Grading

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Grading

Coastline Community College Professor Marg Taylor--ENGLISH 105 GRADING FOR ON-LINE ENGLISH 105 Your grade in English 105—Business English—will be calculated based on these criteria:
*REQUIRED
PARTICIPATION Weekly class participation is a requirement. Professor Taylor determines participation by weekly Real Quizzes taken by each student. She gives students two weeks to take Chapter 1 Real Quiz A and B.
*Real Quizzes Total Possible Points: 325	13 Real Quizzes-You may always take both A & B Quizzes. I calculate the higher score. This is the grading scale for Real Quizzes: A=23-25 points B=20-22 points C=15-19 points D=12-14 points
*Midterm exam Total Possible Points: 50 Bonus Possible: 7.5	50 objective test questions, and 15 bonus questions. Each bonus question answered correctly adds ½ point to your midterm exam test score. No deduction for bonus questions answered incorrectly. A=45-50 points and above B=40-44 points C=30-39 points D=25-29 points
*Final exam Total possible points: 100 Bonus Possible: 12	100 objective test questions and 24 bonus questions. Each bonus question answered correctly adds ½ point to your final exam test score. No deduction for bonus questions answered incorrectly. A = 90-100 points and above B = 80-89 points C = 60-79 points D = 50-59 points
*Special Assignment 11 Total Possible Points: 35 Be sure to e-mail these typed and corrected sentences to me by the due date shown on the assignment schedule. Yes, I deduct for typographical errors. Proofread, proofread, and proofread.	Chapter 11 – ABSOLUTELY NO LATE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED. E-MAIL TO PROFESSOR TAYLOR BY THE DUE DATE SHOWN ON THE ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE. YOUR E-MAIL SUBJECT LINE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: YOUR NAME, CHAPTER 11 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT REMEMBER: NO LATE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED!!!! If you miss this deadline, you still must E-mail this assignment to me because I want to know you know how to use commas well. No points are recorded for late Chapter 11 Special Assignments; therefore, you must E-mail me an additional Special Assignment of your choice no later than one week after the original due date. Your E-mail subject line should say YOUR NAME, LATE CHAPTER 11 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT # (You fill in the chapter number.)
*Notebook and textbook organization/completeness Total possible points: 40 See introduction for a sample of a tabbed textbook and a completed notebook. Place a tab to mark each chapter and section of your book. Bring your tabbed textbook and organized notebook to the midterm and final exams to earn up to 40 points.	Textbook: Mark each chapter with a tab. Also place a tab at Pop Quizzes, Reference Manual, and Read and Replay Answers. Study the Table of Contents and pay special attention to page numbers. Notebook, Cover, and Dividers Prepare a notebook cover that includes your name, the name of the course, my name, and an appropriate graphic. Be creative!! Print Grading Sheet and Course Syllabus (Weekly Schedule). Place the Grading Sheet right after the cover. This is a must. Print my introduction to you. MAKE THESE NOTEBOOK DIVIDERS AND FILE YOUR TESTS OR APPROPRIATE INFORMATION BEHIND THEM. BE ORGANIZED. Pretests – Required    You will have a total of 13 pretests. You grade these with answers from this website.  Practice Quizzes – Required     These are quizzes at the end of each chapter. You photocopy these from your book. After you have completed the Practice Quiz, you grade it with answers from this site. Place each practice quiz in your notebook. Real Quizzes – Required     Total of 13. You may have up to 26 if you take A and B quizzes. Each quiz has 25 points possible. I record the higher of the two scores if you take both quizzes. Proofreading for Careers – Required.  26 points possible. Print Proofreading for Careers for each chapter. You will find these on this website. Using a red pen, mark the errors you find with proofreading symbols. Open the documents in Word, and revise and print the documents. Place both your marked-up copy and final copy in your notebook.    Short Lecture Notes - Required. 25 points possible. Pop Quizzes, pages 333-361 – Extra Credit. These provide a nice review. If you complete and grade all of them except Chapter 13, you earn 25 extra credit points.  Special Assignments – Chapter 11 is required. Special assignments appear at the end of each chapter. Earn up to 10 points each for completing other special assignments and E-mailing them to me. I deduct one point for each error you make. Use your name and special assignment number in your e-mail subject line. Type your name at the top of each special assignment. Reference Manual Open Book Quiz, pages 370-384 –  Extra Credit - 30 Points. Page numbers for these reference manual Reads, Replays, and Recaps are shown in the Table of Contents. Earn 30 points for completing, correcting, and printing these. Place in your notebook. Proofreading Error Samples  – Extra Credit. Earn one extra credit point for each error you find in newspapers, E-mails, letters, memos, signs, flyers, advertisements, radio announcements, etc. (Keep paper and pen handy when you are watching television or listening to the radio. You may even find errors on our website.
*Short Lecture Notes Total Possible Points: 25	Print Short Lecture Notes for each chapter. Follow instructions to read, answer, and check your answers for each short lecture.
EXTRA CREDIT
Special Assignments 1-12 and 14 Total possible points: 120	These must be typed and placed in your notebook. Each correct special assignment is worth 10 points.
Reference Manual Quizzes. Total possible points: 30	Open-Book Quizzes on Mini Reference Manual, Numbers, Capitalization, Word Division, and Abbreviations.
Pop Quizzes Possible Points = 25	If you complete all of the pop quizzes, correct them, and place them in your notebook, you will earn an extra 25 points. You may photocopy them instead of taking them out of your textbook.
Real Life Samples of English errors or good use of English Total Possible Points: Up to 25	+1 point for each sample placed in notebook. Maximum points = 25.
CALCULATION OF YOUR FINAL GRADE TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS:	601-541 = A (Some students earn more points because of extra credit.) 540-481 = B 480-422 = C 421-361= D 360-0    =  F

