You have the opportunity to raise your grade one full letter grade only: F to D and D to C by completing a Winter Break Reading Assignment.
The Winter Break Reading Assignments involves selection of a Grade Level Text that is 240 (200 for tenth graders) pages in length or more. I must exclude texts that may be whole class reads: For example: The Great Gatsby; The Godfather; The Kaepernick Effect; The Fall of Rome; Solo or any texts by Kwame Alexander; or Angie Thomas. The text preferably should not have a film adaptation. Click the link to indicate your intention: https://forms.gle/ceUUZ776MZJvh97t9
You will select your text sometime between Monday December 12 and Thursday, December 15th, 2022. Ms. Guy is available during Advisory, after your Final Exam, provided there is time, and afterschool on Tuesday-Thursday for half an hour to one hour.
Once selected; you will read the text, reading at least 80 pages per week, and writing Dialectical Journals as modelled from previous exemplars. You must have a total of 24 journals–10 per ten pages or so of reading.
You may handrrite (preferable) your journals, or type them. They must be at least 300-500 words long per entry. They may use response starters such as: See the Guide to Dialectical Journals
This reveals…..about the character
I predict…….
This setting impacts…….because…….
I wasnt expecting…………..
And others…….
Take screenshots and email them if Schoology is not available. Your journals will be due each week of Winter Break on Friday. However, Schoology may be available for this very reason. Once we return, you will have an assessment (text) that may be multiple choice; short answer and analytical essay or a combination of all three. You may be asked to also do a presentation to demonstrate reading and speaking and listening skills. Your parent or guardian will be asked to sign off on the assignment, due date and expectations.
