Post by Professor McGonagall on Jun 20, 2010 8:35:32 GMT -6
Welcome, students, to Transfiguration: the art of changing the form and appearance of an object and the vanishing of objects. If you find yourself feeling a little lost from the summer's flurry of activities, I remind you that our expansive library devotes an entire section to Transfiguration and is available to you for use. I advice you not to squander it.
Grading to Point translation
An O [Outstanding] on an assignment will earn you and your house +15 points.
An E [Exceeds Expectations] is +10 points.
An A [Acceptable] is +5 points.
A P [Poor] will earn you nothing, 0 house points.
On the other side of the scale, a D [Dreadful] will subtract 6 points.
A T [Troll] respectively will lose you 10.
How your work is to be graded
Work and logs (see "Work and Practice…" below) will be graded based on:
+How thoroughly you address answers posed
+How well you can convey mastery through your answers and logs
+Completing the assignment in a timely fashion and in the length assigned
-Et cetera
Lessons and Notes
Lessons will be posted, if time allows, every two weeks and typically the Sunday before the Monday they're "officially assigned" for the eager ones. Lesson threads will not be open for discussion but if you should find yourselves in need of a thread I will create one specifically for student interaction; otherwise, there are suitable threads and other ways to communicate as a body such as the library. Each lesson will be directed toward and concentrated upon one area of study in the field of Transfiguration and I do encourage you to pursue anything that interests you as well as coming to me if you so desire a push or assistance in that direction that engaged your attention.
Notes are a big part of the class and although I do not grade them they are suggested for your benefit. I don't write on the chalkboard for my benefit nor my health for if I was just a smidgen harsher, I would have you all perched over a textbook and your notes would be due at the end of each week.
Work and Practice to be done outside of class; Submitting your work
Homework will be almost always assigned after every lesson given as well as practice where a daily log must be kept and accounted for. At times, if I feel you as students will have no problem mastering a certain topic of study, I will forgo the log and ask only of you to complete the homework and vice versa. Homework is always due on the day your following lesson is posted and if it is not turned in, that is an automatic loss of five house points for your inability to complete your responsibility as a student.
A daily entry for a log should be no less than two paragraphs; standard paragraphs are found to be three to five sentences, I would prefer five to the three if possible. Logs are to describe how far you have progressed in your practice, your successes how ever small, and your failures however large, as well as any frustrations or things you have found helpful or people you may have worked with. If you do work in a group or a partner, I still expect every person to have their own entry in their logs and not a mass of the same, generic entries from each person.
I ask that all students submit their work via owl (keeping work and logs separated) and labeled properly:
Last Name, First Name; Topic Lesson [Homework or Log]
Granger, Hermione; Gamp's Law [Homework]
Potter, Harry; Fera Verto [Log]
Extra Credit, Concerns, and the like
I do not believe extra credit or extra points are necessary even if there may very, very occasionally be such an opportunity. If you complete your work and logs in a timely fashion, you should not be failing. However, if you find yourself to be in such a position do come speak to me in my office or owl me so we may address and remedy the situation.
Any concerns and questions, I ask that you owl them or come to me in person should I be in my office on the first floor if you find yourself conveniently passing by during the school day.
The classroom (on the sixth floor) is open for you to practice in alone or as a group and to study should you need a room to do so.
All in all, I welcome you to my class and wish you good luck as well as a prosperous year.
Professor Minerva McGonagall
Grading to Point translation
An O [Outstanding] on an assignment will earn you and your house +15 points.
An E [Exceeds Expectations] is +10 points.
An A [Acceptable] is +5 points.
A P [Poor] will earn you nothing, 0 house points.
On the other side of the scale, a D [Dreadful] will subtract 6 points.
A T [Troll] respectively will lose you 10.
How your work is to be graded
Work and logs (see "Work and Practice…" below) will be graded based on:
+How thoroughly you address answers posed
+How well you can convey mastery through your answers and logs
+Completing the assignment in a timely fashion and in the length assigned
-Et cetera
Lessons and Notes
Lessons will be posted, if time allows, every two weeks and typically the Sunday before the Monday they're "officially assigned" for the eager ones. Lesson threads will not be open for discussion but if you should find yourselves in need of a thread I will create one specifically for student interaction; otherwise, there are suitable threads and other ways to communicate as a body such as the library. Each lesson will be directed toward and concentrated upon one area of study in the field of Transfiguration and I do encourage you to pursue anything that interests you as well as coming to me if you so desire a push or assistance in that direction that engaged your attention.
Notes are a big part of the class and although I do not grade them they are suggested for your benefit. I don't write on the chalkboard for my benefit nor my health for if I was just a smidgen harsher, I would have you all perched over a textbook and your notes would be due at the end of each week.
Work and Practice to be done outside of class; Submitting your work
Homework will be almost always assigned after every lesson given as well as practice where a daily log must be kept and accounted for. At times, if I feel you as students will have no problem mastering a certain topic of study, I will forgo the log and ask only of you to complete the homework and vice versa. Homework is always due on the day your following lesson is posted and if it is not turned in, that is an automatic loss of five house points for your inability to complete your responsibility as a student.
A daily entry for a log should be no less than two paragraphs; standard paragraphs are found to be three to five sentences, I would prefer five to the three if possible. Logs are to describe how far you have progressed in your practice, your successes how ever small, and your failures however large, as well as any frustrations or things you have found helpful or people you may have worked with. If you do work in a group or a partner, I still expect every person to have their own entry in their logs and not a mass of the same, generic entries from each person.
I ask that all students submit their work via owl (keeping work and logs separated) and labeled properly:
Last Name, First Name; Topic Lesson [Homework or Log]
Granger, Hermione; Gamp's Law [Homework]
Potter, Harry; Fera Verto [Log]
Extra Credit, Concerns, and the like
I do not believe extra credit or extra points are necessary even if there may very, very occasionally be such an opportunity. If you complete your work and logs in a timely fashion, you should not be failing. However, if you find yourself to be in such a position do come speak to me in my office or owl me so we may address and remedy the situation.
Any concerns and questions, I ask that you owl them or come to me in person should I be in my office on the first floor if you find yourself conveniently passing by during the school day.
The classroom (on the sixth floor) is open for you to practice in alone or as a group and to study should you need a room to do so.
All in all, I welcome you to my class and wish you good luck as well as a prosperous year.
Professor Minerva McGonagall