On Level 10th World Lit -- Semester Extension and the end of the Year

Hello All,

As we approach the end of the semester, the topic of Semester Extension comes up.  This is a program that we have at Kell for students who end the semester with a 64-69 so that they can do 4 days of extension and pull their grade up to a 70.

I handed out the forms today to ALL students, and every student who turns in the form (whether they need it or not) will earn extra credit.  I would rather have and not need these forms than need and not have.

If your student qualifies for Semester Extension, the session will be on 1/13-1/16 from 7:10-8:10.  Students will need to attend all sessions to earn credit for the course.  

HOWEVER, in an effort for students to NOT NEED Semester Extension, we will be giving them the opportunity to make up 1 Summative Grade in EACH of the 4 Standards Categories.  Click here for the assignment:  2014-2015 Fall Semester Extension Opportunity

We will be handing out this assignment in class on Friday, but I wanted to go ahead and give you the head's up. Due to the EOC schedule next week, we will not have 6th period on Monday or Tuesday.  Students will be expected to work on what they can outside of class to make sure they can recover as many grades as possible.
Our hope is that all students take advantage of this opportunity and pass the class on their own with a great grade that they've earned.

Students will need to communicate which of their summative grades they want to recover (I recommend the lowest one per summative category, but I need a list stating which ones).  This is so I can quickly and effectively get those grades into the grade book before finals actually start--I want you to know what we're looking at going into the final.

FINALLY, we have only 3 big grades left this semester.  

1.  The Socratic Seminar tomorrow and Friday.  

2.  The Oedipus Unit Test on Wednesday

3.  The Unit 4 Major Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday (due to crazy schedule and not having class Monday and Tuesday).

Please focus on earning a great grade on these last 3 things so that you can use the Credit Recovery Oportunity to bring up your lowest grade that's already past.

You can do it!  We only have 8 more school days til finals.  Keep your focus strong through until the end and you can earn a great grade in this class.