Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Today you'll be going over the answers to the study guide you got on Monday. If you weren't here Monday, it was your responsibility to check the blog for what you missed and work on the study guide on your own before coming to class today.

If you were absent today and couldn't get the answers in class, I will post the answers tonight so you can study for tomorrow.

Now that you've read this, put your laptop away. You won't need it the rest of this week.

A couple reminders:

Only the 3 assignments written on the late work board can still be turned in (Counterclaim/Rebuttal Nearpod, DWA Practice Essay, and the 2 Actively Learn Texts)
Those 3 assignments are now late - if you want a grade for them, they must be turned in with a late slip before 2:30pm Friday, March 6. Absolutely no exceptions.
Benchmark test is Thursday. If you're absent, you must take it Friday.

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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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