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All of the notes and handouts you need are posted on Blackboard. If you have any questions about access, please let me know.
To access the textbook online, go to: https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/
For students with last names that are five letters or longer:
Your child’s user name is his first initial together with his full last name.
[example: Mike Crichton’s user name is mcrichton.]
Your child’s password is student.
For students with last names that are less than five letters:
Your child’s user name is his first name together with his full last name (no capitals, no spaces).
[example: Bruce Lee’s user name is brucelee.]
Your child’s password is student.
Your Grade
Here are the types of assessment that will be recorded in the online gradebook and included in your overall grade.
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Formative Assessment
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Type of Assessment
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Abbreviation for Recording
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Explanation
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Check for Understanding
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CH or HW
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These are in-class responses that are recorded or homework.
These checks will be recorded as a completion score, but do not influence grade percentage.
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Practice Quizzes
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PQ
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These are pre-quizzes that students take on each target.
These quizzes will be recorded as a completion score, but do not influence grade percentage. The actual score on the quiz will be recorded in the comments section of the grade.
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Extention Assessments
5% of Overall Grade
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These extra credit assignments are available to students that are struggling with Mastery Quizzes and/or District Assessments and have already completed all of the Checks for Understanding and Practice Quizzes.
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Summative Assessment
95% of Overall Grade
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Type of Assessment
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Abbreviation for Recording
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Explanation
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Mastery Quizzes
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MQ
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These are teacher-created quizzes on each target.
These are recorded in the online gradebook as the number of correct answers.
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District Assessments
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DA
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These are district-wide tests created by the World Languages Department that cover a number of targets.
These are recorded in the online gradebook as the number of correct answers .
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Finals
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FN
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These are cumulative, district-wide tests created by the World Languages Department that cover all of the targets from the year.
These are recorded in the online gradebook as the number of correct answers.
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7th Grade Assessment Calendar (Subject to Changes)
Trimester 1
August 26 - Mastery Quiz on Greetings
September 2 - Mastery Quiz on Colors
September 9 - Mastery Quiz on Spelling using the Spanish Alphabet
September 16 - Mastery Quiz on Classroom Commands
September 23 - Mastery Quiz on Family
October 14 - Mastery Quiz on Numbers 0-100
October 21 - Mastery Quiz on Likes and Dislikes, Loves and Hates
October 28 - Mastery Quiz on Classroom Items
November 4 - Listening District Assessment #1
Trimester 2
November 11 - Mastery Quiz on Physical Characteristics
November 18 - Mastery Quiz on Personality Traits
December 2 - Mastery Quiz on Question Words
December 9 - Mastery Quiz on Gender and Number Agreement
December 16 - Listening District Assessment #2
December 22 - Reading District Assessment #1
January 20 - Mastery Quiz on Telling Time
January 27 - Mastery Quiz on Class Schedule
February 3 - Mastery Quiz on Describing Classes
February 10 - Mastery Quiz on Present Tense AR Verbs
February 21 - Mastery Quiz on Present Tense ER Verbs
Trimester 3
February 24 - Mastery Quiz on Present Tense IR Verbs
March 22 - Mastery Quiz on Food (Listening)
April 5 - Mastery Quiz Food Description and Verb Conjugation (Writing)
April 13 - Mastery Quiz on "To Go" and Locations (Speaking)
April 20 - Mastery Quiz on Complex Questions (Reading)
April 20 - Listening District Assessment #3
April 27 - Reading District Assessment #2
May 7 to May 11 - Finals
8th Grade Assessment Calendar (Subject to Changes)
Trimester 1
August 26 - Mastery Quiz on Body Parts
September 2 - Mastery Quiz on Direction Words
September 9 - Mastery Quiz on Locations and Transportations
September 13 - Mastery Quiz on Time Phrases
September 30 - Mastery Quiz on Circumlocution
October 14 - Mastery Quiz on Clothing & Circumlocution Retake
October 21 - Mastery Quiz on Describing Clothing
October 28 - Mastery Quiz on Shopping Vocabulary
November 4 - Mastery Quiz on Tener Expressions
Trimester 2
November 11 - Listening District Assessment #4
December 2 - Mastery Quiz on Recognizing Past vs. Present vs. Future
December 16 - Listening District Assessment #5
January 12 - Mastery Quiz on Preterite (Past Tense) AR Verbs
January 27 - Mastery Quiz on Preterite (Past Tense) ER and IR Verbs
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