Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Good morning!

It's time for us to start reading "Romeo & Juliet"! Today's the day!

If you were not able to login to the CommonLit assignment from yesterday, it has been fixed. Please get your answer sheets out of the turn-in drawer and put your answers into the CommonLit assignment posted in Google Classroom. This is due no later than Friday, December 6!

Before we get into the text, there are a few notes we need to go over. Please get out your binder/notebook for English class and something to write with, then open this link to the text. Once you've done that, close your computer (leaving the text open) and wait quietly at your seat.

If you are absent today, you'll be able to find the notes posted in Google Classroom. You'll also want to read the text (specifically, the right-hand column where the language is more modern) so you don't fall behind in the story. Also, you'll want to check out these notes about Shakespeare's 5-Act Play.

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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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