It's May, which means SOL testing, AP exams, Memorial Day Weekend, Senior Week, Prom -- it feels like school's out, but it's not quite yet, so hang in there and finish strong!
Let's make these last weeks count,
Mr. Brennan
C A L E N D A R
SAT-Prep List #8 "Quiz.2"
BL. 6 -- On 5/7 you get a second chance to prove what you know from our most recent list of SAT-Prep words
Brave New World Group Project
Papers and presentations have been rescheduled to 5/8
Final Draft of Lincoln essay
BL. 1 & 3 -- 5/8
Our Reading SOL is Monday, May 12
The AP Language Exam is May 14
Life Story Book Report
The biography book report was explained in class 4/10; if you didn't get a copy of the guidelines, please see me.
BL. 2 & 4 Comprehensive Test -- 5/19
BL. 2 & 4 Interviews -- 5/19
BL. 6 Interviews with Poster Option -- 5/21
BL. 6 Reading Journal Option -- 5/23
The Poisonwood Bible Paper
BL. 1 & 3 -- submit by June 10 as your final assessment
Seniors, your paper is due June 4.
J O U R N A L T O P I C S
Topic #1 -- The Suffolk Tornado: What's your storm story?
Topic #2 -- Lending a helping hand: Write about a time you've been helpful to someone OR have been the recipient of someone's help.
A. P. R E A D E R ' S R E S P O N S E A R T I C L E S
#1 -- "Muhammad Bear" (assigned 11/30)
#2 -- Article about the British ban on smoking in cartoons (assigned 12/4)
#3 -- Response to the JOURNAL ENTRY activity on page 100 about the essay "My Mother Never Worked" (assigned 12/6)
"The only thing worse than failing at what matters is succeeding at what doesn't." -- Anonymous
S U P P L I E S
Be sure to bring the following materials to class each day:
•dark blue or black pen (Points will be deducted for work in another color of ink or pencil.)
•red pen or red pencil
•notebook or section of your notebook dedicated to English
•ample supply of 8 ˝” x 11” loose-leaf paper
•in-class journal (This must be a non-spiral, composition-style notebook.) None for A.P.
•A.P. -- one-inch, three-ring binder for reader response
A.P. students
Two novels that you will need are Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. To facilitate instruction, I would suggest your getting the Harper Perennial Modern Classic version of both of these books.
For your own research purposes, you'll need to have one of the following two books; the Gibaldi guide is more expensive, however it will be a better resource for you in college. The Trimmer book truly is trimmer (thinner!) and will suffice for this year.
o Joseph F. Trimmer’s A Guide to MLA Documentation, 7th edition (2005)
List price at Barnes & Noble and B. Dalton = $11.00
o Joseph Gibaldi’s MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th edition (2003)
List price and Barnes & Noble and B. Dalton = $17.50
C L A S S R O O M G U I D E L I N E S
In order for a classroom to run smoothly, adherence to basic rules and procedures is necessary. Below are a few standards that will help you receive fair treatment, keep you organized, and make our classroom a place where you can learn and feel secure. When you do your best as a student, I can do my best as your teacher.
RULES: How you are expected to behave
1. Please be honest -- lying, cheating, and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
2. Please be courteous, respectful, and attentive to me and to your peers.
3. Please speak in an appropriate manner; I will not permit blasphemy, vulgarity, or offensive slang.
4. Please do not bring food, drinks, candy, and gum into the classroom. (Bottled water will be permitted.)
CONSEQUENCES: How misbehavior will be handled
If a student chooses to misbehave, it is important that he knows the consequences. The steps that I may take for general discipline concerns are as follows:
First offense I will provide a verbal reminder of the appropriate, expected behavior.
Second offense The student will be separated from the rest of the class and will have a conference with me. A discipline assignment may be given and it must be signed by a parent/guardian and returned by 7:45 a.m. the next school day – failure to do so will result in a detention.
Third offense I will assign a detention and communicate with the student’s parent/guardian.
Fourth offense I will issue a referral which will be sent to the office.
• There may be discipline issues that require bypassing one or more of the above steps. More specific discipline procedures are outlined in the Suffolk Public Schools Student Handbook.
REWARDS: How positive behavior will benefit you
It has been said that “living right is its own reward” and this is definitely true. I have noted below a few of the other rewards for responsible behavior and positive contributions in the classroom.
1. Personal satisfaction
2. Academic success
3. Opportunity to earn extra credit points
4. Opportunity to earn bonus passes None for A.P.
5. Flexibility in homework assignments
6. Inclusion in student recognition programs
7. Positive written recommendations for jobs, colleges, scholarships, etc.
Some Favorite Links:
www.easybib.com Great site for formatting bibliographic information and making annotations
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