time lines

[Unregistered]

Hey, I am a teacher at Noe Middle school in Louisville Kentucky.For a social studies project my students where to make a time line on there family history.One of the girls make her timeline like this
1966-1968 my mother was born on 1996 january 10 ,my grand ma married my grandpa in 1967 june 10
1969-1972 my grandma had my aunt sue march 10 1970
and so on do you think i should count this

[Unregistered]

Hey, I am a teacher at Noe Middle school in Louisville Kentucky.For a social studies project my students where to make a time line on there family history.One of the girls make her timeline like this
1966-1968 my mother was born on 1996 january 10 ,my grand ma married my grandpa in 1967 june 10
1969-1972 my grandma had my aunt sue march 10 1970
and so on do you think i should count this
What were the assignment requirements? If the student didn't meet the requirements, then she should not get credit. Perhaps the assignment could be reassigned with more instruction beforehand and a dock in grade for the project being completed late.

[Unregistered]

Did you teach them how to create a timeline?

Did you give them an example of a timeline so that they understood what was expected of them?

Did you tell them the requirements?

Did they demonstrate understanding of the assignment before you handed out the independent work?

We are not born with an inate understanding of how to create a timeline. We must be taught.

[Unregistered]

It sounds to me like the kid was doing the best she could with the tools she was given (though I'm not sure what you taught about timelines, before the assignment was given). Assuming you could technically answer yes to all the questions that unregistered - posted 8:11 pm posted, the kid could have still not gotten all the information, requirements etc. completely, or through her own unique decoding format decided that that was the way the timeline was supposed to be done.
Maybe you should speak to the student, give her more direction, and give her a chance to improve her work. - If her skills are at your best interest (which they should be.)

[wig]

Hey, I am a teacher at Noe Middle school in Louisville Kentucky.For a social studies project my students where to make a time line on there family history.One of the girls make her timeline like this
1966-1968 my mother was born on 1996 january 10 ,my grand ma married my grandpa in 1967 june 10
1969-1972 my grandma had my aunt sue march 10 1970
and so on do you think i should count this

Not knowing what you taught beforehand, it is is difficult to assess. I am going under the assumption that you:

*made them familiar with timelines (how to read them, etc.)so they had prior knowledge of a timeline
*told them the format you wanted them to use
*told them the type of information you were looking for
*perhaps made a timeline of your family history

Then I would give the student a D- for turning it in - if even that much. the timeline your student did looks like one an unprepared student without a copy of the guidelines would do at the last mionute, just so it was available to hand in.

[captain kirk]

Did you teach them how to create a timeline?

Did you give them an example of a timeline so that they understood what was expected of them?

Did you tell them the requirements?

Did they demonstrate understanding of the assignment before you handed out the independent work?

We are not born with an inate understanding of how to create a timeline. We must be taught.

Thank you Captain Obvious aka Lisa! ;)

[Unregistered]

Although you should have had a rubric on how it was to be grades, a kid should know how to make a timeline by middle school. I teach it in 4th grade and we've been doing it all year. My class can do them with no problems at all. (I'm in Fla).
BTW, I am from Louisville and went to Noe middle School!!! Small world!!

[StuTeacher23]

if you did not show them what it should look like, then you should count it.

But if you showed them what it should look like, then don't count it or take lots of points off.

[Gail Hennessey]

In the rubric I give my students for a timeline, they must have 4 events in history or science that took place before they were born and 4 events in history or science that took place since they've walked the planet. They are told no family history:( ie-parents birthday, got my dog, etc.) Example of my life time line is given and they are told they can't use my examples in their time line. If you also gave a time line with a rubric and still got the results you stated, I'd give no credit and say the student needs to redo the timeline as was directed and then give partial credit for the second effort.
Gail Hennessey
http://www.gailhennessey.com

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

Hey, I am a teacher at Noe Middle school in Louisville Kentucky.For a social studies project my students where to make a time line on there family history.One of the girls make her timeline like this
1966-1968 my mother was born on 1996 january 10 ,my grand ma married my grandpa in 1967 june 10
1969-1972 my grandma had my aunt sue march 10 1970
and so on do you think i should count this


Ah yes, the glories of mainstreaming kids who have been socially promoted so many times that you can't do crap with them in class.
Give the F that was deserved.

[StuTeacher23]

Ah yes, the glories of mainstreaming kids who have been socially promoted so many times that you can't do crap with them in class.
Give the F that was deserved.

Give the F that was deserved? WHAT!? :eek:
What if the student has never made a timeline before or the teacher did not explain or show the student what to do? Then What?
I WOULD HAVE HATED TO BE IN YOUR CLASS!

[Unregistered]

StudentTeach, I believe Chocolate was under the assumption that the student had been present for the time line instruction and had done one as guided practice. Then, if crap was turned in that failed to meet the criteria, then an F is deserved.

[StuTeacher23]

from that aspect, you and chocolate are right.
from my aspect, I am correct too!
TTYL :cool:

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

Don't be mad, studentteacher, that I know what I'm talking about.

Yes, I was assuming that the kid was there and had the assignment explained to him, since I don't think the original poster would have had an issue about what to do had the student moved in late, was absent during the time the assignment was given. Please think outside the box every once in a while please. It may help you get a real teaching job eventually. Take it from me, someone with more experience.

[StuTeacher23]

sure, gotcha