Homework for the Weekend - 24 October - A Day

AP Research:

You did it! First major milestone reached - you pitched, presented, and gave feedback to each other. One of the first things to do before moving forward is to reflect on the feedback you were given and make any needed alterations. Remember, it's all about having a solid foundation and course before we chart out into the wilderness.

This weekend you should be sure to read the instructions for your proposal. I gave you a paper version of the packet so that you could read, annotate, and write any questions you may have. This is also a good chance to start to plan your proposal and the supporting documentation that you will need.

Lastly, I'll be doing a final check of PREP folders on Sunday. Be sure that you have the following:

1. Your Assessment Task Drafts Folder should have your pitch, poster, Annotated Bibliography, and the Introduction Outline (list of nine elements with description and purpose).

2. Your Planning Out the Work log should be reflective of all the work you have done this quarter.

3. Don't forget to download the instructions to your PREP folder.

4. Do you have all seven reflections from Quarter 1 as well?

Russian I

We did some great work this week as we really learned how to conjugate verbs in Russian as well as the various ways to talk about possession and people. This weekend, your homework is pretty light. I would recommend being sure that you have focused on any information you're still not sure on since we'll be moving a bit quicker in Quarter 2. 

First, I really recommend Duolingo - especially when it comes to verb conjugation. Download this program and use it. Many of you can probably test out of the first few exercises and lessons.

Second, decide on the city you'll study for your project. Write an ACES paragraph which goes over why you have chosen this city. Write at least four sentences in English. Be sure to use clear evidence and explain your evidence in your paragraph!

Advanced Russian

Today in class we finished watching Anna Karenina Part Two before moving on to our language task for the day. The main thing we did was discuss and review the five types of verbal action in Russian. We really focused on the first three, since the last two are a bit complicated. This was what we used to write about Anna and her story as we focused on choosing the proper verb (imperfective or perfective) as well as conjugation. Russian IV was focused on combining the sentences using words like who/which/that and then.

This weekend for homework we have some various assignments:

Russian II - Using the chart on types of verbal action, a dictionary/translator, and your skills at verbs, complete exercise 5.15 on page 213. Look for key words in the sentence to help you make the verb choice. Then conjugate to fill in the blank.

Russian IV - Read Chapter One of Anna Karenina and answer the questions in English to review your comprehension of the story. Then, in your textbooks, complete exercises 11.8 and 11.9 on pages 482-483.

Also - remember our talk at the beginning of class. You don't have time in this class for anything except learning more Russian. Stay focused on that and everything will still remain fun.

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.