Wednesday, February 12, 2020

DISCLAIMER: If your late slip does not have the FULL NAME of the assignment, I will not grade it. If you just write "CommonLit" on it, I have NO idea which one you're talking about and no clue which one you're asking me to grade. If you submit a late slip without the full name of the assignment as it appears on PowerSchool, I will recycle the late slip and not grade the assignment. You've been warned.
Also. If you want your work graded on-time, turn it in on-time. Once you turn in a late slip, I get to it at MY convenience, not yours. Do NOT email me asking about when I will grade it or if I got your late slip. I will no longer respond to these emails.

Today's activity will take place on CommonLit looking at Fake News, something we've already discussed at length. Today we will focus on why people are so drawn to read, believe, and share FAke News.

You will need to go to Google Classroom to find the link to the CommonLit assignment, called "On Twitter, Fake News Has a Greater Allure Than Truth Does." You should be able to complete this assignment before the end of the period, but if you don't it is due tomorrow. If you choose not to work on this in class today and Mrs. Fowlkes tells me you chose not to do it in in class, you will not be given the option to complete this as a late assignment.

Before you start the CommonLit, please answer the 3 questions posted below in the Padlet. You will have to scroll to the right to see the last question:

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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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