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Read chapters 9-11 in the Wormeli book. **__Respond to discussions by July 22__**.

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 * __Parent grading letter: Due July 26__.** You are to write a parent letter describing your grading practices, no more than two pages. In the letter you must describe how you grade students, what the grades mean, and why you grade students in that manner(s). Email the assignment to jajturner@gmail.com as a Word document. Rubric posted below.

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 * __Final project: Due July 29__.** In the final project you will write a paper to answer the following question: How would you integrate assessment, testing, and grading to develop a comprehensive assessment plan? Explain how the components of your plan meet the needs of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. I realize this is a challenging paper to write. Think about the ways in which assessment supports learning, how learning is demonstrated through testing, and how grades reflect degrees of mastery (student learning). jajturner@gmail.com as a Word document. Criteria and rubric are posted below.