Senior Grades and Schoology

 Dear Seniors! Please reminder that the MISIS and Schoology systems are different. Many of you are panicking because you continue to look on Schoology.  Dont do that for a day or two.  The overwhelming majority of you have AMAZING GRADES and have worked your butts off! A few of you in each class slacked off and you are wondering if you will pass. I dont make many promises, but when I do, I keep my word.  Not ONE Senior who turned in a complete Senior Reflective Essay will fail.  Those who did not submit will fail, until they submit. It is as simple as that.  I am sending this note, to reassure you, especially those who were in danger of failing, that if you submitted--no matter what the schoology grade says, you will graduate.  I should have my classes finalized a little later this evening! In the meantime, be well! 

Seniors in Danger of Failing/Not Meeting Promotions Standards

Students who received a grade of "D" or "F" or are in danger of repeating the course due to absences, assignments not completed and uploaded by the due date are eligible to demonstrate their reading and writing ability by doing/completing NEW assignments. Students are NO LONGER able to re-submit or submit the same missed assignment that is often weeks old.  Students will have the chance to demonstrate their understanding by reading several articles or texts chosen by me from Common Lit, Completing SOAPS Analysis and Academic Summary, OR responding to essay prompts, and answering questions from Common Lit. This assignment will be posted on Friday by 11:00 PM. In most cases the assignments will have lock times. If you are unable to complete the assignments by the lock time, they will not be unlocked.  The goal is to have all students who complete the intervention assignments to have a grade of a 56% or higher, so that moving forward, if no assignments are missed, and there is no evidence of plagiarism, the students will pass with a grade of D or C (or better depending on mastery). 

Expository Composition and Honors World Literature period 6 Assignment

 Today, students, I am in a Local District South ELA Training.  Please find your agenda here: 

Agenda for Today.  Also, here is the assignment as well: Expository Composition 

1. Complete the Google Form For Attendance: https://forms.gle/CN1vaKXEuE3zsBr67

2. Listen to the Podcast: Why Is It Still Okay to Trash Poor White People?

3. Then, complete a SOAPS Analysis of the Article. 

4. Next read pages 489-492 in the our online text Patterns for College Reading (please note these are the bold pages on the actual book. The section begins: DEFINITION)

5. Then you may work on two assignments that I have unlocked if you have not done them. 

6. On Thursday, be prepared to share your group Slide on DEFINITION. 

Honors World Literature 

1. Please complete the Google Form for Attendance: https://forms.gle/CN1vaKXEuE3zsBr67

2. Then, in honor of Womens History Month you may read a poem by a female poet (Nikki Giovanni; Sonia Sanchez; Amanda Gorman; Slyvia Plath; or ANY Female Poet)  or ANOTHER TEXT Written by a woman OR read a text written about Womens History Month) and then complete a SOAPS Analysis and ACADEMIC Summary 

Literary Techniques found in Beowulf

 Click link here to review the powerpoint on Beowulf.  Click here to review a really good review video on Beowulf.  Lastly, seniors, do not forget to answer the comprehension questions based on Beowulf's fight with Grendel's mother. 

Expository Composition period 4

Today, period 4, you will work to complete assignments that were not submitted in Schoology that I have unlocked.  These include the Exploring Digital Learning Platforms, and the DEEP Dive. The Exploring Digital learning requires you to simply BROWSE the Blog, do a search and browse other places.  The Deep DIVE asks you to use the 12th or 14th edition of our ONLINE text-- Patterns for College Writing Which is hyperlinked here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BLVnt1qsfkdkR2SEYtc281RXc/view?usp=sharing

Lastly, if you did not finish your--write about a social justice issue in three different ways, you may work to submit that as well.  Be sure to submit your Google Form Attendance. Link here: Distance Learning Attendance Jan. 28th

Period 5, and 6 Unit 1 Exploration: Forging A Hero--Warriors and Leaders. Period 5 and period 6

Browse, peruse the Unit 5: Forging A Hero-Warriors and Leaders.  Complete the Reflective Journal by making a copy and saving it with your name: First Name Last Name Unit Reflective Journal. Then upload it as a PDF or WORD Doc into Schoology.  The assignment is found here: Unit Reflective Journal Template

Asychronous Assignment: Reviewing Archetypes; Defining Heroism and Exploring Unit 1 period 5.

 Today we will explore and complete the following assignments asynchronously: 

1. What characteristics define a hero to you? Identify three characteristics that define a hero, and include them in a sentence or two on our PADLET. Please be sure to include your first and last name. Padlet link is here: https://padlet.com/lguy2/hlhjuc41sf2drnnh. Please complete PADLET by 2:30 PM

2.  Please read the article A World of Heroes in our Unit 1 on page 6 and 7. It is hyperlinked here: https://iquaney.weebly.com/uploads/4/2/0/6/42067393/unit_1.pdf.  Complete a SOAPS Analysis and academic summary. Please complete SOAPS by 9pm Tuesday evening. 

3. Browse the Unit, again hyperlinked here: https://iquaney.weebly.com/uploads/4/2/0/6/42067393/unit_1.pdf.  What stories, poems or text catch your attention? Why? Which stories, texts or poems would you like to read?