Spanish In-class Performance Grade Descriptors

In-class Performance Grade Descriptors and Guidelines – Maestra Thurber-Brown

Behavior Descriptors per Participation Letter Grade
A+ student:
You are positive, enthusiastic, attentive and well prepared. You volunteer regularly and respond accurately. Your homework, tests and quizzes demonstrate effective preparation.
You are helpful to your assigned partner(s) and stay focused on your task in partner/group work.
You use Spanish whenever possible during class and respect the class’ learning environment.
You take responsibility for making up your work, participation and/or tests within the time limit.

B+ student:
You are attentive and well prepared; homework is always completed when you come to class.
You volunteer much of the time and usually have correct answers, when called upon, and in your homework, tests and quizzes.
You work well with partners/groups: focused on the task communicating only with assigned partners.
You try to use Spanish most of the time during class and respect the class’ learning environment.
You may need an occasional reminder about making up your work, participation and/or tests within the time limit.

C+ Student:
You are attentive and usually are prepared but occasionally you may not have needed materials.
You sometimes (but only rarely) try to complete homework just before class begins.
You volunteer at least two oral answers per day and your answers reflect at least partial mastery of concepts we’re studying, and in your homework, tests and quizzes.
You occasionally side-talk in whispers, but are polite when asked not to and don’t continue thereafter.
You may not get around to making up your work, participation and/or tests within the time limit.

D Student:
You do not know what the class is doing/or where we are in the activity when called upon.
You are frequently unprepared: often without needed materials/homework. Homework is incomplete.
You often side-talk with other classmates and have to be reminded to listen.
You often stray from your partner/group work and visit with classmates not in your group.
You sometimes disrupt presentations, or other students.
You do not make up your work, participation and/or tests.

F Student:
You are frequently tardy and unprepared with needed materials/homework.
You are disrespectful to others and to the learning environment.
You blurt out in appropriate questions/comments.
You choose to not stay in your assigned group.
You choose not to follow instructions.