Schedule for week of 28 January

Welcome Back!

Tuesday, 29 January: Please bring your copy of A Streetcar Named Desire to class-you will exchange it for Their Eyes Were Watching God. I will distribute a reading schedule and related assignments once we return from the book room.

As usual, SAT Vocabulary Quiz List 15 will be given on Friday, 1 February.

You will be informed of the "agenda" for the rest of the week on Tuesday.

FYI: Your papers were NOT graded at my assigned site (Banneker High School). The teachers from LMGHS and others at various schools throughout Brooklyn graded the written responses of students from Manhattan High Schools. I was informed that your Regents written responses were sent to sites in Manhattan or The Bronx! I will not know the results until Monday, 28 January. Your grade for the English Regents should appear on your report card that will be distributed on Tuesday, 29 January. Please be patient-I am as anxious as you are to receive the results.

Your test booklet (NOT YOUR WRITTEN RESPONSES) will be returned to you.

A Reminder: NYS English Regents-Tuesday, 23 January-you should report to LMGHS by 1245 hrs. Bring TWO pens (BLUE/BLACK-NO DESIGNER INK) AND TWO PENCILS. Remember to sign the declaration in two places-the bubble sheet and in the essay booklet. Review the resources I have provided on this blog (link for previous exams and the links for literature read in school)

Prior to returning to school: Review the class discussion/participation rubric-several students are still continuing to "dominate" class discussion!
(Those who continue to do so-for whatever reason-will not receive the maximum points of "95" for their class participation grade.)

MAGNIFICENT...MAGNIFICENT...MAGNIFICENT...performances by both groups...although one group more MAGNIFICENT than the other, earning an A++ in acting, in directing, in producing, in script writing, in choreography, in choral (group/solo), in costume design...I could go on and on...but Diedrich's A++ is meaningless-unless the judges shared his sentiment...wear your Junior/Soph shirts with pride on Monday (Win OR Lose)-congratulations to the Seniors who performed in their last "SING". Diedrich was thrilled to see the talents of so many of his former/current students who were part of this" winning" performance for BOTH group

ATTENTION: Students were directed to create an account on turnitin.com (see below for link and password)-yet-as of this post time-approximately 50% of the English 5/6 students have not done so. You must accomplish this task in order to upload assignments

Please Note: Since several students approached me Tuesday afternoon requesting that I postpone the SAT Vocabulary Quiz (List 13) until Monday, 14 January, I have decided to do so. This means that you will have to take TWO quizzes the week of 14 January. They indicated that there were taking several mid-terms...so I complied with their request rather than investigate whether this was true...