Fresh English: Review and Catch Up

Monday, November 13, 2017

Review and Catch Up

You checked out your book right?

Goal: Review and catch up.

Read:

You are reading book #4 (or more).
You have a good book that you want to read ready for Thanksgiving break.
You have checked out these books if you borrowed them from our classroom.

Concepts to Review:
During our Reading the Novel unit we covered a lot of concepts. Today we will review those concepts and Wednesday you will show that you can apply them.

The test Wednesday will ask you to read a short story and then answer questions about:

Characterization
Internal and external conflict
Setting and imagery
Sensory Details
Diction (word choice)
Connotation and Denotation
Plot

WEDNESDAY. The test is WEDNESDAY.

Theme

Let's Review:

Go to https://join.quizizz.com and I'll give you the code to join our practice session.
If you want to play again at home click the link above and use code (460074).

Catch Up:

Is your book review of the group novel finished?
It should be done or almost done.
Check your English Journal. Are ALL of your assignments complete?

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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, November 13, 2017

Review and Catch Up

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