Thanks for a great year!

and here's a link to the "about me" videos!

Work time

Good morning! I hope you had a great weekend!
I am still in Miami because my flight was cancelled.
For me this means a long day of travel - for you it is a day of work on your final.
Do what you need to do!
Hoppefully I will see you tomorrow!

STAR test and Final Exam

We are going to take the STAR reading test today. Please do your best on this reading comprehension test. Again, this is so I can understand how you read and learn, then offer you specific help. Do your best.

• Click here to go to the link for the test.
• For your username, use the same name you are logging into the Chromebooks and computers with.
• Your password is your student ID number - but ONLY the number - i.e. 221XXXX - if you are unable to gain access after TWO tries, please ask for help before trying a third time.
• You will be presented with two choices - select STAR Reading
• Sometimes, the system will request a “Monitor Password.” If this happens to you, the password is “admin”
• If you are presented with a list of teachers, please select “Rigler”
• Take the test! Do the best you can!

With the remaining time, we will talk about working on the final essay.

Stand By Me - Day 2; Final Exam

Today we will finish watching the film. We'll write about some of the themes we saw there and discuss them.

Here is a link to your final essay. Please read it over - we will discuss it further on Friday.

Also on Friday, we will complete the final STAR test of the year.

Stand By Me - Day 1

Today we will meet in E116 to start watching Stand By Me.

Here is an overview sheet with some resources.

Film - Day 1; AQ recap

In addition to your annotations and class notes, here is a list of the work we've done with the novel during the unit:

• Background information about WWI
• The Google Slideshow you created with your group
• A look at different war-related songs, including a discussion about the different aspects of war they featured
• Rules of Notice - what we notice as we read
• Group work on chapters 1-3
• Individual writing about chapter 4 - "Make your own quiz"
• Group work on chapters 4-5
• Quiz on chapters 5 & 6
• Literal and Figurative language handout
• In-class writing - paragraphs about chapter 7
• Writing about "enemies"
• Group work about "enemies"
• Quiz on chapter 9
• Partner work on chapter 10

AQ - End of the novel - themes

Our work today will focus on the end of the novel.

• Why are the last two paragraphs tucked away on the back of what seems like the last page?
• What themes are present in those two paragraphs?
• What other themes from the unit are specifically not present there?

We'll keep track of these on the board. We'll also look at passages from chapters 11 and 12 to add to our list of themes.

Tonight, there is no specific homework. Make sure you're caught up with the reading and have finished the book.

For the next two days, we will meet in E116 to watch the film together.