Time to stop monkeying around! We have 6 weeks left until Semester grades and summer...
So, let's buckle down and finish strong!


Today, we are looking closely at some of the quotes we have been introduced to in our English class.
I emailed a document to you titled QUOTE ANALYSIS.

Find it in your gmail inbox, open and complete the form.

Priorities

Today, you need to make sure the following tasks are completed
1. 2 book reviews are submitted Roberts class, use independent reading tab on the blog
     - Roberts: use the "independent reading" tab on her blog
2. Check that your WNB (writer's notebook) is up-to-date
     * entries are dated, proofread and complete

The End is Near....

The grading period ends this Friday
 Make sure you are caught up:

*WNB- complete all entries; dated? proofread? see Mrs. Roberts' blog for rubric and there are posters in both her class and mine regarding entries.
* Book Reviews: 2 are due WED 4/23. One should be on SEEDFOLKS and the other, a book of your choice.
* Stereotypes Essay: should have been done, however, if not GET IT DONE!
*Finish AOW Summary and opinion paragraph: "Famous Snowboarder"

Today you will be writing your SEEDFOLKS book reviews in class using a guided template.
The template is shared with you and is in your google docs, titled SEEDFOLKS BOOK REVIEW.
You will need to write another book review by NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Roberts will not accept any late book reviews. 

I'm back!

Whew. It's been a while since I have been at PLHS.
Prior to my surgery, we were just about completed with our NaNoWriMo, and now we are just weeks away from completing our freshman year together!
Today: draft of the Stereotypes Essay is due, be ready to revise in English class.
FINAL DRAFT due tomorrow, 4/15. You will have time in this class to make any final changes.

LOOKING AHEAD....2 new book reviews are due 4/23. One will be SEEDFOLKS, and the other, a book of your choice. We will do a guided writing of the SEEDFOLKS book review on Wednesday 4/16 in periods 2 and 3.