Graded on daily journal, short stories, and presentation of books read. This escapes memorization and test taking skills. It concentrates on demonstrating practice and investing time in learning.
Middle School
Read non-fiction books
Write Point Evidence Explanation paragraphs
Discuss characters, storyline, and author’s perspective
Graded case studies where we wrote about the characters and analyzed the stories. Demonstrate grammar usage and sentence structure. Encourages improving language usage.
High School
Use figurative language in our essays.
Essays would have multiple revisions.
Our scores would depend on essays.
We were graded mostly on reading, paragraph answers, and how we argued.
College
Vocabulary usage, clarity, and flow
quotation – illustrate a point, provide evidence, or add credibility to the writer’s argument
citation – a word or a few details that tells us where that excerpt is from
Multiple revisions with professional writer/professor.
UCI 39A, 39B, 39C – scores depended on essays, their contents, and argument perspective.