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First and seventh periods had a final day of in-class work for the Glory Field project.
Second and fourth periods worked on first drafts: second period, the science fiction story; fourth period, the Victorian England project.
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Fourth period worked on their works cited page and the first drafts of their research papers. We’re cutting it close…
They also received their EOC results today.
First and seventh period continued working on the project for The Glory Field.
Second period began a short creative writing project about science fiction (since we read three science fiction pieces in a row).
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First and seventh periods are finishing up their projects for The Glory Field. Outlines are done and most students have begun their first draft.
Second period has almost completed Algernon. We’ll finish up tomorrow.
Fourth period had a final day of in-class research. We also went over the EOC a little bit.
None.
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Today was the last day of the week and the first day after PASS testing. Everyone is certainly relieved it’s all over.
First and seventh periods continued working on their major project. We finished up the outline today — at least some students did. Students who didn’t finish will have a chance to make up the grade by finishing for homework.
Second Period Watching Charly
Second period reached the climax of Flowers for Algernon and discovered Charley’s horrifying secret.
Fourth period continued with research, learning how to cite sources in the report itself. We also talked briefly about the End of Course exam that everyone will take next Wednesday.
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Fourth period had another day of research. Tomorrow is likely the last full day of research for everyone. The first draft will be due next week.
Seventh period worked on the project for The Glory Field.
None.
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Math testing today. Everyone is ready for the whole thing to be over with, but one more day.
First period had class after all the testing. We worked on our projects for The Glory Field. I also announced that I’ll be foregoing a test on The Glory Field and folding it into the final exam instead. There were cheers, I’m sure.
Second period continued with Flowers for Algernon. Next class we’ll be getting to the climax.
None — it’s PASS time.
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We had the ELA PASS test today. We’ll be having the mathematics test tomorrow.
Fourth period worked on research — one of the final days. Seventh period worked on their projects for The Glory Field.
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First and seventh periods are still working on their projects.
Fourth period is still researching, though today we spent some time going over citations. (I’ve created instructions on formatting hanging indents.)
Second period continued with Flowers for Algernon.
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First and seventh periods worked on their project for The Glory Field.
Second period relaxed a bit: we watched Charly, the film version of Flowers for Algernon.
Fourth period continued researching for their Great Expectation critical essay.
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First and seventh periods began working on the Glory Field Project. We’ll be spending most of our time until the end of the year working on them.
Second period looked at perspective in Flowers for Algernon.
Fourth Period Researches
Fourth period continued research for the Victorian/Great Expectations research paper.
