Quiz #2 of the Second Term - Appreciating The Role of Home Nuggets

A summary of today's quiz instructions is included below. The theme around today's quiz was to convince students of why they should value and invest time and energy into each and every homework lesson they do.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUIZ #2 of the Second Term

All week long the FCAs have been as follows:
2 points: all problems completed with evidence of thought
2 points: work, explanations and answers are provided or shown when required

DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose your one best home nugget. Use one side of the index card you are given to make a strong argument for why you deserve a 4. What are the strengths of the work you have done? What would you like the reader to notice about your work? Why should they give you a 4?
2. You will hand in this home nugget along with the index card.
3. You will receive another student’s home nugget and index card.
4. Read over the student’s home nugget and index card, then on the reverse of the card assign the student a grade of 1 – 4 based on the FCAs we have had all week. You must provide specifics about what you noticed on the lesson – what were some strengths and weaknesses that stood out?
5. Multiply whatever grade you gave the student by 15 and circle this number.
You have just finished scoring 60% of another student’s quiz while someone else is scoring your quiz.


Home Nugget #23
Assigned on Friday December 1, 2006
Due on Monday December 4, 2006
From the Practice Sheet handed out in class today,
Side 1: Pizza Problem - all questions
Side 2: problems 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 21, 25 - 31

Focus Correction Areas (FCAs)
3 points: all problems completed with math work shown on side 2
1 point: it is evident that you spent considerable time and effort on side 1