If we had you last year, and you still have your copy of We Are Witnesses, bring it in! The first 20 to do it will earn EC. Many of our sophomores have not purchased their books (though we've been asking them to for over a month), and we figured this might help our procrastinators.
In addition, bring in your jump drives tomorrow and Wednesday. We have electronic copies of An Ideal Husband from the Project Gutenberg site! We'll be reading this short play for the next few weeks. Yes, you can save a copy on your phone if you need to...though we would MUCH RATHER you have a paper copy since this play will be on your exam next year and will be revisited in the fall!
FYI - There will be tutoring this Saturday for Paper 1 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in our room.
This paragraph is only for students who will be in our AICE English Lit class next year:
The two texts you selected in our Summer Reading online poll are: A Passage to India and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. They will be tested in Paper 3 (poetry/prose) and Paper 4 (drama) in November. The two books will cost $21 (about $10.50 per book). If you want us to order them for you, please bring exact change by Thursday, 5/23, as we plan to order them that afternoon. Again, you can purchase your own copies (or the electronic ones for Kindle, Nook or a tablet), but we strongly recommend PRINTED copies of the books. Remember, these two works and your responses will be in lieu of the two summer novels and projects that the rest of the school will have to read and complete. :)
DON'T FORGET THAT WE LOVE YOU!
Your RoGo Crew Chiefs
Monday, May 13, 2013
We Are Witnesses Reading Calendar
Remember that you need to annotate as you read. Look for lit tools, tone, diction, and stylistic elements THEN LABEL THEM IN YOUR BOOK AND HOW THEY MAKE YOU FEEL. We love you!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
ALL CLASSES - TODAY!
Periods 3 and 4: Period 3 - Bring your We Are Witnesses (WAW) books tomorrow! You will need it for your assignment tomorrow! Period 4 - You need to read the introduction of WAW for Monday, and you should also bring in your books from now on until the end of the year.
Periods 2, 5, and 6: You will be writing your two essays from today's exam. IT IS DUE FIRST PERIOD TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All those who turn it in by 9:20 a.m., you will not have HW until 5/19 or 5/20. So as not disturb our learning environment (we will be mock testing during first period tomorrow), we will leave our work drawers outside on the stool. Just put your essays in your period's drawer.
Directions: We don't expect you to write your essays VERBATIM (hello, Fleitas); we're only asking that they be close...maybe even better samples than you wrote today (since it will go into your portfolio and will be used to teach our kids next year). It should be typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Be sure to include the gist of the question at the top of each paper, so we know which prompt you addressed. In addition, save these samples on your computer (that way, you won't have to type it over for your portfolio).
All Classes: WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR ENTHUSIASM and EFFORT during the year and on your exams this week! You are our champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Periods 2, 5, and 6: You will be writing your two essays from today's exam. IT IS DUE FIRST PERIOD TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All those who turn it in by 9:20 a.m., you will not have HW until 5/19 or 5/20. So as not disturb our learning environment (we will be mock testing during first period tomorrow), we will leave our work drawers outside on the stool. Just put your essays in your period's drawer.
Directions: We don't expect you to write your essays VERBATIM (hello, Fleitas); we're only asking that they be close...maybe even better samples than you wrote today (since it will go into your portfolio and will be used to teach our kids next year). It should be typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Be sure to include the gist of the question at the top of each paper, so we know which prompt you addressed. In addition, save these samples on your computer (that way, you won't have to type it over for your portfolio).
All Classes: WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR ENTHUSIASM and EFFORT during the year and on your exams this week! You are our champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, May 5, 2013
THE GREAT GATSBY - Book Club Updates
Book Club participants,
Remember, this
week we will meet on Monday to discuss chapters 7 & 8 and again on Thursday
to share our thoughts about the ending. Our trip is planned for
Friday, so please bring in your $12 between tomorrow and Wednesday so we can
finalize our transportation.
Please post a
concise, yet detailed, analysis of the novel for each of the chapters listed
below, as follows:
- If you've attended ALL of our lunch meetings, you
only have to post an analysis for chapter 6.
- If you missed the last luncheon--when we
discussed chapters 4, 5, and 6--post an analysis for each of those three
chapters.
