as far as i know, kids with "ignore spelling mistakes" automatically get full points for the mechanics section. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Sara Welts <linci@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Etnians, > In regard to the rubric "mechanics" for grading bagrut compositions: > > I wanted to know if when marking bagrut compositions deductions should be > made for capitalization and punctuation errors even though the pupil is not > to be penalized for spelling mistakes. > Thanks, > Sara > ----------------------------------------------- > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > or - http://www.etni.org.il ** > ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** > ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** > ----------------------------------------------- > > -- sara g in israel sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx saragabai@xxxxxxxxx Visit us at The E Zone http://clickit3.ort.org.il/ganyavneenglish ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------