Make up work

all make up work is due June 12th - Friday

Final projects and presentations

All projects are due on Monday. Presentations begin on Monday. Everyone should be ready.

More task 4 help... and practice

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. "
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Analyze the quote... agree or disagree

and select 2 novels or pieces of lit that support your analysis...

remember analysis provides deep, probing thought... not just summary.

analysis: a philosophical method of exhibiting complex concepts or propositions as compounds or functions of more basic ones.

summary: a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements

Presentation schedule

Monday, June 1st

1. Rachel Reed
2. Anthony Molina
3. Yanil Mencia
4. Josue Sanchez
5. Freddie Lluberes
6. Alexander Rubildo
7. Ladonna Goddett
8. Vicky Rios

Tuesday, June 2nd

1. Jonathan Williams
2. Jordan Montell
3. Ciera D'aguilar
4. Christina Kiousenterlis
5. Christina Ceko
6. Jenee Clark
7. Jonathan Chin
8. Al Negron
9. Chris Marks

Wednesday, June 3rd

1. Robert Wright
2. Angelique Lewis
3. Paula Barbosa
4. Alan Taylor
5. Chandler Drakes
6. Haley Diaz
7. Omar Valdez
8. Richard Williams
9. Stephany Guzman

Friday, June 4th

1. Jovan Patterson

Task 4 practice

If you want some more practice...

Analyze the following quote:

“Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of
strength….”
—Henry Ward Beecher
Life Thoughts, 1858

Agree or disagree this with...

Which 2 pieces of literature whould you use and what elements?
post here

Presentation assignments will be posted tomorrow

You all signed up today...

Please be prepared on June 1st (Monday) despite the day you are supposed to present on.

All Projects are due on Monday, June 1st

Independent Reading is due on Friday

Your last independent reading assignment is due on Friday.

Plans for the week

Tuesday - complete your task 4

Wednesday - work on projects in class with conferencing

Thursday - Channel 1 - work on projects in class with conferencing
(finished drafts of everything should be done)

Friday- Task 3 strategies and practice.

Task 3 essay due on Tuesday, June 2nd

Projects due on Monday, June 1st

Eporfolio

Make sure all files you want to have in your porfolio are electronic so that you can upload and reflect on your assignments in eportfolio.

You will be getting a grade on this portfolio and your ability to complete it. More importantly, we need to consider what this eportfolio says about your English learning for this year.

Have you met or exceeded the standards? How do you know? How did you show someone looking at your portfolio?

Do you feel ready for the Regent? What do you still need to work on?

End of the year projects

Deadlines will not be changed even though we had a week off. Projects are due on June 1st - finished...

All blogs to be submitted and completed...

All papers turned in.
We begin presentations on June 1st...

Anyone want to sign up for the first day?
We will be presenting that whole first week of June.
The second week of June for make ups - and eportfolio and Regents review

Eportfolio

Has anyone tried to start uploading stuff onto eportfolio?

Please comment here... any problems? difficulties? easy? useful? I'd like your feedback.

Missing work

I have received NO work from anyone in this class... I hope you are using your time productively.

You have less than 4 weeks until your Regent - 14 school days...

please make up your missing regent tasks if nothing else...

Write your task 1 essay on Nellie Bly if you haven't done it already...

Write your task 2 on pedestrian safety

Write your task 3 parental expectations

Practice, practice, practice...

keep working on your projects as well... I'm here for feedback if you want it.

Work

I haven't received any work from any of you, yet... please take this time to do your work.

If you have a blog, I have viewed it and made comments. Please look.

All of you owe work, please go on teacherease and get to work!

Thanks.

Work for the week

Since we aren't having class this week, I encourage you to continue work on your final projects... go to the library, go on the blog, and email me with questions.

Make up all missing work particularly regent tasks - if you don't have copies of the work, please email me and I will try to get it to you via email.

Send me all work via email and/or google.docs and hopefully everyone will be caught up when we return.

Check teacherease for what is missing and check the blog for the assignments.

Enjoy your week off.

School Closed Week of May 18th

School will be closed for the week of May 18th.

School will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th.

Eportfolio - the end has come

https://web.ideasconsulting.com/wjps/login.php

your log in information is your first initial and last name
password is your student id #

for example - student john smith is jsmith

I've uploaded all of what you need to show proficiency in as many of your other teachers have...

go have a look so that if you have questions, you can ask me in class.

Task 4 and project progression

We will be working on task 4 in class today. I will be collecting your writing in class and then on Monday we will be working on it again.

2nd drafts of your papers are due on Monday - they should be typed- I want to see what you have done so that I can help you.

6 blog posts are due on Monday.

Blog project samples

http://endoftheyearproject.blogspot.com/

http://libertybell731.blogspot.com/

http://hllwomensuffrage.blogspot.com/

http://adriprojecturl.blogspot.com/

http://lexitproject.blogspot.com/

http://stacey702exit2008.blogspot.com/

http://expeditionoflewisandclark.blogspot.com/

http://ushistorythecivilwar.blogspot.com/

http://731louisianapurchase.blogspot.com/

http://cantforgetthisurl.blogspot.com/

Midterm

Next Friday will be Midterm. Please make up any missing work before then.

You will be doing in class, self-assessments on Tuesday.

Research Guide -

http://www.lvcsd.k12.ny.us/page.cfm?p=121

This guide really breaks down how to do research and track it... It is from my old school and many of my former students had great success using the methods provided.

Let me know what you think.

2 Saturday Regent Review Sessions

On Saturdays May 9 and May 23rd, Ms. Destefano and I will be running ELA Regent review sessions at school.

The sessions will run 9-12.

We plan on going over all tasks and providing extra practice in completing the multiple choice, test stamina and readiness, and writing more effective essay.

Please plan on attending.

Literary Magazine

If you have pieces that you have written this year - prose, essays, poems and/or art work you'd like to submit to the literary magazine - please turn it into Ms. Destefano in room 359 ASAP.

Thanks.