Final grades have been posted to the grades link for all 10th grade English classes and Computer Applications classes.  They also have been uploaded to the district server already.  These grades will become permenant on Tuesday.  The latest that I can make any changes to them is Monday January 30.  If there is some sort of problem or discreapancy it must be fixed by January 30 so please check those grades!

Special note Computer Applications:  The server had "issues" and I am not sure how much that affected student performance in putting work on the server.  I was able to get all work off the server, but there were a startlingly low number of final exams on the server.  Students will recall that one of the standards for the class is file sharing and transferring, and that I specifically stated I would not grade anything not on that server in the folder for the class.  It was the student’s responsibility to check to see that their work was on that server, and if it was not, to tell me they had a problem so I could do something about it while there was time.  I was not informed of any problems.   Due to the situation, I adjusted my grading as follows:  The final became a last "tweak" on the grade, if students needed a few percent to rise to the next grade, I checked out their final and gave them the few percent if they did well.  If students were far below the next grade level I left their grades.  I did not lower any grades due to the final.  I thus do not have the final listed in the end grades/assignments for the term.

Special note 10th grade English classes:  My students will recall that in my English classes the final is a last "tweak" on the grade, if students needed a few percent to rise to the next grade, I checked out their final and gave them the few percent if they did well.  If students were low and close to the next lower grade (i.e. at 70.1%), I checked the final to see if they did well; if they did well, they kept their grade if they did not their grades were lowered to the next lower level.  Again this was only for people within a percent or two of the next lower grade.  I thus do not have the final listed in the end grades/assignments for the term.  They have been graded and are in my room if you wish to see your results.

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Classes are all in the same place, working on the play Antigone.  Worksheets have not been assigned yet, and depending on the time frame, may not be as we are running out of time to work on Le Morte de Arthur.  How far we get on the block days will determine if we get to the standard worksheets, or just do the sheets that prep for the test and take the test(s) on the scenes of Antigone.  More on Wednesday.

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I graded all the assignments I brought home including a few essays, tests, and integrated worksheets.  I did not update the grades because I found after grading what I had, that 2 classes had not turned in several worksheets which would adversely affect their grades…so I collected them yesterday.  They are still ungraded, as we had a suprise call from our tile contractor, he wants to start work today on the kitchen.  My wife and I had to do some quick finish detail work to be ready for him.  I will probably be able to update the grades on Thursday evening.  All classes started the short story "Lala" before the break, most finished it and are working on the worksheets and reviewing it during blocks Wed, Thurs, this week.  Friday will be a test on this story, worksheets for Lala will be collected Friday.  Monday we went into the Library for the second and last day of research.  Research papers on an American invention created in the last 100 years are due this Friday.  It is a one page or more paper, I am not too concerned on length or even content, as I am supposed to be grading their ability to quote their sources using parenthetical documentation and their ability to create a Works Cited page.  Here is a link to the SSHS site that has the SSHS Style Guide, it shows how to correctly quote sources and make a Works Cited Page  http://www.santasusana.org/library/index.html.  I went over the process during the week before winter break, so the students should be thoroughly prepared to finish this paper and turn it in on Friday. 

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