Teaching Is Giving Grades

1. Abolish Grades? I Don't Think So 
http://www.youreducationmatters.com/College/abolishgrades.htm 

2. Why Do We Give Grades?

http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/7146-why-do-we-give-grades 

3. What to do when grading seems unfair

http://www.greatschools.org/improvement/quality-teaching/1370-what-do-you-do-when-grading-seems-unfair.gs

4.  No F's or D's Allowed?
What Does the Law Say About Passing Grades?

http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/ltrs/fape.passing.grades.htm 

5. Can Grades Be Helpful and Fair?

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec97/vol55/num04/Can-Grades-Be-Helpful-and-Fair%C2%A2.aspx 

6.  Evaluating and Grading Student Work

http://cet.usc.edu/resources/teaching_learning/docs/teaching_nuggets_docs/4.4_Evaluating_and_Grading_Students.pdf

7. STRATEGIES FOR FAIR AND CONFLICT-FREE GRADING 

http://ctl.stanford.edu/handbook/strategies-for-fair-and-conflict-free-grading.html