Letters of Appeal

If you feel a question has been graded incorrectly or was too confusing you may appeal my grade by composing a letter of appeal using these guidelines.

1.         Appeals will only be accepted in the form of a neatly written/typed letter.

2.         Appeals will be written on a separate piece of paper and attached to your test. Do not write your appeal on the test.

3.         Appeals must be content based, not personal. You must include support for your position.

4.         Appeals must be specific to questions, not general.

5.         Insufficient time on a test or assignment is not a reason for appeal of your grade.

6.         You must communicate what action you would like me to take.

7.         Appeals are due the class period after you get the graded assignment back.

Sample:

Dear Mr. Walton

On my graphing quiz, #7, I would like to clear up any confusion that there may have been. My work read:

Line 1: (y-y₁) = m(x-x₁)

Line 2 (y-4) = m(x+2)

Line 3 (y-4) = -3/11 (x+2)

Line 4 (y-4) = -3/11x + 2

Line 5 y = -3/11x + 7/2

I just wanted to explain my work and possibly get an extra point. On line 3 and between line 4, I distributed (-3/11) but I failed to write it down, so my next line should obviously read (y-4) = -3x/11 + ½ , which is the proper distribution of -3/11.

Sincerely,

Brian

Teacher’s Response: This is still not correct. Please check your multiplication of fractions.