Welcome Back!

Welcome back to Kell!

I'm very excited about this new year and I hope you are too.

In getting ready for day one, it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the blog--the tabs that will be useful to you, the calendar, etc.--as well as make sure you're on top of your summer reading assignment.

Please click on the Summer Reading tab above and check out your assignment.  Make sure you click on the correct grade and level of the class (for example, the 10th World Lit Honors assignment is not the same as the College Prep assignment).

Enjoy the last few days of summer and I'm looking forward to seeing you on Monday!

Final Exams and Semester Extension

Hello All!

We made it!  Make sure you're ready for your final exams!  Good luck!

Students who need it, Semester Extension is available for 10th World Lit for students whose final grade is between 64-69.

You need to get your pink sheets back to me ASAP if you have not done so already.

You will have to attend all of the sessions listed below.  For the first class, students will meet in the Media Center.

Thursday 5/22 3:00-4:30

Friday 5/23 1:30-2:30

Tuesday 5/27 10:30-12:00

Wednesday 5/28 10:00-11:00

If I don't see you between now and the last day of school, I hope you have a frabjous summer!

13 Days left--Grade Recovery Opportunity

Hello All

Yearbook
We'll be gearing up for distribution day next week!  Be ready to help out!

10th World Lit
You have multiple Grade Recovery Opportunities in class, due by May 9th (Friday).

Click here for the complete list of things you can do, including replacing grades, or extra credit.

Some of the options require student input before they can be completed, check the extra credit section for information on how to help everyone out and earn extra credit at the same time!

We're in the home stretch!  You can make it!

20 Days Left

Hello all!

We only have 20 days to get your grade where it needs to be.

10th World Lit
Make sure you check the calendar to see the changes in schedule.

Yearbook
Theme projects due on Friday!

26 Days left

Hello All!

Progress Reports come out on Wednesday this week.  We're in the last 6 weeks of school--make sure your grade is what it needs to be.

10th World Lit
We're in the middle of our Poetry Presentations and getting ready for our Poetry ATA and Test next week.

Yearbook
Remember to have your Theme Projects ready to conference with Ms. Watson on Monday!

Welcome back! 33 more School Days

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break!

10th World Lit
Today is the beginning of our Poetry Unit which will take us 3 weeks, right up until EOCTs (no, we don't have an EOCT in this class).  All of the materials you need for this project are already linked on the Resources page.

Yearbook
We're working on our Theme projects.  Remember, you have to analyze 3 yearbooks by the end of the week.  If you want that grade early, turn in your analysis early.  Everything is on the Resources page.

Have a great week!

Spring Break Extra Credit Essay

10th World Literature students are being given the opportunity to earn 20 points extra credit over Spring Break.

In order to earn these points students must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Type their answer to the prompt "Letter About School Vacations" on Essay Scorer.
2. Edit and Revise their essay using the "Get Feedback" button, and the links to individual feedback next to each trait.  You have 20 tries to "Get Feedback."
3. Earn at least a 5/6 on Essay Scorer's Overall score.
4. Cut and Paste Upload their final essay to turnitin.com
5. Have a similarity of less than 11% since this essay is suppose to be all your words--no research.
6. Submit it before midnight on Sunday, April 6th.  No late submissions will be accepted.

I hope you utilize this opportunity to help your grade out!