Weekend News

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prep for next week and beyond.

Reminders for the weekend:

English 9a: You've got 15 "big" info cards and 3 "small" source cards for your research project (EACH student) DUE TUESDAY. If you do not have internet access at home, perhaps find a library, friend's house, etc. for access? Please note that you still need to complete the total of 20 "big's" and 5 "small's" soon thereafter what with the overall project DUE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, JAN. 30. Feel free to go over that limit in order to cover all of the info/topics you need. Contact me and/or your partner with questions!

English 11b: You've got all Hobbit items (Chapters 9-19, children story, essay) DUE TUESDAY. Be ready! And let me know if you have any questions at all, guys. On Wednesday, we start a brand new text....excited?!

Enjoy the weekend, all!

SNOW DAY! And Weekend News...

I hope you all are enjoying your day off and a good start to a long weekend?! Just call me a prophet, huh? :)

Ok, now...a few things:

**All students...check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to fully prepare for Monday and the rest of the week. Remember, no due dates have changed in light of the snow day!

**English 9 students...your Vocab Quiz #2 will now be taken first thing Monday. Be ready to turn in your flash cards from last week at that point too. We'll be practicing in class for our Novel Presentations on Monday as well. And remember, your book and all of your Novel Notes are DUE TUESDAY as well! Simply put, this next Tuesday is a big day. Prepare yourselves!

**English 11 students...be ready to turn in your Hobbit chapters 1-8 packets on Monday as well as share at least 6 total pages of your children stories. We'll be doing a bit of review that day as well in order to get all of us caught up and on board with the Hobbit happenings toward the middle of the text. I'll have the next study guide packet ready for you in class that day in order to hit the next number of chapters! Excited?! I bet....:)

Take care, all! Be safe out there! Let me know if you need anything at all.

For the weekend...

Hi, everyone. Just checking in a bit early regarding the upcoming weekend and into next week...

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links on the right.

English 9-ers, make some solid progress on your novels this weekend and be reminded that i'll be checking your halfway point plot summaries in class on Tuesday of next week. Also, remember to bring another set of 10 blank note cards to class on Monday for our second installment of Latin/Greek vocab! Be reminded that we have our first VOCAB QUIZ that day as well!

English 11 folks, you should be to pg. 75 of The Hobbit at the very least, have your Literary/Hobbit terms and Chapters 1-4 guide completed, and fully create at least 2 children's story pages by Monday!

Have a fun weekend, everyone!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, ALL!

First and foremost, everyone, is that you enjoy your two week break with family and friends. Have fun...and be safe!

I've already updated the "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right regarding the week we return from break. Please check them out in order to prep for our returning work.

A few specific reminders...

**English 9a...ALL of your Personal Narrative items are officially due the TUESDAY we return (Jan. 3). This due date includes your brainstorm sheet (pg. 6 of your packet), completed outline (on a separate piece of paper), edited rough draft, and final draft (with cover page). Please feel free to send me via email the final version as a Microsoft Word document or just simply "share" it with me via GoogleDocs if you so choose. Also, the Tuesday we return, we'll also be starting a Choice Novel project. You'll be able to choose YOUR OWN novel to read, analyze, and reflect on provided it's at least 225 pages, fiction, appropriate, and something you have not read before. So, if you have any ideas over break, feel free to bring the book with you to class on that Monday...or else you'll have a chance to check something out in the school library that day. Finally, remember to bring at least 10 blank note cards to class on that Tuesday as well since we'll be starting our first week of vocab/flash cards in class!

**English 11b...ALL of your Oliver Twist items are officially due the TUESDAY we return (Jan. 3). This due date includes your completed "putting it all together" packet,2 vocabulary terms every 20 pages, completed plot summaries, character list, and themes evidence. Also, be prepared for the ESSAY TEST on that Wednesday (keeping in mind major novel ideas like physiognomy, nature vs. nature, identity, Victorian/Realism era and values, etc. with examples from the novel, your own experiences, and "real world" application as evidence of your thoughts).

For everyone, please let me know if/how I can help at all these next two weeks! Don't hesitate....

Take care, all! Enjoy the time.

Weekend Update

Hi, everyone. Please check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right and then read below regarding your class information:

**English 9a

-Finish "Thank You..." over the weekend and answer the attached questions in writing...and on a separate piece of paper.

-Prepare for the grammar quiz on Monday regarding complete sentences, fragments, and run-ons.

-Prepare yourself for the big Literary Term/Short Story TEST on TUESDAY. All of our short stories and literary terms are fair game for the test!

