 SRA. PATRICIA FREIRE

 MEANS ONE EXTRA QUALITY POINT PER GRADE (A=5, B=4, ETC.)  MEANS A HIGHER STANDARD THAN SPANISH I & II  MEANS MORE WORK THAN SPANISH I & II  MEANS THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO READ, WRITE, LISTEN AND SPEAK

 HAS NO EFFECT ON CBHS CREDIT (HONORS)  COSTS TENNESSEE STUDENTS NOTHING  EARNS COLLEGE CREDIT WHICH CAN BE USED AT CBU OR – IN MANY CASES – TRANSFERRED  REQUIRES A GRADE OF “A” OR “B” TO CONTINUE (in Dual Enrollment, not CBHS)

 GRADES WILL BE UPDATED ON THE WEBSITE BY NOON EACH TUESDAY  QUARTER GRADES WILL BE SHOWN AS A PERCENT. MINIMUM GRADE FOR A QUARTER IS 55%. THERE IS NO MINIMUM FOR A SEMESTER EXAM  SEMESTER GRADES WILL BE SHOWN AS LETTERS WITH PLUS/MINUS

 GRADE IS BASED ON YOUR POINTS DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL POSSIBLE  TESTS WILL ALWAYS BE ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE ( PTS EACH)  QUIZZES WILL ALWAYS BE ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE (20-50 PTS)  MOST HOMEWORK (EXCEPT PRESENTATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS) WILL BE DONE ON THE VISTAS SUPERSITE.

 CLASS PERFORMANCE WILL COUNT AS A MAJOR GRADE THREE TIMES DURING EACH QUARTER  CLASS PERFORMANCE IS NOT THE SAME AS YOUR APPLICATION GRADE  CLASS PERFORMANCE IS YOUR ABILITY TO ANSWER ORALLY, WORK IN PAIRS/GROUPS, MAKE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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