Fresh English: SIFTing Poems

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

SIFTing Poems

Goal: Further practice SIFTing poems.

Agenda:
Read
SIFTing a poem with your group.

Due Date:

Last week we had writing groups for your comparative analysis papers.
I told you the final draft would be due this week.
You should have your's finished and ready for grading by Thursday 3/23.

SIFTing a poem:

Today you will be getting more practice SIFTing poems with a small group.
Use this document to organize your thinking about the poem. (Don't share this with me.)
Complete the organizer ALL the way through writing the paragraph at the bottom.
PASTE that paragraph into your English Journal
Tomorrow you will present this poem to a different group. Be prepared to explain your analysis.

Poems for Groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

Absent? Choose a poem to SIFT on your own. Be sure to paste that paragraph about the poem into your English Journal when you are done.

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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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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

SIFTing Poems

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