Fresh English: Extreme Sports Jigsaw

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Extreme Sports Jigsaw

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Today we are going further into extreme sports with a close examination of some popular extreme sports.

Your group will be assigned a sport to learn more about. Then you will teach another group about what you found out. Starting with this article from Forbes may help. Read the beginning of it to get started, then scroll to the sport assigned to your group.

Be prepared to explain the following about the sport assigned to your group.

What is this sport? Describe it, including location, equipment, costs etc.
Who generally participates in this sport?
What are the risks of this sport, major and minor.
What are the rewards of this sport?

In addition to the Forbes article you may also include information from other reliable sources.

I will be sending you to a new group after 10 minutes so work efficiently.

Also, if you are young, Latino and interested in journalism check out this summer program.
http://www.utsandiego.com/younglatinojournalism/

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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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