**English 11b

-Continue with the Oliver Twist work...read up to pg. 72 at least...update your plot summaries (every 20 pages) and vocab words (every 20). Remember, we have a quiz on Monday for anything/everything up to pg. 72!

-Prepare yourself for the Key Literary Term QUIZ on MONDAY. You'll officially turn in that term sheet that day as well.

To all of you, enjoy the weekend and be safe on the roads! Let me know if you need anything at all.

Happy First Weekend of the Tri!

Hello, everyone. I hope you all have a great weekend. We're all back into the swing of things now, huh? Please let me know if you need anything at all at this point...questions about the course/material thus far, concerns, comments, etc. That's what i'm here for!

For ALL English students: check out the newly updated "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links to the right in order to prepare for this coming full week.

English 9 reminders:

**Finish your 41 literary term flash cards this weekend and be ready to turn all of them in on Monday first thing. Don't forget to ## the cards!

**Finish "Most Dangerous...", answer your "connections" sheet, and fill out your "hill" plot diagram for the story.

English 11 reminders:

**Be prepared for our poetry QUIZ on MONDAY. Remember that you might be asked to compose your OWN poem as part of the quiz...hint hint.

**Finish ALL POEMS and RESPONSES from the packet this weekend...Byron and Shelley included.

Have a good one, all!

Welcome!

Greetings, everyone. I'm really looking forward to working with all of you and, of course, getting to know you more as students AND as people.

If at ANY TIME, you have questions, concerns, comments, etc., PLEASE feel free to contact me via the email address listed below and on your "parent letter". Of course, you could always simply talk to me face to face in class as well...:)

The two most important links on this site are arguably the "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links listed to the right. Check these out frequently in order to stay ORGANIZED and INFORMED of class matters.

Let's get off to a GREAT start this week!

Final Exam Week!

Hi, everyone.

First of all, GOOD LUCK WITH EXAMS THIS COMING WEEK. But really, you shouldn't need ANY luck if you PREPARE ACCORDINGLY.

The "weekly schedule" and "important" dates have been updated. Check them out.

Reminders for the weekend:

**Study...study....study...study!
**Exam review "facts" are due the day of your exam
**Be ready to turn in your green textbook the day of your exam

Let me know if you need anything at all, guys! Have a good weekend....almost done.

Almost Done!

Greetings, everyone. First, I hope you have a great weekend! Be sure to cheer on MSU bball and football! :) Right...

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" link to the right in order to prepare for our last full week of the first trimester. It's crunch time, guys!

Weekend Reminders:

**Bring 10 blank note cards to class on Monday to start our last round of vocab for the trimester.

**Finish all Greek-related assignments...Greek research...The Odyssey (pg. 704, 1-7).

**Be prepared to turn in your flash cards from last week on Monday and to take the QUIZ!

**We'll be starting the Final Exam review process on Monday and continuing all week in class...fyi.

Take care, guys! Have fun and safe...and let me know if you need anything at all.

First Weekend of November!

Man, time flies, huh? We've got only 2.5 weeks left in this first trimester. Yikes! There were two interjections just there. Can you find them? :)

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prepare for this coming week.

Here are some reminders for the weekend:

**Pg. 674, 1-6 is DUE MONDAY regarding The Odyssey.

**We have a GRAMMAR QUIZ first thing on Monday over ALL parts of speech. Be prepared!

**I told you all today (Friday) to come prepared with 10 blank note cards for class on Monday. Well, you can officially hold off until Tuesday if you'd like since we're going to delay our vocab lesson until then. No worries.

**You may be receiving an email to your school account this weekend regarding your Research Project grade. Check it out!

That's all for now, folks. Have a great weekend...let me know if you need anything...and as always, Go State!

Loooooong Weekend Update...

First, I hope everyone enjoys a little r and r on the long weekend! Come back to school refreshed and re-energized!

It's a big weekend also for completing ALL RESEARCH items. On MONDAY, all of the following are officially due:

**All research note cards
**Separate copies of outline
**One copy of a final draft (cover page, 2.5 pages of text, works cited page)

Be ready, guys, and collaborate with partners over this weekend if needed!

As for next week, we'll be starting with some new information in class...check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prepare. You'll be bringing your green textbooks to class again starting next week...fyi.

Take care, everyone! Let me know if you need anything at all!

Weekend Update

Hi, everyone. I thought i'd check in a bit earlier again in order to update/clarify some things as we head into a shortened (yet very important) week.

