Monday, April 26, 2010

We are careening toward the end of the school year with no respite in sight. To wit, children: The Prom Speech is Friday, April 30, and I will be plucking unlucky volunteers from each class to assist. The College Speech comes after the AP exam, so you'll have to wait on that one. (It's accompanied by the wildly subjective 50 Things Every 18-Year-Old SHOULD Know.)

And the AP exam for Lit and Comp is May 6. If that doesn't make you terrified, then. . .

How about this?

IMPORTANT DATES

Progress Reports go home May 7

Prom is May 1

GRADUATION IS JUNE 4

Graduation Practice at the Amway Arena, or whatever it is this week (Fruit of the Loom Arena, Cocoa Puffs Arena, pick a label) is contingent on the NBA playoffs. We could just nudge Dwight Howard out of the way and march in formation to "Pomp and Circumstance," but the fans might take umbrage at such adolescent arrogance.

Wow.

Gifted English II: Author of the Day, grammar review, Things Fall Apart Question Time Part II, and How to Write a Review. And passing back a TON of old stuff. I do mean old. Recycle some; save some. Just get it out of my room, plz. Kthnx.

APees: Multiple Choiceness for the first part of the period, followed by intense literary review for the second. And so it goes. Heart of Darkness test is later this week; not sure when. Keep reading and keep filling out those character charts; I'll probably give you time in class tomorrow and review some more key elements of the novella WITH you. Love to all.