Periods 3 & 4 - English 2

In case you all needed the document below (if you wanted to get started), here it is. Hope you are enjoying your spring break. I do miss you if you were wondering.

Remember to read; it keeps the mind fresh!!!! No dead brains when you return. LOL! I am reading Eclipse for the second time, as well as some books for my classes. What a blessing it is to read and write! See you in a week!
Portfolio of Poetry

WAY TO GO!

Congrats to the following students for making A's in both my reading and English classes this quarter: MONICA HERNANDEZ, ERIKA MUNIZ and ANTHONY VALECILLOS

Congrats to these students for making A's all three quarters thus far in English class:

3rd Period - ESTEFANIA MARTINEZ-BONET and LAYSU BORGES

4th Period - MONICA HERNANDEZ and ERIKA MUNIZ

5th Period - RICK BRAVO, AMANDA FRYE, JESSICA PEREZ and IBIS ISER

6th Period - MABIT GONZALEZ and JONATHAN MUNOZ

I am very proud of all my babies, but I am especially proud of the aforementioned students. That is quite a feat!!!!

Spring Break Home Learning

You have a few tasks for Spring Break. I suggest you do them today, or the Monday that's a teacher workday. Let's finish the year strong!

Periods 3 & 4 - Read The Freedom Writer's Diary, pgs. 78-107. Write three entries in your journal that discuss your feelings regarding the readings, or you can write about your experiences during spring break. You also need to write an enjambment poem of at least 14 lines. Remember, you need to focus on one literary tool.

Periods 5 & 6 - DO pgs 61-63 of your test packet. Set a timer for 16 minutes. Once the time is up, circle the questions you weren't able to finish. You can do them anyway, but I want you to circle them so you are aware that you have to work faster. You also need to read "Men, Women, Sex and Darwin" from the 50 Essays book. It's on page 29. In addition, you need to answer the four questions that follow the reading. Don't write the questions, just the answers (Shocker, I know! LOL!) You also need to look at the stylistic aspects of the essay. Look for figurative language, sytax, rhetoric, etc. Highlight it in your book and make notes in the margin. A useful tool is the handout from the summer with all the rhetorical appeals on it. It's to the left if you need another copy.

OK, I love you all. Be safe and make good choices! I will miss you!!!!!!!!

Check Your FCAT Camp Points

At 9 p.m. this evening, I will be done entering points for FCAT Camp. I gave 5th and 6th credit for science; 1st and 2nd for reading camp; 3rd and 4th for writing and reading camp. I entered it in the book as 1 point, which may seem low for you, but I promise it's not. It was the only way I could give you partial points if you only came one or two Saturdays. It equaled to a one to three PERCENT increase, which is HUGE!

If you notice I did not credit you for attending camp, see me at lunch tomorrow.

Smile,
C-Rod

BRING YOUR BINDER!

Periods 3-6, be sure to bring your binder for class. Will there be a binder check? Maybe. You just need to be prepared!

PERIODS 1-6:Test Make-up/Retake Day on 3/24!

Periods 3 & 4: If you did not get the grade you wanted on the literary tools test (less than an 85%), you can make it up! I will allow you to retake it (it will be a different test, but same lit tools) on Wednesday, 3/24 during lunch. To do this, you will need to bring the old literary tools written out three times (tool and definition) on Tuesday or Wednesday to class. At that time, I will write you a lunch pass for Wednesday. To take the test, you will have to bring your pass and arrive by 11:33. You will have until 11:55 to take it, and then you can eat lunch.

Periods 5 & 6: The same goes for you for our last vocab test, except you will write out ALL Vocab 6 words and definitions 5 times each. See above for the rules and details!

Periods 1-6: If there is a test you need to make up from this quarter, here is what you need to do (no exceptions will be made, sorry):
1. Make sure your absence is excused.
2. Request to take the make-up on this blog by Monday, 3/22 at 8:00 p.m. You must also indicate the date you missed and which test/quiz you have to take.
3. Come to me by Wednesday at 9:25 to request a pass. (Do not interrupt my class to do so, please.)
4. Show up for your make-up by 11:33 a.m.

Remember, I love you!

Periods 1 & 2

According to the article we read in class today, some marriages are arranged by the parents of a man and a woman, as opposed to them meeting, falling in love and then exchanging vows. Oftentimes, the cultures that arrange marriages use horoscopes to determine if the couple will be a good match. Though I don't find horoscopes to be a valid method of determining your day or that the love of your life has to come from one specific sign, I do think it's interesting. So what I want you to do is look up your sign and the traits of people who fall within that sign. Then look up which sign is the best match for you and why. Do you know anyone who has the same sign as your ideal match? Is what you found accurate based on your experiences with that person? Would you be OK with your parents arranging for you to marry this person at such a young age?

I want you to post your findings here, as well as your reaction to what you discover. If you want to use the Chinese signs (calendar), since so many of you are in Chinese, you can! Have fun with this! Again, I am not pushing astrology; I just thought it would interesting and tie in nicely to our readings this week!

HOLD UP, Periods 5 & 6!

I feel I have not prepared you well enough for the compare and contrast essay; therefore, I am moving the due date back. Here are the new dates: 3/25 (5th) and 3/26 (6th). Understand that since I am doing more to prepare you, you will be graded even more stringently than before.

To replace this assignment, access the following Powerpoint.Take notes on the presentation then write 5 sentences per type of sentence (for a total of 20) and incorporate your most recent vocab words. It must be typed. This is due this Friday for 5th, and this Thursday for 6th.

Simple, Compound, And Complex Sentences In


Smile and love you (even though I am grouchy).

YOU ARE READY, and I BELIEVE IN YOU!

I am so glad that FCAT is finally upon us. You have worked so hard to get where you are. Some of you have come every Saturday for FCAT camp, while some of you have endured tutoring at 6:30 every morning. I know Reading Plus has made you nuts, as well as all of the reading passages, but I know it will pay off in huge dividends. Not only are you ready for Tuesday, you are also ready to be a junior, a college student, and a lifelong reader, writer and learner.

Rest this weekend, do a couple more sessions of Reading Plus, then relax. Remember to let the fear go; you are more ready than any other group I've had.

I AM PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS MY STUDENTS, CHILDREN, BABIES, SWEETIES, MUFFINS, ETC! Love you!

Periods 5 & 6 - Compare and Contrast Essay

You are going to be writing a compare and contrast essay on two literary criticisms of the piece you selected. The due dates are as follows (I made them due after FCAT Science to try and help you out): Period 5 - March 19; Period 6 - March 18.

This time you are going to print one copy for class, but you will have to email it to me by the morning of your due date (there is a reason). I will give you the email address in class.

Furthermore, I need you go to this site (CLICK HERE), and print out this handout. It will prove to be useful, and we will also be discussing it in class.