Friday, October 25, 2019

Today you're going to be completing a diagnostic. The purpose of this is to tell me what parts of grammar and writing you guys are really good at (so I don't teach it and keep doing boring stuff you know) and what you guys could use a little more help with before we have your scored writing assessment next month.

The more you actually try on this diagnostic, the better you'll make my teaching.

That means I need you to actually give each question your very best effort, not just rush through to get it done as fast as possible. If I feel like you've rushed through your test (yes I can see how long it takes you and how long you spend on each question) I will reset the test and have you take it again after school with me one day next week.

To access the diagnostic, follow the steps below:

Click the NoRedInk link posted in Google Classroom and open the webpage

Click on the blue box that says "Sign up as a student"

Type the code for your class into the box:
1st period: super plant 37
2nd period: another game 88
3rd period: fun phone 84
4th period: cool purse 58
5th period: deep map 30
6th period: unique nickel 98

Make sure the box says your correct English class period, then click "Sign up with Google."

Choose your @students.cmcss account

Select your gender (f you're comfortable)

Choose things that are of interest to you (books, movies, TV shows, music, athletes/sports, etc.) until the green bar fills all the way up. This helps NoRedInk give you questions and activities based on things that are actually interesting to you.

Click on the "Practice Q's" diagnostic (the blue circle with the white play button triangle) to start the diagnostic.

Click "Let's Go!" and start your diagnostic!

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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 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 scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros appear after an assignment is due. If it is an assignment that they can still turn in late, the grade will also be noted as “missing” with an orange symbol. Students have 1 week from the original due date to turn in the work late; however, they are losing points from their grade on the assignment for every day it’s late.

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. Please understand that I have a family and a life outside of school, and roughly 165 student assignments to grade, so sometimes grading takes longer for larger assignments/projects. Please be patient in waiting for these grades to be entered.

Student grades are based on meeting grade-level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is rarely extra credit offered, and typically is only offered to students who have done the original assigned work – you must show you can do the minimum in order to receive a chance to go above and beyond (extra credit).

Speaking and Listening points are your daily participation points for a total of 10 points per week; this totals around 100 points for each grading period. This can make-or-break your grade, so participating in class activities and discussion, staying awake, and actively working on-task are encouraged to earn these points every day.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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