Happy New (School) Year!
Hey Kids!
I know that the first week of school can feel overwhelming with all the adjustments, so I just wanted to make sure we’re all on the same page in terms of work. Here is all the work we have done so far that will be graded on Pupilpath. Please make sure it is all done. Some are past due. Have you handed in the following?
Biographical Profile
Class Contract
QFT Question sheet about MVBHS (Step 2 is optional)
Baseline Exam on “Around the Family Drum”
Annotations on “Five Attributes of a Successful School” by Matthew Lynch - Both sides.
Annotations on TEDx Talk: “How School Makes Kids Less Intelligent” by Eddy Zhong
MEAEAL Outline and Paragraph: “What makes a great school?”
Four Question Assignment on TEDxTalk:
What is the TEDx Talk about?
What is an entrepreneur?
What is Zhong’s argument?
What can I infer about what makes a great school according to Zhong?
I will give you time in class today to make sure you get organized with your work.
You should have all your work done by Friday 9/13/19 (Friday the 13th! Hahaha!)
We did most of the work in class already, but if you didn’t have time to finish, you should take time to finish at home, in the library, on the bus, in a class with a substitute teacher, in Starbucks, etc.
Enjoy the work and the weekend.
Remember: Work hard now, life easy later. Work easy now, life hard later.
Always,
Mr. Castellano
English Teacher, MVBHS
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