Fresh English: Risk taking and extreme sports

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Risk taking and extreme sports

Goal: Begin reading, thinking and talking about risk taking and extreme sports.

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Agenda:
Read
Quick write
Read
Discuss

Quick Write:
What do you know about extreme sports? What sports would you consider extreme?
How would you define extreme sports?
(Pick one or write about all three)

Read:
Read this article (It is "view only" make your own copy please. You will need it.)

Discuss:

What do you think about extreme sports?
Why do you think people do them?
What extreme sports have you tried or are interested in trying?
What risks do people face when they engage in extreme sports?

Done with all of that?
Check your Comparative Analysis Essay
Read your book

Note: If you turned in something over spring break, or called in your essay, it is not in Power School yet. Please be patient.

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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.

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Grade categories are weighted as follows:

50% Writing & Speaking (Essays, some in class assessments, and speaking assignments.)

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10% Progress (writing draft grades, turning in required paperwork, some formative assessments)

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Risk taking and extreme sports

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