Fresh English: Novel Quiz and Practice with Connotation Denotation

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Novel Quiz and Practice with Connotation Denotation

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Goal: Take a quiz about your group novel and practice your knowledge of connotation and denotation.

Agenda:
Read
Novel Quiz
Practice

Novel Quiz:
This quiz will assess your knowledge of the first 3/4 of your book.
You should be finished with your group novel by now anyway.
Ready? Take the QUIZ.

Done with your quiz?

Open your English Journal
Write a six sentence summary of your group novel. It must be exactly six sentences. (No run-on sentences.)

Practice with Connotation and Denotation:
Even though you wrote about this yesterday we still think you need a little more practice.
Click HERE and wait for the code we will give you.

Reminders:
Finish reading your group novel ASAP
Make sure your English Journal is up to date.

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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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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Novel Quiz and Practice with Connotation Denotation

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