Hi guys,
I hope you're having a really nice Thanksgiving weekend. The weather is better than we thought it would be. I expected that it would be raining most of the time, but we had some blue sky and a clear starry night -- if you are out, you can see Mars in the eastern sky very clearly. Apparently, it is very close to Earth (38.6 million miles) and so if you have a telescope, you can see all sorts of details, like the polar ice cap! Here's a link to more info at NASA's site: https://mars.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/night-sky/close-approach/
Here is a rubric that I am going to use to mark the in class essays you wrote the other day. I am using the concepts that we used to use when marking the provincial exams (that we no longer do -- don't worry!) since this was my attempt to give you that sort of experience.
Rate # Description
6 Insightful, flawless, logical, creative, presents new ideas, compelling
5 Demonstrates insight and understanding of text, few grammatical errors, solid structure
4 Demonstrates some understanding of text, can have grammar errors but communicates
ideas clearly, demonstrates an understanding of essay structure, follows instructions of
test
3 Is able to explain at least two components of the text, most ideas communicated clearly,
does not follow the basics of essay structure or instructions consistently
2 Unable to clearly answer question, cannot discuss text or answer question, but is able to
refer to text
1 Unable to answer questions, makes a start
0 Unable to answer.
I hope to have these marked when we return after the holiday!
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