Ms. Begen’s Blog

There are only two more days before Term #3 closes!  Many of you have the highest averages of the year at this point and I want you to keep it that way.  However, too many of you have not handed in your Term #3 IP Essays!!!  The original due was last Thursday and I then extended the date to this Monday.  PLEASE complete your essays and get them to me as soon as possible.  I will only deduct 20% from your grade if you can get me your essay by 3:45 on Thursday.  After that time you will receive a “0″.  Remember — your freshmen year GPA is approximately 28% of the total GPA that colleges will see.  Your future is NOW!!

Term #3 is coming to a close.  Your English IP Essay is due Monday at 4:00pm.  I’ll stay after school to provide you some extra time to complete it and print it out.  Your IP Housing is due on Thursday.  Make sure all your links work!!

Don’t forget your permission slips for Tuesday’s Field Trip.  You’ll be dismissed from UMass Boston at about 1:30.

You can hand in your Xtra Credit for this week up until Thursday.  Simply read this article on Lorrain Hansberry’s life and write a one paragraph response to the article.  Confused?  Ask me in class and we can discuss.  Here is the article:  lorrainehansberry1

The test grades are in and they’re AWESOME!!  The Red class had a high grade of 97 and an average of 78.  The Blue class had a high grade of 100 and an average of 91.  The Yellow class had a high grade of 100 and an average of 79.  The Purple class had a high grade of 100 and an average of 90.  Congratulations to all of you who did well.  New grades have been posted on Edline — check them out.  Remember, you still have your English IP and the IP Housing grades to be added into your grade for Term #3.  The Extra Credit due on Monday, March 23rd is fun — give it a try!!

Our last opportunity to reflect on the characters in A Raisin in the Sun.  There will be enough time in class to complete the Assignment, but you may want to bring it home for some extra time.  I’ll be available after school to help you out.  Here it is:  english-ip-term-3

A 100 point test on Raisin in the Sun is scheduled for this Thursday!  Don’t worry — if you did a good job on your Binder and you use it to do some studying — you’ll be assured of a good grade.  Remember — all 10 vocab words will be on the test!  No homework this week — but here’s a fun opportunity for Extra Credit: xtracred316

New grades have been posted in Edline.  Remember, there are still many grades (including some significant ones) remaining in this marking term.  This week we’ll finish watching the 1961 film version of Raisin in the Sun, review the end of the play, learn some new vocab, and get ready for the test.  Binders will be due soon — we’ll be reviewing what needs to be included.  Homework for this week is due on Thursday.  Here is the homework:  hwraisinqs39  AND, here is the Extra Credit which is due  next Monday:  xtracred39. 

So we’ll start our week a day later!  We’ll continue our reading of “A Raisin in the Sun”.  Your homework requires you to answer questions from our previous reading.  These questions, along with the previous 2 sets of questions, should all be in your binder as they will count toward your binder grade and create a study guide for the test.  Here is the homework:  raisinhw32  AND . . . here’s the extra credit:  xtracred32

Remember that Wednesday is an 11:30 day.  I’ll be returning work to you later this week and will send out new grades on Edline.