English - Mrs. Keith: 2020-05-03

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Good morning, everyone. It's time for Mrs. Keith's End of the Year Message!

Normally I would do this in class, but since there is no class, you get a virtual message this year. Please take the time to watch the video all the way to the end - it's important.

I love you all so very much (yes even you, Oscar!) and I'm going to miss you guys terribly! Thanks for an interesting (but still very fun!) year 😊 You know you can always reach out by emailing me at melissa.keith@cmcss.net or by finding my teacher Instagram page (@mrskeithela)

Monday, May 4, 2020

Guys. It's my FAVORITE holiday (besides Christmas, Thanksgiving, and my birthday, of course). It's National Star Wars Day!

In celebration, I'm giving everyone until Wednesday, May 6 at 11:59pm to turn in their credit recovery assignments! I will be checking timestamps, and anything not submitted as "turned in" on Google Classroom at/before 11:59pm will not be accepted - no exceptions.

If you've already finished, you do not need to email me or leave a comment in Google Classroom letting me know. I will be going in first thing Thursday morning and checking assignments. As long as you've clicked "turned in" on all the assignments you completed, I will know to go check and grade them. If you didn't click "turned in" at/before 11:59pm on Wednesday, May 6, then they won't be graded. But there's really no need for you to let me know if it's done.

Those doing the grade boost essay, don't forget that's also due on Google Classroom by 11:59pm Wednesday, May 6.

Also, I'll be posting a video on Tuesday, so please make sure you take a minute to watch it sometime this week.

I miss you guys so much! Go watch a Star Wars movie (or at least Clone Wars or The Mandalorian on Disney+) and celebrate today! ⭐

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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