May 23-27, 2016: This week in class, last week of school edition

This week’s schedule:

M: A

T: B

W: Exams: A2, 3, 4

R: Exams: B2, 3, 4

F: Exams: A1, B1 (early release)

Monday May 23

• A1 10^th Lit/Comp
• Reminder:
• 10th A1 final exam F 5/27, 20% of final grade, study guide on MBC and Blogspot—bring a pencil
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” 10th Lit/Comp
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

• A2 American Lit
• Reminders:
• Alaska Mini-Q due today (summative assessment)
• Milestone counted as final exam (20% of final grade); W 5/25 I’ll offer a summative assessment during the A2 exam period, but if you’re absent, you’ll be marked exempt from that
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” SAT Reading
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

• A3 10^th Lit/Comp
• Reminder:
• 10th A3 final exam W 5/25, 20% of final grade, study guide on MBC and Blogspot—bring a pencil
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” 10th Lit/Comp
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

Tuesday May 24

• B1 10^th Lit/Comp
• Reminder:
• 10th B1 final exam F 5/27, 20% of final grade, study guide on MBC and Blogspot—bring a pencil
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” 10th Lit/Comp
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

• B3 American Lit
• Reminder:
• Milestone counted as final exam (20% of final grade); R 5/26 I’ll offer a summative assessment during the B3 exam period, but if you’re absent, you’ll be marked exempt from that
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” SAT Writing
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

 

• B4 Creative Writing
• Reminder:
• Creative Writing Final exam R 5/26, 20% of final grade, timed essay
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” 10th Lit/Comp
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

Wednesday-Friday

• Final exams (see schedule above)

Thanks for a great year!

May 20, 2016: Today in Class

Next week: A, B, exams (A2, 3, 4), exams (B2, 3, 4), exams (A1, B1)

A1 10^th Lit/Comp

• Summer reading distributed
• Reminders:
• Late work deadline F 5/20 @ 3 PM—check with me before doing an assignment
• AP Lang practice essay will count as extra credit if I get a hard copy by 3 PM today; no penalty if you didn’t do it
• 10th A1 final exam F 5/27, 20% of final grade, study guide on MBC and Blogspot
• Today in class: Roughly half of class called to award ceremony/"Think or Swim” 10th Lit/Comp
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

A2 American Lit

• Summer reading distributed
• Reminders:
• Late work deadline F 5/20 @ 3 PM—check with me before doing an assignment
• Milestone counted as final exam (20% of final grade); W 5/25 I’ll offer a summative assessment during the A2 exam period, but if you’re absent, you’ll be marked exempt from that
• Today in class: Time to finish Alaska Mini-Q (due Monday, summative grade, will not accept late)

A3 10^th Lit/Comp

• Summer reading distributed
• Reminders:
• Late work deadline F 5/20 @ 3 PM—check with me before doing an assignment
• AP Lang practice essay will count as extra credit if I get a hard copy by 3 PM today; no penalty if you didn’t do it
• 10th A3 final exam W 5/25, 20% of final grade, study guide on MBC and Blogspot
• Today in class, the power was out from A2-3 class change until during our lunch break, leaving only 20-ish minutes remaining with power.

May 19, 2016: Today in Class

Tomorrow is an A day

Next week: A, B, exams (A2, 3, 4), exams (B2, 3, 4), exams (A1, B1)

B1 10^th Lit/Comp

• Reminders:
• Late work deadline F 5/20 @ 3 PM—check with me before doing an assignment
• 10th B1 final exam F 5/27, 20% of final grade, study guide on MBC and Blogspot
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” 10th Lit/Comp
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

B3 American Lit

• Reminders:
• Late work deadline F 5/20 @ 3 PM—check with me before doing an assignment
• Milestone counted as final exam (20% of final grade); R 5/26 I’ll offer a summative assessment during the B3 exam period, but if you’re absent, you’ll be marked exempt from that
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” SAT Reading
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest summative assessment grade, runner-up gets 3 points

B4 Creative Writing

• Reminders:
• Late work deadline F 5/20 @ 3 PM—check with me before doing an assignment
• Creative Writing Final exam R 5/26, 20% of final grade, timed essay
• Today in class: “Think or Swim” SAT Writing
• Winning team gets 5 points added to each team member’s lowest grade, runner-up gets 3 points