Grading Procedures:

You will be graded in five areas:

Homework 20%

Kanji Quizzes 20%

Class Participation 10%

Midterm Exams 35%

Comprehensive Final Exam 15%
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100%

Homework consists of the -1 and -2 exercises for each of the twenty chapters in the textbook. Each homework assignment will be worth 100 points. Since there are twenty homework assignments, there will be 2000 points possible (20 x 100 = 2000). I will take your total points earned and divide that sum by 2000 to get a percentage. I will then multiply that percentage by 20 because homework is worth 20% of your final grade.
After I find mistakes on your homework, you will have the option to correct your mistakes (on the same paper) and resubmit your homework for a higher score. If you are satisfied with your score, you need not resubmit your homework.
I will accept late homework, but for every day that the homework is late, I will take 10% off. This means that if you turn in homework two days late, the highest score you could get–even with everything correct– is an 80%. Therefore, if you know that you are going to miss a class you need to turn in that assignment early.
The one exception to the rule about being docked 10% off for every day that your homework is late is in cases of illness or dire emergencies. It is your obligation to make the teacher aware of the reason for an absence. If you do not promptly notify the teacher about the reason for an absence, then the teacher is free to assume that you just skipped class.

At the end of each of the lessons you will have a kanji quiz. I have divided the twenty lessons of the text into four units. Each unit consists of five lessons. At the end of the first four lessons in every unit, you will have a 20-point kanji quiz. At the end of the fifth lesson in each unit you will have a 100-point comprehensive kanji quiz. This means that every fifth quiz is a comprehensive kanji quiz.

Each of the first three kanji quiz units will be worth 100 points. For example, Unit I is worth 100 points. Unit I consists of the 20-point kanji quizzes for lessons 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well as the 100-point comprehensive kanji quiz for lesson 5. The way I calculate your score for Unit I is either:

1. to treat the 100-point comprehensive kanji quiz as if it had been a 20-point kanji quiz. I do this by dividing your score on the 100-point comprehensive kanji quiz by 5 (since 100/5=20). Then I add together the resulting five 20-point kanji quiz scores to obtain the total points you earned out of the 100 points possible for the unit. OR,
2. to take the score that you earned on the comprehensive kanji quiz as the total for Unit I.

I will drop your two lowest 20-point kanji quizzes. However, no one can drop any comprehensive kanji quiz. Since I drop your two lowest 20-point kanji quiz scores (2 x 20 = 40), Unit IV will only be worth 60 points (100 – 40 = 60).
At the end of the semester, I will add all of your unit scores to get a sum. Since there are 360 points possible, I will divide your sum by 360 to get a percentage. I will take this percentage and multiply it by 20 because kanji quizzes are worth 20% of your grade.

I will not allow you to take a kanji quiz late, except in cases of illness or dire emergencies. However, I do drop your two lowest 20-point kanji quiz scores, even if those lowest scores are zero. It is your obligation to make the teacher aware of the reason for an absence. If you do not promptly notify the teacher about the reason for an absence, then the teacher is free to assume that you just skipped class.

Your teacher will grade you on class participation. Your teacher will grade you on Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes using a five-point scale.

0 points: An unexcused absence will earn zero points on the day you are absent.
1 point: At least you are physically in your seat, but you seem lost in your own world.
2 points: You gave wrong answers. You did not seem to understand the story. You seemed lost in the class discussion, but at least you put forth an effort to say something. You tried to add something to the class discussion.
3 points: Your answers were not wrong, but were one-or-two-word answers and lacked any elaboration. You seem either to have not understood the finer points of the story or to be unable to express yourself fully in commenting on the story. An excused absence will also earn three points.
4 points: Your answers were for the most part correct. You did alright. A native speaker would probably be able to surmise what you were trying to say. However, you tripped up a bit on grammar, or seemed to lose your train of thought, or drowned the end of your sentence in a final mumble, or you asked me to repeat the question because you were not listening.
5 points: Your answers were correct and stated in a confident and fluent manner. Your answers contributed to class discussion and your ability to elaborate shows that you gave the story some thought. You are in full command of the story.
At the end of the semester, I will add all of your participation scores to obtain a sum. I will take this sum and divide it by the total points possible to get a percentage. I will take this percentage and multiply it by 10 because class participation is worth 10% of your grade.

At the end of each unit you will have a midterm exam. Each midterm exam is worth 100 points. I will not allow you to take midterm exam late, except in cases of illness or dire emergencies. However, I will drop your lowest midterm exam score. I will add the scores you earned on the remaining three exams to obtain a sum. I will take this sum and divide it by the 300 points possible to get a percentage. Then I will multiply this percentage by 35 because midterm exams are worth 35% of your final grade.

At the end of the term you will take a comprehensive final exam. I will take the percentage you earn on this exam and multiply it by 15 because the final exam is worth 15% of your grade.

At the end of the term, I will add the final scores you earned in each of the five areas: 1) homework, 2) kanji quizzes, 3) class participation 4) midterm exams and 5) the comprehensive final exam. I will take your total sum and assign you a grade based on the following grade breakdown:

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-

Below 60 E