The class standard and expectation is "Very Good."
Unsatisfactory notebooks may be returned ungraded for you to reaccomplish for
grade.
| Distinguished | Very Good | Marginal | Unsatisfactory | |
| Complete | All elements and information complete. All graded activities corrected. | Only minor omissions in either papers, notes, examples, or practice problems. | Several unexcused omissions, including assignments and worksheets not made up after absences. Notes generally included, but on-the-board examples and practice problems routinely missing. | Many
pages missing. Photocopies of notes (unless directed). On-the-board notes, examples, practice problems routinely missing. Graded work not corrected. |
| Legible | Exceptionally clear and readable. | Legible writing, clear graphics, pages well formatted and easy to follow. Overall neat appearance. Clean. | Difficult, but can be read with effort. Pages poorly formatted, difficult to follow flow of notes. Overall appearance is generally neat. | Generally messy, very hard to read. Frequent areas that cannot be reasonably read or followed. Smudges, scratch-outs, or other sloppy distractions. |
| Format | All sections and pages properly labeled and ordered. | Dividers labeled and in order. Few pages not properly labeled, titled, and dated. Very few papers out of order. | Dividers labeled and in order. Many pages with incorrect or missing labels, titles, dates. Many pages out of order. | Sections out of order. Dividers missing or mislabeled. Pages in disarray, out of order, dog-eared. Many pages missing labels, titles, dates. |