Thursday August 24, 2017

Honors English 10: Today I went over the 10th Grade writing proficiency rubric. I have pasted it below for reference. We then started taking notes on SOAPStone and analyzing non-fiction texts.

Homework: Actively learn and vocab,

English 10: Today we had independent reading conferences and I assigned independent reading assignment #1. This is your homework if you didn't finish:

•Independent Reading Assignment #1 

•Directions: Answer these questions in complete sentences in your notebook. Remember to title the assignment and put the date down.

•Why did you select this text?

•What is the title of your book?

•How many Pages?

•What is the genre?

•What is the setting?

•Who is the protagonist/main character?

•What do you predict is the author’s purpose for writing this book? Use an example from the text to defend your answer. Make sure you are using the terminology we have discussed in class.

RUBRIC FOR HONORS:

Wells English 10 Writing Proficiency Rubric

	Ideas and Thesis	Quality of evidence	Explanation of evidence	Structure and organization	Points needed
Advanced	Ideas are clearly thought out and thesis is accurate and thought-provoking, based on the text, and communicated clearly in student’s writing. Student includes pieces learned from previous assessments and lessons.	Evidence is clear and taken directly from the text. The evidence supports and defends the ideas and thesis of the writer.	Evidence is explained in clear and explicit writing. The explanation clearly connects the evidence, providing an exceptionally  defended thesis	All aspects of organization are met: ·         Author and title ·         Clear thesis ·         Evidence presented in logical order ·         Conclusion	9-8: A
Proficient	Thesis is accurate, and based on the text. Thesis should be clear in student’s writing.	Evidence is clear and taken directly from the text. The evidence supports the thesis	Evidence is explained in clear and explicit writing. The explanation clearly connects the evidence to the thesis	All aspects of organization are met: ·         Author and title ·         Clear thesis ·         Evidence presented in logical order ·         Conclusion	7-6: P
Partially Proficient	Thesis is vague or partially unclear. Thesis is based on information found in the text.	Evidence is unclear or the connection to the thesis is unclear.	Explanation of evidence is unclear, vague or insufficient to connect to the thesis.	Some aspects of organization missing: ·         Author and title ·         Clear thesis ·         Evidence presented in logical order Conclusion	5-3: PP
Unsatisfactory	Thesis is absent or inaccurate.	Lack of evidence or very unclear evidence.	Lack of explanation or extremely unclear. Explanation does not support thesis.	Organization makes the author’s writing unclear.	2-1: U