Weekly Vocabulary Quizzes

SAT VOCABULARY QUIZZES

Beginning with our second week of school, you will take a Vocabulary Quiz. For our first quiz (List 1), you will study all THIRTY words on this list-but you will be tested on only TEN of the words. (TEST FORMAT: MATCHING) However, for your second Vocabulary Quiz you will study ALL of the words for List 2-but you will only be tested on SEVEN of the words from that list AND THREE of the words from List 1. Let me clarify-for our THIRD Vocabulary Quiz-you will study ALL of the words for List 3-but you will only be tested on SEVEN of the words from that list and THREE of the words from List 2. We will follow this procedure throughout the year until you are tested on each of the lists which appear when you click on the link above: "SAT VOCABULARY QUIZZES."

I recommend that you make-up Flash-Cards for each list and store them in a shoebox for your review. Furthermore, you probably should download and print these lists and place them in your required three-ring binder for this class.

PLEASE NOTE: THE SAT VOCABULARY QUIZZES WILL HAVE A "WEIGHT" OF 12% FOR EACH MARKING PERIOD WHEN "JUPITER" CALCULATES YOUR GRADE.

One Look Dictionary will provide assistance with the pronunciation of the words-you will "hear" how a specific word is pronounced. (Click on "one look.")

Dear Parents: Upon close examination of your child's Jupiter Grade Report, you will note that a "0" now appears in the space for a missing assignment that was once a "blank" space. For the student, this should not come as a "shock" since all students know when a grade has or has not been entered. Fortunately, for many of the children, other factors will contribute to your child's final grade in this class.

Just a Reminder: I will NOT accept any past-due study guides. This is my policy-re-read the class contract. Often, with several day remaining in a marking-period, students believe that all they have to do is turn in past-due homework assignments and a teacher will gladly accept them. This is NOT the case with Diedrich!

Just A Reminder:

Ethan Frome Essay Examination: Tuesday, 4 June! Do not forget to bring your text-you may use it to locate and cite specific textual evidence for support.

Sadly, several students from BOTH Bands consistently turn-in incomplete and/or poorly completed study guides. As previously indicated, several students have also copied responses from their classmate's assignments. This is your last chance to improve the quality of your responses on the last two study guides that are due on Monday, 3 June. Since the majority of the questions involve inferential/critical thinking- they cannot be answered in one-sentence (or less than that)-which is what some students have been during-and furthermore-no two students should have the identical responses-with identical diction and syntax.

Dear Parents: I will be forwarding several of your child's assignments home to you so you can examine your child's efforts in my English class. Sorry, the assignments can NOT be re-done to improve your child's grade.

ATTENTION C Band Students: For some reason I neglected to administer Root Word Quiz # 8 on Friday, 31 May. You will take this quiz on Tuesday, 4 June.

Please Be Advised:

Per Administrative Directive-ALL Teachers are mandated to administer an "End-of-Year" Assessment. English 5/6 students will be given an Ethan Frome essay examination during the week of 3 June. AP English students will be given a Catcher in the Rye essay examination during this same week as well.

Schedule for Week of 27 May:

For Tuesday, complete your study guide for Chapter 6. You will have a quiz over this Chapter.

A Concern: Since "many" of the questions are "in your head" type questions-the answers are not found on the page-but rather are in YOUR head...I should NOT see IDENTICAL responses...this indicates to me that PLAGIARISM has been committed and that those students involved will receive a "Zero" for the assignment. NO EXCUSES! Do NOT inform me that you worked together with a "study" partner! You have been told about this previously.

Another Concern: This making period is "critical" for many of you-yet, I have observed a lack of effort from those that needed to demonstrate progress-sadly-this has not taken place!

Root Word Quiz: Friday, 31 May.

JUST A REMINDER: C Band: Ethan Frome Chapter 4 study guide due on Wednesday, 22 May. F Band: Chapter 4 study guide due on Thursday, 23 May. EXPECT A TEN QUESTION QUIZ (TEN MINUTES MAXIMUM)

Everyone should read Chapters 5 and 6 for Friday, 24 May (Expect a quiz)-you should also complete any assigned study guides-if I have decided to distribute them in class-all depends on whether or not I detect that students have not been reading the text.

Root Word Quiz # 7: Friday, 24 May.