And now it's time for the last post for B-Day Students. Congratulations on making it to the end of the road! Remember to finish strong and be prepared for what there is still to come!
AP Seminar
Over the weekend you should all prepare for your final symposium for AP Seminar. This symposium will begin our bridging to AP Research. For the symposium you will answer ONE of the six questions that you have been given. You may have a slide or notecard to help you with your answer to the question. Our examination for AP Seminar will be a teacher-made exam and it will be in my classroom. The exam will be held on the morning of the 30th of May.
Advanced Russian
The main task for the weekend is to complete and submit your slide shows for the final project. The space is available for you on Google Classroom. Remember that on Tuesday you will present your cultural information, three of your interesting uses of Russian, and your memorization (to me if you so choose). Tuesday is the final day for grades and such, so make sure that you are leaving class with your work where it should be.
Furthermore, your examination will be on May 30 in the afternoon session. If you are not sure of your exemption status, be sure to ask and check on this. Don't assume anything as it relates to exam exemptions. You have your final exam study guide, so prepare!
Russian I
On Tuesday we will have our last class of the year which will be focused on culture. We will have our holiday presentations next class and finish any of our review activities that we still need to do. Your final examination will be on June 3 in the morning. The exam will focus on grammar, vocabulary, and cultural skills learned in this course. You should prepare using your study guides, textbooks, and all of the work that has been returned to you.
Additionally, there are many helpful resources online that you can find an access. Do some searching on YouTube - I think those are the most helpful.
Remember that the final day for any graded work for B-Day students is Tuesday. I will also accept rubles and Falcon Feathers
Showing posts with label ap seminar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ap seminar. Show all posts
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Homework for the Evening and Weekend - 15 May
AP Seminar
Today in class we had our final 360 review of the class (focused on IMPODs) and then we took time for arts and crafts with our class handout. These new handouts are due on Thursday. It should reflect the goals of the class and give someone a good overview of the class. Be creative! Have fun!
For the next two classes you'll be watching a film - Good Night and Good Luck. Consider how this film would be different if the people in it had taken AP Seminar.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a fair amount of fun with participles - is that even possible? With me it is. Over the weekend we should all be actively working on our song projects to identify Russian II and III skills. Additionally we have our exercise on participles. Complete seven additional exercises and turn the participles back into который phrases. Follow the instructions and path we did today.
This is also a good time to mention our final exam. Remember that it will review all of the skills we have learned this year. Be prepared and begin to study now. It'll make life a lot easier in the future.
Russian I
Today in class we spent some time reflecting on Russians and their memory of World War II (The Great Patriotic War) before taking our quiz on plurals in nominative case. Over the next few days you should all begin to prepare for your final exam. We won't be learning any new content - it's all about review from here on out. Start with your vocabulary. Go through Chapters 1, 2, and 3 this weekend and make your vocabulary study lists. This will also help with reminding yourself of the grammar topics.
Today in class we had our final 360 review of the class (focused on IMPODs) and then we took time for arts and crafts with our class handout. These new handouts are due on Thursday. It should reflect the goals of the class and give someone a good overview of the class. Be creative! Have fun!
For the next two classes you'll be watching a film - Good Night and Good Luck. Consider how this film would be different if the people in it had taken AP Seminar.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a fair amount of fun with participles - is that even possible? With me it is. Over the weekend we should all be actively working on our song projects to identify Russian II and III skills. Additionally we have our exercise on participles. Complete seven additional exercises and turn the participles back into который phrases. Follow the instructions and path we did today.
This is also a good time to mention our final exam. Remember that it will review all of the skills we have learned this year. Be prepared and begin to study now. It'll make life a lot easier in the future.
Russian I
Today in class we spent some time reflecting on Russians and their memory of World War II (The Great Patriotic War) before taking our quiz on plurals in nominative case. Over the next few days you should all begin to prepare for your final exam. We won't be learning any new content - it's all about review from here on out. Start with your vocabulary. Go through Chapters 1, 2, and 3 this weekend and make your vocabulary study lists. This will also help with reminding yourself of the grammar topics.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 13 May 2019
AP Seminar
Thank you all today for your feedback related to our Performance Task 1 units and preparation. I really do thank you all for your feedback and thoughtful ideas related to our class. Please complete the final questions related to this conversation on Google Classroom. Also ensure that you have completed your formal letter reflection before Wednesday's class.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we really reviewed the different endings for participles, the ways that we form them, and the tricky faces that they can wear for us. Hopefully you all are finding ways to apply this work as you are working through your songs. Remember that the song project is our main means of preparing for the final examination. The 28th is our last day of class and this is the day for our presentations. You'll be expected to review the five interesting elements of your song's grammar, the cultural information related to the singer/group, and your memorization, The memorization can be done privately. This is a big final project which can have some major effect on your grade - be sure that it is positive.
For tonight's homework, be aware of your reading and participle hunting. Next class is really our last day of instruction. Hopefully you'll be prepared to wrap up our work with participles.
Russian I
Today in class we spent most if not all of our time reviewing the process by which we create plurals from singulars for all of our parts of speech. We ended our day with our word cards. Like I said, writing out the changes for the words and understanding why the changes are made is key to understanding Russian. Be sure that you are building in time this summer to do this work so that you don't forget all of your Russian this summer.
Next class we will have a quiz on plurals in Russian. The quiz will focus on regular and irregular plurals. This is the final quiz of the year! Outside of this there will be few assignments left in the year. Be sure that you're finishing strong!
Thank you all today for your feedback related to our Performance Task 1 units and preparation. I really do thank you all for your feedback and thoughtful ideas related to our class. Please complete the final questions related to this conversation on Google Classroom. Also ensure that you have completed your formal letter reflection before Wednesday's class.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we really reviewed the different endings for participles, the ways that we form them, and the tricky faces that they can wear for us. Hopefully you all are finding ways to apply this work as you are working through your songs. Remember that the song project is our main means of preparing for the final examination. The 28th is our last day of class and this is the day for our presentations. You'll be expected to review the five interesting elements of your song's grammar, the cultural information related to the singer/group, and your memorization, The memorization can be done privately. This is a big final project which can have some major effect on your grade - be sure that it is positive.
For tonight's homework, be aware of your reading and participle hunting. Next class is really our last day of instruction. Hopefully you'll be prepared to wrap up our work with participles.
Russian I
Today in class we spent most if not all of our time reviewing the process by which we create plurals from singulars for all of our parts of speech. We ended our day with our word cards. Like I said, writing out the changes for the words and understanding why the changes are made is key to understanding Russian. Be sure that you are building in time this summer to do this work so that you don't forget all of your Russian this summer.
Next class we will have a quiz on plurals in Russian. The quiz will focus on regular and irregular plurals. This is the final quiz of the year! Outside of this there will be few assignments left in the year. Be sure that you're finishing strong!
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 9 May
AP Seminar
If you did not finish and submit your reflection letter today, be sure that you do before we see each other again on Monday. On Monday and Wednesday we'll be doing some hardcore analysis and reflection on our work related to the performance tasks. After that it's movie days before we build the bridge to AP Research. Not much left to do!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we celebrated, sang, and watched before working on grammar. Fun times. The main point for today's class was being able to understand the basic ideas of what a participle is as well as how they're formed (kinda). Over the weekend please read your textbook to review the information on participles and complete your guided notes. We'll have more time on Monday to delve into them and to understand the parts and more of how they work.
