Thursday, October 24, 2019

Happy Thursday!

As you have probably noticed, I'm not here today. I have a very capable substitute that does not need your help unless they ask for it. I know I don't need to say this, but I PROMISE if you act with anything less than total respect, IT WILL GO DOWN when I return. But I know I won't have to worry about that, because you guys are going to be angels while I'm gone today. 😃

Today, you've got 2 assignments to complete in class today.

1. Please complete the following EdPuzzle (click here) called "There Is No Escaping Shakespeare"
2. When done, please login to ActivelyLearn using the following steps. There is an assignment posted called "Shakespeare's Life" that needs to be read and completed in its entirety.
3. If you complete both of those activities, please login to IXL and work on getting a 90 or better for each of the assigned skills (the ones highlighted with a gold star)

How to Login to Actively Learn

Go to Google Classroom
Find the assignment "Shakespeare's Life" and click the link
If it asks you to login to ActivelyLearn, make sure you login using Google Classroom and use your @students.cmcss email

Both of the assignments (EdPuzzle and ActivelyLearn article) will be taken for a grade and should be completed before the end of the class period.

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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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