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Progress Reports

UNIT 1: Learn Better and Filling Your Toolbox

In this unit, you have been provided with the opportunity to learn to

  • recognize the six key learning strategies;
  • describe the audiences and purposes of blogs;
  • identify and use the form a blog;
  • use conventions and techniques of blogging;
  • identify the characteristics of an effective comment and apply these characteristics to a comment on a blog post
  • identify how values and perspectives influence the ways in which we use and interpret grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word choice;
  • recognize competing perspectives on the use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word choice;
  • assess your knowledge and use of grammar and punctuation rules and set goals for next steps;
  • explain what constitutes academic dishonesty and how to avoid academic dishonesty;
  • select and use a style guide as a resource to correctly cite sources;
  • determine which styles of documenting sources are used in particular disciplines;
  • determine when and how to paraphrase, summarize, and use direct quotations;
  • name and describe the features of a variety of schools of literary theory;
  • examine texts from different perspectives so that we can uncover layers of meaning;
  • reflect on your learning with evidence;
  • set personal learning goals.

The problem with high expectations…

is that nothing will ever be good enough.

But the alternative, low expectations, is sad indeed.

The internet (like life) will always disappoint us. It will always be too flaky, too slow, too insulated. It will always have errors, hate and stupidity. And we had such high hopes, the promise was so big.

This is true of just about everything, and it opens the door to the realization that we can be brokenhearted or we can use those high hopes as fuel to make the next cycle even better.

Some people persist on grading themselves on a curve, ensuring that they’ll never be disappointed in what they create or in the opportunities they pass by. It’s a form of hiding, not an accurate insight into what you’re capable of. You deserve better than that.

Progress Report

The Story of My Learning: Unit 1

 

 

Grade 10 Class…. Academic Essay re: MLA formatting and Works Cited

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Monday, March 7, 2016

ACADEMIC STATUS

WHERE AM I GOING?

HOW AM I GOING?

WHERE TO NEXT?

Today, we will focus on our blogs and our academic progress.

First, make a copy of this Peer Edit sheet. Using the class blogroll on the right, choose one of your peers’ posts to review. When you are done, share the edit sheet with the author and send it to me via the course blog Assignment Submission page.

Second, you will prepare for your assessment conference to be held this week. You will find “Evidence of Learning: Curriculum Connections” in your drive. You have seen this document before in Sesame. Follow these steps to help you prepare for your assessment conference:

  • Make a copy of the “Evidence of Learning” document and rename it to include the words “Progress Report”;
  • Review “Evidence of Learning” document;
  • Review the tracking sheet;
  • Review your assignment feedback: self, peer, teacher;
  • On the “Evidence of Learning” document, highlight items for each Overall Expectation that you want to consider for your Progress Report assessment;
  • Add your comments to the observation column.

I will circulate a sign-up sheet for the conferences. They begin tomorrow and run all week.