Russian I
Today in class we also celebrated a holiday, did a bit of singing, and then worked through our review of forming regular and irregular plurals. Then it was all about preparing for the final exam by doing work with nouns of various genders! I hope that you enjoyed the activities today - understand that they're geared toward the final examination; not just what we're doing right now.
Over the weekend you should check to complete the other exercises related to forming and understanding plurals in the nominative case in Russian. We'll have a quiz on Wednesday next week!
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 7 May 2019
AP Seminar
I hope that you all crushed it today. You walked in feeling tired, but you walked out feeling like a boss. On Thursday we'll start our concluding activities and building the bridge to AP Research. Enjoy your rest tonight - you've certainly earned it!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had our quiz on short-form versus long-form adjectives before going to return to our song projects. I am very impressed by the work you are putting in with your projects. Be on the lookout for things you think you should know, but don't. Additionally, as you work through the lyrics, be sure to mark questions you may have. Remember that you may not yet know what the vocabulary is or the grammar is - that's part of working with living texts.
Our next checkpoint is next week where we will review any Russian II skills apparent in the song.
Tonight for homework I would recommend reading over the section of Chapter 11 which focuses on participles. Read over pages 466-474. Take notes as you are reading. Write questions. We'll go through this information on Thursday in a slow and methodical way with lots of examples to help.
Russian I
Now we have reviewed the process for forming plurals in the nominative case for all genders and all parts of speech. Last class we worked through the regular process and today we looked at irregulars. Remember that all of the irregulars are only for nouns - there are no irregular adjectives or other parts of speech.
To practice, complete exercises 3.1 and 3.2 A and Б. In these exercises you'll be working with regular and irregular plurals. Apply your notes and make your changes!
I hope that you all crushed it today. You walked in feeling tired, but you walked out feeling like a boss. On Thursday we'll start our concluding activities and building the bridge to AP Research. Enjoy your rest tonight - you've certainly earned it!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had our quiz on short-form versus long-form adjectives before going to return to our song projects. I am very impressed by the work you are putting in with your projects. Be on the lookout for things you think you should know, but don't. Additionally, as you work through the lyrics, be sure to mark questions you may have. Remember that you may not yet know what the vocabulary is or the grammar is - that's part of working with living texts.
Our next checkpoint is next week where we will review any Russian II skills apparent in the song.
Tonight for homework I would recommend reading over the section of Chapter 11 which focuses on participles. Read over pages 466-474. Take notes as you are reading. Write questions. We'll go through this information on Thursday in a slow and methodical way with lots of examples to help.
Russian I
Now we have reviewed the process for forming plurals in the nominative case for all genders and all parts of speech. Last class we worked through the regular process and today we looked at irregulars. Remember that all of the irregulars are only for nouns - there are no irregular adjectives or other parts of speech.
To practice, complete exercises 3.1 and 3.2 A and Б. In these exercises you'll be working with regular and irregular plurals. Apply your notes and make your changes!
Friday, May 3, 2019
Homework for B-Day - Weekend - 3 May
AP Seminar
Well - that's it. We're finished with our preparation and now it just remains to do the task. Over the weekend, relax and prepare. I think that a lot of your time will be better spent preparing for other exams since there is only so much you can do when you don't know what you'll be asked to read.
I look forward to wishing you all well on Tuesday morning!
Advanced Russian
We are slogging through our work with complex sentences and который - remember as we learned in class today the ideas related to replacing, not changing the first sentence, and always checking the preposition location.
Over the weekend you should focus on completing your work related to который - Combine the sentences. Translate. Learn your vocabulary. We'll also have quiz 11.1 on Tuesday. Know the uses of short versus long form and the key vocabulary for the quiz which we reviewed last class.
Do not forget that any and all reassessments from last unit are due on Friday, May 10th.
Russian I
Today in class we had our first of two days for research related to our Russian holiday projects. Remember that the first portion of this assignment is just finding the information. The second part of the assignment is where you'll have the fun. Part of holidays is to celebrate. So, you'll be deciding on how we will celebrate the holiday in class. Will we have a parade? Sing a song? Watch a video? Make ribbons? There are many ways to make this interactive. As you do your research, consider how you will make this interactive for your classmates.
Following this we learned how to form REGULAR plurals in the nominative case. To practice the process, work through exercise 3.1 - identify the part of speech, hard/soft/spelling rule, and make the appropriate change to move it from singular to plural.
Well - that's it. We're finished with our preparation and now it just remains to do the task. Over the weekend, relax and prepare. I think that a lot of your time will be better spent preparing for other exams since there is only so much you can do when you don't know what you'll be asked to read.
I look forward to wishing you all well on Tuesday morning!
Advanced Russian
We are slogging through our work with complex sentences and который - remember as we learned in class today the ideas related to replacing, not changing the first sentence, and always checking the preposition location.
Over the weekend you should focus on completing your work related to который - Combine the sentences. Translate. Learn your vocabulary. We'll also have quiz 11.1 on Tuesday. Know the uses of short versus long form and the key vocabulary for the quiz which we reviewed last class.
Do not forget that any and all reassessments from last unit are due on Friday, May 10th.
Russian I
Today in class we had our first of two days for research related to our Russian holiday projects. Remember that the first portion of this assignment is just finding the information. The second part of the assignment is where you'll have the fun. Part of holidays is to celebrate. So, you'll be deciding on how we will celebrate the holiday in class. Will we have a parade? Sing a song? Watch a video? Make ribbons? There are many ways to make this interactive. As you do your research, consider how you will make this interactive for your classmates.
Following this we learned how to form REGULAR plurals in the nominative case. To practice the process, work through exercise 3.1 - identify the part of speech, hard/soft/spelling rule, and make the appropriate change to move it from singular to plural.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Homework for B-Day: 30 April 2019
AP Seminar
Today we spent our day working through EOC B which leaves us EOC A for Friday. I hope that all of you are feeling prepared for our work on Tuesday with the EOC. Remember that you need to be at the exam location early. Park at Jordan and walk over. See you Friday for our last day of exam preparation!
Advanced Russian
Remember that the AP Exam for Russian is tomorrow. Be on time. We will start the test at 9:00 AM in the Media Center.
For homework tonight, please read over the sentences I gave you which use который - Which case is being activated? How does the adjective work as a pivot point? Consider how you can use this to navigate more complex sentences.
We will also have a quiz next week on short versus long-form adjectives and vocabulary. Study and prepare for Tuesday's quiz!
Russian I
Today in class we had our quiz on adjectives and conjunctions as well as finished the second episode of Night Swallows. The only homework tonight is to do some preliminary research related to the Russian holidays and to rank your top three holidays for your project. You'll work on your own, and then as a group decide what you want to present to the class. Remember that this is our final culture project for the year.
Today we spent our day working through EOC B which leaves us EOC A for Friday. I hope that all of you are feeling prepared for our work on Tuesday with the EOC. Remember that you need to be at the exam location early. Park at Jordan and walk over. See you Friday for our last day of exam preparation!
