Baseline Assessment Day

Today was baseline assessment day.

After the students had breakfast, we switched for block sessions.  My group worked on ELA Baseline Assessment.  They had to read a very interesting article on the International Space Station.  They then had to answer 6 text dependent comprehension questions, and 6 text related vocabulary questions.

Finally, they had to answer a simple constructed response question.  They had to identify two ways that astronauts on the ISS had to recycle and explain why recycling in space is so important.  Most students got 1 out of 2 on this because they did identify what was recycled, but failed to explain why it was important. Others talked about recycling at their houses and also to keep space clean.

I passed out ReadyGen Journals, Text Collections, and our ReadyGen Text.  Students were given #'s so they could stay organized and I could collect papers in a quick and orderly fashion.  Students are responsible for the books with their # on it.

At 10:15 we switched and repeated the same activities for the second block session.

Today was not a good day.... The students didn't take the Baseline Assessment serious.  They talked.  They didn't put a lot of effort into the writing. I was not very happy with the results.

Homework:

• No Homework on Assessment Days
• Blue Cards, Permission to Photograph, and Permission to Walk forms DUE!