How will I be Graded This year?
What are some examples of each type of assignment category?
Interpersonal Communication
informal daily "turn-and-talks" - unrehearsed interviews & surveys - responding to emails
play 20 questions - respond to a blog - comment on a video/post
Students will receive an oral participation grade twice per marking period to monitor their interpersonal and
presentational spoken communication. They will be scored using the following rubric.**
Interpersonal Communication
informal daily "turn-and-talks" - unrehearsed interviews & surveys - responding to emails
play 20 questions - respond to a blog - comment on a video/post
Students will receive an oral participation grade twice per marking period to monitor their interpersonal and
presentational spoken communication. They will be scored using the following rubric.**
Interpretive Communication
reading a print advertisement - reading stories & poems - watch/listen to videos, short films, and advertisements
watch/listen to current events & news - listen to music - read blogs & instagram posts
Presentational Communication
essays - reports - stories & narratives - poems - advertisements & brochures - comic strip
oral presentations - call-in assignments - skits & plays - rehearsed debates - make a movie
Connections & Comparisons
homework - warm-ups - vocabulary & grammar practice - classwork - practice assignments
Assessments
quizzes - tests - county-created performance assessments
Students' grades will represent what they CAN DO with the language and how proficient they are in their language use rather than assignment completion, punctuality, and responsibility. While it's still important to meet deadlines and complete assignments, (and late penalties and 'zeros' for incompletion may still occur) students' grades will instead largely display their language proficiency.
reading a print advertisement - reading stories & poems - watch/listen to videos, short films, and advertisements
watch/listen to current events & news - listen to music - read blogs & instagram posts
Presentational Communication
essays - reports - stories & narratives - poems - advertisements & brochures - comic strip
oral presentations - call-in assignments - skits & plays - rehearsed debates - make a movie
Connections & Comparisons
homework - warm-ups - vocabulary & grammar practice - classwork - practice assignments
Assessments
quizzes - tests - county-created performance assessments
Students' grades will represent what they CAN DO with the language and how proficient they are in their language use rather than assignment completion, punctuality, and responsibility. While it's still important to meet deadlines and complete assignments, (and late penalties and 'zeros' for incompletion may still occur) students' grades will instead largely display their language proficiency.
What is Language Proficiency?
Language proficiency is a person's ability to use a language for a variety of purposes, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. These abilities are measured by the guidelines set in place by the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). These guidelines are broken down into levels which are detailed descriptions of what individuals can do with language in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context. Washington County Public School's World Language department has corresponded a specific proficiency level as a goal for students to reach by the end of each course.
Below are the end of course proficiency goals for each course:
Below are the end of course proficiency goals for each course:
Check out the characteristics of each proficiency level more closely by downloading the WCPS World Language Rubric for yourself!
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