Advanced Russian
Remember that the AP Exam for Russian is tomorrow. Be on time. We will start the test at 9:00 AM in the Media Center.
For homework tonight, please read over the sentences I gave you which use который - Which case is being activated? How does the adjective work as a pivot point? Consider how you can use this to navigate more complex sentences.
We will also have a quiz next week on short versus long-form adjectives and vocabulary. Study and prepare for Tuesday's quiz!
Russian I
Today in class we had our quiz on adjectives and conjunctions as well as finished the second episode of Night Swallows. The only homework tonight is to do some preliminary research related to the Russian holidays and to rank your top three holidays for your project. You'll work on your own, and then as a group decide what you want to present to the class. Remember that this is our final culture project for the year.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Weekend Work - B Day - 26 April 2019
We are almost done with April, which means that the last few classes of the year are upon us. Be sure that you're making clear progress toward our final goals for all of our classes.
AP Seminar
It was all about the exam today! EOC A and EOC B. I hope that you appreciated my strategies and tips for success. Today I unveiled to you one of my favorite things - the dirty outline. If you like it, great, if not, find something else.
This weekend I want you to do your planning for EOC B. Come in to class with your "planning" - Have what you would need to write your assignment. Also, time yourself, remember you only have 90 total minutes.
Next class we'll look at sample items, the scoring rubrics, and sample student responses with commentary so that we know what we're expected to produce.
Advanced Russian
THE AP EXAMINATION FOR RUSSIAN IS ON MAY 1 IN THE MEDIA CENTER. WE WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 9:00 AM. BE EARLY.
Today in class we had time to review short form versus long form adjectives as well as interesting cases of vocabulary meaning related to these words. We also had some time to work on our final projects, and I outlined the requirements for these final projects.
Over the weekend I would spend time with two things. First, I would be sure to review my vocabulary and my skills related to forming and using short-form adjectives. This is where your exercises are really helpful. Be sure that exercises 11.4, 11.5, and 11.6 are complete for next class. Additionally, I would check in on my final project. Have you found your Russian I skills?
Some of you are missing work in the gradebook. The end is coming. Get your things turned in or resubmitted.
Lastly, we'll work on который next week. Read over this brief discussion in your textbook. This link is also a helpful resource.
Russian I
Today we reviewed the process for forming adverbs from adjectives and from nouns before we practiced with dominoes to make our matches. Next class I'll want to see that you can do all of this work. You will have a quiz focused on forming adverbs, vocabulary knowledge, and the use of conjunctions in Russian.
Study our recent class notes and activities. Be prepared for this assessment. Remember that we really have just one more topic left for the whole year.
AP Seminar
It was all about the exam today! EOC A and EOC B. I hope that you appreciated my strategies and tips for success. Today I unveiled to you one of my favorite things - the dirty outline. If you like it, great, if not, find something else.
This weekend I want you to do your planning for EOC B. Come in to class with your "planning" - Have what you would need to write your assignment. Also, time yourself, remember you only have 90 total minutes.
Next class we'll look at sample items, the scoring rubrics, and sample student responses with commentary so that we know what we're expected to produce.
Advanced Russian
THE AP EXAMINATION FOR RUSSIAN IS ON MAY 1 IN THE MEDIA CENTER. WE WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 9:00 AM. BE EARLY.
Today in class we had time to review short form versus long form adjectives as well as interesting cases of vocabulary meaning related to these words. We also had some time to work on our final projects, and I outlined the requirements for these final projects.
Over the weekend I would spend time with two things. First, I would be sure to review my vocabulary and my skills related to forming and using short-form adjectives. This is where your exercises are really helpful. Be sure that exercises 11.4, 11.5, and 11.6 are complete for next class. Additionally, I would check in on my final project. Have you found your Russian I skills?
Some of you are missing work in the gradebook. The end is coming. Get your things turned in or resubmitted.
Lastly, we'll work on который next week. Read over this brief discussion in your textbook. This link is also a helpful resource.
Russian I
Today we reviewed the process for forming adverbs from adjectives and from nouns before we practiced with dominoes to make our matches. Next class I'll want to see that you can do all of this work. You will have a quiz focused on forming adverbs, vocabulary knowledge, and the use of conjunctions in Russian.
Study our recent class notes and activities. Be prepared for this assessment. Remember that we really have just one more topic left for the whole year.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 24 April
AP Seminar
We have just the final few IMPOD presentations left on Thursday morning which means that on Friday we'll be going to our exam preparation. For that, we'll really work out of the AP Seminar Course and Exam Description. The most important pages in this document are the Glossary of Terms and the Sample EOC A and EOC B. I would recommend studying the terms tonight and finding those most helpful and related to the EOC A and B. We'll have a lot of fun the next few days as we are preparing.
Outside of this your work is on Digital Portfolio. Be sure that everything is uploaded and submitted following the instructions. Also be sure to import your AP Number once you get that from Ms. Oertel.
Advanced Russian
Here we go into Chapter 11. It's a fun chapter with some strange grammar goals all related to adjectives and verbs in some strange fashion. Today we started our work with this chapter by focusing on how Russians use and create words for various nationalities as well as the short-form adjective. Tonight's homework is meant to help with this new concept. Complete the translation exercise related to short-form adjectives. Use your vocabulary list to learn new words. Remember that the adjective has to agree with the noun. Have this work complete so that we can review it on Friday before having our song workshop.
Russian I
We had such a productive day today learning new things! Sorry to those of you who didn't win LOTO today, but remember that we did get some good review of vocabulary done, so everyone wins. Our main goal for today was to understand the way that adverbs are formed and used in Russian. Today we looked at a lot of the basics, next class we'll look at some more complicated bits.
For tonight, you should complete our classwork. Write two additional sentence pairs using an adjective and an adverb. Remember the different procedures for using and writing with these different parts of speech. Also be aware of our quiz next week on adverbs, conjunctions, and vocabulary.
We have just the final few IMPOD presentations left on Thursday morning which means that on Friday we'll be going to our exam preparation. For that, we'll really work out of the AP Seminar Course and Exam Description. The most important pages in this document are the Glossary of Terms and the Sample EOC A and EOC B. I would recommend studying the terms tonight and finding those most helpful and related to the EOC A and B. We'll have a lot of fun the next few days as we are preparing.
Outside of this your work is on Digital Portfolio. Be sure that everything is uploaded and submitted following the instructions. Also be sure to import your AP Number once you get that from Ms. Oertel.
Advanced Russian
Here we go into Chapter 11. It's a fun chapter with some strange grammar goals all related to adjectives and verbs in some strange fashion. Today we started our work with this chapter by focusing on how Russians use and create words for various nationalities as well as the short-form adjective. Tonight's homework is meant to help with this new concept. Complete the translation exercise related to short-form adjectives. Use your vocabulary list to learn new words. Remember that the adjective has to agree with the noun. Have this work complete so that we can review it on Friday before having our song workshop.
Russian I
We had such a productive day today learning new things! Sorry to those of you who didn't win LOTO today, but remember that we did get some good review of vocabulary done, so everyone wins. Our main goal for today was to understand the way that adverbs are formed and used in Russian. Today we looked at a lot of the basics, next class we'll look at some more complicated bits.
