Dramatic Grade Changes

The first assignment in the writing category is now entering the grade. If a student does poorly on this assignment, his/her grade may go down as much as thirty-five percent. (It may go up dramatically, as well, if a student has done poorly in tests but does well in writing.) It is important to remember that additional assignments will quickly be added to this category and his/her grade can continue to change. Students should consider every assignment important; however, initial assignments in a grade calculated through weighted categories are particularly important. They have a significant impact on a student's grade until more assignments are added to that category.