A RHETORICAL QUESTION FOR EVERYONE: WHY ARE YOU REQUIRED TO SIGN THE statement printed at the bottom of the front of the answer sheet, indicating that you had no unlawful knowledge of the questions or answers prior to the examination and that
you have neither given nor received assistance in answering any of the questions
during the examination (taken directly from page 1 of the NYS Regents examination booklet)?

WHAT STANDS OUT FOR DIEDRICH IS THE PHRASE "neither given nor received assistance"... HE WANTS EVERYONE TO PONDER WHAT THIS MEANS...AND THE SUBSEQUENT CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE GUILTY OF COMMITTING THESE ACTIONS. (You will sign a similar statement on your upcoming AP Examination as well as other NYS Regents Examinations...)

ATTENTION! Diedrich has finally revised the seating charts for the first-marking period of the Spring Semester. No "table-mates" will be sitting anywhere near each other. Under no circumstances will he make any changes as you walk into the classroom on Tuesday, 4 February. You had the opportunity to inform him of  on-going conflicts with any class members so that he would not make him/her your "table-mate".

Schedule for Week of 03 February

SAT Vocabulary Quiz List 14 on Thursday, 06 February.

On Tuesday, 04 February-you will receive Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye- our next American Literature Classic!

If you neglect to bring the CITR home with you to complete an assignment, just click on this link: http://english-4u.net/online/documents/THECATCHERINTHERYE.pdf

The Catcher in the Rye audio

Be prepared for unannounced "quizzes" on the content of this presentation. Your viewing of this will NOT spoil this text, but rather lessen any confusion you may encounter.