WHY ME?? L1 Prise de Parole Semester 1 grades explained

Below are the grades I gave in S1 for prise de parole, as well as (some) of the reasons why! Bear in mind I have not included the # of absences, which also impact the grade negatively!

Let there be no regrets ... just lessons learned!

grade Comments
2 very little understanding of spoken E, no effort to participate, struggles a great deal; heavy French accent; no effort; inability to read text
2.5 very little understanding of spoken E, no effort to participate, struggles a great deal; heavy French accent; no effort; inability to read text, spoke much French throughout the semester
3 did not appear interested in the class in the least, constant disruptive behavior, spoke a great deal in French and practically spent the hour with her back turned to me. Terrible attitude and poor presentation.
3 does not seem to pay attention and/or comprehend whatever is being said in class; has not made a single voluntary contribution thoughout the semester, answers in very short sentences when asked a question, demonstrates no desire to volunteer or be involved
3 has not made a single voluntary contribution thoughout the semester, answers in very short sentences when asked a question, demonstrates no desire to volunteer or be involved; LL high beginner, heavy F accent, spoke a great deal of French
3 Stopped coming after Week 5, had been doing a great job previously; showed up on the last day of class and proceeded to do her song analysis even though the day was already passed and she had obtained no permission to do so EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING
4 has not made a single voluntary contribution throughout the semester, answers in very short sentences when asked a question, demonstrates no desire to volunteer or be involved
4 painfully shy; has not made a single voluntary contribution throughout the semester, answers in very short sentences when asked a question, demonstrates no desire to volunteer or be involved; excellent song analysis and song choice, but insufficient for a higher grade
4.5 has not made a single voluntary contribution throughout the semester, answers in very short sentences when asked a question, demonstrates no desire to volunteer or be involved, fair presentation
5 terrible attitude, poor attendance, but a fair NEWS presentation
6 seems to have a reasonably good grasp of the E language, always understands and responds correctly whenever spoken to, has not volunteered any; attitude and unprepared for song presentation; does not seem to take class seriously even though she is very pleasant whenever she feels like talking
7 answers well when asked, never volunteers, intelligent, amazingly broad general knowledge, did not take class seriously, forgot presentation on the last day and was forced to improvise
7 does not volunteer, but always alert and pleasant; seems to understand a great deal of what is being said in class and answers well and thoroughly whenever spoken to, does not seem to have a poor LL even though she does not talk much, grade higher b/c of attitude and perfect attendance
7 has not made a single voluntary contribution throughout the semester, answers in very short sentences when asked a question, demonstrates no desire to volunteer or be involved, yet does a great job when assigned a project
7 shy, English fair; not making too much of an effort, fair song presentation, fair NEWS presentation
7.5 answers well when asked, never volunteers, good understanding of spoken English; no desire to talk; no effort; had to reschedule presentation b/c not ready, excellent presentation on the NEWS which somewhat saved her grade
7.5 shy, talks well and at length when asked, but never volunteers; however, deserves a slightly better grade due to an excellent team presentation in NEWS
7.5 started off extremely well, very involved and daily participation, volunteering; attendance dropped in the latter half of the semester and the grade suffered as a consequence
8 shy, but genuinely started making more of an effort towards the end, language very good but insufficient participation
8 one of the better E speakers among all students, but very inconsiderate; spoke in French considerably more than others, disruptive in class; LL intermediate, no problem understanding and answering questions when asked but NO effort to speak in class, extremely immature
9 volunteers considerably more than the majority of the class, still insufficiently to pass the course, reasonably good NEWS and song analysis; it's a pity she has not been taking the class seriously
10 shy, started making more of an effort towards the end, language very good but participation could be better, still a good student overall
11 Even though she is shy, she did her best to talk and participate in class. Respectful and hard working!
11 quite a few absences; positive contribution to class discussion whenever present; volunteers in class LL OK overall, really improved towards the second half of the semester!
11.5 volunteers, respectful, makes an effort, very pleasant and well-intentioned, LL also fairly good, volunteered to present on the first day and did a great job
12 joined the class later (hence the absences), great song analysis of an extremely unusual song, considerate; great work ethic; volunteered often and extremely involved
12 many absences; not shy; intervenes a lot when present, English mediocre, but not hard to understand when he talks, many mistakes but not bad overall, forgot song on the day of the presentation
13 somewhat shy but nonetheless polite, talkative, extremely involved, volunteers, respectful, makes an effort, very pleasant and well-intentioned, LL intermediate; excellent song analysis
13.5 Polite, talkative, extremely involved, volunteers, respectful, makes an effort, very pleasant and well-intentioned, LL high intermediate, one of the top students in the class
14 remarkable work ethic and a great student; even if fairly shy, but original, involved, not afraid to take risks
14.5 great attitude, took the class seriously and attempted to volunteer at every opportunity, spoke a great deal more than the rest, LL high intermediate, few mistakes, very determined, pleasant and motivated,
15 added the course later; best student in all of L1; considerate, polite, involved; constant volunteer, leader in class, excellent participation and a great presentation, LL high intermediate. one of the best L1 students this semester.
20 native speaker, deserves the top mark not because of her LL which she did not learn like the others but for her pleasant; considerate attitude; always animated, willing to talk and extremely tactful and respectful towards the others