First of all, thank you all for a wonderful school year. Though I appreciate the fact that you were awesome to work with this year, I also think it's really unfortunate that I had such a wonderful bunch during a school year in which I'll be absent for a good chunk of time (darn you all for being such pleasant, hard-working students!;)
As I've assured you many times before, you are in very apt hands, and I think you will really enjoy having Mr. B as a teacher. You're very lucky indeed, trust me.
The control freak in me would like to address a few things before I leave:
1. Please make sure to pay attention to the calendar I gave you. Know what's on the agenda. If it says to bring your books, bring your books!
2. PLEASE remember to sign up for the AP Lit exam. I'm not going to lie--the fact that I have a measly two sign ups in is giving me slight panic attacks. I'm going to assume that everyone is just procrastinating and really will turn it in before the deadline. You have two weeks! Don't forget!
And, finally, a word about those timed writings. As many of you have noticed, the grades have been entered. You may pick your papers up from the stackable trays in the front of the classroom. Stapled to your timed writing you will find the scoring sheet, which should give you some specific info as to how essays were scored (by the groups). You will also see a grade (or rather, two grades) in my handwriting.
As I explained previously, this timed writing is worth 100 points (as is every timed writing), but it has been entered into the grade book as two separate grades. First, you'll see a 50/50 completion score. EVERYONE got a 50/50 for having completed the timed writing. Next, you'll see a group score (out of 50). This is the score the group who read your essay chose to give you. On your paper, you might see a 50/50 + 35/50. This means that you got your 50 completion points, and you were scored a 70% on the essay. So, math whizzes, this averages out in your favor to an 85% in the essay category. I say "in your favor," because I did review each essay and score to make sure I was comfortable with that designation, and if your paper says 70% for the group score, I wholeheartedly agreed that that was an accurate assessment and likely what I would have graded the essay (out of 100) had I been the sole grader. (Note, some of you will see that I did NOT agree with what the group scored you, and your grade was adjusted accordingly). I say all of this simply because I want to assure you that I made every effort to make this whole process as fair as possible. (And a side note here: you all did an amazing job with this scoring, and I think it shows how knowledgeable you are about the writing process and how to prompt-fondle and construct that 8-9 range essay :) I have no doubts there will be some amazing AP test scores from this bunch.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I'll do my best to respond and help you out in any way I can. Have a wonderful rest of the year!
Mrs. Linneman
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