Fresh English: Article of the week and catching up

Friday, May 6, 2016

Article of the week and catching up

Goals: Article of the week and catching up

Agenda:
Read
Article of the week
Catch up

Article of the week:
Read THIS ARTICLE and write a two paragraph response in your English Journal. The first paragraph should be a summary of the main idea and details. The second paragraph should be your thoughts and opinions about the situation. (You can pick a different article if you like, but your response must include your reasons for making the change.)

Catch Up: Be sure you have done ALL of the following.

Self scored your English Journal: See the blog from yesterday.
Submitted your book reviews: (3rd period missing seven people, 6th period missing four people, 7th period missing one person.)
Finished your Extreme Sports Essay: CALL it IN by 9pm tonight for full credit. (You can also call on Saturday or Sunday.)
Make up Socratic Seminar TODAY at 2:20. Don't be late.

Mrs. Roberts Where Are You?

I'll be out of the classroom periods 3 and 6 today to present about Technology in the Classroom to a convention of parents, teachers, and administrators from around the state. I'll be back for our make up Socratic Seminar after school. Tonight I'll be on the field before the Padre game representing teachers at their Teacher Appreciation Night.

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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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Friday, May 6, 2016

Article of the week and catching up

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