Tuesday, October 20, 2015

The end of the marking period is approaching and grades are changing!

Section 1
These are the grades remaining this marking period:

  1. LARGE FORMATIVE: I will be grading the snaphots/thoughtshots soon.  Right now you can view ALL of them here.
  2. SUMMATIVE: Weeks ago, students quickly wrote an essay on Bonne Annee.  I read through the responses and was satisfied in general.  After teaching the other classes how to write the essay, I have asked these students to formalize their essays.  I want to be sure they know how to cite evidence like they need to do on state testing.  The rubric is at the bottom of this page.  
  3. SMALL SUMMATIVES: There will be two vocab quizzes before the end of next week: Unit 3 and Units 1-3.  Practice with this Quizlet page.  (They also have all the bookwork for these units.)


Sections 2 and 3
I have updated the grades in HAC.  The assignment that has affected students the most is the essay we just wrote on Bonne Annee.  Mrs. Jamison and I spent day after day teaching and reteaching how to write the essay.  From the scores, it is obvious that we need to continue teaching students how to write these essay.  Students are expected to write essays like this for the Smarter Balance tests.  Here are the requirements for the essay and how it was scored.  If students would like to rewrite the essay for a higher grade, they can see us.

Right now we are starting The Latehomecomer.  Students have a SUMMATIVE drawing due by Friday.  Please see the requirements at the end of this page. We started this in class today.