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isabel's mom
Aug 26, 2009, 8:35:04 PM8/26/09
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Hi,
Isabel is working on the final draft of the writing assignment. She
says it has to be written in blue ink with "no mistakes". She has
started it three times because she made a mistake and had to start
over. Does it have to be done in pen? She has forgotten most of the
cursive she learned last year and is really struggling with this so
early in the year. Any feedback?
Thanks,
Peggy Holder
Isabel is working on the final draft of the writing assignment. She
says it has to be written in blue ink with "no mistakes". She has
started it three times because she made a mistake and had to start
over. Does it have to be done in pen? She has forgotten most of the
cursive she learned last year and is really struggling with this so
early in the year. Any feedback?
Thanks,
Peggy Holder
James Bell
Aug 27, 2009, 7:11:49 AM8/27/09
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I plan on cutting the cursive part off of the top before I post it on the student work board outside of the room. It needs to be written in the best cursive she can. If it is not perfect that is fine. I am not grading the cursive (since i have not taught it yet this year), but rather using this as a guage as to where they are in their cursive writing.
I will post the rubric for the assignment on the google group so you can see what they will be graded on.
James Bell
Mr. Bell
Aug 27, 2009, 7:37:51 AM8/27/09
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the prompt and rubric are in the files section of this page under
"tales of a 4th grade something".
The other reason it needs to be in cursive and print is that PGCPS
integrates cursive handwriting into the curriculum by having all final
drafts written in cursive in the 4th grade. It is expected that it
was covered in previous years. While we all know the reality is that
cursive has been covered, but not stressed. So I will have most
final drafts written in both cursive and print so the class meets this
standard, but poor cursive handwriting will not be penalized in this
case.
Over the school year we will touch back on handwriting (for my benefit
and the students Mrs. Hall, the school reading specialist, has offered
to teach handwriting to the students and me). Once it has been
sufficiently covered it will be added to grading rubrics.
The written in pen (blue or black, but students who did not have a
blue or black pen were given a blue pen since that is what I had in
the cupboard) is more of a preference from me. It makes the final
draft look neater, and makes it stand out from previous drafts.
James Bell
"tales of a 4th grade something".
The other reason it needs to be in cursive and print is that PGCPS
integrates cursive handwriting into the curriculum by having all final
drafts written in cursive in the 4th grade. It is expected that it
was covered in previous years. While we all know the reality is that
cursive has been covered, but not stressed. So I will have most
final drafts written in both cursive and print so the class meets this
standard, but poor cursive handwriting will not be penalized in this
case.
Over the school year we will touch back on handwriting (for my benefit
and the students Mrs. Hall, the school reading specialist, has offered
to teach handwriting to the students and me). Once it has been
sufficiently covered it will be added to grading rubrics.
The written in pen (blue or black, but students who did not have a
blue or black pen were given a blue pen since that is what I had in
the cupboard) is more of a preference from me. It makes the final
draft look neater, and makes it stand out from previous drafts.
James Bell
Monica Brown-Lipscomb
Aug 27, 2009, 8:42:27 PM8/27/09
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Hi Mr. Bell,
Does the final copy need to be written in the journal?
Monica Lipscomb
Monica Brown-Lipscomb
CRI Coordinator
Charles H. Flowers High School
Mr. Bell
Aug 28, 2009, 6:56:53 AM8/28/09
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sorry for being late on this, but no it should not be in their
journal. After they are graded i plan on putting them up on the
bulletin board. If it is in his journal, i will end up having to copy
in and post the copy instead.
journal. After they are graded i plan on putting them up on the
bulletin board. If it is in his journal, i will end up having to copy
in and post the copy instead.
Monica Brown-Lipscomb
Aug 28, 2009, 11:44:58 AM8/28/09
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Dylan was 2 copies, 1 in the journal and one in his binder.
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