• Notebooks
     
     
    EVERY students is required to have a notebook (spiral or composition) in class EVERY day.
     
    The students need to write and answer "Bellwork" questions (questions that are on the board when the bell rings) EVERY day. Additionally, any lecture notes taken in class, some simple labs and worksheets, and any book homework (answer the review questions, define the vocabulary words, etc..) are done in the notebook.
     
    This year, in Environmental Science, the bellwork is actually being done on a computer platform called Canvas.  They are done at the end of class, and can only be done on the day they are assigned.
     
    The notebooks are graded by the students, and then collected and double checked my me approximately every 4 weeks. Any student who does not turn in their notebook on these days will earn an assignment card, and lose 20 points for each day their notebook is late. If the notebook is more than 1 week late, whatever score the students would have earned will be cut in half. The notebooks are graded using the following rubric.
     
     
     
     
    CATEGORY
    6 - Outstanding
    5 - Very Good
    4 - Good
    3 - Fair
    2 - Poor
    1 - Very Poor
    Required elements
    The notebook includes all of the required elements and assignments.
    The notebook is missing several required elements, such as dates and titles, or is missing 10% of the assignments.
    The notebook is missing 11-25% of the assignments, or a similar amount of several assignments are missing.
    The notebook is missing 26-50% of the assignments, or a similar amount of several assignments are missing.
    The notebook is 50%-75% of the required assignments.
    The notebook is missing more than 75% of the required assignments.
    Content Accuracy
    All information in the notebook is accurate.
    95-85% of the information in the notebook is accurate.
    84-75% of the information in the notebook is accurate.
    74-65% of the information in the notebook is accurate.
    64-50 % of the information in the notebook is accurate.
    Less than 50% of the information in the notebook is accurate.
    Organization and Attractiveness
    The notebook is exceptionally well organized, and easy to read. All assignments are labeled and easy to find.
    The notebook is well organized, and easy to read. All assignments are labeled and easy to find.
    The notebook is organized, and easy to read. Most assignments are labeled and easy to find.
    The notebook is organized, and readable. At least 50% of assignments are labeled.
    The notebook is poorly organized, and/or difficult to read. Many assignments are not labeled, or are hard to find.
    The notebook lacks any organization and/or is very difficult to read. Few assignments are labeled, and many are hard to find.

     
Last Modified on September 26, 2019