Grading+Policies

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**Art Projects – 50%**
> ====Our grading scale will be based on that of Spain Park High School’s rules.====
 * ====**Participation** points will be given weekly. This will keep everyone on task every day. I will not tell you what days your participation grades will come from but the grades will be based off of the Daily Checklist that is available on the wiki under the tab "Rubrics and Grading Guides".====
 * ====**Quizzes** will be given to test information from lectures. The information on these quizzes will range from everything from art history, techniques, to proper material handling. The quizzes will be announced at least a week ahead of time and when study guides are applicable, will be posted on the wiki.====
 * ====**Sketchbooks** will be a way you will show me your proposed ideas for each of our projects. I will grade their sketchbooks each week to make sure your ideas keep flowing. Your sketchbook grades will be based mostly on the completion or lack-there-of of their sketchbook pages as well as the effort put into it.====
 * ====**Homework** will mostly consist on taking pictures outside of class or bringing objects into class. The homework grades will be based mostly on the completion or lack-there-of of their homework as well as the effort put into it.====
 * ====**Unit tests** will be given once every 9 weeks. They will be announced at least 2 weeks before and a study guide will be posted on the wiki. Any essays on unit tests will be based on rubrics available on the wiki.====
 * ====**Written/oral projects** will be performed in cooperative learning groups. Please see the wiki link “Cooperative Learning Information” for more information on how these will run. For these,each group will have their own rubrics so copies will be available if needed as well as each student receiving one with their grade attached to it====
 * ====**Art projects** are the center of this class. I will grade art projects based on individual rubrics that will be posted on the wiki.====

A = 100 –90% B = 90 –80% C = 80 –70% D = 70 –60% F = 60 –0%

====Grades will be posted weekly on i-NOW and you may keep up with your grades that way. I will grade and return all work as quickly as possible and will attach a rubric to anything that is graded with the use of a rubric. Tests and quizzes will be graded and grades will be reported within 1 week of these being administered. Projects will be graded within 2 weeks of their completion. If there is ever a question, do not hesitate to contact me.====

**Late and make up work:**
====Students will have 2 days for every 1 day that they are absent with an Excused Absence to make up their work. If students are out for an unexcused absence, it will be up to the student to discuss with me their work missed. Students are responsible for getting their own work when they are out.====

**Absences:**
====Students will receive a zero for their daily points if the absence is unexcused. If it is excused, students may make up their daily points by coming into my class and working during AO. Students are responsible for getting their own work when they are out.====

**Project Deadlines:**
====Project deadlines will be discussed at the start of each project. However, I do not want to rush art IF STUDENTS ARE WORKING. Therefore, deadlines will be flexible but once the class deadline is set, deadlines may only be negotiated through a written proposal for me that states how much extra time is needed and why. If students have been working, these proposals will be accepted. This is to reward those who are working to produce the best work possible.====