Every Friday I grade notebooks for the story of the week. Notebooks are graded on a 20 point scale.
Weekly notebooks need to include: *Weekly Study Guide Cover Page - hilited and annotated as needed *Story Vocabulary - hilited and annotated as needed *Weekly Grammar Note pages with annotations and practice *Any Skill Practice Pages that we complete in class to reinforce our lessons - will vary by week and story *Any Cut and Paste activities that we complete to reinforce our lessons - will vary by week and story Pages must include the heading (Weekly Story Title) & Subheading (Lesson Title) Notebooks must be in the correct order. I take points off for incomplete assignments, incorrect headings/subheadings, pages out of order, spelling, and handwriting. I keep a Notebook Check board (see picture) posted through the week where I keep track of the items in the notebook and the correct heading/subheadings to be used. This helps any students who are absent get their notebooks caught up. I also advise students on Fridays before I pick up notebooks to use the check board to double check their work so they can get the best grade possible. |
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