Every year teachers work
on determining a fair classroom policy that takes both the teacher and students
into consideration. It’s tricky, it’s tedious, and sometimes controversial. However, education professionals like Rick Wormeli
offer some answers. Rick Wormeli, one of the first Nationally Board Certified
teachers in America, is a national education consultant and author. He
has taught Math, Science, English, Physical education, Health and History for
over 20 years.
Assignment #1: Performance Task
(September 3rd, 2013)
Read the article “Redos
and Retakes Done Right” by Rick Wormeli. As you are reading, please annotate,
which means you should highlight important ideas or ideas that stand out,
make notes for yourself that will help you understand the text, and identify
the article’s purpose for writing the article. As you are
annotating, answer the following questions as you are doing the above:
(Please complete this work on paper you can hand in)
1. Who did Rick Wormeli write this article for and why
did he write this article?
2. Identify three important ideas or points Rick Wormeli makes in his article.
3. After you have identified three important ideas, state
whether you agree or disagree with each idea.
4. After you have stated whether you agree or disagree
with each idea, find and use evidence in the text that support
your response.
We will discuss your
responses as a class, so be ready to share your ideas. When you share
your responses, try and use the text as you share out.
Watch the following videos to help you in this assignment.
If the clip doesn't work, click this: Rick Wormeli Part 1
If the clip doesn't work, click this: Rick Wormeli Part 2
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