Fresh English: Writing, Reading, Viewing

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Writing, Reading, Viewing

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Open your Writer's Notebook
Quick Write: Look at the image on this post. Where do you think these people are? What are they doing? What are the risks and rewards of their experience?

Open Web.Subtext.com
Read the article "Sherpas Leave Everest; Some Expeditions Nix Climbs : NPR"
Answer the embedded questions in the article.

We will be watching a documentary about climbing Mt. Everest.
You will take some notes in your writer's notebook as you watch the film.

1. Summarize the film.

2. What are some debatable questions that the film poses?

3. What are some of the risks associated with climbing Mt. Everest?

4. What are some of the rewards associated with climbing Mt. Everest?

5. Do you think the rewards outweigh the risks? Why/why not?

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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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