SEM2, W2, #2: MANDATORY VOCAB STORY

This entry is mandatory. A separate quiz grade will be given for every student’s entry.

• “A” = a truly unique story/description that shows a sophisticated use of the words and the willingness to develop the idea(s); it’s clear that the story works even without the vocab words being the focus.
• “B” = a creative idea with potential (if more time was available) with a solid use of the vocab words; perhaps a bit rushed; the vocab words seem to be the focus (with the story seeming to be ‘added on’ a bit).
• “C” (or lower) = seems to be rushing through the assignment with minimal development/understanding.
• “F” = no entry.
• Note:  Mr. Long may substitute “F” with a “zero” in the grade book if the student has a pattern of not doing these vocab entries over the quarter.  If only one mandatory vocab entry is missing in the quarter, then an “F” will offer a minimal penalty grade-wise.

Directions:

• Write a brief story or description of the image.
• Use all 10 of the following words from the January 26 list seen below.
• Include:  definition and part of speech (as you use it) in parenthesis to receive maximum credit.

The words:

• apprise
• diatribe
• distend
• latent
• mollify
• placate
• proliferation
• rancor
• surreptitious
• vituperative

Remember: Include the definition and part of speech (as you use it) in parenthesis to get maximum credit

Image 1 (link: http://tinyurl.com/b68l82)

Image 2 (link: http://tinyurl.com/asgv7s)

Image 3 (link:  http://tinyurl.com/bsbl6b)

SEM1, W2, #1: GIVING FEEDBACK TO OTHERS

We’re going to start something new this semester.

After we spend a week answering new questions/prompts, we’ll spend a week responding to what people said that previous week.

Here are the rules:

1. Every response must start with “I’m responding to Student #37″ (or whatever the student’s # is).
2. Every response must be a minimum of 7 sentences to receive credit.
3. To receive credit, a student can only respond once to each entry (vocab story, “Plug In” question, etc) for credit.
4. Once a student responds to a student in an entry, the student may offer responses to additional students in that entry…but no additional credit will be offered.
5. Like in other weeks, Mr. Long will respond to the total # of entries that a student responded to a single student.  Example:  To get credit for 5 entries (an “A”), the student would have to respond to 5 students (7+ sentences each) in 5 different entries.
6. Responses must be respectful to be given credit.  While it is acceptable to disagree, responses must be offered in an appropriate manner with a focus on details (not emotions).

Once you are ready to start responding to entries/students from last week, simply go back to that original entry and offer your reaction with the “I am responding to student #…” statement at the top.