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!