Fresh English: Learning About Photojournalism

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Learning About Photojournalism

Photo credit: TIME Magazine Top 100 Photos of 2018

Goal: Learn about photojournalism and write about an influential photo

Agenda:
Read
Norms+Expectations
Photo Rotation Rounds
Writing About a Photo

1. Norms and Expectations

Be kind
Be helpful
Be respectful

2. Photo Rotation Rounds

We will be looking at different photos in our groups.
You will discuss the questions on each space - let's talk about what that looks like IN SILENCE.
Make sure everyone's voice can be heard.
Some of the photos contain sensitive material - please be empathetic toward peoples' experiences (and people have experiences different than yours)

3. Writing About a Photo

Make a copy of this INVESTIGATING PHOTOJOURNALISM document.
Share it with Ms. Daniel (cdaniel@sandi.net)
Complete the document before the end of class.

Reminders:
We are writing about Book #10 on Thursday.

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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, May 14, 2019

Learning About Photojournalism

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