GrannySmith111
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I'm a junior right now, and I'm really trying to get straight A's this year. I'm taking a class called spanish 4. We were supposed to create a 2-3 minute presentation of a famous spanish person in class.
I did everything that was asked. We were graded on our how good our speaking during the presentation was (fluency, vocabulary, comprehensibility, etc.)
I tried my best during the presentation, I honestly did. I was one of the first people to go. Now, my Spanish isn't perfect, but it was pretty good. I finished my presentation feeling confident. I met all the requirements, and my presentation was just a bit over 3 minutes.
So the teacher grades my presentation, and I get an 86%. I'm a little upset about this, because I did felt like I put a lot more effort into my presentation. I got points deducted because apparently, I didn't accomplish the entire task (she didn't count the last 10 seconds of my presentation where I said the last required task because it was over 3 minutes). I also got points deducted because my presentation wasn't as comprehensible as it should have been and also for mispronouncing a few words.
So today my friend presented. Honest to God, his presentation did NOT include all of the required materials, yet he received full points in that category. His Spanish wasn't perfect, in fact I would go as far to say it was probably worse and less comprehensible than mine. After he presented, he even told me that he knew he was going to get a bad grade on his presentation. The teacher hands back his rubric and he gets a 94%.
I'm just lost for words right now. On assignments such as this one, does she even listen to the person speaking, or does she just circle random numbers at the end? There were several presentations I would argue were WORSE than mines yet received a higher grade than me.
What is one to do in a situation like this? I just feel so angry and done with life. I feel that the grading on assignments such as this is so subjective. Its just not fair. I should have received a higher grade on the assignment. But, I feel like if I talk to my teacher about this she's just gonna have something against me the whole year and will grade me harsher on future assignments.
I did everything that was asked. We were graded on our how good our speaking during the presentation was (fluency, vocabulary, comprehensibility, etc.)
I tried my best during the presentation, I honestly did. I was one of the first people to go. Now, my Spanish isn't perfect, but it was pretty good. I finished my presentation feeling confident. I met all the requirements, and my presentation was just a bit over 3 minutes.
So the teacher grades my presentation, and I get an 86%. I'm a little upset about this, because I did felt like I put a lot more effort into my presentation. I got points deducted because apparently, I didn't accomplish the entire task (she didn't count the last 10 seconds of my presentation where I said the last required task because it was over 3 minutes). I also got points deducted because my presentation wasn't as comprehensible as it should have been and also for mispronouncing a few words.
So today my friend presented. Honest to God, his presentation did NOT include all of the required materials, yet he received full points in that category. His Spanish wasn't perfect, in fact I would go as far to say it was probably worse and less comprehensible than mine. After he presented, he even told me that he knew he was going to get a bad grade on his presentation. The teacher hands back his rubric and he gets a 94%.
I'm just lost for words right now. On assignments such as this one, does she even listen to the person speaking, or does she just circle random numbers at the end? There were several presentations I would argue were WORSE than mines yet received a higher grade than me.
What is one to do in a situation like this? I just feel so angry and done with life. I feel that the grading on assignments such as this is so subjective. Its just not fair. I should have received a higher grade on the assignment. But, I feel like if I talk to my teacher about this she's just gonna have something against me the whole year and will grade me harsher on future assignments.