For tonight, you should complete our classwork. Write two additional sentence pairs using an adjective and an adverb. Remember the different procedures for using and writing with these different parts of speech. Also be aware of our quiz next week on adverbs, conjunctions, and vocabulary.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Homework for Monday - 22 April 2019
AP Seminar
We are well on our way to finishing our IMPODS. I am very happy with the work that I saw today, and the level of support that you all have given to each other as we have done this work. Through the week, be sure that you have placed final touches on your IWA and submitted your final. I will also remind you that after you do your AP Pre-Administration (Tuesday or Wednesday) you will then need to import your AP Number. Deep breaths kiddos - it's finished!
Advanced Russian
Today we had our unit examination for Units 7 and 9. Be aware that if you were absent you will need to schedule approximately one hour for a make-up session. Do try to get that done this week so that I can return the exams by Friday.
We are all going to move on together for the end of the year - Please review Chapter 11 (Russian III Textbook) and complete the chapter preview form. Additionally, AP Examinees should be reviewing from Schaum's Russian Grammar in order to prepare and review difficult topics. Lastly, if you see a zero score for the most recent project please check your submission on Google Classroom. If you are not able to submit, please share your work with me and email me to inform me that it is ready to be scored.
Russian I
Today in class we reviewed our former Soviet Republics before we took time to review the usage of conjunctions in Russian. We finished our day with a game of LOTO and some more practice with writing sentences using conjunctions. To finish our learning on this relatively straightforward grammar topic, complete the final set of sentences for Exercise 3.8. Remember to read the sentences, determine if they're more similar or dissimilar, and then to add the conjunction. Check to remove words that aren't needed.
Next class we'll be looking at forming adverbs from adjectives. I also need all tests complete. Wednesday is the last day to finish an incomplete test.
We are well on our way to finishing our IMPODS. I am very happy with the work that I saw today, and the level of support that you all have given to each other as we have done this work. Through the week, be sure that you have placed final touches on your IWA and submitted your final. I will also remind you that after you do your AP Pre-Administration (Tuesday or Wednesday) you will then need to import your AP Number. Deep breaths kiddos - it's finished!
Advanced Russian
Today we had our unit examination for Units 7 and 9. Be aware that if you were absent you will need to schedule approximately one hour for a make-up session. Do try to get that done this week so that I can return the exams by Friday.
We are all going to move on together for the end of the year - Please review Chapter 11 (Russian III Textbook) and complete the chapter preview form. Additionally, AP Examinees should be reviewing from Schaum's Russian Grammar in order to prepare and review difficult topics. Lastly, if you see a zero score for the most recent project please check your submission on Google Classroom. If you are not able to submit, please share your work with me and email me to inform me that it is ready to be scored.
Russian I
Today in class we reviewed our former Soviet Republics before we took time to review the usage of conjunctions in Russian. We finished our day with a game of LOTO and some more practice with writing sentences using conjunctions. To finish our learning on this relatively straightforward grammar topic, complete the final set of sentences for Exercise 3.8. Remember to read the sentences, determine if they're more similar or dissimilar, and then to add the conjunction. Check to remove words that aren't needed.
Next class we'll be looking at forming adverbs from adjectives. I also need all tests complete. Wednesday is the last day to finish an incomplete test.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Homework for B-Day - Long Weekend - 16 April
AP Seminar
As you finish your work this weekend and prepare for your presentation I want to remind you of a few things. First, there's the Course and Exam Description. The Oral Defense questions are on page 50 and 51 and the area around these questions is quite helpful in reviewing the task. Be sure that you are prepared.
IWAs are due to Digital Portfolio and IMP slides are due to Google Classroom. A late submission will result in a two point penalty for lateness. Be aware of when you will present and be ready. Please ask for any help or assistance you may need.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we spent time working through translations. We identified key skills (as well as some review of basic skills) and applied those skills with our translations. Remember that we have unit examinations coming on Monday (after Easter Break). I would finish my preparation by working through the remaining translations and seeking assistance if needed. Remember to study and prepare using the vocabulary in the chapter - this is where I select the words.
I'll be putting project scores in the gradebook today. Be sure that we have finished all project work by the time of the unit exam.
Russian I
Today we began our last unit of the year - Unit 3. And we began by focusing on conjunctions in Russian, specifically AND, BUT, AND/BUT, and OR. Be sure that you know these vocabulary words as well as how they function in a sentence. The exercise tonight - 3.8 - will help you with this. Use the guided sections A, Б, В and combine the sentences using the required/suggested conjunction. As you combine the sentences, rewrite them and translate them. We'll then go through the others as a guided practice.
We'll be presenting our countries next class too. If you need to resubmit on your country projects, be sure that you do that this weekend based on the feedback that I have given you.
As you finish your work this weekend and prepare for your presentation I want to remind you of a few things. First, there's the Course and Exam Description. The Oral Defense questions are on page 50 and 51 and the area around these questions is quite helpful in reviewing the task. Be sure that you are prepared.
IWAs are due to Digital Portfolio and IMP slides are due to Google Classroom. A late submission will result in a two point penalty for lateness. Be aware of when you will present and be ready. Please ask for any help or assistance you may need.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we spent time working through translations. We identified key skills (as well as some review of basic skills) and applied those skills with our translations. Remember that we have unit examinations coming on Monday (after Easter Break). I would finish my preparation by working through the remaining translations and seeking assistance if needed. Remember to study and prepare using the vocabulary in the chapter - this is where I select the words.
I'll be putting project scores in the gradebook today. Be sure that we have finished all project work by the time of the unit exam.
Russian I
Today we began our last unit of the year - Unit 3. And we began by focusing on conjunctions in Russian, specifically AND, BUT, AND/BUT, and OR. Be sure that you know these vocabulary words as well as how they function in a sentence. The exercise tonight - 3.8 - will help you with this. Use the guided sections A, Б, В and combine the sentences using the required/suggested conjunction. As you combine the sentences, rewrite them and translate them. We'll then go through the others as a guided practice.
We'll be presenting our countries next class too. If you need to resubmit on your country projects, be sure that you do that this weekend based on the feedback that I have given you.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 12 April 2019
Hi All - Remember that with the holiday next week and the teacher workday we will only have ONE B-Day next week.
AP Seminar
We're focused on finishing. And that's the phrase to take with you on into this weekend. As we are working this weekend it is important that we are finalizing our IWA and then completing our slides related to our IMP. Keep in mind the alignment between these two documents as you are working. I've really enjoyed seeing so many of you helping each other out and working to support each other! Keep doing this!
Next class I would like to see a lot of you with your slides on the board. Remember that it is a good idea to look at them on the board before you are presenting. Also remember the timing requirements.
Use your rubrics and documents to help you during this time. I'm of course also available to help!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we were focused on reviewing (Russian II) or learning our last new concept (Russian III). No matter what, we were preparing for our final examination on this unit. At the end of class we had a bit of time to work on our final assignment of the year - the Russian Song assignment. I'll have a formal rubric and guidelines for you next class on this assignment.
