Fresh English: Some Novel Work and an AOW

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Some Novel Work and an AOW

Goals: Looking for further implications and some analytical reading.

Agenda:
Read
Update Novel Reading Chart
Article of the Week

Mrs. R is at a teacher workshop today. You still have a lot of work to do.

1. Update Novel Reading Chart

Open your Novel Reading Chart.
Update your chart with what you read today and the implications of those events.

2. Article of the Week:

Read THIS ARTICLE on on Newsela. (Sign in with Google.)
Click "open activities" and take the quiz for the article.
Open your English Journal and write two paragraphs.
The first paragraph should be an analytical summary.
The second paragraph is about your thoughts, opinions, etc.

Reminders:

Make sure work in your English Journal is up to date. Did you finish the reflective writing from yesterday?

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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, October 24, 2017

Some Novel Work and an AOW

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