Fresh English: Preparation not procrastination: #Winning

Monday, January 25, 2016

Preparation not procrastination: #Winning

Goal: Prepare for socratic seminar tomorrow.

Agenda:
Read
English Journal Self Evaluation
Socratic Seminar Prep

English Journal Self Evaluation:

Paste the sentence below into your English Journal and complete it with your thoughtful response.
Consider the English Journal Scoring Guide as you decide on your score.

January 25, 2016 Self Score:
I believe I have earned a ______ <<(Your score 1-5) on my English Journal because_______________________ _______________ <<(Your reasons you think you earned that score.)

Socratic Seminar Preparation:

On Friday you heard about several other articles you could read before our Socratic seminar tomorrow.
I gave you a organizer page to get started with looking at those articles.
If you lost the paper version I gave you Friday you can get a copy of it HERE. (You'll need to print it before class tomorrow.)

Red "The Evolution of Hip-hop: Is it even Hip-hop?"
Orange "Is rap the most important music since 1960? Scientists say they have proof"
Yellow "Meet the Teenage Indigenous Hip-Hop Artist Taking on Climate Change"
Green "Hip-hop is resistance against the inequalities in society"
Blue "Mic Check: Here's Why Hip Hop Hasn't Grown up Yet"
Purple "Hip-hop is Resistance Against the Inequalities in Society"

Reminders:

Prepare for your Socratic Seminar tomorrow.
Study for your final (Thursday or Friday) STUDY GUIDE.
Call in your letter to Mr. McBride if you haven't already.
All other missing work or regrade requests are due BEFORE your final. No work will be accepted or regraded after the final for your period. Check Power School to see what you might be missing.

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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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Monday, January 25, 2016

Preparation not procrastination: #Winning

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