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Nashville, TN 37209
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Performing Arts Grading Policies
Like other core academic subjects, the study of music and theatre arts can be assessed, documented, and evaluated.
Types of Assessments
* Guided practice sessions.
* Recorded observations.
* Practice pages, assignments, notes, tests, quizzes.
* Student's personal reflections.
* Journal Writings.
* Teacher, self, and peer assessments.
* Interviews, surveys, and questionnaires.
* Student and Class Performances.
* Portfolios
* Projects
Why Assess?
* To provide evidence of
musical and theatrical learning for evaluation and report card
grades.
* To focus teaching and learning toward specific music and theatre
content standards or learner objectives.
* To provide accountability for general music and theatre arts as a
core, academic course of study.
* To adapt or refine musical and theatrical instruction.
* To give feedback to both teacher and student.
Grading for Kindergarten
DA
– Developmentally Appropriate
A student who is developing at expected level.
DI
– Developmentally Inappropriate
A student who is experiencing difficulty.
Grading Grades 1 and 2
E
– Excellent Achievement
Student has mastered all skills and objectives
G – Good Achievement
Student has mastered most of the skills and objectives.
S
– Satisfactory Achievement
Student has mastered the basic skills and objectives.
N
– Needs Improvement
Student is experiencing difficulty in mastering skills; has
mastered few of the basic objectives.
U
– Unsatisfactory Achievement
Student has not mastered the basic skills and objectives.
Grading Grades 3 and 4
A
= Outstanding Achievement.
The pupil has mastered the objectives in the subject area, shows
initiative, applies knowledge gained to new situations, and accepts
responsibility for learning.
B
= Above Average (High) Achievement.
The pupil has mastered most of the objectives in the subject area, is
above average in initiative, application of knowledge, and accepting
responsibility for learning.
C
= Satisfactory Achievement.
The pupil has mastered the basic objectives in the subject area and with
direction and stimulation by the teacher is progressing in initiative,
application of knowledge and accepting responsibility for learning.
D
= Below Average (Needs Improvement in) Achievement.
The pupil has mastered few of the basic objectives in the subject area.
F
= Unsatisfactory Achievement.
The pupil has not mastered the basic objectives in the subject
area.
Grading Grades 5-8
A = 90 or higher
The pupil has mastered the objectives in the subject area, shows
initiative, applies knowledge gained to new situations, and accepts
responsibility for learning.
B = 80–89
The pupil has mastered most of the objectives in the subject area, is
above average in initiative, application of knowledge, and accepting
responsibility for learning.
C = 70–79
The pupil has mastered the basic objectives in the subject area and with
direction and stimulation by the teacher is progressing in initiative,
application of knowledge and accepting responsibility for learning.
D = 60–69
The pupil has mastered few of the basic objectives in the subject area.
The pupil has not mastered the basic objectives in the subject area
Student Projects
Students in the Upper School (grades 5-8) will be required to do two major projects outside of the Music and Theatre Arts classes.
There will be a music project in the Fall Semester and a Theatre Arts project in the Spring Semester.
Projects will be assigned the first week of the cycle and will have a due date during the last week of the cycle.
Projects will involve research of a topic, a written paper, and a visual.
Most projects assigned will count for more than one class (Music, Theatre Arts, Language Arts, Technology).
Students will be given a guide explaining the project, its requirements, which classes will mark a grade, and the teacher(s') expectations.
Quality Work: Grades 3-8
All work turned in for a grade should be 100% completed using the following quality work criteria:
~ Write in your best cursive;
type when asked.
~ Write in complete sentences, restating the question.
~ Put your complete heading on your paper (as illustrated in your homeroom
classroom).
~ If you make a mistake, be sure to neatly and completely erase.
~ Observe proper spacing, including margins, and do not write where there are no
lines.
~ Only use clean paper without wrinkles, tears, spiral binding edges ("fuzzies"),
or creases.
~ Always use grade-appropriate vocabulary.
If student work does not meet this criteria, the work will be returned and must
be revised and turned in by the next day. Ten percent (10%) of the assignment's
value will be deducted if revision is required. If work is no resubmitted the
next day, the students will earn a zero percent (0%).
Homework Policy
* All homework and practice logs must be brought to class, completed in entirety, on the date due.
* If a student is absent, any work due the day of their absence must be turned in to the teacher on the day they return to school. If this is not done, it will be counted as a late assignment (see below).
* If an assignment is late or is not complete, students will need to do/re-do the assignment and turn in the next day for half credit (50%). If assignment is not in on the next day, the student will receive a zero (0%) for that assignment.
* There are no extensions for missed assignments.
Plagiarism
"Any assignment, quiz/test, or
research project in which a student plagiarizes another's work, will receive a
0% on the assignment.
Teachers
may, at their own discretion, allow students to make-up the work with students
receiving a significantly reduced grade. Honest and truthfulness are virtues
held in high regard in the diocese's parochial schools."
~ St. Ann School 2009-2010 Family Handbook