Melrose-Mindoro Area Schools

The Melrose-Mindoro High School Art Departments

Grade Disclosure

We cover and review a wide variety of art concepts. The comcects taught in the art classes will carry and cross over into all other art classes. Drawing skills and knowledge of color are expected in most art and tech/ed classes. The creative skills covered in the art classes will easily complements all classes taught in the Tech/Ed Building.

Grading

Scale:

93-100 A

90-92 A-

87-89 B+

83-86 B

80-82 B-

77-79 C+

73-76 C

70-72 C-

67-69 D+

63-66 D

60-62 D-

< 60 F

Your grade will be the average of your individual work, your achievements.

All assignment will be accessed a grade for:

Technique, Degree of Detail.

Comprehension assignments will also include a grade for Aesthetics.

Skills Building are small learning exercises and small quizzes. Skills Building assignments will earn 10% a score based on 100

a. Students who earn a score of 80% is recorded as 8 in grade book.

b. Or student who earns a score of 85% is recorded as 8.5 in the grade book.

c. These are assignments used to assist the student to learn and master techniques or skills presented in an area of study.

Comprehension Based are those assignments which the students demonstrates what they’ve learned. Comprehension assignments will earn 100% a score based on 100 in the grade book.

a. Students who earn a score of 80% isrecorded as 80 in grade book.

b. Or a student who earns a score of 85% is recorded as 85%

c. This is your best work, a piece of yours work that you create that demonstrates your mastery of the techniques or skills discussed in the unit.

All units are open to verbal or written quizzes. These will be graded same as Skill Building assignments.

Late work Policy: Being that this is a studio class. Work needs to be done in class.

Students who are Excused Absent are required to complete work! They will be given adequate time, no later than one week past original due date. After that time a zero will permanently be entered in the grade book for that assignment.

Students who are Not Excused Absent are also required to complete work! Such late work will be accepted for ½ credit for up to 1 week then a zero will permanently be entered in the grade book for that assignment. If you are falling behind or struggling with course content see the instructor for immediate assistance.

The student is responsible for getting caught up to the class and complete past due assignments.

Options exist:

Late work may need to be worked on at home (if possible). Note: not all materials can leave the art room.

If the student has completed the current assignment, he/she has earned free time Late assignment can be completed during class. With arrangements with Mr. Allen student may come in to the art room during one of the other art classes being taught. This allows the student the ability if they have a study hall to come into the art room one of the first three hours of the school day. The Junior High Art room is only open with classes, available to students for the afternoon hours of the school day.

Students can make arrangements with Mr. Allen.

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