Fresh English: Reading and Close Reading

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Reading and Close Reading

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Today we will update your status in Goodreads and then do some really close reading of the Undercover Parent article.

If you haven't finished your extreme sports essay or called it in you have just a few more days to do that. I start grading them Thursday.

Free Audio Books:
Get the free Overdrive app to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the public library.
Then go to http://www.audiobooksync.com/sync-schedule/ on your phone to download two new free audiobooks each week all summer.

Important Dates:
AVID applications due this Friday.

Two Book Reviews due on 6/10. Get ahead and don't wait till the last minute.

Textbook Return is also 6/10.

Finals 6/11 Periods 3 and 4

Finals 6/12 Periods 6 and 7

Remember your final will as you to write an essay that draws on information in the articles we are reading between now and the end of the year.

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Gradebook Explained

My grade book is on Power School for you to view. There are some things you need to know.

If you have a blank score or missing score that is not bad. Often scores are left blank when I do not grade an assignment right away. Sometimes blanks mean a student was absent for an in class experience. The point is do not panic about blank or missing scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros usually appear after I have asked the student several times to get the work finished. Students can sometimes undo a zero by turning in the work late. Some assignments can be regraded. See the button at the top of the blog to request a re-grade.

Often I do not enter many assignments until the end of the grading period when projects we have been working on for a few weeks become due. I try to enter progress grades every few weeks into the "progress category." Note that the progress category is only 10% of the total grade. Low scores on progress grades indicates that a student needs to improve their work before the final project is due.

Grade categories are weighted as follows:

50% Writing & Speaking (Essays, some in class assessments, and speaking assignments.)

40% Reading & Listening (Book reviews and reading progress and some listening assessments.)

10% Progress (writing draft grades, turning in required paperwork, some formative assessments)

Student grades are based on meeting grade level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is no extra credit, but there may be additional opportunities to show proficiency.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Reading and Close Reading

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