Fresh English: Reading, "Us and Them" in Formative

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Reading, "Us and Them" in Formative

Goal: First read of a memoir, first use of a new tool.

Read:
You should be about 1/2 way through your first book for the semester.

Read a Memoir:
Okay, new tool. We will use it a lot this year, so it is worth a bit of time to teach you how it works. It's called Formative and it will help me understand more about you as a reader. Basically, I put a short reading into Formative and then I add questions right into the reading. You answer the questions as you read. (I can tell from looking at my class lists in Formative that some of you have used this before.)

Directions:

Go to http://goformative.com
Choose "Student"
Sign in with your district Google account.
Find the assignment called "Us and Them"
Answer the questions as you read. Do not skip questions. If you change your mind about an answer you can go back and change it.
If you experience technical difficulties do not panic. Just ask for help. We are here for you.

Reminders:

Complete the first assignment entry in your English Journal (See post below from Wednesday.)
Keep reading.

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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, September 5, 2019

Reading, "Us and Them" in Formative

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