Cumulative Grading System Activity

In order to determine your grade at the end of the semester, you must calculate your
cumulative total for each six weeks. Then you must total the number of cumulative points
earned in the semester and divided that number by the cumulative points possible for that
semester. The percentage should be converted to a letter grade using the seven point parish
grading scale.

Practice your understanding of the new grading procedure by adding the CUMULATIVE Points
Earned and CUMULATIVE Points Possible over the three six week periods in Semester 1. HINT:
At the end of the third six weeks, the cumulative points possible should be 435.

Grading Scale:
100-93 =A 92-85 =B 84-75 =C 74-67 =D 66-0 =F

1st six weeks

Date Assignment Pts Earned Pts Poss. Cum Pts E/ Cum Pts P %
8/17 Noun test 27 50 /
8/19 Vocab quiz 8 10 /
8/23 Pronoun Proj 18 20 /
8/26 Homework 3 10 /
8/29 Pronoun test 36 50 /
8/31 Group Activity 8 10 /

Student’s total pts. _______ / Teacher’s total pts. ________ = Grade ______
(Points Earned 1st 6 weeks) (Points Possible 1st 6 weeks)

2nd six weeks

Date Assignment Pts Earned Pts Poss. Cum Pts E/ Cum Pts P %
9/2 “Blues…”Proj 19 20 /
9/6 Vocab quiz 10 10 /
9/9 Homework 0 10 /
9/13 Cask Test 24 35 /
9/16 Group Activity 10 10 /
9/26 SSUT test 40 50 /
Student’s total pts. _______ / Teacher’s total pts. ________ = Grade ______
(Points Earned 1st & 2nd 6 weeks) (Points Possible 1st & 2nd 6 weeks)
3rd six weeks
Date Assignment Pts Earned Pts Poss. Cum Pts E/ Cum Pts P %
10/4 Adj. test 38 40 /
10/11 Homework 5 10 /
10/17 Vocab Quiz 8 10 /
10/21 Adverb Test 23 30 /
10/27 Ntbk Part 10 10 /
11/8 Conjunc Test 40 50 /

Student’s total pts. _______ / Teacher’s total pts. ________ = Grade ______
(Points Earned 1st 2nd & 3rd 6 weeks) (Points Possible 1st 2nd & 3rd 6 weeks)

Did this student pass English for the first semester?

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Which six weeks was his lowest average?

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Which six weeks was his highest average?

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What area(s) does this student need the most help in?
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Brainstorm strategies that this student could use to improve:

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Reflect on your past school habits and pitfalls. Brainstorm strategies that you
could use to improve this school year:
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