Fresh English: Writing, Writing, Voting

Monday, December 12, 2016

Writing, Writing, Voting

"I find your culture of surveillance disturbing."

Goal: Reflecting on the issues in our reading and making a first attempt at a rhetorical precis.

Agenda:
Read
Quick write
Something Special
Rhetorical Precis

Quick write:
Open your English Journal (keep it open)
How does the picture on the blog today relate to the concepts we have been reading about in Undercover Parent and Big Brother Meets Big Mother?

Something Special:

Watch the national news tonight.
Make a list of the countries you hear mentioned.
Trust me, you'll thank me in a few days.

Write your own precis:

Open your English Journal (You left it open right?)
Open your copy of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother."
Write a rhetorical precis of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother" by Ellen Goodman in your English Journal.
Just FOUR sentences.
Open b.socrative.com. Under STUDENT, enter room number 6867.
Paste in your NEW rhetorical precis for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother" when you get the question. We will vote on them in a minute.

Reminders:

Watch the national news

Read your book

Finish your precis if you needed more time.

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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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Monday, December 12, 2016

Writing, Writing, Voting

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