Fresh English: Catch-up day:

Friday, February 8, 2019

Catch-up day:

Goals: Get your priorities straight. Work on the things you have due and the things you might be behind on.

Agenda:
Read
Reading progress update
Catch-up work
Aaron Price Fellows Presentation

Reading Progress Update:
Click HERE to update us on your latest adventures in reading.

Priorities:
1. Art Comparison Essay: This is due Monday, you can hand write it or type it. If you type it print it out. (Mrs. R needs to grade it while traveling.)
2. English Journal, Paragraph about theme and irony in Possibility of Evil. We did this in class yesterday. You may not have finished. Use the blog post below from yesterday to help you finish.
3. Article of the Week from 2/1: This should also be in your English Journal. Remember it is a two paragraph response, summary, and then your thoughts. Go to the blog post from 2/1 for directions.

Aaron Price Fellows Presentation:
As a freshman you are eligible to apply to become a fellow. This is an excellent opportunity and a great experience. You can find the application HERE.

Reminders:
Work on all the things on the list above.
Keep reading book #7.

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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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