SIMPLIFIED GRADING CHART
Total Possible Required Points
Real Quizzes	325
Midterm Exam	50
Final Exam	100
Proofreading for Careers	26
Special Assignment 11	35
Notebook	40
Short Lectures	25
Total Possible Required Points	601

Although students are not required to complete extra credit work in order to earn an A in this course,
Professor Taylor has built in ways for students to improve their scores by successfully completing
extra credit work.

Total Possible Extra Credit Points
Special Assignments 1-1, 12, & 14	120
Reference Manual Quizzes	30
Pop Quizzes	25
Real Life Samples of English errors or good use of English	25
Bonus Midterm and Final Points	19.5
Total Possible Extra Credit Points	219.5

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Sample Tabbed Textbook and Notebook Covers

Please make an attractive notebook cover.
Include your name
English 105 – Business English-On Line
Professor Taylor

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TEXTBOOK TABBING Tabbing your textbook is a great way to familiarize yourself with its contents. Place a numbered tab at the beginning of each chapter--Chapters 1-14. Some students like to place a tab at the end of each chapter to indicate the location of the practice quiz. Place a tab for these appendixes: Pop Quizzes, Final Rehearsal, Mini Ref. Manual, and Recap & Replay Answers.

NOTEBOOK PREPARATION Use a 2-inch notebook with a plastic cover. Make these notebook labels and a cover. Place printouts from the web or your completed work behind these labels.

1.  Outside cover (You create.)

2.  Student grade record (Print from site.)

3.  Notebook grade sheet (Print from site.)

4.  Weekly Assignment Schedule (Print.)

5.  Instructor Welcome (Print from site.)

6.  College Information & Calendar (Print)

7.  Important Dates

8.  Pretests (Print & Complete)

9.  Practice Quizzes (Scan or photocopy from text.)

10. Short Lectures (Print from site.)

11. Real Quizzes (Print after you take.)

12. Proofreading for Careers (Print & do.)

13. Special Assignments (In text.)

14. Mini Reference Manual Open Book Quiz (Print & Complete.)

15. Samples of Errors (You find on TV, radio, memos, e-mails, letters, reports, magazines, friends' speech, etc.)

16. Pop Quizzes (Optional)

17. Final Rehearsal (Optional)

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Notebook Grade Sheet

When you are taking your midterm and final exams, my student assistants will be grading your notebooks. We will grade midterms or finals in class, and you will take your graded notebook with you. There will be a short question and answer period. Plan on staying until all these processes are completed.

Thanks. Professor Taylor.

STUDENT’S NAME: _________________________________________

I.D. # ______________________________________________________

Student Grade Record