Lisa, If you have an effort grade as a separate category, then it doesn't "dilute" the grade. If you put effort into a grade, such as reading, then you are grading things other than academics...which is what the grade should be based upon--according to the presentor. He is a well-known presentor, but I'm at home and my materials on this conference are at school.....
I'm not sure what I'm going to do when I grade this year either....we have to give one letter grade on the report card for each subject. There are not standards to check off because the report cards are computer generated in our junior high school--all on a small piece of paper! It's always been done this way and that's the way it looks like it will stay. This is my first year of teaching 7th grade English, so I'm struggling with all of this too. I've taught sixth grade in an elementary school for 14 years. Ann _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
