I think that if you feel that the students did not do a "good job" on
average, and that you did not model it very well, then why would you
give it a grade in the first place? It seems like it needs a
remodeling, at the very least, or that it should just be regarded as
"practice" and should not require a grade.
Them's my two cents. :-)
Renee
On Sep 20, 2009, at 1:22 PM, reading wrote:
The graphic organizer is usually used to "organize" the response. The
teacher who teaches the other classes suggested we just grade the
graphic
organizer if they do a "good job" on them. My kids did not. I think
I didn't
model it very well when I did it as a whole class.
I'm hoping Wednesday to come back to them in small groups. Have them
complete the organizer, and actually write it out. Then re-asses
and give
credit for completing the organizer. I think assessment/grading is
one of
the hardest things. I was almost in tears earlier.
I've had plenty of years in school and in the classroom. But now
that I'm in
charge, I feel like I know nothing.
Thanks again for the responses. It really helps put things in
perspective!
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 1:03 PM, <hccarl...@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm a little confused. Is the graphic organizer the response? My
understanding was to use a graphic organizer in order to organize the
information to write a response. If so, there should be a rubric
for grading
the writing.
Carol
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Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:29:33 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
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Subject: [MOSAIC] extended responses
I don't know whether or not to call myself a first year teacher.
But I
really feel like one. I taught two years as a Spec. Ed. teacher in
a full
inclusion school. I have a masters in Literacy. Last year, I was a
literacy
aide. This year, I am teaching a 7th grade reading, advanced reading,
strategic reading, and a health class.
I feel stretched and exhausted. Even though it's not technically
my "first
year", it's my first year as a full classroom teacher. With four
different
preps, I feel like I'm struggling to stay on top of everything and
I'm
thinking I will be turning to this list serve quite a bit for
guidance!
My issue today is with these extended responses to a prompt. They
filled in
a graphic organizer to answer a prompt from the a short story. I
started
grading them this morning and they are very hard to assess and put
a grade
on. I feel as though, the organizer is a draft, so putting a grade
on it
doesn't seem right. If many of the students didn't do well on
supporting
their evidence, should i reteach it? have them do it again? or
move on, and
reteach it with a different prompt next time? I have already put a
grade on
them though.
Part of the problem is - I teach one of the classes and another
teacher
teaches the other two reading classes. We are supposed to stay
together and
consistent in grading, planning etc. She's retiring and primarily an
excellent art teacher.
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