Not posting a blog entry for a few days is a pretty good indication of how busy we've been in class the past few days! This week students had their last ACT practice write before the MME. Yesterday we scored sample papers and students did very well assessing whether a writing sample was high or low. I power graded (!) my ELA 11 students' timed writes and will hand them back today. I tried to give students feedback on at least one strength I saw and also made some suggestions as to how they could improve their writing score. In most cases it will only take a little bit of tweaking for kids to raise their writing score.At the end of the hour students write a self-reflection on their timed writes, and I offered them the opportunity to ask any questions they might have about the ACT, their writing, etc. Next week I'll get back to every student who expressed any concerns.
Also next week Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr. Holland and Mrs. McCambridge will schedule the juniors for next year--can you believe they're only 18 months from that cap and gown?!
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