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.

BENCHMARK (PRE-TEST)

Thursday, September 24, 2013, 9th and 11th grade will take an ELA Benchmark. This is a practice for the official Benchmark the week of October 7th. Please do your best and treat it as the real test. I will take put the grade in the gradebook. Review all of your notes and vocabulary words. Good luck!

Late Work/Missing Assignments

Please be advised it is your responsibility to keep up with your missing work. Check the Gradebook to see what assignments you are missing. If you are within the two week limit, you could still earn up to a 70. If it is beyond the deadline, you will receive a failing grade. If you have been absent, remember that you are required to request make up work from me. Let's keep up the good work and finish this quarter strong!

PBL Delay for 9th Grade

Due to MAP Testing, 9th grade PBLs will be delayed to the week of September 30th.

Reading Summaries

Please continue your weekly reading. Work towards your weekly reading goal. Summaries are due every Friday. I need to see one full paragraph summarizing the plot, characters, and important details.