This week, we will be working on the following activities:
I hope everyone has a fantastic Spring Break! You deserve it!
I’d like for you guys to find some good websites that will help us design, create, and distribute the following school spirit items:
We also need to create a flyer advertising the items for classmates. The flyer should contain a description (and, if possible, a picture) of the item, order deadline, and cost.
Because all students were not present due to MAP testing, students had a variety of learning activity choices:
On Monday, we will continue learning about clauses and sentence types. Have a great weekend!
Today students shared their “Why me? Why not?” speeches. Their classmates responded with positive and constructive comments. The speech contest is sponsored by the Goldsboro Optimist Club and will be held at Wayne Community College at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 20. Several of my students will be participating in this contest.
Today students formed literacy circles and selected books. They then worked together to set and record goals on their course calendars. Finally, the groups began reading their books. Most made considerable progress and seemed to have a good time.
I showed students their nine-weeks test grades today. After I curved the tests scores, the average score was a C (79). After the curve, the highest score was a 93; the lowest score was a 58.
I know that many students are concerned because they did not score an A on the nine-weeks tests. Please remember that this is an Honors course, and that Honors courses are more challenging than courses offered in middle school. Grades in Honors courses are weighted, so a B in my class carries the same weight as an A when your GPA is calculated.
Lots of students made A’s for the nine-weeks, which is wonderful, but students who made B’s and C’s should not beat themselves up. Give yourself some credit! If you tried your best but you still made a B or C for the nine-weeks, you should not feel bad. You need to be realistic…because a B or C in an Honors course is not a bad grade by any means.
Today, students took a nine-weeks test. This assessment score will serve as 20% of the third marking period average. Students will have time to work on their speeches tomorrow.
Today we accomplished the following tasks:
Today I began essay conferences; I only got to work with a few students, however. The rest of the class finished preparing for the phrases presentations.
We had presentations on nearly all of the phrases, and we will finish the rest of the phrases tomorrow. Here are the phrases you will be responsible for knowing:
I will give a nine-weeks test on Wednesday.
Today students continued reviewing complements, subjects, and verbs. They also began looking at phrases. Finally, they completed and submitted their drafts of the essay.
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