Spring Week 2

Hi class,

Here's this week's assignments. Don't forget to talk to your parents about the field trip to Stanford on Feb. 18.

This week's Observation essay is due Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. In my new rubric, filing on time is worth 2 points; missing without telling me a reason before the deadline (illness, for example)is worth zero. Each day you're late is a deduction of 3 points. Your prewrite is worth 5 points, and the essay is worth 30. There will be no more warnings about attaching your notes to essay in one document. There will be no more leeway on tardiness. Life is about making deadlines, and we have too many people missing them. In real life, you get fired for being consistently late. This is an important life lesson.

Your journals are due at the beginning of class, Thursday, Jan. 28 at 9:30 on the table up front. This week's journal assignment is to write about another activity you witnessed this week. 1 page is required.

No grammar this week.

This week's vocabulary Week 9 assignment is due Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. email me your list of 15 definitions by that time. Filing on time is worth 1 point; tardy is zero. Here are the words:

Belittle
Belligerent
Bemoan
Benevolent
Convivial
Covert
Curtail
Debacle
Exasperation
Exemplary
Exhaustive
Inevitable
Ingrate
Innovate
Inscrutable

Have a great weekend. Any questions, call or email me. Thanks.

In case you're wondering, that's my son in the picture above, on his graduation day in December. All of you can do great things if you set your mind to it. My son worked hard to accomplish his goals, and I'm proud of him.

Mr. Mead