Over the weekend, we should all be focused on completing our translation assignments. These translations are great overviews of the grammar topics in our units. Be sure that you can navigate these. If you are having trouble, focus on that topic in the translation to study and review. Remember, learning Russian comes by doing Russian. Be active in your studying.
Russian I
Today we took our examination on Units 1 and 2 - focusing on the essential elements of Russian grammar. I'll have your exams graded and returned to you soon so that you can prepare for a reassessment if needed.
Over the weekend you should complete your Chapter Preview for Unit 3. This chapter focuses on plurals in the nominative case as well as forming adverbs in Russian. It's a pretty straightforward unit and it will take us to our final days for exam review. If you are on the culture and research plan, you should be sure that you have finished your research proposal this weekend on your quarterly project. If you've already finished, be sure that you are pulling together information to complete this work.
AP Seminar
We're focused on finishing. And that's the phrase to take with you on into this weekend. As we are working this weekend it is important that we are finalizing our IWA and then completing our slides related to our IMP. Keep in mind the alignment between these two documents as you are working. I've really enjoyed seeing so many of you helping each other out and working to support each other! Keep doing this!
Next class I would like to see a lot of you with your slides on the board. Remember that it is a good idea to look at them on the board before you are presenting. Also remember the timing requirements.
Use your rubrics and documents to help you during this time. I'm of course also available to help!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we were focused on reviewing (Russian II) or learning our last new concept (Russian III). No matter what, we were preparing for our final examination on this unit. At the end of class we had a bit of time to work on our final assignment of the year - the Russian Song assignment. I'll have a formal rubric and guidelines for you next class on this assignment.
Over the weekend, we should all be focused on completing our translation assignments. These translations are great overviews of the grammar topics in our units. Be sure that you can navigate these. If you are having trouble, focus on that topic in the translation to study and review. Remember, learning Russian comes by doing Russian. Be active in your studying.
Russian I
Today we took our examination on Units 1 and 2 - focusing on the essential elements of Russian grammar. I'll have your exams graded and returned to you soon so that you can prepare for a reassessment if needed.
Over the weekend you should complete your Chapter Preview for Unit 3. This chapter focuses on plurals in the nominative case as well as forming adverbs in Russian. It's a pretty straightforward unit and it will take us to our final days for exam review. If you are on the culture and research plan, you should be sure that you have finished your research proposal this weekend on your quarterly project. If you've already finished, be sure that you are pulling together information to complete this work.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 10 April
AP Seminar
Today in class we spent time conferencing, editing, revising, writing, and designing. I love when we get stuff done. This is very much what class will look like on Friday and Tuesday as well. Remember that we are in our final classes for preparation. On Tuesday I want to see you all running through your slides, seeing them on the board, and interacting with an audience. Practice makes perfect!
Keep in mind our due date of the 21st for all materials. Presentations will run on Monday the 22nd and Wednesday the 24th. If you choose to present before school you must bring your own audience.
Advanced Russian
Today was a day for submitting and reviewing (Russian II) or for learning some new concepts (Russian III) at this point, all projects should be in. Projects not turned in will be subject to a small late penalty.
For tonight, be sure that you're preparing for your final examination on this unit. We spent a bit of time going over the topics today. I think the most difficult topics are imperatives (Russian III) and double negation (Russian II) spend your time here. Know your procedures for navigating these areas.
There are additional exercises if you would like the practice - take a look at your translations at the end of the lesson as well as the reading and dialogues at the beginning. Your examination will fall on the 22nd. We'll have Friday and Tuesday for practice and preparation.
Russian I
Today was our final guided study day related to grammar, cases, and Russian linguistics. We spent some great time in class discussing verb conjugation and case declensions. Important skills as we think about our examination that we have on Friday. If you were able to do today's work easily then I think you're in good shape - if not, you will need to focus and study in order to memorize the concepts that you are feeling weak on. There are translations at the end of the chapter and you can also focus on learning your charts and endings. The essential skills for this examination are:
Today in class we spent time conferencing, editing, revising, writing, and designing. I love when we get stuff done. This is very much what class will look like on Friday and Tuesday as well. Remember that we are in our final classes for preparation. On Tuesday I want to see you all running through your slides, seeing them on the board, and interacting with an audience. Practice makes perfect!
Keep in mind our due date of the 21st for all materials. Presentations will run on Monday the 22nd and Wednesday the 24th. If you choose to present before school you must bring your own audience.
Advanced Russian
Today was a day for submitting and reviewing (Russian II) or for learning some new concepts (Russian III) at this point, all projects should be in. Projects not turned in will be subject to a small late penalty.
For tonight, be sure that you're preparing for your final examination on this unit. We spent a bit of time going over the topics today. I think the most difficult topics are imperatives (Russian III) and double negation (Russian II) spend your time here. Know your procedures for navigating these areas.
There are additional exercises if you would like the practice - take a look at your translations at the end of the lesson as well as the reading and dialogues at the beginning. Your examination will fall on the 22nd. We'll have Friday and Tuesday for practice and preparation.
Russian I
Today was our final guided study day related to grammar, cases, and Russian linguistics. We spent some great time in class discussing verb conjugation and case declensions. Important skills as we think about our examination that we have on Friday. If you were able to do today's work easily then I think you're in good shape - if not, you will need to focus and study in order to memorize the concepts that you are feeling weak on. There are translations at the end of the chapter and you can also focus on learning your charts and endings. The essential skills for this examination are:
- verb conjugation (also from unit one)
- case declensions (we did nouns in unit one, now we can do adjectives, possessive and subject pronouns)
- knowing the jobs of each case
- knowing vocabulary meanings - translating from Russian to English
- culture around Russian houses and family life
We also finished our Soviet Republics work today. All projects should be uploaded on Google Classroom to be scored. We'll have our culture day on Tuesday where we learn about and share information on the Soviet Union!
Monday, April 8, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students - 8 April 2019
AP Seminar
Let's just remind ourselves of our goals. By the end of this week you should have a full working draft of your IWA that is approaching a finishing stage. I think that we're at the point with these documents that we can start to construct our IMP slides as well. Remember what we have seen from our high scoring samples. Remember how the slides should be used. You may find it helpful to take a small break from the paper to get to the slides.
All slides are due the same day. You'll submit your slides to Google Classroom. All IWAs are due to Digital Portfolio ASAP. Remember that once you submit the final copy, there are no more changes allowed.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we reviewed and/or learned a key topic - the use of the double negative in Russian. This can be a bit tricky - but if you remember the key rules, then you're in good shape. With this, Russian II students are finished with Unit 7 Grammar. You all should take tonight to review concepts using the handout (also available in Google Classroom). Describe the weather and use double negatives to talk about what doesn't happen in that weather.
Russian III students should use the idea of double negatives to practice more with imperatives. Write a brief story using five imperatives. Try to use different types. Make some positive, make others negative.
Also be aware that all project work is due. The last day to submit or work in class is Wednesday. Your exam will come quickly after Easter break. Be aware!
Russian I
Today in class we had time to practice with our vocabulary and a bit of grammar practice. The important thing to remember is that we have an exam coming on Friday which will cover topics from Chapter One and Two. As you're preparing - we should be memorizing. Make sure that you know your endings. Be sure that you know how to make your changes. Can we go through verbs, adjectives, nouns, and all the other words that require changing? My biggest way to prepare is to make cards - kill and drill! Memorize those endings and the process of changing.
