When you see the homework symbol () preceded by the percent sign (), this means that this written assignment is accompanied by a grading guide. Instructors can handle this type of activity in a number of ways. First, of course, it could be performed either in class or at home. Teachers can simply make this activity an ungraded assignment as a means of providing practice. They can attribute a grade to the students that simply reflects the fact that the activity was completed or not. Finally, they can treat it as a quiz, giving its grade less weight than that of a test (). If used as a graded assignment, refer to the instructions below for a suggested grading guide:

• The answer is not plausible and demonstrates a likely lack of comprehension of the question = - 1
• The answer is not in the form of a complete sentence containing a subject and a verb = - 1 pt.
• The student used more than one sentence when using a single sentence could have been sufficient = - 1/2 pt.
• The conjugated verb is incorrrectly conjugated = - 1/2
• The infinitive form was not used when it should have been = - 1
• Some other error of structure or spelling exists in the response = - 1 (-1/2 for accent mark error)
• Points per item = 5
• Number of items = 6
• Total points = 30