AP Students

I understand that many of you were in the US History review, but you are not excused from the assignment that was due today.  So unless I receive your final draft before midnight, 4/29 you are getting a 0 in the gradebook.
If you look at your portal and see an "X" it means I received it and am in the process of grading it.

Only 7 more classes before the exam.
Your exam is on May 11th and you will be testing in room 326.
They want all students there at 7:40am.

Community service or Extra Credit opportunity

Great news!  The donation collection for the victims of the earthquake in Ecuador has been extended to May 20th.  They still need the following items:
*canned food
*diapers
*baby wipes

This can count as your community service grade or extra credit for my class.
Take advantage and make a difference.

AP Class -- Essay Prompts due Friday

In class we did the "Speed Dating" activity where you looked at four different prompts and then selected one that you would like to write a full essay for.
Your typed essays are due on Friday.
Make sure to follow the following format:
1. Name, date and period in the upper right corner
2. Use 12 pt font, double spaced
3. Check for grammar and punctuation

I am grading your essay based on a Final Draft status as opposed to a rough draft that would be written in class.  I am looking forward to your best effort.

If you know you will not be in class, please email it or give it to someone to turn in for you.

**Reminder: Review session will be Thursday, April 28th in my room from 2:30-3:30pm.  I will be focusing on essay tips and strategies.

Happy Earth Day

Hope you apply what you learned this week in your day to day activities.

**Extra Credit: Bring in or show me a picture of you doing something Earth Day related. 

(Example: planting trees, recycling, picking up trash, etc.) 

Period 1 Students -- Earth Day Homework

Since I do not see you again until Friday, for homework you will think about ways that you can help preserve the Earth.
Write down 5 things that you do or that you can start doing to help the environment.
Due on Friday (4/22) when you get to class.

AP Students

I will hold a practice session this Thursday, April 21st from 2:30-3:30 in my room.
I will give an "A" to those students who come and participate in this boot camp.

I would also like to let you know that there will be a boot camp
Saturday, April 23rd from 8-11am @ TERRA  If you want to attend let me know ahead of time so I can alert the teacher at TERRA so she can make copies of the materials.  You will earn an A for attending as well.

AP English Language Students

You completed an AP practice multiple choice test on Monday and a practice synthesis essay on Tuesday.
I do not see you until Friday, April 15th.
If you want the credit for revising your multiple choice answers make sure to bring those on Friday.

In the meantime, if you want to do more practice with multiple choice type questions you can sign-up on Florida Virtual School -- Practice AP English Language Exam

Remember your score is in your hands.

You can also go to the following website that helps calculate what your score would be:
AP Score calculator

FSA Reading Test Schedule

Monday, April 11 & Tuesday, April 12

Testing Period 1 – Meet in Room 327

Wednesday, April 13 &

Thursday, April 14

Testing Period 2 – Meet in Room 318

Testing Period 4 – Meet in Room 327

Testing Period 6 – Meet in Room 212

Make sure to bring earbuds for the audio portion.

Through the Looking Glass Project (Period 1)

You will pick one of the following projects to complete and present for a grade as well as a possible hour of community service:

               1.       Create an alphabet book using ideas from the novel. (You can work with a partner.)  

a.       Each page of the book must be based on an alphabet letter. 

b.      Have a sentence using the word.

c.       Have a picture related to the word.

d.      For optional community service hour you will present your book to the preschool class on one of the Fridays (April 15, 22, 29) or on one of the block days we are not testing.

               2.       Create a puppet show using one of the chapters or scenes from the novel.  (You can work with a partner.)

a.       You will design your own puppets.

b.      You will create your own script based on the chapter you have selected.

c.       For optional community service hour you will perform your puppet show to the preschool class on one of the Fridays (April 15, 22, 29) or on one of the block days we are not testing.

                3.       Take a classic nursery rhyme and bring it to life similar to what happened in novel.  (You can work with a partner.)

a.       Select a classic nursery rhyme.

b.      Create a chapter in which Alice would interact with the characters from the nursery rhyme.

c.       For optional community service hour you will teach the nursery rhyme to the preschool class on one of the Fridays (April 15, 22, 29) or on one of the block days we are not testing.

                4.       Turn your dreams into a Dream Journal. (No partners)

a.       Type up ten days of your dreams.  Write as much as you can remember about the dream.

b.      Reflect on each dream trying to understand what is going on in your real life that might have impacted your subconscious.  Think about how Alice’s adventures connected to her life as a child (nursery rhyme characters, being corrected by adults, etc.)

You will have until April 29th to complete and submit your project.

Worth 20 points