Hard to believe, but this will be the last week of school for our seniors. It always makes me sad to see them go, even though I am so happy for their success! Underclassmen have a few more weeks to hang in there, and there is a lot of learning left to do. Below you will find a rundown of what we are currently working on.
Journalism: Seniors are working on completing their exam project. These will be due Friday, and we will be sharing projects during class on that day. Underclassmen continue to work on the senior edition of the newspaper. Near the end of the week they will receive their exam assignment so they can start working on it.
English 9: We are finishing Romeo and Juliet with a plot-analysis project. Students have selected the most important events of the play, based on their inter-relationships. They are creating a domino chart which will exhibit how each event impacted other events in the story. We will be completing this on Monday. Tuesday we will start reading The Odyssey and looking at the genre of Epic Poetry and epic heroes. We will also continue working on colons, semi-colons and dashes. Before we finish the year we will also be taking a look at word connotations/denotations, types of sentences, and using transitions in writing.
Yearbook: Again, seniors will be working on their exams, due Friday. Underclassmen are working on completing page spreads and will get their exam assignment near the end of the week.
Senior English: Monday students will take the in-class written portion of their final exam. This written portion is one-third of the exam grade. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday they will be presenting their research information during class time. This constitutes two-thirds of their final exam grade. Research papers are due Tuesday as well.
Just a reminder that with warmer temperatures it is imperative that students remember to dress appropriately for school. Student agendas include a school handbook which has guidelines for the school dress code policy.
