Last full week of school

Source: Harvard's Celebration of Diversity

Wow, this is the last full week of the school year. I miss you all so much. If we were on campus you'd have finals starting on Friday. I'm not giving you a final exam, but there are a few things you need to do THIS WEEK.

1. Read the news: Don't just watch it. Find an article to read. Better yet, read several from different sources. All media has bias, so you often need to read more than one source to compare the facts. Then write about it in your English Journal. Think of it as your last "article of the week" assignment, but really I just want you to know what is going on. Consider ways you can help. 
2. Attendance Form: Be sure you do it before noon on Friday 6/5. It includes some trivia questions. You can Google them.
3. Suspenseful Narrative: It's a story. There is an assignment for it in Google Classroom. Get it done well and on time. There won't be time for regrades and if you turn it in late I may not have enough time to get it graded. 
4. Regrade Requests and Late Work: Everything needs to be in by Friday 6/5. If your score was low on your Poe/Laughton Essay you can revise that and request a regrade. If you still need to turn in your Suspenseful Moments Project or your Famous Person Project, finish those by Friday 6/5. Be sure to click "TURN IN" in Google Classroom or I won't know you did the work. 
5. Attend a Zoom call: Mrs. R will be on Zoom at 3:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday. Join one of those calls to check in, especially if you have questions. (Link in Google Classroom.)

GET FREE AUDIO BOOKS: Check out https://www.audiobooksync.com/ for two free teen audio books each week. New books each Thursday, so get the ones for this week before they are gone. (Note: I've appreciated and used this service for years. It's safe and they don't steal or misuse your info. I'm currently listening to Serpent&Dove. It's good so far.)

• Register on their site by entering your email and then read the directions for activating your SORA app. (Use the set up code not find my school.)
• Once you get the books you have them. They don't expire. 
• Get the SORA app SORA for ios, SORA for Android. 
• You can also go to https://soraapp.com/welcome and use your computer to listen to the books. 

Returning classroom library books: A lot of you have asked me how you can bring back books you've borrowed from our classroom and I've been trying to figure out a safe way for you to do that. I'll keep you posted. If you are moving, try to give any books you have to a friend who will be at PL in the fall. 

Remember Monday and Tuesday next week are still school days. I'll probably have to enter attendance by noon on Tuesday, so be ready to check in fast next week.