: 1000-900 points
- Essays are well-organized, fully developed, and engage in meaningful analysis, skilled use of thesis, paragraph structure, and style/mechanics
- Research steps demonstrate growth in competence and skill and are turned in on time, fulfilling all requirements
- Remediation project is carefully planned and clearly communicated and fulfills assignment details
- Minor writing assignments illustrate critical thought and an active engagement in material and demonstrate skilled use of thesis, structure, and style/mechanics
- In-class work and participation in class discussions reflect an eagerness to contribute relevant and thoughtful commentary, exchange ideas with fellow students, and demonstrate consistent preparedness for class
- B+/B: 899-851 points
- Essays are fairly organized, well-developed, and approach meaningful analysis, skilled use of thesis, paragraph structure, and style/mechanics
- Research steps demonstrate some growth in competence and skill and are turned in on time
- Remediation project is fairly well-planned and clearly communicated and fulfills most assignment details
- Minor writing assignments illustrate some critical thought and an active engagement in material and demonstrate somewhat skilled use of thesis, paragraph structure, and style/mechanics
- In-class work and participation in class discussions reflect a willingness to contribute relevant and thoughtful commentary, exchange ideas with fellow students, and demonstrate some inconsistent preparedness for class
- B-/C+/C: 850-750 points
- Essays are somewhat disorganized, are not fully developed, and include little meaningful analysis, struggle with thesis, paragraph structure, and style/mechanics
- Research steps demonstrate some growth in competence and skill and are turned in on time, but fail to engage fully in analysis of sources or to follow directions completely
- Remediation is not thoroughly planned, yet is clearly communicated and fulfills some assignment details
- Minor writing assignments illustrate some critical thought and an attempt to engage in material and struggle with thesis, paragraph structure, and style/mechanics
- In-class work and participation in class discussions reflect reluctant willingness to contribute relevant and thoughtful commentary, exchange ideas with fellow students, yet demonstrate often inconsistent preparedness for class
- C-/D: 749-650 points
- Essays are disorganized, are not developed, and include no meaningful analysis, no use of thesis, paragraph structure, or style/mechanics
- Research steps demonstrate little growth in competence and skill, are not turned in on time, and/or fail to engage fully in analysis of sources or to follow directions completely
- Remediation is unplanned, is not clearly communicated and fails fulfills few assignment details
- Minor writing assignments illustrate little to no critical thought and little to no attempt to engage in material, no use of thesis, paragraph structure, or style/mechanics
- In-class work and participation in class discussions reflect a reluctance or unwillingness to contribute relevant and thoughtful commentary, or exchange ideas with fellow students, and demonstrate a lack of preparedness for class
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