The Social Studies department at Smith follows a Standards-Based-Grading system. Rather than assignment varying point-values to each assignment given, all assignments are worth the same (4 points) and connected directly to Essential Standards for each grade level.

Assignments:

• Throughout the year we will be completing many different types of assignments to challenge ourselves to be better social scientists. These will include daily assignments, CER writing, quizzes, and projects
• Each unit will have both formative and summative assessments that students will be able to make-up
• All students will be expected to retake or redo summative assessments that do not receive 4s and will be given an opportunity in class to do so
• After this, students may arrange to make up the assesssment twice more as needed
• Students are expected to turn work in on time. Failure to turn assignments in will result in disciplinary action, but will not impact grades (unless work is still missing by report card deadlines)

Assessment:

• 10% Formative work: daily classwork, homework, Quick Writes, etc.
• 90% Summative work: tests, quizzes, projects, formal writing assignments

Grades:

The following grading scale will also be used in this class:

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