Fresh English: In Class Writing

Thursday, March 24, 2016

In Class Writing

Goal: On demand, in class, writing assessment.

Agenda:
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Assessment

Block Schedule:
Today we have block schedule because the juniors and seniors are participating in a drunk driving prevention activity.

Our assessment:
Today in class you will read a second text and compare it to the short story you read yesterday. I will give you the second text and the prompt in class.

Absent?
See Mrs. Roberts after spring break to make up this assessment.

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 3/24 for 90% credit. (Full credit was yesterday.)

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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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In Class Writing

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