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MAKE UP WORK DEADLINE

Ms. Ballentine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:21:41 +0000

All makeup work must be completed by the end of the day, Friday, September 19. The only exception will be makeups for Friday’s vocabulary tests. These must be completed by 12:45 on Tuesday, September 23.

Accelerated Reader® Deadline

Ms. Ballentine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:20:02 +0000

Deadline for all AR testing is Friday, September 19. ANY tests taken after must apply to second six weeks.

9/16/08

Ms. Ballentine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:17:08 +0000

Reviewed the Thomas Jefferson reading assignment.
Edited Final Essay is due tomorrow.

For Tuesday, 9/16

Ms. Ballentine — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:32:42 +0000

Read pages 97-105, Thomas Jefferson, from Autobiography.
Remember, final edited essays are due on Wednesday, and unit test is on Thursday.
Vocabulary words for Friday: abrogate, blasphemy, credible, enigma, harbingers, labyrinthine, nuzzle, plaudit, reprehensible, tardy

Our Town

Ms. Ballentine — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:29:11 +0000

Our Junior and Senior English students have the opportunity to go with our de-partment on Thursday, October 2, to Bryan College to see the Hilltop Players production of Our Town. Thornton Wilder’s clas-sic play deals with life in an American small town with all of its ups and downs, joys and tragedies. I am strongly encouraging all of my students to go with us. The cost is five dollars which covers both the ticket and the cost of transportation. We will leave during first period and return be-fore lunch.

August 11 and 12

Ms. Ballentine — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:26:55 +0000

We have made our “Getting Started” booklets and will be using those for the next few activities. We also found our quadrant partners for discussion and response.

We conducted interviews in class and prepared introductions of our partners to the class.

August 11 and 12

Ms. Ballentine — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:24:54 +0000

We have made our “Getting Started” booklets and found quadrant partners for our next few activities.
We listened to a reading from The Grapes of Wrath and brainstormed the characteristics of good writing found in it.

Welcome Back!!!!

Ms. Ballentine — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:19:45 +0000

The beginning of this year is one of big changes for you and for me. You are starting new classes and meeting new teachers. I am meeting new students AND moving to a different classroom. Have patience with me. I may still be looking for things at Christmas.

Each school year is a brand new start. We leave the old stuff (not the old learning) behind and start with a clean slate.

I am looking forward to getting to know each and every one of you.