Literature Assessment in Zhonghua Secondary

As mentioned, in Zhonghua Secondary, the lower secondary students either take literature in semester 1 (lower sec) or in semester 2 (upper sec). There are five components to the literature assessment  for the lower secondary students.

For the secondary ones, their first formal assessment appears in the form of a common test in week 7-8 of term 1. This common test comprises of roughly 25% of the overall 75% of common test, class tests and assignments weightage. The second and third components to the assessment are the 2 class tests (1 in term 1 & 1 in term 2) which would take up another 25% each in the overall 75% of common test, class tests and assignments. The fourth component of assessment comprises of daily class assignments (1 in term 1 & 1 in term 2). In term 1, the class had to participate in a Haiku or Limerick performance competition for the literary festival. The students' poetry performance for the audition would be assessed and used to fulfill this fourth component in term 1. In term 2, we have decided that the essay practice assignment would be used to fulfill this fourth component. Finally, the fifth component for literature assessment would be taken from the mid year literature results and this grade would make up the final 25% over all assessment grade.