Fresh English: Progress on Letters to McBride

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Progress on Letters to McBride

Goal: Progress on our letters to McBride.

Agenda:
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Check PowerSchool
Letter to McBride

1. Check Power School:

Now is a good time to check your grades.
Are you missing anything you could make up?
Is there anything you can still work on for a regrade?
Is there anything I made a mistake on?

2. Letter to McBride:

Yesterday you began a letter to Mr. McBride.
Today we will work on the second paragraph.
Tomorrow you need a complete draft to share with your writing group for feedback.
Remember, you can view the rubric HERE to see how the assignment is scored.

Frames for your second paragraph: (You will need more than this, but these might help.)

One of the things you wrote was, "..(include quotation from the text)...." I agree/disagree with that because (include your personal experience or example to show why you agree or disagree.)
You also stated that, "....(quotation from text)..." I think this is true/not true because...(give reasons, evidence for why you thing this is true or not.)

Important Dates and Reminders:

Your complete draft of your letter to McBride is due Friday 1/17 (before school).
Keep reading. Finish book #6 by 1/31.
Last day to request any regrades is 1/21.
Finals begin 1/22.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FINAL

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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, January 16, 2020

Progress on Letters to McBride

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