The chapters are
listed in separate posts below. Post accordingly. Make sure you
include a claim, an example, and the "you" (the yellow, pink, and blue).
This well serve as added practice for your exam June 5th.
Again, great job!
You have proven you can run with the big dogs. The finish line is
quickly approaching, and C-Rod and I know you are all going to win this
race!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Periods 1, 3, and 5
As promised, here is the make-up assignment for those of you who missed today's classes:
First of all, many of you failed to submit your homework today. Whether you were on a FT, or you were in class, it was due today. As it states in our class rules (that you and your parents signed), you must turn in your HW before you go on any field trip. With that said, if you did not email it or submit it through a classmate, it is LATE. Third period had to submit a rewrite of the last essay written, and fifth period had to submit detailed notes of a selected item for the descriptive essay.
Periods 3 & 5: If you missed due to Take Your Child to Work Day, you will write a narrative piece detailing what you did with your parent today. It should take no more than 1.5 hours, the amount of time you missed from class today. You will write a narrative of the events of today (from the time you arrived at your parent's place of employment to the time you arrived home) then comment on what you learned from this experience. It does not have to be a literary masterpiece (an hour and a half would not allow for this), but it should have sound GPS! It must not be shorter than three FULL pages and NO LONGER than five pages. It must be typed in 12-pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around. Your name, date, and period should be on a cover page; do NOT include it on any of the other pages. The cover page does NOT apply to your page count. Be sure your mom or dad signs the last page of your essay to verify your presence at their job today. We're excited to hear about your day with your parents; what a wonderful learning experience for you.
If you were out due to the class FT with Mr. Backs, you too have a make-up assignment (as expected). Third period, come and see us in the morning before class starts (or in between classes) to get the prompts. We cannot provide these online (and could not in class Tuesday) because we're trying to create an AUTHENTIC Cambridge writing situation, and we don't want students to prepare for these essays in advance (since you won't be able to do that with your exam). You will write the essay over the weekend then submit it Monday when you come to class. You should NOT type it or use any resources such as a dictionary, the Internet, a friend, or a parent. In addition, take NO MORE THAN one hour for your response, like a REAL Cambridge exam! Fifth period, you will write your descriptive piece on that one item you selected. Take no more than an hour, no typing or using any resources. It's due Monday when you walk in the door for class.
Hope you all enjoyed your day off!
First of all, many of you failed to submit your homework today. Whether you were on a FT, or you were in class, it was due today. As it states in our class rules (that you and your parents signed), you must turn in your HW before you go on any field trip. With that said, if you did not email it or submit it through a classmate, it is LATE. Third period had to submit a rewrite of the last essay written, and fifth period had to submit detailed notes of a selected item for the descriptive essay.
Periods 3 & 5: If you missed due to Take Your Child to Work Day, you will write a narrative piece detailing what you did with your parent today. It should take no more than 1.5 hours, the amount of time you missed from class today. You will write a narrative of the events of today (from the time you arrived at your parent's place of employment to the time you arrived home) then comment on what you learned from this experience. It does not have to be a literary masterpiece (an hour and a half would not allow for this), but it should have sound GPS! It must not be shorter than three FULL pages and NO LONGER than five pages. It must be typed in 12-pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around. Your name, date, and period should be on a cover page; do NOT include it on any of the other pages. The cover page does NOT apply to your page count. Be sure your mom or dad signs the last page of your essay to verify your presence at their job today. We're excited to hear about your day with your parents; what a wonderful learning experience for you.
If you were out due to the class FT with Mr. Backs, you too have a make-up assignment (as expected). Third period, come and see us in the morning before class starts (or in between classes) to get the prompts. We cannot provide these online (and could not in class Tuesday) because we're trying to create an AUTHENTIC Cambridge writing situation, and we don't want students to prepare for these essays in advance (since you won't be able to do that with your exam). You will write the essay over the weekend then submit it Monday when you come to class. You should NOT type it or use any resources such as a dictionary, the Internet, a friend, or a parent. In addition, take NO MORE THAN one hour for your response, like a REAL Cambridge exam! Fifth period, you will write your descriptive piece on that one item you selected. Take no more than an hour, no typing or using any resources. It's due Monday when you walk in the door for class.
Hope you all enjoyed your day off!
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