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!