HI
EVERYONE! Mr. Scott and Ms.
Durrant-Samii here. We have some important information to share with you; basically,
we want to tell you what you will be doing for the rest of the semester AND how
to pass your English class.
GRADES: It has been decided by the District that in
order to pass a class for 2nd semester YOU HAVE TO DO WORK IN
EDGENUITY. Whatever you were told before, things are different now. I repeat: In
order to pass a class, you have to show progress in Edgenuity.
ENGLISH
COURSE: The course for
sophomores is called ENG 202 – Sophomore English B 2020.
UNITS:
This course consists of FOUR
units. Those units are:
[UNIT 1] The Human Experience
[UNIT 1] The Human Experience
[UNIT 2] Striving for Equality
[UNIT 3] The Language of
Leaders
[UNIT 4] Globalization and the
Future
[5] Cumulative Exam
UNIT ACTIVITIES: Each unit consists of activities. Here is an example from Unit 1:
[UNIT 1] The Human Experience
[a] Character and Culture in
Literature
[b] Applying Critical
Approaches to Literary Analysis
[c] Comparing Poetry and Art
[d] "By the Waters of
Babylon," Part 1: Analyzing Setting
[e] "By the Waters of
Babylon," Part 2: Analyzing Theme
[f] Unit Test
Each of the above includes warm ups, instruction, assignment, more instruction, summary, more assignments, and some sort of assessment.
HOMEWORK:
You do NOT have to complete
all four units. YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO COMPLETE THE UNITS/ACTIVITIES THAT WE
ASSIGN TO YOU. We can jump around the units/activities in any order that we
want. Each week, usually on Monday, we will assign you units/activities to do
for that week.
MICROSOFT
GROUPS: We will be
communicating with you mainly through Microsoft Groups. It is here that we will
be giving you your weekly Edgenuity homework assignments, sending you personal
messages, etc.
4th
QUARTER: Right now it looks
like school will be ending 05/22, which means we have FIVE WEEKS remaining in 4th
quarter. You will be given different Edgenuity homework each week.
04/20 – 04/24
04/27 – 05/01
05/04 – 05/08
05/11 – 05/15
05/18 – 05/22
SCHEDULE/TIME
SPENT EACH DAY:
The district would like you to
work on different classes on different days at different times. Here is the
schedule:
MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
1st period: 8:30 AM –
10 AM
2nd Period: 10:15 AM
– 11:45 AM
3rd or 7th
Period: 12 PM – 1:30 PM
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
4th or 7th
period: 8:30 AM – 10 AM
5th or 7th
Period: 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
6th or 7th
Period: 12 PM – 1:30 PM
*Students will engage with
coursework for period 7 in place of their lunch/study hall period.
You can contact teachers at
these times.
*Fridays will be a self-care
day for students to complete academic instruction and select activities to
build upon their own social and emotional learning. Teachers may be providing
students with self-care activity suggestions.
WHAT
TO EXPECT NEXT: The goal is
that every Monday (probably starting 04/27), Ms. Durrant-Samii and I will be
giving you specific homework to do for Edgenuity. The goal is to finish it by
the end of the day on Thursday.
CONTACT
INFO: Please reach out with
questions to Mr. Scott @ ascott@d131.org OR Ms. D @ adurrantsamii@d131.org