Be sure that you've completed your exercises in Chapter Two - these are so helpful in doing this work. I can also help if you need it.
Our last day for research on our projects is Wednesday. All slideshows should be submitted by the end of class on Wednesday.
Let's just remind ourselves of our goals. By the end of this week you should have a full working draft of your IWA that is approaching a finishing stage. I think that we're at the point with these documents that we can start to construct our IMP slides as well. Remember what we have seen from our high scoring samples. Remember how the slides should be used. You may find it helpful to take a small break from the paper to get to the slides.
All slides are due the same day. You'll submit your slides to Google Classroom. All IWAs are due to Digital Portfolio ASAP. Remember that once you submit the final copy, there are no more changes allowed.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we reviewed and/or learned a key topic - the use of the double negative in Russian. This can be a bit tricky - but if you remember the key rules, then you're in good shape. With this, Russian II students are finished with Unit 7 Grammar. You all should take tonight to review concepts using the handout (also available in Google Classroom). Describe the weather and use double negatives to talk about what doesn't happen in that weather.
Russian III students should use the idea of double negatives to practice more with imperatives. Write a brief story using five imperatives. Try to use different types. Make some positive, make others negative.
Also be aware that all project work is due. The last day to submit or work in class is Wednesday. Your exam will come quickly after Easter break. Be aware!
Russian I
Today in class we had time to practice with our vocabulary and a bit of grammar practice. The important thing to remember is that we have an exam coming on Friday which will cover topics from Chapter One and Two. As you're preparing - we should be memorizing. Make sure that you know your endings. Be sure that you know how to make your changes. Can we go through verbs, adjectives, nouns, and all the other words that require changing? My biggest way to prepare is to make cards - kill and drill! Memorize those endings and the process of changing.
Be sure that you've completed your exercises in Chapter Two - these are so helpful in doing this work. I can also help if you need it.
Our last day for research on our projects is Wednesday. All slideshows should be submitted by the end of class on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 4 April
One week done, only six more to go!
AP Seminar
Over the weekend there are two things to accomplish. Some of you were able to accomplish one of them today, so I guess that just leaves one thing for you. Be sure that you have navigated to Google Classroom and found the form for Workshop 1.2. This form will guide you through the second workshop on the first submission. This focused on Rows 3 and 5 of the rubric, but it will also be good to think about citations as well.
You must go to Digital Portfolio and submit your draft this weekend. Run an originality report based on your work so far. I will check behind you on Monday. The class we'll have on Monday will focus on workshopping the full draft - be prepared for this work!
Advanced Russian
At this point we have projects due or soon to be due. Russian III students should have recipe cards submitted online and be ready to play or present a spoken part on Monday. Russian II students will have their final workshop on Monday related to the weather reports. Be sure that you have a slide for each of the days and that you discuss temperature, conditions, and suggested attire.
Additionally, we have exercises based on the new content - 9.9 for Russian III / 7.8 for Russian II. Be sure that you are learning your declensions, remembering your key rules, and getting prepared for our overall examination (either the final or the AP).
Russian I
Over the weekend you should all be focused on studying and preparing for your Unit 2 examination. The exam is going to fall on Friday of next week. We'll have full classes on Monday and especially Wednesday reviewing for the exam and getting ready in the way that we can.
This weekend you should all work through exercise 2.20 - translations. These are helpful to review vocabulary as well as grammar in the lesson. You should be able to identify where to use all six cases and then put the words in the proper form. Remember to use your vocabulary lists and notes from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 as you complete this work.
I would also suggest reading through and understanding the чтение at the beginning of Chapter 2. What is this text about? Where does it use our grammar? You'll see a similar text on the exam next week.
AP Seminar
Over the weekend there are two things to accomplish. Some of you were able to accomplish one of them today, so I guess that just leaves one thing for you. Be sure that you have navigated to Google Classroom and found the form for Workshop 1.2. This form will guide you through the second workshop on the first submission. This focused on Rows 3 and 5 of the rubric, but it will also be good to think about citations as well.
You must go to Digital Portfolio and submit your draft this weekend. Run an originality report based on your work so far. I will check behind you on Monday. The class we'll have on Monday will focus on workshopping the full draft - be prepared for this work!
Advanced Russian
At this point we have projects due or soon to be due. Russian III students should have recipe cards submitted online and be ready to play or present a spoken part on Monday. Russian II students will have their final workshop on Monday related to the weather reports. Be sure that you have a slide for each of the days and that you discuss temperature, conditions, and suggested attire.
Additionally, we have exercises based on the new content - 9.9 for Russian III / 7.8 for Russian II. Be sure that you are learning your declensions, remembering your key rules, and getting prepared for our overall examination (either the final or the AP).
Russian I
Over the weekend you should all be focused on studying and preparing for your Unit 2 examination. The exam is going to fall on Friday of next week. We'll have full classes on Monday and especially Wednesday reviewing for the exam and getting ready in the way that we can.
This weekend you should all work through exercise 2.20 - translations. These are helpful to review vocabulary as well as grammar in the lesson. You should be able to identify where to use all six cases and then put the words in the proper form. Remember to use your vocabulary lists and notes from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 as you complete this work.
I would also suggest reading through and understanding the чтение at the beginning of Chapter 2. What is this text about? Where does it use our grammar? You'll see a similar text on the exam next week.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Homework for B-Day Classes (and reminders for AP) - 2 April 2019
AP Seminar
As one of my favorite singers says, "Well I guess that push has come to this, so I guess this must be shove..." That's where we are in AP Seminar. We should regularly be checking things off and moving forward. I hope that today's workshop was helpful in that regard.
Revise and write and craft your IWA. Be sure that you are also designing your slides. Practice your Oral Defense questions with each other. Keep moving forward and ask for the help that you may need. If you were absent today, be sure that you find a partner to complete a First Submission workshop form - available on Google Classroom.
Advanced Russian
I'll be creating the space on Google Classroom for your projects on Thursday morning. Remember that Russian III is due this week and Russian II is due next week. Follow the guidelines for your project (recipe/weather) and ask for the help you may need. Remember that we are actively working on using our language to review the skills.
Today in class we began on new information - adverbs of quantity and count versus non-count nouns for Russian II - imperatives for first and third person for Russian III. There are exercises to review these concepts. Please complete exercises in Chapter 7 and 9 as needed focused on these concepts. The list of exercises is in the slides on Google Classroom.
Russian I
Today I gave you the study guide for your Unit 2 Exam which will fall next Friday. This exam will focus on the essential skills of cases (all six - nouns and adjectives) as well as verb conjugation. It will be very similar to the Unit 1 exam with more (seeing as you didn't know about adjectives before). Be sure to use your study guide and prioritize where you need to.
Additionally, we will begin on one of our last culture projects on Thursday - the former Soviet Union. Be sure that you have selected your top FIVE former republics (Russia is not an option). Do some preliminary research. We'll be choosing and starting on Thursday after we finish Office Romance.
