The first assignment that was due on 1/15, was assigned on 1/8. This was the blog reply from the student and guardian/parent. If the student did not turn it in by the 15th, it will be marked as missing, even if the student turns it in late. This is a formative assignment (not for a summative grade), and it serves as a record of student kuleana.
Sometimes there are technical glitches in turning in online assignments. The day after an assignment is due, I will let students know what is missing, and we can work together to determine what the problem was.
I am in the process of formatively assessing their first attempt at finding the central idea with supporting text evidence after reading the MLK Jr. Newsela article last week together. Students also took a common core reading standards quiz on the same article. Total points possible were four. I am putting the student score on the grade book for information purposes, however, it is a formative grade as well.
