Tuesday DEC 18th

I hope everyone had a great Snow Day yesterday!

Remember we meet for our midterm on Thursday! It will be 60 scantron questions and a short-answer essay question pertaining to "Akeelah and the Bee" (and these questions were already discussed in class---there are no surprises on the mid-term....please come prepared! STUDY :)

Edline Grades

I will post all new Edline Grades on Monday. This will allow students to see their grades prior to the midterm. The midterm test will count as two test grades toward their second term grade.

Friday DEC 14th

Today we continued watching "Akeelah and the Bee". Remember that you need to cafefully watch the movie so you are able to answer one of the essay questions that we discussed yesterday on your mid-term.

Again, for the remainder evenings, I hope that you are studying and preparing a good study guide. You may choose to use the back of the small slip of paper I gave you as a "Cheat sheet". This cheat sheet, however, may not include any information that will help you answer the essay question.

Thursday DEC 13th

Today we began watching "Akeelah and the Bee". Remember that you need to cafefully watch the movie so you are able to answer one of the essay questions that we discussed yesterday on your mid-term.

Again, for the remainder evenings, I hope that you are studying and preparing a good study guide. You may choose to use the back of the small slip of paper I gave you as a "Cheat sheet". This cheat sheet, however, may not include any information that will help you answer the essay question.

Wednesday Dec 12th

I unveiled today the movie you will be watching for the next few days: "Akeelah and the Bee".

From this, you will respond to one of three short answer essay questions on your mid-term exam.

I gave you a preview of what the questions will pertain to and you took notes. You may start to think and organize a response. However, you may not use your midterm cheat sheet to include any of your prethinking.

Homework:
Keep studying for the Midterm!

Tuesday Dec 11

Today we discussed how to address the envelopes for our business letters

Next I gave you a small square-sized handout with the information that will be on your mid-term. We discussed what you can expect to see on it.

You had the remainder of the hour to start making a review sheet.

MONdaY DEceMBER 10tH

Today we did a few things: I discussed what you need for tomorrow for the final of the business letter. Next you wrote a reflection on your writing. This was turned in at the end of the hour.

Homework:
Your final copy of your business letter is due tomorrow. You must bring in 2 copies of the final version (one will be mailed and one will be given to me to grade). You must also bring a stamp and an envelope. Finally, you must also make a copy of the rubric below.

RUBRIC FOR THE BUSINESS LETTER

____/ 25 pts. Properly edited (correct spelling/punctuation/grammar)

____/ 24 pts. 8 Parts of the Business Letter (correct format / spacing/ info)

____/ 50 pts. Proper Body (includes proper tone and specific reasons you liked/did not like the product/service

____/ 5pts. Includes the Rubric

_____/ 106 pts. GRAND TOTAL