AP English III
Be ready for your quiz on The Grapes of Wrath and be sure that if you have your chapter presentation tomorrow that you have shared your materials with me before class begins. We will have presentations and then the quiz.
As one of my favorite singers says, "Well I guess that push has come to this, so I guess this must be shove..." That's where we are in AP Seminar. We should regularly be checking things off and moving forward. I hope that today's workshop was helpful in that regard.
Revise and write and craft your IWA. Be sure that you are also designing your slides. Practice your Oral Defense questions with each other. Keep moving forward and ask for the help that you may need. If you were absent today, be sure that you find a partner to complete a First Submission workshop form - available on Google Classroom.
Advanced Russian
I'll be creating the space on Google Classroom for your projects on Thursday morning. Remember that Russian III is due this week and Russian II is due next week. Follow the guidelines for your project (recipe/weather) and ask for the help you may need. Remember that we are actively working on using our language to review the skills.
Today in class we began on new information - adverbs of quantity and count versus non-count nouns for Russian II - imperatives for first and third person for Russian III. There are exercises to review these concepts. Please complete exercises in Chapter 7 and 9 as needed focused on these concepts. The list of exercises is in the slides on Google Classroom.
Russian I
Today I gave you the study guide for your Unit 2 Exam which will fall next Friday. This exam will focus on the essential skills of cases (all six - nouns and adjectives) as well as verb conjugation. It will be very similar to the Unit 1 exam with more (seeing as you didn't know about adjectives before). Be sure to use your study guide and prioritize where you need to.
Additionally, we will begin on one of our last culture projects on Thursday - the former Soviet Union. Be sure that you have selected your top FIVE former republics (Russia is not an option). Do some preliminary research. We'll be choosing and starting on Thursday after we finish Office Romance.
AP English III
Be ready for your quiz on The Grapes of Wrath and be sure that if you have your chapter presentation tomorrow that you have shared your materials with me before class begins. We will have presentations and then the quiz.
Friday, March 22, 2019
Breakwork - B Day Students - 22 March 2019
And now we have all made it. I'll have all the grades updated and finalized before I go with the exception of any AP Seminar students who need to do elevator pitches after break since we didn't have time today in class.
AP Seminar
Over break you should all be actively working on your IWA and IMPOD presentations. It is important that you return to school with a good working rough draft. I would use the IWA checklist as you are going through this process to make sure that your work aligns with the task. Also be sure to use your rubric and all of the discussion we have had around the rubric to help you with this.
Remember that presentations will occur about two weeks after we return to school and all IMPOD presentations will be due on the first day of presentations.
Advanced Russian
Over the break we should all be focused on resting, recovering, and spending time with vocabulary and grammar skills. Break gives you a great chance to work on things at your own pace. I would recommend spending time with your projects - Russian III students should have the project on recipes and cooking over the break. Russian II students should put together a solid draft of the project so that we can focus on corrections.
The other work is to study and review the process of forming the Genitive Plural. Go to Google Classroom and find Exercise 7.7 and complete the declensions!
Russian I
Today in class we finished our culture work related to vocabulary, culture, and finishing our grades for Quarter 3. Once you left class, all of the work was turned in. The grading period is now over.
Over break I would suggest following up on your vocabulary as well as on your grammar skills. We'll have the Unit 2 Exam not too long after we return from break. Probably the second week. It'll cover cases with nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and the skills on verb conjugation too. I'll have a study guide for you when we return from break for what you'll need to study.
AP Seminar
Over break you should all be actively working on your IWA and IMPOD presentations. It is important that you return to school with a good working rough draft. I would use the IWA checklist as you are going through this process to make sure that your work aligns with the task. Also be sure to use your rubric and all of the discussion we have had around the rubric to help you with this.
Remember that presentations will occur about two weeks after we return to school and all IMPOD presentations will be due on the first day of presentations.
Advanced Russian
Over the break we should all be focused on resting, recovering, and spending time with vocabulary and grammar skills. Break gives you a great chance to work on things at your own pace. I would recommend spending time with your projects - Russian III students should have the project on recipes and cooking over the break. Russian II students should put together a solid draft of the project so that we can focus on corrections.
The other work is to study and review the process of forming the Genitive Plural. Go to Google Classroom and find Exercise 7.7 and complete the declensions!
Russian I
Today in class we finished our culture work related to vocabulary, culture, and finishing our grades for Quarter 3. Once you left class, all of the work was turned in. The grading period is now over.
Over break I would suggest following up on your vocabulary as well as on your grammar skills. We'll have the Unit 2 Exam not too long after we return from break. Probably the second week. It'll cover cases with nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and the skills on verb conjugation too. I'll have a study guide for you when we return from break for what you'll need to study.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 20 March
We are drawing to the end of the quarter very quickly. Be sure that your final assignments are complete and that you are turning in everything!
AP Seminar
Today was great! I enjoyed having you take me through your outlines and arguments. I love what I'm seeing and the interesting investigations that you are pursuing. I hope that you all enjoyed the elevator pitches - it's so interesting to me the various topics and questions we're exploring.
Remember that all assignments will be completed on Friday. You'll do your conference/pitch then if you did not today in class. IWA drafts will be assessed when we return from break. Be sure that you're also working through your IMPOD too!
Advanced Russian
We focused on exercises today in order to understand some key grammatical points before taking time at the end of class to finish our interpretive listening activities and work on our vocabulary projects. Tonight I would recommend to Russian II students to finish collecting your research for your weather report (today, tomorrow, and yesterday in Russia and Durham) and to read the weather reports at the beginning of Chapter Seven as an example of how to structure this information.
Russian III students should complete the planning for the recipe project and begin speaking. Remember that you should be using modals and food vocabulary as you are completing this work!
Make sure that your grade is reflective of where you want it to be!
Russian I
Today in class we did a lot of work related to culture - especially how Russians live. We'll finish our cultural investigation on Friday and watch the Russian/Soviet apartment that I lived in my first summer in Moscow. Tonight and moving into Friday it's important to get all of your final work submitted including viewing guides for our most recent film and the projects (plans and writing). I like that I have a lot of work to get through from you all on my desk.
I'll continue to accept work through class on Friday. Be sure that if anything is missing or low, that you have completed it or reassessed. I'll also keep taking rubles.
AP Seminar
Today was great! I enjoyed having you take me through your outlines and arguments. I love what I'm seeing and the interesting investigations that you are pursuing. I hope that you all enjoyed the elevator pitches - it's so interesting to me the various topics and questions we're exploring.
Remember that all assignments will be completed on Friday. You'll do your conference/pitch then if you did not today in class. IWA drafts will be assessed when we return from break. Be sure that you're also working through your IMPOD too!
Advanced Russian
We focused on exercises today in order to understand some key grammatical points before taking time at the end of class to finish our interpretive listening activities and work on our vocabulary projects. Tonight I would recommend to Russian II students to finish collecting your research for your weather report (today, tomorrow, and yesterday in Russia and Durham) and to read the weather reports at the beginning of Chapter Seven as an example of how to structure this information.
Russian III students should complete the planning for the recipe project and begin speaking. Remember that you should be using modals and food vocabulary as you are completing this work!
Make sure that your grade is reflective of where you want it to be!
