Fresh English: Soapstone and Socratic Seminar Prep

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Soapstone and Socratic Seminar Prep

Goals: Complete the SOAPSTone protocol with your partner then prepare for our Socratic Seminar next week.

Agenda:
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SOAPSTone
Socratic Seminar Prep

Soapstone:

With your partner complete THIS SOAPSTone form.
Click HERE to get a copy of the text. (You probably already have it in your Google Drive.)
Note that the SOAPSTone form also asks you to write a rhetorical precis. Don't skip that part.

Socratic Seminar Prep:

Prepare your thoughts about two of the articles below. You can use the one you read with your group originally and then pick one other.
Complete a Socratic Seminar note taking sheet about each article using the paper I give you in class.
I'm not giving you the questions this time. Be prepared for a discussion when you come to class next week.

SOURCE 1 (ZERNIKE)

SOURCE 2 (NOVOTNEY)

SOURCE 3 (CASCIO)

SOURCE 4 (POPE)

SOURCE 5 (MORIN)

SOURCE 6 (SHIMURA)

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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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Soapstone and Socratic Seminar Prep

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