Week 4

Hello All!

This week is a big summative week for 10th World Lit.  Make sure you have your Research Questions and Socratic Seminar Questions done by Monday.  The Argument Paper will be done in class on Thursday and Friday.  Be ready for a multiple choice test next week!

Yearbook

Conferences every week and make sure you're on top of your deadlines.  The first one is coming up!  Remember, if you want an A, you need to submit (section editor check, lead editor check, adviser approval and actually submitted to the plant) a week in advance of the deadline.

Week 3

Happy 3 Day Weekend.

10th World Lit:
It is expected that students will return to school on Tuesday and:

1. be ready for their Vocabulary Unit 8 Major Quiz
2. have finished reading A Doll House (linked on the resources page)
3. have completed their reading packet and be ready with questions they couldn't answer
4. bring their Parallel Reading Book to school
5. bring their Parallel Reading Parent Permission form signed
6. be ready to write their first One Pager.

Yes, this is a lot of work, however, if your students is on top of their responsibilities, they should already have 1, 4, 5, and 6 ready and be about halfway complete with 3.  If not, they have a lot of catching up to do, and this 3 day weekend is the best day to do it.  

Yearbook

Many students have their first deadline of the semester coming up.  As a reminder, if you want an A on your Deadline, you have to finish your page, and get it checked by the section editor, the lead editor, and approved by the teacher at least one week in advance.

Week 2

Everybody, thank you for a really successful first week.  I feel like most students came back refreshed and ready to work.  I really appreciate their efforts in the first week and hope they continue the motivation as we continue through the school year.

10th World Lit:
Most students have turned in their 2nd Semester Expectations Contract, and it has been recorded in Synergy.  The last day they can turn it in for full credit is Monday.  After that, they will lose 10% of points per day late.  They also, as it states, won't receive their Errand Passes for the semester until I get it turned in.

We've started our first unit, and because we've lost several days of this semester due to furloughs and the cold, we really have to move at a brisk pace.  Therefore, on any day that we don't get through the planned material, yes, there will be extra homework.  It will be recorded on this document, which is also linked on the Resources page.  Most of the classes didn't finish this in class, so most students have homework this weekend.

This next week, we'll have our first vocabulary miniquiz (unit 8) and we'll begin reading A Doll House.  Students will complete their Reading Comprehension and Analysis Packet while reading, to support their learning and prepare them for the 3 major assignments for this unit: the ADH Character Analysis (assigned today), the group research and ADH Socratic Seminar, and the ADH Argument Paper.  It is imperative that students work on this Packet in class while they read to make sure they're ready for these major assignments.

Yearbook:
As we come back to 2nd semester, students were asked to create a plan for the semester and submit it to me--then conference with me to make sure they were on the right track to accomplish their deadlines and responsibilities.  Students who did so, currently have 100% in the class.  Students who did not conference with me currently have a 0, although they had 3 days to do this.    Those who have turned in their plans, and spoken with me about them are doing great.  I'm concerned about the students who are already behind.

Hello 2014!

Hello all,

I hope everyone had a wonderful break.  We're wasting absolutely no time getting back into the swing of things this semester.

To start off, I'd like to give everyone a quick reminder about the best way to utilize this blog.

1. This tab, Weekly Updates, just gives you a weekly head's up.  It is a place to touch base, or to get any announcements.  You can sign up to the right to get an email every time this blog is updated.
2. The Calendar is the most important tab.  It is our agenda.  Each day, I will write the activities you are responsible for on the calendar, these mirror what we do in class.  If you are not in class, going to the calendar is how you will see what you missed.  Parents, this is the way to get information about what your child is responsible for, for example, all of the vocabulary quizzes are already assigned, as well as the 2nd Semester Expectations Form, Parallel Reading, and Vocabulary.
3. The Resource tab is the 2nd most important tab.  Anything and everything for our class will be linked on the Resource tab for your class.  

The Calendar for the entire month has already been updated for 10th World Lit, and Yearbook students have known their responsibilities since last semester.  Both of my classes already have deadlines due.

Parents and Guardians, if you could, please fill out the linked form, just so I can have easy, digital access to your contact information.

I hope everyone has a great week!