twoblessings Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 and then the other 20% got divided up between vocab, grammar, mechanics types of things. But, this year, we are outsourcing and have two english credits, one in speech and one in Am Lit. I am not sure how those teachers are slicing it up. But I can tell you the Speech course puts a heavy emphasis on writing critiques of the speeches given each week, probably more so than on the actual speeches the student delivers. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Well, we covered a lot of lit, so I ended up giving a separate credit just for that. For my "English" grade, I would say that the work was about equally divided in thirds between grammar, vocab study, and writing. Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblessings Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Regena, Did you award 1 full credit for Lit and 1 full Credit for English? If you did, how did you lable the Lit on your transcript? Sorry for all the questions. Just trying to figure this all out, dd will be starting High school next year. This is my first time through. Blessings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Year 1: English I; Lit I: Early Modern Literature Year 2: English II; Lit II: Modern Literature Year 3: English III I only awarded one credit this year, even though he still worked in Abeka grammar and finished up the Vocab from Classical Roots series at home. He took a Greek Mythology college course that comprised most of his lit/writing for the year. Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid in NC Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 If I understand the original question - English credit percentage - this is what we do: 50% literature 40% composition 10% vocabulary That is how I weight the grades for the year. ~Brigid ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 40% Literature 10% Poetry 15% Vocabulary 20% Grammar 25% Writing Now that I look at it, that's also roughly the minutes per subject area spent, except a little more for Literature. And we do Poetry T/TH, Vocabulary M/W/F. She's also taking a speech class, but I'll list that as an elective. Whoops! Just realized this is what I've been doing for my 8th grader, and you were asking about high school. For this one next year, I'll ramp up the literature and writing, and everything else will pretty much stay the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Well, at least it's nice to know that she's giving 110%, LOL! I'll bet you're going to make her do 150% next year. You're my kinda teacher! If everyone did this for language arts, we wouldn't have so many young people in this country who can't read or write..... (Seriously, I like your breakdown to include serious poetry study....) Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 ROFLOL! It was late! I can add, I really can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Wow, you people are so......organized. My method is more like... We read. We wrote. We learned new words. We don't talk like a redneck. That's an English credit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Yeah, yeah, and I can (sometimes) identify the parts of a sentence, too, but I couldn't a few nights ago, LOL..... Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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