Final Exam Exemptions

Hello All,

You'll receive a letter in 4th period tomorrow detailing information about the final exam schedule, exemptions, and check out procedures, but I thought I'd go ahead an pass along the exemption requirements, since students have been asking.

Happy Wednesday!

FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION POLICY:  All courses will have a final assessment with the exception of EOC courses. Academic eligibility will be based on current course grades and attendance. Having the opportunity to exempt an exam at the end of the semester rewards students who meet the established criteria. Students may exempt an exam if they meet the following criteria:

• Have an A or B and 3 or fewer unexcused absences in the class
• Have not received ISS or OSS for fall semester
• If students are exempting a final they should not be on campus. If students are on campus, they must attend study hall in the cafeteria. 
• An appeal process for unexcused absences is available, but approved documentation along with an appeal form, available on the CHS website, must be submitted to Dr. Walker by December 9^th.

NOTE: Students taking “year-long” classes will take unit tests during scheduled exam times. See your teacher for additional information and/or clarification.

ONLY STUDENTS WITH EXCUSED ABSENCES WILL BE PERMITTED TO MAKE-UP AN EXAM. A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST CONTACT jeff.hutson@cobbk12.org FOR APPROVAL

Correction: Course Registration for Next Year

Hello All,

Apparently, and I literally just heard about this, there will be an option next year to take AP Lang in combination with APUSH.  If you are set to go into AP US History, this is an amazing opportunity to double dip into American studies.  Often times, a lot of the reading material for both classes is very similar as AP Lang also contains American Lit--so you'll hit two birds with one stone.  To be fair, since you're taking these 2 classes at the same time, it is a year-long class.  It will be coded as an A day / B day class.

Personally, if I was given the chance, I would jump at it.

If you qualify and are interested, please let me know by tomorrow in class.

Thank you!

Going into the Last 4 Weeks and Next Year's Recommendations

Hello All,

As we go into the last 4 weeks of class (as of today we have 20 days of class left) please make sure that you are doing your best work possible to end the semester with the highest grade you can earn.

As a head's up, recommendations for next year are due and I've followed the English Department's procedures and based my recommendations on your current grade.

For Honors:  If you have a A or B, I've recommended you for AP Lang.  If you have a C or D, I've recommended you for On Level American Lit.  If you are failing, I've had to recommend you retake the class.  I hope sincerely that you pull up your grade before the end of the semester so you can move on to American Lit.

For On Level: If you have a high A, I've recommended you for AP Lang.  If you have a B, C, or D, I've recommend you for On Level American Lit.  If you are failing, I've had to recommend you retake the class.  I hope sincerely that you pull up your grade before the end of the semester so you can move on to American Lit.

As I've said in class, you do have the opportunity to get your parents to sign a waiver if you are not satisfied with your placement for next year.  Waivers are due by December 1st and are available in the Counseling Office.

In Honors, we're moving through Doll House in class, and The Poisonwood Bible outside of class and will have a Socratic Seminar, a Test, and a writing assignment the week after the break.  They should be finished with book 4 of Poisonwood Bible and be ready for a reading quiz on Monday, November 28th.

In On Level, we're moving through Doll House in class, and will have a Socratic Seminar, a Test, and a writing assignment the week after break.  You should be prepared to have a quiz over Acts I and II.

Students also have been given an extra credit assignment that they can complete over the break.  It was meant to be challenging so that students could earn the extra credit that some of them desperately need.  

In the last 2 weeks of class, we'll be reading Oedipus for our final exam and a few last major assignments for Honors.

In On Level, I've given the students the opportunity to speak with me before or after school with suggestions on what they would like to cover in those last 2 weeks before the final exam.

We're also on our last vocabulary quiz, unit 7, on Monday, November 28th.

We are so close to the end; now is the time to buckle down and do your best.  Never give up, never surrender!

New Unit!

Hello All,

We are starting our last major unit for the semester.  All students will be reading the play Doll House by Henrik Ibsen in class.  We we all have a short quiz at the end of each act of Doll House, and a test over the complete play.

Honors will also be reading Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver outside of class with class discussions and assignments and should expect a short quiz at the end of each week.  Our pace is to read about 20 pages a day in order to be finished the week we come back from Thanksgiving Break.  We'll be reading through "Exodus" in class, although students can of course choose to finish reading the novel if they'd like.

We're also currently on vocab unit 6, and will end the semester on unit 7.

We're entering the home stretch.  It is definitely time to buckle down and make sure your grade is as high as possible.  There will be an extra credit opportunity over Thanksgiving Break and several other opportunities to raise your grades.

Happy Friday!