Fresh English: A focus on language of literature and film

Thursday, February 25, 2016

A focus on language of literature and film

Goal: Take a quiz, Review some vocabulary and get ready to move forward.

Agenda:
Read
Quiz
Review some literature language
Learn some film language

Quiz:
By now you are really familiar with the characters and events in "Cask of Amontillado." Lets see how well you have been paying attention to this tale. Click HERE to begin your quiz, if you dare.

Review:
before we move on to the next phase of our unit there are some words we need to be sure you are comfortable with. Go to m.socrative.com and join room # 6867

Language of film:
Just as there are special words for things authors do, there are also special words for things film makers do. Next week we will be looking more closely at film, so I'll be teaching you some cinematic language to support that work.

Reminders:
Articulation cards are due TOMORROW!
Keep reading at home as your English homework!

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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, February 25, 2016

A focus on language of literature and film

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