Fresh English: A little assessment

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

A little assessment

Goal: Read some new texts so that you can write about them tomorrow.

Agenda:
Read
Readings for assessment

New Text:

I've shared a new story with you using GoFormative.
Be sure to click on the green and blue boxes as you read to get more information and answer some questions. If you can't answer a question go back and re-read until you can answer the question.
Click HERE to go to the story.

Essay Coming Soon:
In our next class (either Thursday or Friday) I'll be giving you another short text to compare with the story you read today. We will be writing essays in class when we meet again.

CALL IT IN:

Call in and read from your essay comparing Poe and Laughton ("Cask of Amontillado" and Night of the Hunter.)
Read your introduction and one of your body paragraphs. DO NOT read your paragraph about mood! (We wrote that one together, so you can't use it for this.)
Use the phone number posted in our classroom. And on the chart at right. Do not use my PLHS school phone number. (If you have to dial an extension you are calling the wrong number.)
Call in by 9:00 PM on Wednesday 3/23 for full credit.

Block Schedule is Coming:
Thursday will be periods 1-3-7
Friday will be periods 2-4-6

Spring break is a great time to catch up or get ahead
on reading a book you enjoy.

Do you have a good book to read over break?

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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, March 23, 2016

A little assessment

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