Wednesday, May 11, 2005

AP Literature: Work sessions, both periods.

Gifted IV: Exams are graded. Everyone passed. (Some, barely.)

Gifted II: Review The Elements of Style. Work on draft of creative letter. If time: grammar review.

There is a faculty meeting after school today to meet our new principal. I am available for help before school and during sixth period, but not after school due to this meeting.

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Writing Center is open today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Writing Center party and paper-plate awards will be during both lunch shifts on Thursday.
• The Rome party will be at Natalie Henry's house this Saturday at 3 p.m. Bring double prints of your pictures, and fond memories!!! All participants and families are welcome! I will have a map to distribute tomorrow.
• Seniors--Graduation Assembly is at 10 a.m. on Friday morning. DON'T MISS THIS.

AP Literature: 1st period, final exam. 5th period, work session. Room is open to any senior who needs to catch up.

Gifted IV: Final exam.

Gifted II: Receive final writing assignment. Bring The Elements of Style with you tomorrow.

Monday, May 9, 2005

AP Literature: 1st period, Ten Things I Hate About You. 5th--hand back graded work, go over requirements for final exam.

Gifted IV: Finish review for final examination.

Gifted II: Author of the Day quiz, followed by discussion of essential questions leading up to final written assignment.

Friday, May 6, 2005

AP Literature: We can't talk about the test yet, but congratulations for surviving the experience. Today we will go over the requirements for the final exam and collect the last of the focus papers.

Gifted IV: Review for the final exam, which is scheduled for Tuesday morning.

Gifted II: Finish questions for the Schindler packet and discuss college plans.

Thursday, May 5, 2005

TODAY IS THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT LITERATURE EXAM.
Good luck to all students testing!!!

Period 1: Sean, your soul is mine.

Period 2: Questions on Frank O'Connor's short story, and the final writing assignment.

Period 3/4: Finish looking at the shooting script from Schindler and assessing the questions at the end.

Wow. I can't believe this year is coming to an end.

Wednesday, May 4, 2005

Today is the AP Statistics Exam. I hope that all calculus students did well yesterday and feel good about where they are!

Focus papers due today for AP students NOT taking Stats or Calc. Otherwise, they are due Friday.

Tuesday, it must be Belgium

Academic Awards Ceremony is tonight at 7 p.m. in the BHS auditorium.

Yay award winners.

AP Literature: Review/read/don't panic.

Gifted IV: "My Oedipus Complex" by Fank O'Connor

Gifted II: Finish The Wave and discuss human behavior. . .

Writing Center open today.

Monday, May 2, 2005

Can you believe it's AP week already? Goodness.

Today is the Advanced Placement Language and Composition Exam for juniors; good luck, guys!

My schedule:

AP Lit: 1st period watch Taming of the Shrew; 5th finish review. Return AP Practice Tests and confer privately with any of you who are hyperventilating.

Gifted IV: Finish "Prufrock" and look at "The Hollow Men" by T. S. Eliot. Tomorrow: "My Oedipus Complex" by Frank O'Connor.

Gifted II: THE WAVE IS UPON US. Strength through discipline! Strength through community!

Tomorrow is the AP Calc test. Good luck, math scholars!!!