Fresh English: Progress on letters to McBride

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Progress on letters to McBride

Goal: Progress on our letters to Mc Bride.

Agenda:
Read
Reading Progress Update
Letter to McBride

Reading Progress Update:

Complete the READING PROGRESS FORM about your current book, which should be #6. Update the list in your planner too.

Check Power School:
Now is a good time to check your grades
Are you missing anything you could make up?
Is there anything you can still work on for a regrade?
is there anything I made a mistake on?

Letter to McBride:

Yesterday you began a letter to Mr. McBride.
Today we will work on the second paragraph.
Tomorrow you need a complete draft to share with your writing group for feedback.

Chrome Extension:

If you want to add the chrome extension I showed you in class you can find it here.

Reminders:

You will share your draft with your writing group on Friday 1/19.

Final draft of your response to McBride is due Monday 1/22.

Keep reading. Finish book #6 by Monday 1/22.

Last day to request any regrades is 1/23.

Finals begin 1/24.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

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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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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Progress on letters to McBride

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