Fresh English: Close Reading Questions with your Partner

Friday, September 7, 2018

Close Reading Questions with your Partner

Goal: Read and then show your understanding of your reading of "Us and Them."

Agenda:
Read
Quick write
Partner work on close reading questions

Quick Write:
Open your English Journal (in your Google Drive)
Add a new entry at the TOP. Date it 9/7/18.
Respond to the prompt:

9/7/18
Yesterday, we talked about some of the interesting things we love to hate. What is something you enjoy disliking and why?

Close Reading Questions:

Yesterday, you got a chance to finish reading "Us and Them" and we discussed some questions about the end of the story in class.
Today you get to work with a partner to answer very similar questions in writing.
You are working together.
You will fill out ONE form with BOTH your names on it.
One partner should open the memoir.
The other partner should open the form.
You can take turns typing your answers.
You are BOTH responsible for the quality of ALL of the answers. LOOK at what your partner types!

Did you read all of the directions above? YES NO

Reminders:

KEEP READING! You should be 2/3 of the way through your book by Monday.

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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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Friday, September 7, 2018

Close Reading Questions with your Partner

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