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How could I convince my biology teacher to fix my grade on my project (fairly)?

I lost 17 points on my project because I did not type the questions on the paper where we wrote our answers. I came and talked to her about it and she said it was a mistake and she made similar ones as a kid. Problem is is that I'd have an A in the class, but I now have a B. It dropped my grade by 4%. She did not say that 50% of a section would be taken off (there was a 40 pt section, I got a 34 on it, so I got 17 pts off) if we didn't type the questions. She capitalised and added exclamation marks to put our name and title, which was only 2 pts of the rubric. She bolded and added tons of exclamation marks for another part that was worth 2 pts. The first paragraph told us we had to type the questions, but my whole attention switched to thinking of adding the title and name when she added that exaggerated part to the end of the paragraph. Typing all the questions takes 2 minutes at the most. However, answering a 2 point question takes 5 minutes bare minimum. I really need the 17 points because I'll need a 97 on the final exam if she doesn't give them. I don't want to seem like I'm being unfair or anything, but she didn't even mention that putting the questions on would be part of the grade. I've analysed the whole guidelines paper, and she put greater emphasis on smaller things rather than the questions. Any suggestions?

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  • texman
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    It is totally up to a teacher to set the guidelines for a class assignment. If you are sure that she did not tell you to do something, I would ask again very carefully. However, you need to be prepared for the fact that maybe you were not paying attention when the directions were being given. You may want to ask other students if they heard the teacher give these instructions. Also, you may be very gracious and ask the teacher if you can do anything to earn extra credit.

  • 9 years ago

    Ask an independent biology teacher to arbitrate. Accept the outsider's decision.

    Additionally, irrespective of the outcome of your attempt to rectify this situation, accept responsibility for carelessness. Learning to be responsible for ones behaviour is a very liberating thing to learn and accept.

    Source(s): Experience taught by life!
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