Two Weeks to the End of Term 1

It's that point in the year when reminders about how the high school pulls grades together are probably needed. We're coming to the end of Term 1, so it's important for students to finish strong.  However, this is not the grade that lands on the transcript; it's also not the grade that creates credit: the semester grade will be the important one, the grade that is finalized in January.  To form the semester grade, we'll average the Term 1 grade with the Term 2 grade, and that will be what determines their GPA, will go on the transcripts, and determines whether or not they earned the required credit.  They have to average 60% for the semester or they will have to re-take it to earn back the .5 credit.  So Term 1 is important, but it's really only a halfway point.

In both English 9 and 10 we're in the final unit of module 1.  Both curriculums have four modules, so we're right about on pace.  In English 9 last week, we began by comparing "St. Lucy's" to a small text called "Letters to a Young Poet," then we moved into preview information for Romeo and Juliet.  In English 10 we began "The Palace Thief" - a short story - and we're about a third of the way through it.

This week I'm out for a doctor's appointment on Monday, so English 9 will have a silent reading day on Monday, and English 10 will have a work day for "The Palace Thief."  Here's the rest of the agenda:

English 9

• Monday, 10/23 - Silent Reading
• Tuesday, 10/24 - Academic Advisory - prepositions; more preview information and activities for Romeo and Juliet
• Wednesday, 10/25 - Prepositions; they'll receive a study guide for Act I and we'll do the Prologue with a worksheet, we'll also begin taking notes
• Thursday, 10/26 - Character Advisory - prepositions; TURN IN READING LOG #7; we'll continue reading Act I, doing a study guide and notes as we go
• Friday, 10/27 - get reading log #8; silent reading

English 10

• Monday, 10/23 - Finish reading through p. 175; do the study guide, notes, vocabulary packet
• Tuesday, 10/24 - Academic Advisory - noun packet #2; turn in study guide, vocabulary packet, notes for pp. 155-175; Type 2 quiz - multiple choice and short answer; analytical writing - due by Friday
• Wednesday, 10/25 - Nouns; read pp. 175-182 - do study guide and notes
• Thursday, 10/26 - Character Advisory - nouns; TURN IN READING LOG #7; read pp. 182-191 - do study guide and notes
• Friday, 10/27 - TURN IN ANALYTICAL WRITING FOR PP. 155-175; get reading log #8; silent reading

That's the plan as I see it right now.  I hope everyone is enjoying this glorious weather. Ciao!

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