Fresh English: Merging Quotations and Readings

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Merging Quotations and Readings

Happy Wednesday

Goal: Turning in book reviews and writing about risk taking. Can you explain the quote and relate it to what we have read?

Agenda:

Read
Submit links to book reviews
Writing in your English Journal

Writing:

Open your English Journal.
Open the articles we have been reading.
There are quotes posted around the room.
Choose a quote. Write it in your English Journal
Explain what you think the quote is telling us.
Explain how the quote applies to the kids going to camp in the first article we read about extreme sports.

“Security is a kind of death.” -Tennessee Williams

“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” -Jack London

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." -Sir Edmund Hillary

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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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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Merging Quotations and Readings

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