News from Girard
Freshmen, juniors, and seniors, thanks for being patient with me in my absence. Here’re a few notes.
English 9: All of your text analyses should be completed and in the basket now. We’ll finish our study of Of Mice and Men when I return; the paragraph we were to have completed in class this week we’ll do the next. I’ll modify the execution of the final in your favor since we’ve missed some practice time. I’ll have updated grade reports for you when I return.
APELC: Students with whom I missed timed-writing revision conferences Monday and Tuesday afternoon, I’ll meet Monday and Tuesday next week at the same times we were scheduled this week. Those with whom I’ve already conferenced, you may email me your completed revisions and cover sheets beginning this Friday, or, if you still have questions, I’ll make myself available to help you find answers to them when I return. Of course, I always encourage you to confer with your peers as I have the utmost faith in your abilities. I’ll accept timed-writing 3 revisions and cover sheets until Thursday, December 13. That gives everyone a chance to get their conferences completed and their papers done.
Further, your second personal narratives will be due Monday, December 17. Most of you are probably already finished with them, as we were scheduled to complete second revisions this week. One APELCer asked if I could extend the word count to 350 even 400 words because the length is limiting, however, this isn’t only an exercise in writing narrative but writing within a constrained space. This is to encourage you to exercise precise control over your material. Many college and scholarship application essays place limits on length, so this is good practice. Please stay within five to ten words of the limit, no more.
I’ll also discuss the details of the final when I return. Be ready to continue our discussion of Malcolm X, in which we’ll also touch upon the Baldwin piece and the video.
To all my excellent students, I sincerely apologize for my absence. We will see the semester completed successfully. See you soon.
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