Fresh English: Reviewing and writing about wingsuit flyers

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Reviewing and writing about wingsuit flyers

Goal: Explain a quote in your own words and relate it to the article we read yesterday about wingsuit flyers.

Agenda:
Read
Reading review
Writing about a quote: Choose one of the quotes below that you have not written about before. Explain the quote in your own words (use 3-4 sentences) and then relate the quote to what you read yesterday about wingsuit flyers.

Quotes to choose:

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

“Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.” -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” -Rabindranath Tagore

“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.” -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” -Jack London

“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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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Reviewing and writing about wingsuit flyers

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