Monday, May 3, 2010

So one of my 46 major character flaws upon which I am working is an intense level of laziness, which is why I neglected to post Friday's lessons. The sophomores took the Author of the Day quiz with varying degrees of success, and the seniors all rec'd the Prom Speech, with varying degrees of success.

Today, however, is another day.

I know several students will be out for the AP Gov test today, but lessons go on despite ourselves.

Gifted English II: Author of the Day is Bill Bryson, word of the day is je ne sais quoi, and the holiday today ranges from Accountant Appreciation Day to Melanoma Monday. And then, unfortunately, we have a timed writing from the State of Florida. Fortunately, this is the adjusted topic for Gifted/Honors, and it has a literary bent. I actually almost like it. Ten points for doing it, plus a grade for your actual score out of 36.

APees: Depending on how many people are out today, we are probably doing small-group preparation for the AP exam this Thursday. All students will be assigned the next (final!) focus paper on Heart of Darkness, though--check this site tomorrow for the prompt if you are out for AP Gov.