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June 25-27

ASSESSMENT GRADES for June 25, 26, 27:
     
     1: Diagnostic Work, June 25 - 40 points calculated as follows:
             
           33 Multiple Choice Questions (a,b,c,d)) (1 point each)
                  (based upon completion, not right/wrong answers)
                       - and - 
            1 Short Answer Question stating how Archimedes 
                  calculated the volume of a gold crown in own words
                       (worth 7 points)


HOMEWORK GRADES for June 25, 26, 27:

     1. Students were given two handouts on June 26th to share with
         a parent/guardian.  Students were to return the handouts
         with a signature on June 27th.  All homeworks are based on
         10 points.


CLASS WORK AND PARTICIPATION GRADES for June 25, 26, 27:
 
     1. Journal Writing, Career Inventory, and Grammar Assignments on
           June 25th, worth 30 points, calculated as follows:
               
              A. Complete a Career Inventory and state the career
                      path recommended - 10 points for completion
             
              B. Complete several journal assignments, worth 10 pts.
                   * Write a description of a time in your life when
                       you learned or did something well.  Describe
                       the situation, including the place, time, and
                       people involved.  Describe how you feel about
                       it, how it looked to yhou, how it sounded.  
                       Describe the physical feelings you associate
                       with the event.  Do the same for emotions.
                   * State your level of commitment to learning
                       based on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high).
                   * Finish these sentences - - -
                       a) The most important benefit I want from
                          my education is . . .
                       b) I want to get this benefit because when I
                          do, I expect to . . .
                       c) When I complete my education, I want to be
                          able to . . .
                       d) I also want . . .
              C. Write down the 7 parts of speech as we review each.
                 Then write several sentences and label 2 nouns, 2 
                 pronouns, 2 verbs, 2 adverbs, 2 adjectives, 
                 2 prepositions, 2 conjunctions, and 2 interjections.
                  This is worth 10 points for completion.
  
     2. Complete 4 TASKS on "The Plainswoman", 42 points, on June 27,
         calculated as follows:
        
          ONE: Define 8 terms (fiction, exposition, setting,
                climax, plot, rising action, theme, falling action) 
                (3 points each: 1 point for writing the term and
                     2 points for the definition)
        
          TWO: Name and describe the characters in the story. 
                  (worth 4 points) (name the person = 1 point each)
                       (describe the person = 1 point each)
        
          THREE: List words and/or phrases that describe the
                      setting (at least 5)  
                     (worth 2 points each for a total of
                                    10 points)
          
          FOUR: State what you think might be the THEME of the 
                  story.  (4 points)


WRITING ASSIGNMENTS for June 25, 26, 27th:

     1. Write 5 action verbs in a sentence each and underline each
           action verb = 2 points each for a total of 10 points.
        Write 5 linking verbs in a sentence each and underline each
           linking verb = 2 points each for a total of 10 points.
        Write 10 adverbs in a sentence each, worth 2 points each for
           a total of 20 points for this section.
        All assignments above total 40 points for this assignment.

     2. BCR on "Birdfoot's Grampa" and "The Tree" - worth 14 points,
        calculated as follows:
          2 points for indenting
          2 points for a topic sentence that uses the key words
                in the prompt
          2 points for citing words by Grampa
          2 points for citing words by Father
          2 points for explaining Grampa's words/actions
          2 points for explaining Father's words/actions
          2 points for a conclusion sentence


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