We have one more week left in the first quarter. Here is some handy info:
1) Signed progress reports were collected today for five easy points. Sadly, I averaged seven per class.
2) Movie permission slips: you may not watch movies without this signed. The first one will be around Halloween.
3) Vocabulary test Friday. Complete your new vocab. sheet (31-50) for Thursday.
4) Your THREE NOVEL REPORTS are due Friday. These are 100 points each. This could make or break your grade.
5) There have been high points and low points this nine week. Some of the lows need to be addressed so they can be fixed. In my opinion, they are as follows:
- Laziness will not get you an A. You must earn your grade. Showing up for class alone does not merit passing.
- You are responsible for you. If you are absent, I will not come after you to make up the work. If you were absent when something was due, I will not come after you to turn in what was due. You must keep track of what you need to accomplish and turn in. This is perhaps a greater lesson than the work itself.
Those are a couple. Here's what we did today: handed back American Revolution projects, went over the questions about chapter 4 together, played "Johnny Tremain Tableau" in small groups, finished up our six Bloom's questions about J.T., and got the final 20 vocab words before Friday's test. Those classes who were behind didn't get the game, and instead got caught up with the other classes.