First, check out the weekly schedule and important date links in order to be clear on English 9-related information. You'll notice that we do NOT have school next Thursday and Friday due to parent/teacher conference week (Conferences on Monday/Tuesday from 530-830 PM).

Second, regarding our Research Projects, remember that your complete set of research note cards (20/5...at least) is DUE FIRST THING MONDAY. On Monday, we'll officially start the rough draft process, but feel free to start work on it with your partner(s) this weekend to get a head start!

Finally, ALL RESEARCH-RELATED ITEMS (NOTE CARDS, OUTLINES, FINAL DRAFTS) ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, AND THE IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS ARE THAT DAY AS WELL.

Let me know if you need anything, guys! Take care...Go State!

RESEARCH WEEKEND

English 9-ers, please don't hesitate to contact me this weekend if you have any research-related question whatsoever. I promise i'll get back to you as soon as I can to help out. But really, you've got ALL the info you need from the handouts.

Always refer to the bottom link on the right of this post for specific research directions as well as the link just above it to view available databases. Here is the URL again just in case: https://www.msu.edu/~robin333/webquest/

Enjoy your weekend, all!

And Go, State! :)

Reminder: 15 "bigs" and 3 "smalls" are due on Wednesday of this coming week!

Upcoming Weekend Notes...

Hi, all. I hope you will have a good weekend and enjoy the little sun that we have!

A few items for you:

**Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" in order to prepare for next week.

**Please, at your leisure, check out and preview the following website in order to prepare for a research project this coming week...starting on Thursday.

http://www.msu.edu/~robin333/webquest/index.html

**Please don't hesitate to contact me this weekend if you have questions regarding the novel notes that are due on Wednesday and/or the presentations. I'm here to help!

Prepare yourselves for Wednesday!

Another Early (Thursday) Weekend Update

Ladies and gentlemen,

Once again, please check the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right to prepare for the near future in this class.

Also, remember the following for next week:

**You should be AT LEAST halfway finished with your novel by Wednesday, Oct. 5 with UPDATED PLOT SUMMARIES...hint hint.

**Bring 10 blank note cards to class on Monday for week 2 of vocabulary work.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Thursday (early) Weekend Update

Greetings, all.

First, enjoy the weekend...BUT remember that we've got a big DUE DATE FOR MONDAY regarding our Personal Narrative essay assignments.

Reminders:

**You will be turning in ALL narrative items on Monday...brainstorm, outline, edited rough draft, and final draft.

**Final drafts should be typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font (Times New Roman, Helvetica, Courier, or Arial...no bold), 1 inch margins, 2.5 pages, and with a cover page that contains your name and a creative title.

**If you are/were absent for Friday's class, you are still responsible for having at least ONE pair of eyes read/edit your paper, give comments/feedback and sign your rough draft as proof.

**Please feel free to email a Microsoft Word attachment to me for printing purposes and/or ask any questions you might have. Do so EARLY enough this weekend though so I have time to respond! Or you can always "share" a google doc with me too!

**Check the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prepare for next week. And if you have a fitting novel in mind, please bring it on Monday to class!

**Bring 10 blank note cards to class on Monday.

We'll see everyone on Monday! Be prepared!

Weekend Update

Hi, all. I hope the weekend is a good, restful one for you. Monday is a big day for us in English class, so be prepared!

Reminders for the weekend:

1.) Finish "Thank You, Ma'm" and the attached questions for Monday.

2.) Prepare for the Literary term/Short story TEST which will be given on Monday...41 terms and all seven short stories are fair game!

And, as always, please browse the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to fully prepare for the upcoming weeks ahead.

Take care, everyone!

The First Week...

...is done!!

Hi, everyone. I hope you're enjoying your first weekend of the school year. Rest up for your first FULL week coming up!

A few things...

1.) Remember that you've got 41 Literary Term flashcards and your "Most Dangerous..." assignment (hill/plot diagram and 3 paragraphs of "connections" from the handout) DUE ON MONDAY.

2.) Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" link to the right in order to plan ahead. We've got our first quiz and test coming up in the near future!

3.) Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, comments, etc. thus far. I'm here for you guys!

See you all on Monday.

Welcome, Everyone!!

Greetings, everyone. I'm really looking forward to working with all of you and, of course, getting to know you more as students AND as people.

If at ANY TIME, you have questions, concerns, comments, etc., PLEASE feel free to contact me via the email address listed below and on your "parent letter". Of course, you could always simply talk to me face to face in class as well...:)

Let's get off to a GREAT start this week!

Have a...

...great, safe summer, everyone!