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A few reminders...
For the final ICB Exam:
1. bring your book (YOU MUST HAVE YOUR BOOK...everyone!)
2. bring your articles (if you never printed them, you should...you will not be able to use the Chromebook or your phone, or anyone else's articles).
3. Bring whatever notes you have, especially the rhetorical triangle notes.
This is a paper exam and will probably take the entire class period.
For the essay due this evening:
1. Double-space your entire essay.
2. Works cited page goes on a page by itself.
3. Do a spell check.
4. Check your word count by highlighting the actual paragraphs and checking the word count that way. Your heading and title do not count.
5. Review the rubric.
Consider this: This is your first essay with me. For many of you, this is your first essay that you have to actually use textual evidence, properly, and some of you are stressing out. Relax. You can only do your best and then, learn from mistakes, and grow from there. No one has "arrived" when it comes to anything. There is and will always be room for growth. DO NOT ALLOW THIS ESSAY TO CAUSE YOU ANY MORE STRESS THAN NECESSARY. IT WON'T DO ANYTHING BUT MAKE YOU SICK. When you have completed your essay, TURN IT IN, log off, and go do something that you enjoy. This is only day 13...we have a whole 70-ish more to go. YOU WILL BE FINE!
- Writing Lab: last day to work on essays, get peer reviews, have me check over your opening paragraphs and format.
- ALL ESSAYS FOR BOTH A & B DAY ARE DUE IN THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM BY 11:59 PM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. NO EXCEPTIONS. NO LATE ESSAYS WILL BE ACCEPTED. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HIT "TURN IN" OR "SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT" ON THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM, YOU NEED TO LEARN BEFORE YOU LEAVE CLASS TODAY. BOTTOM LINE.
- Unit One ICB Assessment on Thursday October 3 and Friday October 4.
- If you are absent, you will need to make an appointment with me and make this assessment up PRIOR TO Friday, October 11.
- YOU WILL NEED A BOOK FOR THIS ASSESSMENT.
- YOU WILL NEED ALL HANDOUTS, ARTICLES, AND NOTES.
- ALL students are expected to take this exam (regardless of whether or not you have completed the summer assignment. It has been 1 month. You should have at least finished reading the book by now, especially with all the class time that has been given to everyone to work on essays.
- HOMEWORK:
- Keep working on essays.
- Secure your copy of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller by Monday, October 7.
- Summer Reading Extension Students: your book, questions, outline, and essay are all due by 9 AM October 25. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED as this extension is 2 months from the original due date AND all of you have had quite a bit of in class time to work (some of you have chosen to talk instead, but nevertheless, the time was given). NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS. "I left it on my bed...I couldn't print...I forgot what today was...I shared it with you...I emailed it to you...I was abducted by Martians last night and when they returned me, they took my book..." whatever your excuse, I don't care to hear or consider any of them. Love ya, mean it. If you are going to be absent, you need to turn it in early.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ESSAY ASSIGNMENT:
Due to the fact that I have given more class time than I planned and offered after-school assistance with this essay, there will not be any re-submissions for this essay. Check the rubric that is attached on the Google Classroom Assignment. Proofread your work. Have a peer review it. You've been given ample time in class to work. It is due by 11:59 pm, 12:01 is late. Late essay WILL BE HEAVILY PENALIZED.
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 AFTER SCHOOL (4:15-5:30), I WILL BE AVAILABLE TO OFFER FEEDBACK ON YOUR ESSAYS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. I WILL NOT GRADE/EDIT YOUR ESSAY IN FRONT OF YOU DURING THIS SESSION. I WILL OFFER FEEDBACK, SUGGESTIONS, AND REMINDERS. THIS IS ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KNOCK OUT THE FINAL PIECES OF YOUR ESSAY WITH MINIMAL DISTRACTIONS.
Monday, October 7, we will begin our next unit of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. The best version to get is the black cover. If you have the other 2, that's fine. No worries. You may enter a raffle this week to win a copy. You will enter the drawing by submitting Falcon Feathers. I will pull the winner on Thursday, October 3. I am not going to announce this in class. I want to see who actually reads my blog. Additionally, here is an extra credit opportunity (up to 5 extra points on your ICB final exam). You must present this to me at the start of class on either Thursday, October 3 (A-day) or Friday, October 4 (B-day). Here is the challenge: you must hand write (legibly) the answers to the following questions about Truman Capote (each correct answer is an extra credit point: (1) What was his real name? (2) What is a roman à clef? (3) What was the first roman à clef that Capote wrote? (4) When is Capote's birthday? (5) Where was Capote born?
Monday, October 7, we will begin our next unit of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. The best version to get is the black cover. If you have the other 2, that's fine. No worries. You may enter a raffle this week to win a copy. You will enter the drawing by submitting Falcon Feathers. I will pull the winner on Thursday, October 3. I am not going to announce this in class. I want to see who actually reads my blog. Additionally, here is an extra credit opportunity (up to 5 extra points on your ICB final exam). You must present this to me at the start of class on either Thursday, October 3 (A-day) or Friday, October 4 (B-day). Here is the challenge: you must hand write (legibly) the answers to the following questions about Truman Capote (each correct answer is an extra credit point: (1) What was his real name? (2) What is a roman à clef? (3) What was the first roman à clef that Capote wrote? (4) When is Capote's birthday? (5) Where was Capote born?
