Monday, April 20, 2020

Good morning and welcome to (what feels like) day 3,274 of quarantine 😲

As you may have heard already, CMCSS is offering students who passed N3 with a B, C, or D to complete some extra work to bring their grade up one letter grade.

Here's what this means: If you got a 70-92% in English I on your N3 report card, you have the chance to complete one assignment that I have posted in Google Classroom to bring that grade up. If you have a D in N3 and you do the work, I will change your grade to a C; if you have a C in N3, it will change to a B after you do the work; if you have a B in N3 it goes to an A after you do the work. If you have an A in N3, this opportunity is not available to you, as you already have the highest letter grade you can receive.

Today when you head over to Google Classroom, you will see a new assignment listed under N3 Closure Recovery on the Classwork tab. If you do not see this assignment posted, it's because you either failed N3 and you're doing the grade recovery, or you got an A in N3 and this assignment opportunity isn't open to you.

If you see the assignment, you have until May 6 to complete this and submit it on Google Classroom. I will not offer assistance in completing this assignment since it's basically a test and it's covering stuff that we spent the first 3/4 of the school year learning and practicing. This assignment is not mandatory! If you are comfortable and happy with the grade on your report card and don't want to do this assignment, you don't have to; this is for students who weren't overly happy with their D/C/B on their report card and want the chance to bring that up a bit.

Also, next week I will be holding class Zoom meetings. I will post the schedule, link, and information on how to access your class Zoom on Google Classroom this coming Friday. These will only last about 30 minutes each, but I hope you can pop in and say hi! 😄

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AnonymousApril 22, 2020 at 9:11 AM
I've been keeping tally marks for each day we've been in quarantine on a white board (like how people do in jail cells or mental wards), and its been about 44 days. I'm loosing my mind xC
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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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