Prep II Writing

Your Final Grade

Lateness policy: 1 point will be deducted for each weekday (calendar day) an assignment is late.

Paragraphs and Essays:

Narrative paragraph 3 points
"Ballet Dreams" paragraph 3 points
2 modes paragraphs 3 points each
2 modes essays (must be different from modes paragraphs) 6 points each

Research (includes library activity):

Documented Borden Family essay 8 points
Critique of Sightings Video 8 points

Tests:

Online test: Research Skills 3 points
Online test: essay skills 3 points
Classroom test: The Fall River Ax Murders 3 points

Usage quizzes:

Commas 3 points
Semicolons and conjunctive adverbs 2 points
Pronouns 2 points
Subject-Verb Agreement 2 points
Apostrophes 2 points

Classwork, homework, daily quizzes, and participation: 10 points

Departmental final:

State-mandated objective test 20 points
Final writing sample 10 points