We are PROUD of you for entering and winning the CATE writing contest last semester!
Remember BONUS opportunities can be for points AND something MORE than a grade in class!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
First Day of Class...Second Semester
Today we:
Got back papers from the last few days of last semester
Recycled VOCABULARY PAPERS
Organized binders
Announcements:
AP Meeting for Students and Parents (if interested in taking an AP class next year) is Wednesday 2-1-12 at 6:30 in the gym. This meeting is NECESSARY to enroll in an AP class next year.
Friday is Day of Service - meet at designated location with your homeroom
Change in syllabus...Outside Reading will be a BONUS this semester. Title must be given to me by February 2012 with the paper due May 1, 2012. Rubric found on Papers Page of website...MUST be a BIOGRAPHY of a FAMOUS AMERICAN.
Assignments:
Macbeth book needed ASAP (see the class website - attachment on the homepage - if you need a new book order form).
If you lost your syllabus...print a new one from the same place on the bottom of the homepage of the class website.
Bring to class Macbeth Book, Literature Book and Grammar Book starting Monday 2-6-12.
Macbeth Reading Assignments:
Act 1 due Monday 2-6-12
Acts 2 and 3 due Monday 2-13-12
Acts 4 and 5 (completion) due Tuesday 2-21-12 (Monday 2-20-12 is a day off-President's Day)
Study Guides found on Macbeth Page of Class Website
Got back papers from the last few days of last semester
Recycled VOCABULARY PAPERS
Organized binders
Announcements:
AP Meeting for Students and Parents (if interested in taking an AP class next year) is Wednesday 2-1-12 at 6:30 in the gym. This meeting is NECESSARY to enroll in an AP class next year.
Friday is Day of Service - meet at designated location with your homeroom
Change in syllabus...Outside Reading will be a BONUS this semester. Title must be given to me by February 2012 with the paper due May 1, 2012. Rubric found on Papers Page of website...MUST be a BIOGRAPHY of a FAMOUS AMERICAN.
Assignments:
Macbeth book needed ASAP (see the class website - attachment on the homepage - if you need a new book order form).
If you lost your syllabus...print a new one from the same place on the bottom of the homepage of the class website.
Bring to class Macbeth Book, Literature Book and Grammar Book starting Monday 2-6-12.
Macbeth Reading Assignments:
Act 1 due Monday 2-6-12
Acts 2 and 3 due Monday 2-13-12
Acts 4 and 5 (completion) due Tuesday 2-21-12 (Monday 2-20-12 is a day off-President's Day)
Study Guides found on Macbeth Page of Class Website
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Semester Two ... Commences January 31, 2012
We'll meet together on Tuesday 1-31-12. Bring with your your binders, Scholastic Magazines (stories read and prepared for a debate), and your Grammar Book.
You will need your Macbeth book ASAP. Here is a link to the Barnes and Noble website so you can order one or RESERVE a copy to pick up in store. Your first reading assignment will be due 2-6-12. There is an online version linked on the blog (right column list of links) to use until your copy arrives.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Semester Two Bonus Opportunites
As I learn about opportunities I will share them with you. Warwick's bookstore in La Jolla is well-known in the literary community as the OLDEST Family Owned book store in the USA. They hose Author's from time to time for book talks and book signings. If you attend an event at the book store to meet an author, please have your picture taken with the author and print out this blog and have an employee sign to say that you were there. If you purchase a book, you can always have the author autograph it as well.
Warwick's Website has a monthly calendar of events. January is linked here. You can continue to check their website for future months.
January 26th Naomi Benaron will be at Warwick's for a book reading and signing. Her new release is titled Running the Rift and is about young athletes who dream of becoming Olympians...set in Rwanda at the time of the Rwanda Genocide. Read information about the book on Goodreads.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Bonus Opportunities...ESSAY CONTESTS
BOTH are Sponsored by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League).
READ more about the contests to decide if you wish to participate.
The first is titled: The Tribute to the Rescuers 2011-2012 Essay Contest
Entries are Due 2-27-12
IF you wish to participate. Write your entry and complete the necessary paperwork (registration forms, etc). Bring to school by 2-22-12 for me to read and mail out before the deadline.
The second is titled: 2012 Moral Courage Essay Contest
Write an essay the fulfills the deadline and bring to me with all relevant paperwork by 2-27-12. I will review the assignment and mail out prior to the deadline.
The BONUS will be applied to the PAPERS category.
READ more about the contests to decide if you wish to participate.
The first is titled: The Tribute to the Rescuers 2011-2012 Essay Contest
Entries are Due 2-27-12
IF you wish to participate. Write your entry and complete the necessary paperwork (registration forms, etc). Bring to school by 2-22-12 for me to read and mail out before the deadline.
The second is titled: 2012 Moral Courage Essay Contest
Write an essay the fulfills the deadline and bring to me with all relevant paperwork by 2-27-12. I will review the assignment and mail out prior to the deadline.
The BONUS will be applied to the PAPERS category.
Bonus Opportunity STARTS the first week of February
Cross Country Connections Blogging About Books will begin the first week of February. To be eligible for the BONUS for the second semester you need to comment on 90% of the posts during the second semester...and the comments need to be made within 7 days of the post.
The BONUS will be added to your PAPER GRADE CATEGORY.
Check out the blog to find out about the book. Check a copy out from the local library or purchase a copy today so you can participate in our CROSS COUNTRY CONNECTION and discuss the story with peers from around the country!
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