The Essay Connection are also used . They also observe and assess student participation in and contribution to the daily work of the class, as well as in-class task commitment and daily preparation. In Academic English III, stu dent thinking, writing, reading, listening, and speaking are all at the center of class activity. A major goal of evaluation is to help students become more aware of how they are doing so that they can learn to assess their own performance. To this end, rubrics and grading guides are used in connection with many assignments.
Teachers discuss grades with students in conference during the marking periods.
In addition to the usual grades, an unsatisfactory finished piece of writing may, at the teacher's discretion, receive a grade of R , indicating that it may be revised or reworked, then resubmitted for a grade, without penalty. If not reworked and resubmitted within the time frame specified by the teacher, the grade will be F . The R grade is not available on tests. When assigned work is not handed in at the appointed time on the due date the student receives a zero in connection with that assignment. A zero awarded as a result of cutting is not eligible for such restitution.