Fresh English: More reading about hip hop

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

More reading about hip hop

Goal: Read and discuss an article with your group so that you can explain it to another group on Friday.

Agenda:
Read
Read an article
Discuss with your group

Read an article:
Each group will have a different article to read and analyze. Be prepared to share your findings with the class. Read the one that matches your group number.
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple

Be able to answer these questions. Discuss them with your group.

What is this article mostly about? Be able to explain the main idea in one or two sentences.
What are two-three important details or claims in the article?
Discuss how this article connects to what you read/learned from Mr. McBride. Be able to explain that.
Find an example of ethos, pathos, or logos in the article and be able to explain why it is ethos, pathos or logos.
Does this article present a positive or negative view of hip hop and why do you say that? (Hint: evidence from the text helps here.)

Reminders:

Call in your hip hop essay by 9:00 PM tonight. You can even use my phone during advisory, lunch, or after school.
Book reviews due tomorrow! Write one on Goodreads to get ahead.
English Journals due Friday.

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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, January 20, 2016

More reading about hip hop

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