Fresh English: Reading Progress and Article of the Week

Monday, November 4, 2019

Reading Progress and Article of the Week

Goals: Reading progress update and your next Article of the Week.

Agenda:

Read: Reading your group novel is recommended.

Reading Progress Update

Article of the Week

1. Reading Progress Update

Complete THIS FORM about your recent reading.

Be sure to use the last question to let us know about other books you've finished recently.

2. Article of the Week: You have Two Choices

Read this ARTICLE about recent wildfires and write two paragraphs in your English Journal.

OR Read this ARTICLE about rapid DNA technology and write two paragraphs in your English Journal.

In the first paragraph summarize the article. Use the summary frame here if you need to.>>>
In the second paragraph share your thoughts/opinions.

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Done already? Check your English Journal. Are you done with:

Conflicts your character is facing
Descriptive writing paragraph
Six sentence summary of group novel
Diction paragraph
Previous Article of the week

Reminders:

Reread the last two chapters of your group novel to be ready for the very last novel quiz tomorrow.
Think about any questions you might want to ask your counselor when we go to see them on Thursday.
Be reading book #4 at home in time to finish by 11/20.

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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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Monday, November 4, 2019

Reading Progress and Article of the Week

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