Grading

The majority of student grades come from their two journals. Each teacher will have their own expectations for student work in the journals for a given grading period.

For example, students in Mr. Beckham’s class were expected to write 6 pages per week in their writer’s journal and 3 pages per week in their literacy journal. Journal grades account for 50% of a student’s grade in Mr. Beckham’s class. Number of pages required or style of writing required may change based on the objectives for that time of the year or the teacher’s discretion, any changes will be noted on the class blog.

Please contact your child’s teacher for specifics on the expectations your child must reach.

An Example of Mr. Beckham’s Weekly Expectations:

  • A = 9 pages total (at least 3 in each journal)
  • B =  7 pages total (at least 2 in each journal)
  • C = 5 pages total (at least 1 in each journal)
  • D = 3 pages total (at least 1 in each journal)

Mr. Beckham’s Grading Scale:

  • Writer’s Journal (25%)
  • Literacy Journal (25%)
  • Process Grade (25%)
  • Project Grades (25%)

“Process” grading in Mr. Beckham’s class:

In Mr. Beckham’s class, 25% of a student’s grade comes from a category called “process grades”. The goal of the process grade is to measure how effective a student is during the class work time. The grade is an average of multiple “snapshots” Mr. Beckham takes throughout a class period.

Poor process grades will let a student know that he or she is not making the best use of their individual and group work time.

The process grade is not a behavior grade. A student can exhibit poor behavior (disrupting others, etc…) and do well in process grading. Also, a student’s behavior can be great, but their work process unproductive or non-existent.