Grading Rubric for JIS

I am going to calculate your grades for this class based on the following rubric. There are 12 assignments. The total for those assignments is 100 points. If you did the assignment, you will receive credit. Late assignments will be penalized by a 40% reduction. Notice that there are some extra credit opportunities.

12 Assignments= 100 points
Late Assignments = - 40%

20 Created a Web Log

10 Weekly Vocabulary April 4

5 Daily Posts March 31-April 3

10 Weekly Vocabulary March 29

5 Daily Posts March 24-27

5 Pictures

10 Weekly Vocabulary March 21

10 Third Week Assignment

10 Second Week Assignment Part 2

5 End of Second Week of Internship

5 End of First Week of Internship

5 February 15 Questions


Extra Credit

5 Completed profile

1 Any additional pictures

5 Personalized alterations to your blog

1 Additional / non-mandatory post

Daily Post

Make a daily post on your internship days. Just do a short write up of what happened and what you did that day at your internship. You do not have to have a daily post for non-internship days, unless, of course, you want to post something.

Pictures

One of the assignments for the final project is a picture slide show. Many of you have already taken pictures of yourself on the job, but many of you have not. We all need to get rolling on that as soon as possible.

Assignment:

Take pictures of you, your internship site, your mentor, and you working at your site. (and anything else that might make sense to include in documenting your internship experience)

NEW DUE DATE  Friday April 4!

We will upload pictures onto the computers and post them on blogs, if you do not know how to do that, yet.

Where do I get a camera?

I have four cameras that you may sign out via the signout sheet. Please take the pictures and return the camera the next day. Do not delete any of the pictures on the camera. Check the battery power and how much memory is left on the camera before you leave with it. Be careful with the camera!!! You are responsible for it.

Weekly Vocabulary

Your internship sites are rich with new and unfamiliar terms or phrases. One of the goals of the internship is to further develop your english language proficiency. Every week from now on you are to publish a post about new vocabulary words or phrases that have encountered or picked up "on the job." There is a template provided below for you to use each week. Your goal is at least five. Please give the word/phrase, what it means, and the context in which you came across it.

Many recent comments have been related to the following...

Question: What if I didn't hear any new words?

Answer: Challenge yourself. Do the assignment using words or phrases related to SAT preparation, college now, or some other advanced activity that will require expanding your vocabulary and increasing your English language proficiency

Here is an example:

Word: Jailbroken

Meaning: A computer hardware device that has been hacked into

Context: I saw an article about the iPhone being jailbroken, or hacked so it could be used on other mobile service providers.


FOR YOUR BLOG (Due Friday, 11:59 p.m. of each week)

1. Word / Phrase:

Meaning:

Context:

2. Word / Phrase:

Meaning:

Context:

3. Word / Phrase:

Meaning:

Context:

4. Word / Phrase:

Meaning:

Context:

5. Word / Phrase:

Meaning:

Context:

NEW PALTZ

Mr. Sean requested that I post this. I think it would be great if you had a write up about the trip (for those of you that went) as part of your blog. It says one page or less. Write it in a word document first and then cut and paste to a new post called NEW PALTZ. We can cut and paste it to a word doc to print and post on the wall later.

Dear Juniors,

Tuesday was a great day for International High School! I sincerely hope you enjoyed yourselves and learned a great deal about New Paltz. I would like to invite you to share your thoughts and feelings about the visit. Please write a page or less describing your experience on the college campus. What did you learn? How did you feel? What thoughts did you have when you first sat in the lecture hall? What questions did you have?

Any and all responses are welcome. Your reflections will be posted in the New Paltz display with all the photographs of our trip. Plus, if you make a submission, Ms. Aarti will give you extra credit towards your English grades (which means your grade average will rise).

Thanks,

Mr. Sean

Third Week Assignment

Assignment:

Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently. BE DESCRIPTIVE!
Give as much specific detail as you can. Elaborate. Explain. Expound. Delineate. Illustrate. Use a lot of words. Treat this like an English class writing assignment. Use complete sentences with correct grammar and punctuation.

FOR YOUR BLOG
Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently.

Due Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:59 PM

Second Week Assignment part 2

This is a supplemental assignment for your second week.

FOR YOUR BLOG

What did you do during your second week?


How was it different than the first week?


What is something that you really like about the internship?


What is something you dislike about the internship?


Who else's blog have your read and commented on?

End of the Second Week Assignment

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Many more of you have come online and are tapped into the blog, what I'm sure will be a great social networking experience by the end of the semester. I have read many blogs, seen some cool pictures, posted comments, become frustrated, etc. This is getting off to a slower start than I had hoped, but it will work itself out soon enough. For those of you that are on the ball, I want to keep you progressing along.


ASSIGNMENT (updated March 16, 7:00 p.m)

There is a list posted on the blog of every student who has an active blog. You are to read 5 people's blogs and post a comment. If it is criticism you wish to give, make it constructive (how can they improve what they have written, edit their blog to correct mistakes, or elaborate on something they have written). If you wish to give praise, make it sincere and specific.

People will be posting comments on your blog! Read them and make the changes that you feel are appropriate.

"How will I know that people post on my blog?"

Answer: go to the dashboard. go to your settings. under comments there is a section called comment notification email. put your email address in there. Every time a comment comes in, you will receive an email.

The Student's Web Logs

The student's blogs are now located on the right underneath my profile.

LAST MINUTE

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

URGENT. PLEASE READ!!!

It is Sunday evening and MANY of you have not posted a blog. If you have created a blog, posted the assignment, and posted a comment on my Feb 29 blog stating that you need me to read your post, then I have probably read it and you are safe. If you have not done those three things, then you are getting off to a slow start, which is bringing your grade DOWN for this class.

If you know of someone who needs to complete this assignment, please urge them to do so SOON!!!

At midnight tonight the bell will toll turbulently for tardy assignment terminators. "Twill be a tale of terror it's turbulency tells!