Fresh English: Book Review Time!

Friday, November 16, 2018

Book Review Time!

Goal: Finish your book review for your group novel.

Agenda:

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We're super interested in what topics you might want to discuss in English, and we'd love to to know your opinions on a few short questions.

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Book Review Time:

Yesterday, you started your book review in the Google Doc we shared with you.

Finish your book review. (Yes, all four paragraphs.)

Your review of Book #3 (your group novel) is due by the end of day TODAY.

Reminders:

If you still have not finished your book review, finish it for homework ASAP.
Be sure your English Journal is up to date - we are grading them when we get back to school.
Have a safe and happy break! We'll see you back at school on Monday, November 26th.

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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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Friday, November 16, 2018

Book Review Time!

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