Tuesday August 30, 2016

English 10- Today we discussed writing standards for the class and I introduced students to the class writing rubric. Students then were assigned 3 examples of student work that they have to grade. Here is the rubric for reference:

	Ideas and Thesis	Quality of evidence	Explanation of evidence	Structure and organization	Points needed
Advanced 4	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	16-15: A
Proficient 3	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	14: P+ 12: P 11: P-
Partially Proficient 2	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	10: PP+ 8: PP 7: PP-
Unsatisfactory 1	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.

Reminder: Revisions for the Superhero article questions or Kevin Carter article questions are due September 9th. All students are allowed to revise!


English 9- Today we practiced characterization and theme and continued to read The Most Dangerous Game. 

Homework: students should review their notes for an up coming quiz (hint, hint).