Fresh English: Charting the Text: Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study

Friday, April 25, 2014

Charting the Text: Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study

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Sit with your number groups today. (see board)

Read

How does looking closely at what an author is saying and doing help us to better understand what a text is about? How does that help us think about it, talk about it, and write about it?

Today you will be charting (saying/doing) the text for "Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study"
You have the text in web.subtext.com. You might also find it helpful to use this PDF version because the paragraphs are numbered, but you will have to scroll to page nine to find this article.

When you finish your chart of the text you are ready to do SOAPSTone for it. You can work with a partner (already at your table) to complete one form with both of your names.
SOAPSTone for Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study

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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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Charting the Text: Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study

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