Fresh English: Reading, Listening, Writing, more Reading

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Reading, Listening, Writing, more Reading

Goals:
Learn a bit more about the history and culture of hip hop, while working on your listening skills.

Agenda
Read
Listening activity (get out your headphones)
Catch up

1. History of Hip Hop

Go to Google Classroom to watch the video about the history of Hip Hop. (It's at the top of your classwork page.)
There are questions you will answer throughout.
*If you are not in our Google Classroom, see Mrs. Roberts for help!

2. English Journal:

When you are done viewing the EdPuzzle, respond to the following in your English Journal

What are three things that you learned about the history and culture of hip hop?

3. Learn More:

Interested in more history of Hip Hop, read this profile of Afrika Bambaataa. (I wanted to show you an interview with him but YT has taken it down.)

Catch Up
Review the blog post from yesterday. Did you finish the quick write?
Did you complete your review of book #5 from Monday?
GOT A NEW BOOK? CHECK IT OUT!

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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, January 8, 2020

Reading, Listening, Writing, more Reading

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