April 21, 2010

We opened today with a look at discussion grading:

TO EARN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION GRADES, A STUDENT DEMONSTRATES THE FOLLOWING


A -/+
Engaged, attentive, ready to go, actively making connections, offering interpretations, asking interesting questions, providing thoughtful and focused ideas, seeking references in text, taking notes and annotating the novel.

B -/+
Engaged, reciting factual knowledge of reading, asking questions for clarification, seeking references in text, taking notes.

C -/+
Engaged, observant, called upon if asked, referring to passages referenced by others, jotting down a note or two.

D -/+
Observant, but tunes out every now and then; seems familiar with the reading but misses a few facts if asked; avoids note taking and referencing text.

F -/+
Distracting to others, unprepared, offers goofy answers when called upon, takes no notes, doesn’t refer to book.


We will continue with reading #6 tomorrow.