Music 1A: Dan Mitchell: Intro to Music

Dan Mitchell: Intro to Music

Monday, November 23, 2009

A Grade Question
Some students wonder - for good reason! - what it means when an asterisk ("*") appears next to the letter grade on a paper. (Some misinterpret this as a "+" but it is actually just an asterisk.)

I add the asterisk as an indication that I wrote something in the body of your paper that I would like you to read. Sometimes, for example, a paper may earn an A grade even though I notice something is a bit "off" about an answer - the asterisk may point you to that item that caught my attention.

The asterisk is only for your use - it is not part of your grade in my records.
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