17 April - Back in the Building

AP Language

Today we started the process of reviewing feedback from our final practice examination. I'll have grades finalized pretty soon, it does take me a good amount of time to process eight grades for all of you. So, hopefully today's class helped you get started on the process of reflecting and making a plan to improve before the end.

Tonight, review the choice board for Unit 6 and reflect on your process this year. What will be your path to finish this course in Unit 6? What are going to be your key skills for focus? I'm here to help you figure this out, be sure to meet with me and conference as you need to!

If you were finishing your exam in the hallway today, then please use the recording to review our classwork today on ROR and difficult questions.

AP Research

We are in examination season in this classroom, so it's time for us to finalize our work and move toward the finish. I've scheduled your PODs for the next few days, be sure to check your email and accept the invitation. You'll have observers at your POD, and it'll be recorded for College Board. Be sure that you submit your slides so that I can access them easily. Your paper is also due at the end of the month.

Once we finish PODs we'll have a lesson to finalize our paper and do all of our checks with Digital Portfolio. Be sure that as you are finishing this part of the course you are submitting all of the needed assignments for your exam: Academic Paper, POD Slides, Abstract, Final Reflections.

I am very excited to see the end of your work this year. Let's enjoy the final!

Exams Begin Tomorrow

Good evening all! A reminder that exams begin tomorrow with second period. The exam can only help and not harm your grade. If you choose not to take it, then your grade will be calculated based on your quarter average. If you have submitted late work or asked about cashing in rubles for the end of the year - I will be grading and updating SIS in the morning. Please continue to submit work if you can/would like/need.

Your final projects for quarter four are due on Monday. I'll be available on BBCU most of the day on Monday and some of the day tomorrow for conferencing and assistance. You can also feel free to reach out via email or private comment.

Keep in mind that we'll also begin our half-day schedule tomorrow for exams.

Let's Finish Strong! Exams 2017

Today was the last day of First Period (A or B Day), so I'm done with planning and preparation. Here is the schedule about where and when to be for your exam.

A final note pertaining to exemptions - If you are exempt from the exam it can only help and not harm you. If you have any questions related to exam exemption, you should contact me directly. No student may be exempt from the English II EOC - it is a state test. Russian and AP English III exams are teacher made, so you can be exempt from those.

Wednesday, May 31

Exam Period (9:00 - 12:16) - Advanced Russian, 2A - Room 301

Class Period (1:06 - 4:00) - AP English III, 2B - Room 301

Thursday, June 1

Exam Period (9:00 - 12:16) - AP English III, 2B - Room 301

Class Period (1:06 - 4:00) - Russian I, 3A - Room 301

Friday, June 2

Exam Period (9:00 - 12:16) - Russian I, 3A - Room 301

Class Period (1:06 - 4:00) - AP English III, 3B - Room 301

Monday, June 5

Exam Period (9:00 - 12:16) - AP English III, 3B - Room 301

Class Period (1:06 - 4:00) - English II, 4A - Room 301

Tuesday, June 6

Exam Period (9:00 - 12:16) - English II EOC, 4A - Media Center

Class Period (1:06 - 4:00) - English II, 4B - Room 301

Wednesday, June 7

Exam Period (9:00 - 12:16) - English II EOC, 4B - Media Center

Class Period (1:06 - 4:00) - A1 Class/Make-up Exams (Teacher Made)

Thursday and Friday, June 8 and 9

These days are for make-up examinations. Make-up examinations will be run at the discretion of the English/Word Languages Department.

Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 12 May

AP English III

If you did not finish your teaching aide for Tuesday's class please make sure that it is complete and turned in on Tuesday for the presentations on the amendments. Remember that you should go over the:

• context for the amendment
• purpose of the amendment
• significant language from the amendment which informs the purpose
• changes the amendment brought to the Constitution (if any)

If you complete this work online then make sure that it is shared to me. Remember that your aide may not be bigger than a single piece of paper.

Tuesday we will go through the amendments and finish our unit on the Constitution. Thursday we will have our literature circle on one of my favorite short story authors. Monday the 22nd we will have Student Services come to speak about senior year preparations; I will give you some pointers for the college essay. On Wednesday the 24th we will have our end of year party. Don't forget to complete your Character Sheets for the party.

English II

At this point of the year you should continue to study and prepare for the EOC. Additionally, if there are any assignments that you are missing or would like to resubmit to me, then you can do that at your leisure. I'm available in the morning, at lunch, or quickly after-school.

Homework for A-Day Students: 12/10/2013

AP English III

Tonight for homework you have two key things to accomplish.  First, make sure that your group site is up and shared with all members of your group; also, be sure to think through what you need me to cover with you at our tech help session next class in the Dell Lab.  This will give you all an opportunity to get some of your pages created as well as start plugging in media.  In addition to this, be sure to read Gloria Anzaldua's "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" - it is available in 50 Essays as well as at this link.  As you read Anzaldua you will be struck by her use of Spanish in the piece - consider her rhetorical purpose behind this.  In addition, consider the connection between language and identity that Anzaldua presents as well as the link between language and revolution.  This is a highly political and provocative piece; I'm looking forward to our seminar on it.

What follows is your reading schedule for the next few classes as well as winter break.

• Chapters 23 - 28:  Monday, December 16th
• Chapters 29 - 33:  Wednesday, December 18th
• End of the Book:  Tuesday, January 7th

Don't forget that you will have a timed writing - RHETORICAL ANALYSIS - on Friday, December 20th before we leave for break.  If you are going to be absent on that day, please get your Timed Writing done before you go!

Russian I

For tonight's homework you will need to get started on your writing project.  Follow the outline that I gave you on the assignment sheet in order to complete this assignment.  The outline is below in case you forget your handout:

• Sentence One – Introduce person by name.  State relationship to you.  Possessive Pronoun.  Agreement.
• Sentence Two – State where person lives.  Verb – жить.  Prepositional case.
• Sentence Three – Describe the person using an adjective.  Adjective.  Agreement.
• Sentence Four – State something the person likes.  Verb – любить.
• Sentence Five – State something the person does.  Verb – choice.
• Sentence Six – State something the person wants for the holidays.  Verb – хотеть.

Remember that next class we will be having a writing workshop on these paragraphs.  Please be sure to bring what you have and make sure to try!  We won't be able to do much of a workshop without any work.  Use your vocabulary lists for this and dictionaries.  Do not translate whole sentences.