Presentations begin tomorrow!

You need to bring your IANs to be graded (pp.114-121), make sure the orange rubric is in it (p. 119) so you don't lose 30 points, and bring your source/notecards if you are scheduled to present tomorrow.  You should bring the same stuff on Friday if you are scheduled for Friday.  Practice and time your presentations, please.  Good luck!

IANS/Notecards/Presentations due soon!

Make sure you have them ready to go before Thursday to be safe.  We will work on your summaries for presentations in class tomorrow.  Don't forget to check out Mrs. Thompson's links (http://mrs-ts-tidbits.blogspot.com/p/renaissance-information-links.html) if you need to do some more research at home tonight!

IANS/Research notecards due the day you present (Thurs or Fri)!!

Make sure you have pp.114-121 complete and taped down.  You will give me the notebook when you go up to present.  After you finish, your notebook and presentation will be graded and you will turn in your notecards.  I will get them back to you the next week.  Notebooks are worth 250 pts, notecards are worth 180 points, so make sure you get it all together!!!

Links for research at home

http://mrs-ts-tidbits.blogspot.com/p/renaissance-information-links.html

This link will take you to Mrs. Thompson's list of credible sites about the Renaissance and Elizabethan Era.  These are reliable and usable.  Feel free to research for yourself as well, but make sure you document your sources correctly.  If they aren't credible (things like Yahoo Questions), they won't count as a source.  If you are in doubt, check in with me Monday or email/ask on the class Facebook page!  Happy hunting, kiddos!

Research Info

Don't forget that we will only be researching in class for 3 more days!  Tutoring isn't a bad idea if you are not near your 4 sources/8 notecards minimum.  (And don't forget to look at the websites that are guaranteed to be credible that are in the folder on the board...and Ms. T's blog:  http://mrs-ts-tidbits.blogspot.com/ .)  Presentations are 4/19 and 4/20.  Notecards will be due on 4/20.  Final projects due May 14.  Good luck and happy researching!

IANs due this week!

I will collect 6th and 7th on Wednesday and the rest (1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th) on Thursday (although if you are in those classes and yours is ready, you can turn it in early).  You will have a few minutes to put it together and fill in the table of contents tomorrow (Wednesday).  I will be grading pp.100-114.   (That is a lot of pages, so find all the "stuff" that goes in there!)

Almost done w/English 1 STAAR!

Keep the focus and do your best on the reading test tomorrow...You got this! (Especially when you can find good textual evidence for the OER/short responses.  *wink*)

Good luck, kiddos,
Ms. A

Good luck, kiddos!

You can do it!  Just remember, I believe in you, so believe in yourself!

<3, 

Ms. A

Last STAAR Academy is tomorrow!

Don't forget, the writing test is Monday and the reading test is Tuesday, so come see us and get any last minute pointers tomorrow, 3/24/12!  Sessions run from 9-12:30.  Hope to see you there!

Homework 3/22/12 (Last one this week!!)

Complete the revising and editing STAAR practice packet (the one with the turtle on the front).  Make sure you do BOTH parts of it!