Russian I
Today in class we did a lot of work related to culture - especially how Russians live. We'll finish our cultural investigation on Friday and watch the Russian/Soviet apartment that I lived in my first summer in Moscow. Tonight and moving into Friday it's important to get all of your final work submitted including viewing guides for our most recent film and the projects (plans and writing). I like that I have a lot of work to get through from you all on my desk.
I'll continue to accept work through class on Friday. Be sure that if anything is missing or low, that you have completed it or reassessed. I'll also keep taking rubles.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Homework for B-Day - Monday - 18 March
AP Seminar
Today in class we had a really productive day of watching a mid-scoring IMPOD (good to give ourselves that to contrast from the other), some critical discussion, a review of outlines, and then independent working time. Remember that our final assessments of the quarter will fall on these last two days. Here's a review of what they are:
1. Elevator Pitches - Minor Grade - Have you stated your question? Stimulus document connection? Solution or argument for a solution? So What? How does this affect real people? You'll get ten points for your answer for each question.
2. Outline Conferences - Major Grade - Take me through your outline and show how you've addressed each row of the rubric. You'll receive ten points for each element of the rubric.
Be prepared for the end of the quarter. Remember that drafts of IWAs will be finished when we return from break!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we spent time reviewing our case functions and plural declensions (Russian II/III) before going on to a discussion around the importance of selecting the appropriate aspect when using modals to express needs, permission, and refusals. Remember the importance of aspect and knowing how to navigate your pairs as we are working through this Russian IIIs.
Tonight for homework you should practice with our new skills by completing exercises for practice. Russian II have exercise 7.1. Go through and apply your case declensions. Do not do any Genitive Plurals - this will be our focus when we return from Spring Break. Russian III should complete exercises 9.7 and 9.8 to play with aspect and modals requiring aspect.
If you have any missing work or low scoring work, be sure to see me this week to complete those assignments or reassessments. You can also see me this week with rubles or Falcon Feathers to raise your score.
Russian I
Today in class we focused on how pronouns and question words (who/what) change to represent the various cases in Russian. Remember that words will change in order to show their full function in the sentence. I think that chanting the case forms is a great way to memorize them (and to sound like you're possessed in Russian). Complete exercise 2.16 as a way to practice with this work. What pronoun do we need? What case do we need? Use your chart to make the appropriate changes.
Additionally, remember that this is the last week of the grading period. The final two assignments for this quarter are our viewing guide on Office Romance and our floor plan projects. Everything should be turned in ASAP so that it can be recorded for you.
As always, please get in contact with me if you need anything!
Today in class we had a really productive day of watching a mid-scoring IMPOD (good to give ourselves that to contrast from the other), some critical discussion, a review of outlines, and then independent working time. Remember that our final assessments of the quarter will fall on these last two days. Here's a review of what they are:
1. Elevator Pitches - Minor Grade - Have you stated your question? Stimulus document connection? Solution or argument for a solution? So What? How does this affect real people? You'll get ten points for your answer for each question.
2. Outline Conferences - Major Grade - Take me through your outline and show how you've addressed each row of the rubric. You'll receive ten points for each element of the rubric.
Be prepared for the end of the quarter. Remember that drafts of IWAs will be finished when we return from break!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we spent time reviewing our case functions and plural declensions (Russian II/III) before going on to a discussion around the importance of selecting the appropriate aspect when using modals to express needs, permission, and refusals. Remember the importance of aspect and knowing how to navigate your pairs as we are working through this Russian IIIs.
Tonight for homework you should practice with our new skills by completing exercises for practice. Russian II have exercise 7.1. Go through and apply your case declensions. Do not do any Genitive Plurals - this will be our focus when we return from Spring Break. Russian III should complete exercises 9.7 and 9.8 to play with aspect and modals requiring aspect.
If you have any missing work or low scoring work, be sure to see me this week to complete those assignments or reassessments. You can also see me this week with rubles or Falcon Feathers to raise your score.
Russian I
Today in class we focused on how pronouns and question words (who/what) change to represent the various cases in Russian. Remember that words will change in order to show their full function in the sentence. I think that chanting the case forms is a great way to memorize them (and to sound like you're possessed in Russian). Complete exercise 2.16 as a way to practice with this work. What pronoun do we need? What case do we need? Use your chart to make the appropriate changes.
Additionally, remember that this is the last week of the grading period. The final two assignments for this quarter are our viewing guide on Office Romance and our floor plan projects. Everything should be turned in ASAP so that it can be recorded for you.
As always, please get in contact with me if you need anything!
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Homework for the Weekend - B Day Students
AP Seminar
Over the weekend it's really all about the IWA and the outline. It's time to put it together, to keep researching, and to keep writing. Remember that the more that you write, and the more content that you generate, the easier it is to move through the editing and refining process.
Be sure that you are using the rubric, the sample documents, and the activities we complete in class to help you with all of this. I'm available a lot during class and outside of class for anything that you need. Remember to use me as you need me.
Russian II/III
Today in class we had our vocabulary quiz on Unit 7 and Unit 9. I'll have these scored and back to you on Monday. If you would like to resubmit the quiz, please study and review this weekend and see me next week. Over the weekend it would be a good idea to review your PowerSchool and to complete any missing assignments or to budget your rubles that you may have for extra credit on low scoring assignments.
I'll be collecting your viewing guides on the film on Monday. They should be completed. The film is available on YouTube if you need to go back and watch anything.
Russian I
This class looked a lot like Advanced Russian today. We took a quiz and then we watched more of our film - Служебный Роман - to complete part one. Your viewing guides are due on Monday. They should be complete. Remember to add the final paragraph response and answer in at least an ACES paragraph:
Who is your most or least favorite character in the film? Why do you have that opinion of them?
It would also be a good idea to complete the drafts of your floor plan paragraphs this weekend. We'll have some time on Monday to write, but really the writing should be mostly revising.
Over the weekend it's really all about the IWA and the outline. It's time to put it together, to keep researching, and to keep writing. Remember that the more that you write, and the more content that you generate, the easier it is to move through the editing and refining process.
Be sure that you are using the rubric, the sample documents, and the activities we complete in class to help you with all of this. I'm available a lot during class and outside of class for anything that you need. Remember to use me as you need me.
Russian II/III
Today in class we had our vocabulary quiz on Unit 7 and Unit 9. I'll have these scored and back to you on Monday. If you would like to resubmit the quiz, please study and review this weekend and see me next week. Over the weekend it would be a good idea to review your PowerSchool and to complete any missing assignments or to budget your rubles that you may have for extra credit on low scoring assignments.
I'll be collecting your viewing guides on the film on Monday. They should be completed. The film is available on YouTube if you need to go back and watch anything.
Russian I
This class looked a lot like Advanced Russian today. We took a quiz and then we watched more of our film - Служебный Роман - to complete part one. Your viewing guides are due on Monday. They should be complete. Remember to add the final paragraph response and answer in at least an ACES paragraph:
Who is your most or least favorite character in the film? Why do you have that opinion of them?
It would also be a good idea to complete the drafts of your floor plan paragraphs this weekend. We'll have some time on Monday to write, but really the writing should be mostly revising.
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