I have a bit of a problem and I was hoping that you would be able to give me some advice for what I should do. As the students returned from summer recess I have been asked by a few about what the class is responsible for with the summer reading assignment.
I asked my students if they read the assigned book and very few admitted to actually reading it. The summer reading is not stressed in our curriculum, but I still believe that the students should be given a grade in some form. What can I do as their teacher to make sure that the students who did read the book receive credit? I have been thinking about offering extra credit points to those students who read the book as well as wrote a paper on the book. Any suggestions?
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Hmmm.. that is a tough one. First of all, what is the book?
Maybe you can give them a choice of 3 assessments to choose from, but they have to do one. Such as a report, a PowerPoint presentation, and a written quiz. They can choose their method to respond, which could ease the "pain".
Let us know what happens....
I like the idea of definitely doing something. The students who took the time to read the book should be rewarded by showing they understand the concepts. Good luck. Talk to you later.
Tommy McCloskey
I think giving a relatively short test/quiz would solve the problem for those who did in fact read the books. Make it optional, and those people who test accordingly receive the extra credit accordingly.
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