Fresh English: Current Events in Cheating

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Current Events in Cheating

Goal: Read an article or listen to a podcast about the college admissions cheating scandal

Agenda:
Read
Debrief Admissions Scam
Options (read or listen)
Complete a form

Have you heard about the college admission scam? What do you know about it?

VOCAB CHECK IN
Privilege
Accountability
Money Laundering
Prosecutor

Option A: Article of the Week
Read this ARTICLE OF THE WEEK on NewsELA. When you are finished, scroll down to the form near the bottom of the blog post.

Option B: Listen to this Podcast
Listen to this PODCAST about the college admissions cheating scandal.

*Both options complete this form:*
Click HERE to complete a form after you either read or listen to the options above.

Reminders:

Your academic honesty essay is due Friday.
Did you submit your book #9 review via Flipgrid?

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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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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Current Events in Cheating

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