Edmodo

All Students. Make sure you have joined your appropriate group. Juniors should all be in the group. I will be closing groups at the end of the week. Freshmen you have two groups, Freshmen, Freshmen AP. Freshmen is sbyt88, Freshmen AP fbg6p3. We will do a lot more discussions and take quizzes in Edmodo this quarter.

Reading Summaries

Please keep reading. Independent reading is expected on a weekly basis. Reading summaries will resume next Friday, November 1. I would like your reading summaries to be two paragraphs long (10 sentences) about the plot, the characters, and conflicts.

Second Quarter

Freshmen

We are entering the second nine week grading period and we want to make sure we start strong and finish strong. Please take advantage of all extra credit opportunities that are provided. Don't wait until the end to request extra credit. Extra credit is given at my discretion and is offered to every student. Thank you all for your excellent behavior at the Chamber Theatre Production. You have a total of 8 extra credit opportunities from that performance. I will accept them up to October 31st. For those who were unable to make the field trip, you can still do the assignments, but you may need to read the short stories in order to complete them.

Juniors

I will keep you posted on extra credit opportunities this quarter.

10 K Book Race

Hi Students,

I am posting a link that will take you to a form to log the number of pages you've read as well as post your book report. I understand that you have emailed them to me, which I will grade. However, I still need you to follow this link and enter the required fields. You can simply copy and paste your report into the appropriate field. Going forward, you will only need to enter your book information on this form and you won't have to email me your book reports. Please follow this protocol so I can give you credit for the pages you've read and you can qualify for the incentives. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/a/harmonytx.org/forms/d/19ozttboPZeBuwGwxUOib9CT85D4P9A99ILXO8oNwZs0/viewform

Warm regards,

Ms. Carpenter

Freshmen Field Trip

Our first field trip is scheduled for October 22, 2013. We will be going to a theatre performance in Dallas, TX. More details to come. There will be an opportunity for extra credit with this field trip.

Book Report/Reading Conference Due

Your book reports and reading conferences will beginThursday, October 10th. Please make sure your written report is typed in Google Docs and emailed to msmcarpenter@gmail.com. Also, be sure to track your page numbers so that I can enter them for the 10K Book Race. Be advised that you should be reading your second novel as well and be finished in the next two weeks for your final book report and conference for the quarter.

1st Quarter Benchmark

9th grade Benchmark will be this Friday, October 11th. 11th grade Benchmark will be Thursday, October 10th. Review all notes and anchor charts to review what we've learned in Unit 1.

Official Benchmark

Benchmarks will be taken between October 7 and October 18th. Review all of your notes and academic vocabulary. We will revisit content to improve weak areas based on pre-test.

Reading Conferences

The end of the first quarter is approaching quickly. You should have already completed your first novel and should be reading your second novel for this nine week period. I will begin conferences next week. Please write a formal book report and be ready to discuss your first novel by the week of October 7. Visit this link to help you write a book report: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/703/01/ Please email me if you have any questions. Your second conference and book report will be due October 18.