I have updated everything I am able to grade at this time.  Next week, I will add your portfolio letters and M.C. Final Exam.  While grading, I also noticed that many of you never uploaded your spoken word project to the blog, both preventing your peers from benefiting from your ideas and myself from grading your work.  You need to do so ASAP, as it is currently causing you to receive a 0/120 points.

Write a letter of introduction for your portfolio. Use the Business Letter format.

1) Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself.  How would you describe your personality? In what are you interested? How do you spend your time? What is a typical day like for you?

2) Paragraph 2: Discuss strengths and positive experiences. What activities or assignments have you enjoyed? What are your strengths in English class?

3) Paragraph 3: Acknowledge needs and weaknesses. With what have you struggled? Are there certain types of assignments that are more difficult for you? What can you do to improve this year? What can your teacher do to help you? What other resources do you have to support you?

4) Paragraph 4: Form a Plan.  What are your goals for this new school year?  Set two specific, measurable goals for yourself in regards to English class.

5) Thank your reader for their time.

6) Include a business letter closing.

Use the table before to predict your portfolio score.

Grade	Number of Stamps
A+	12
A-	10-11
B	8-9
C	6-7
D	4-5
F (55%)	1-3

Ninth Grade Formative and Summative Assessments

 

Name:________________________________                      Teacher:_______________________

Check Monday 5/24

Check Tuesday 5/25

Check Friday 5/28

Check Finals week 6/1

Writing Benchmarks	Pass	ESLR
Thesis TPR for regular kids and RTP for honors	Classwork/Homework 5/14-16	Students fill in applicable ESLRs on Tuesday (5/25) in class
Conceptual Outline	Homework for Final practice 5/13
Opening Paragraph And Developmental Paragraph with embedded quotes (2)	Classwork/Homework on poem 5/14-16
First Semester Final Essay	graded
Annotated Bibliography	From research project
Research Fact Sheets	From research project
Spring Semester Final Essay	To be graded
Speaking Benchmarks	Pass	ESLR
Monologue or Persuasive Speech	Spoken Word Studying 5/26-27 in class
Final Research Presentation (optional)	n/a
Reading Benchmarks	Pass	ESLR
Fact/Idea chart on Pericles’ speech	To be completed Friday 5/21
Annotations on core poetry	In class on 5/24—using notes from poetry unit
Fall objective final	Already graded
Spring objective final	To be graded

 

EXPECTED SCHOOL-WIDE LEARNING RESULTS (ESLRS)

EVERY STUDENT WHO GRADUATES FROM GHCHS WILL BE:

·         AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR
Able to read, write, speak and listen for a variety of reasons.

·         AN INFORMATION MANAGER
Able to locate, access, organize, evaluate, and supply information for a complex and technological world.

·         A PROBLEM SOLVER
Able to apply a variety of thinking, creative and computing skills to produce solutions to practical and theoretical problems.

·         A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY
Able to demonstrate healthy, responsible behavior and work collaboratively and respectfully in a linguistically and culturally diverse community.

·         LIFELONG LEARNER
Able to set educational and career goals, develop a realistic strategy to achieve those goals and apply content knowledge and critical thinking skills to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

 

 

I've finished grading in orange. Exciting, I know.  Scores are posted in the gradebook.  Those of you waiting until late tonight to turn this in will have to wait for my next grading round as I need to share my attention with my 10th graders. :)

Week 3 is graded.  For future reference, these rubrics are graded in green.

Week two's blogs, from 4.26-5.2, have been graded in pink.  (Just in case you mix up the rubrics.)

Make sure you read over your peers' comments prior to posting your own response.  Comments posted this week that are redundant, and repeat the same ideas already posted by others, will be deleted.

I am also going back through your posts at random and noting errors.  Keep in mind that no one knows who you are, and yet everyone can benefit and grow from seeing these revision recommendations and trying to fix the errors.  Again, I recommend typing your answers in Word first so that you have some assistance with proofreading. :)

When: August 27-(currently open)
What: notes, essays, directions

related documents

Fall Semester

Templates and Notes

5/21 Classwork, electronic copy is here!

Syllabus, film releases, etc.

Please print the documents in this file to use as a study guide for the final exams and end-of-the-year activities. Your study packet is due Monday, May 10th.

Anjeanette look in this file! :)

Fall Syllabus

9/10 BTSN
**INC is currently not being used as a grading mark as it prohibits stduents from viewing their overall grade in the course

9/2

Class notes from Monday 8/31

Dialectical Journal #1 8/27-31

9/2 Directions

Word 1997-2003

The terms are in the first column. The definitions are in the second column. The directions are italicized in the third column. Change the font to regular (not italicized) and replace the directions with your answers. You can also leave the directions and fill in your responses below.

I am leaving this as a Word document so that you can open it in Word and navigate the format settings more easily.

General Grading Descriptors
What was the biggest difference between an A and a B or C? If you are struggling to understand what the rubric looks like in practice, check out these descriptions.

Students need to complete the log as they read the book in order to demonstrate active reading skills. As stated on the original document, the due date for this is August 21, 2009. However, the late policy for this assignment has been extended from the usual one week limit to the 17th of September. Logs turned in late, but by the 17th, can receive up to half credit.

Sample Business Letter (courtesy of another school)

In case you have difficulty with the spacing format requirements for Word.

a little extra help with varying your syntax (sentence structure)

page two

page one of the article

Bellwork: Break down the prompt. Then, create a thesis statement for each essay prompt. You will complete one each day at the beginning of class.

GHCHS tutoring schedule

Summaries and Revealing Quotes (as collected by student groups)

Class 9/15

Homework 9/11