Prepare a brief paper explaining the grading system you use (or plan to use). In a separate section explain the educational rationale for using this system, including an explanation of how your system...

Prepare a brief paper explaining the grading system you use (or plan to use). In a separate section explain the educational rationale for using this system, including an explanation of how your system has improved (or will improve) your students’ educational development. Discuss your grading point of view with others in your class. Prepare at least one paragraph explaining each of the following:

a. The meaning of your grade symbols. b. The meaning of failure in your class. c. How you distinguish between “failure” and “failure to try.” d. How you handle late work or work not handed in. e. How you avoid the “deadly zero.” f. What student performances count toward grades you assign your student. g. The number of each letter (or other symbol) grade you typically assign (or will assign) in your class. h. What components go (or will go) into the endof-term grade for your students. i. How much weight each component in Item h should receive. j. What boundaries you use (or would use) for each grade. k. How you handle students who are on the borderline between grades. l. Any other factors you take into account.