Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Updates: The senior meetings with the Guidance Counselors have been rescheduled to next Tuesday and Thursday due to Tropical Whatever Fay. I have the alpha list in my room; check to see when you are to meet with your counselor. The make-up session, hosted by Mrs. Clary, will be Thursday during sixth period for any seniors who couldn't attend a previous session.

Nervous about the SAT or ACT? Did you know that we offer preparation classes here at Boone for free? See Mrs. Cadman for details. If you haven't signed up to take these tests, seniors, please do so.

(And sophomores--we haven't forgotten you. You are all signed up to take the PSAT, for free, on October 17 during periods 1-3. Details forthcoming.)

Gifted English II: Our Author of the Day today is Carl Hiaasen, a terrific Florida novelist and columnist. His work is hilarious and environmentally conscious, and I highly recommend him as a good "fun" outside reading choice. Afterwards, we will finish discussing the philosophical ramifications on Camus and Miller, and review some examples for this week's literary vocabulary (#21-40).

APees: Collect HW from yesterday's passage analysis, and then make the transition into multiple choiceness. One of today's passages will be from The Awakening, interestingly enough. You will earn ten points for taking the session, and you will also see your scoring percentage. Ideally, you need to be scoring at or above the fiftieth percentile in order to pass the AP exam section in May. The higher your multiple choice score, the more room you have for error on your essays. We will be doing a total of ten practice sessions this year, and today's class will also feature a few handy tips for this kind of test. It's different than FCAT/SAT.