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 * Methods of Evaluation**

Informal:
 * Classwork: Either group or individual work that will be assessed on a completion and participation basis. This includes graphic organizers or guided notes given during class.
 * Homework: No more than two homework assignments per week will be given, usually only one. These will be given a grade based on a rubric I create for the assignment. For example, the homework would usually be something the students do habitually (such as analyze an article on a current event) so I would create a rubric and grading criteria for this assignment.
 * Exit passes: Done most but not every day, these would serve as brief formative assessments of what students gained from the lesson.
 * Warm-ups: Usually completed in their journal, these are very similar to the exit pass but serve the opposite purpose - to get an idea of what knowledge a student already has about a topic or idea. These would be graded only for completion.

Formal:
 * Quizzes: Occasionally, maybe once or twice for each unit, it would be beneficial to give a quiz to students so they (and the teacher) can get an idea of whether they know the material. These quizzes would therefore serve as formative evaluations, but would be graded on accuracy. The quizzes would not be a large enough part of the students' grade that performing poorly occasionally would be really detrimental to their grade, and would instead serve as a reminder to study certain points a little more. The quizzes might be a good way to emphasize the importance of certain terms or ideas.
 * Group or Individual Projects: If participating in a group project, I would create a rubric where most of the points came from the same base grade for the group, but other points would come from some individual work, such as a self evaluation and evaluation done by other group members. For Individual Projects, rubrics would be provided ahead of time. Points would progress on a scale from not complete, to almost complete, complete, and exemplary. Ideally students would have opportunities to submit work progressively, receive feedback, and do revisions before submitting their project for a final grade.