FINAL EXAM, MAKEUP, TAKE HOME, etc.

On FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009, you will be administered the Final Exam.

Thursday, May 14, 2009, we will have a review game.

Monday, May 18, 2009 is the designated makeup date for the exam, along with the due date for the take-home portion.

Please make sure you have turned in your books!!

-Ms. Hill

Current Events - 6th Six Weeks

Due by Thursday May 7, 2009

Directions: In 150-200 words, respond to the following news articles:

Article #1
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-college29-2009apr29,0,1296881.story

Article #2
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-pastors-marijuana-29-apr29,0,5170737.story

Article #3
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/15/news/companies/united_airlines_obese.reut/

Article #4
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/todaysbuzz/wednesday/sfl-religious-license-plates-buzz-james-m042909,0,6788483.htmlstory

Article #5
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30437468/

Directions, cont: Your response must indicate that you have a full understanding of the article while giving a synthesis (or an opinion with facts from the article that support that opinion) . Summarizing this article is strictly prohibited.

To Respond: You should scroll to the bottom of this posting and click on the link that says "O COMMENTS." Afterwards, type your response in the space provided on the right. Remember to put your first initial, last name and period in the "NAME/URL" field so that you receive credit for the assignment. Then make sure you click "PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT"

Note: You will not be able to immediately see your post published because I must approve them individually.

Grading: Refer to the original assignment sheet for the grading rubric.

Best of luck,
Ms. Hill

Current Events - 5th Six Weeks

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES STUDENTS.

YOUR WORK IS NOW LATE AS OF 12AM, MARCH 12, 2009.

SORRY, NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED.

*FOR THOSE WHO EMAILED ME YOUR RESPONSES, I WILL POST THEM TOMMORROW. YOU WILL RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

Listing of articles students had to respond to:

Article 1

http://www.channelone.com/news/ap-do-video-games-promote-learning/

Article 2 http://media.www.tsumeter.com/media/storage/paper956/news/2009/02/16/CampusNews/Students.Stage.funeral.Protest.At.Capitol-3630668.shtml (scroll down to the "protest" article)

Article 3 http://www.thehilltoponline.com/the_innocence_project_uses_dna_tests_to_exonerate_falsely_convicted_persons-1.1568864

Article 4

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/24/obama-high-school-education/

Article 5

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/24/clooney.darfur/index.html

Article 6

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/bank.party/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Extra Credit

http://www.thehilltoponline.com/americans_lose_1_million_jobs
Your response should be formatted exactly like current events.

Happy posting!
-Ms. H

Semester Exam

SEMESTER EXAM (100 QUESTIONS):
30 ACT/SAT VOCABULARY
10 CONTEXT CLUES
30 GRAMMAR (SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT, SYNTAX, PRONOUN/ANTECENDANT AGREEMENT, SENTENCE COMBINING)
10 ANIMAL FARM
10 3.5 PERSUASIVE ESSAY
10 DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

You will also have 1 3.5 persuasive essay to write!

Best of luck and I will see you all in class today so that we can review, review, review!

-Ms. H

More Current Event Articles!!!

Students,
Remember, your responses are due by Monday, December 15th, 2008. Your responses to these articles should be at least 150 words.

When you respond, make sure you indicate which article you are responding to! (example: Article #1 , #2, #3, #4)

You can check your word count by typing your response in Microsoft Word first and then conducting a word count. Afterwards, you can cut and copy your response to the blog.

Article #2
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/07/focus-nursing-shortage-in-need-of-caregivers/

Article #3
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-diabetes-08-dec08,0,6388020.story


Article #4
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/28/lawsuit-questions-obamas-eligibility-for-office/

Follow the directions on your ORIGINAL current events sheet, except post your response here!Students, The directions for responding to Current Events are the exact same, except you're responding online. Your response must indicate that you have a full understanding of the article while giving a synthesis (or an opinion with facts from the article that support that opinion) of the article. Summarizing this article is strictly prohibited. Your response to the article is most important. Somewhere in the ballpark of 200 words would be sufficient. The main concept to grasp is that you're not summarizing!

Current Events Reminder!

I've posted ONE current event on this blog. You all need to respond to it ASAP!

-Ms. H