Fresh English: Block Day: Lots to do. Finish up and Get Started

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Block Day: Lots to do. Finish up and Get Started

Goals: Wrap up the last details of our extreme sports unit and begin thinking about the issues that impact our next unit.

Agenda:

Read
Finishing touches on Extreme Sports Essays
Quick survey
Four Corners Discussion
First read of a new article

Finishing your Extreme Sports Essay: (in this order please)

It is due today and you need to call it in by 9pm for full credit.
Be sure the heading is complete (name, date, period #duh)
Give your essay an interesting title. (You can do it.)
Answer the reflection questions.
Use Photosforclass.com to add a relevant picture that relates to what you wrote about.

Beginning a new unit:
Take a Quick Survey
Four Corners Discussion
First read of a new article

Book reviews due June 10th. Keep reading.

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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 19, 2015

Block Day: Lots to do. Finish up and Get Started

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