Fresh English: Article of the Week

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Article of the Week

Goals: Read about how the things we believe about the world shape our lives, write an objective summary, and reflect on your own opinion.

Agenda:
Read
Reading Progress Update
Article of the Week
Catch up in your EJ

Read: You should be almost done with your group novel by now. You need to finish by 10/30/19.

1. Reading Progress Update
Complete THIS FORM about your recent reading.
Be sure to use the last question to let us know about other books you've finished recently.

2. Article of the Week:

Read this ARTICLE and write two paragraphs in your English Journal.
In the first paragraph summarize the article. (Use the summary frame below if you need to.)
In the second paragraph share your thoughts/opinions.
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Reminders:

Be sure your work in your English Journal is up to date.

Keep reading your group novel.

Start thinking about your next book choice.

Standard we are practicing today:
RI 9.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

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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, October 24, 2019

Article of the Week

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