1. How is my Human
Geography Grade
Letter Grades
calculated?
100 – 90 A
25% 25% 80 – 89 B
Tests and Quizes Notebooks and 70 – 79 C
Cornell Notes 60 – 69 D
below 60 F
20% 20%
Projects Essays, FRQs,
Readings, and
Paragraphs
Outstanding Work Habits: 10% Outstanding Citizenship:
Prepared for class at the Participation Active listening, respectful
bell, brings supplies, never to others, asks questions,
tardy, homework always on task, and helpful
completed on time, and to teacher and classmates.
work is neat.
Grading Rubric for the Interactive Notebook
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic Far Below Basic
90-100 points 80-89 points 70-79 points 60-69 points Under 60 points
o Notebook o Notebook o Notebook o Notebook o Notebook
contents are contents are contents are contents are contents & Cornell
complete, dated, complete, dated, complete (at least complete (at least Notes are
and labeled and labeled 80%), dated, and 70%), dated, and incomplete
o All Cornell Notes o Most Cornell labeled labeled o Right-side/Left-
are completed Notes are o Some Cornell o Few Cornell Notes side is
o Right-side/Left- completed Notes are are completed inconsistent and
side topics are o Right-side/Left- completed o Right-side/Left- contents are
correct and side topics are o Right-side/Left- side is unorganized
contents correct and side topics are inconsistent and o Information and
organized contents correct and contents are concepts show
o Textbook organized contents unorganized only a superficial
notes/writing o Uses color and organized o Uses minimal color understanding of
goes beyond basic effective o Uses some color and few diagrams the subject
requirements diagrams and some matter and/or
o Uses color and o Most areas meet diagrams show serious
effective requirements, o Information inaccuracies
diagrams don’t go beyond shows a basic o Sloppy & Messy
o Notebook is neat o Includes most of understanding of
and shows the traits in content topics
attention to detail “Advanced,” but o Some areas meet
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