Important Updates for Students & Parents
Final Exam Preparation
As with all assignments conducted during digital learning this semester, the final exam cannot negatively impact your grade in any way. If you choose to complete the final exam (worth 15% of the total class grade), which will be an essay, your exam score can only help your grade. The essay prompts will be made available to you by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18th, and the essay will be due Wednesday, May 20th at 3:30 p.m. to TurnItIn.com. No late submissions will be accepted.
Submitting Final Work
As we prepare for the end of our semester, please plan to submit all work (except the final exam essay, as explained above) completed during the digital learning time by Friday, May 15th at 11:59 p.m. to the platforms in which they were assigned. If you are turning in work, please contact your teacher directly with the assignment title(s) so your work can be assessed and added to the grade book.
Returning Your Copy of Night
You may have already heard that you can drop off your textbooks on Wednesday, May 13th (please see the details linked here). If this date works for you and your family, please also return your copy of Night. If you are unable to return your copy at that time, we will work on setting up a back-up plan with the school/department. Thank you!
Pre-Course Assignment
All 11th-grade English classes (American Literature, Honors American Literature, and Advanced Placement English Language and Composition) have a pre-course assignment. Please check the English Department page on the Harrison High School website (here) for assignment details. (The pre-course assignment link has not been updated for the 2020-2021 school year yet, so be sure to remember to check back later!)
Week at a Glance - What’s Due and When?
DUE TUESDAY
By 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12th, please complete the following:
By 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th, please complete the following:
Links to This Week’s Resources
“The Perils of Indifference” - Discussion Post Assignment here
“The Perils of Indifference” - Guided Reading Task Assignment here
“The Perils of Indifference” - text link here
“The Perils of Indifference” - video link here
This Week’s Suggested Pacing
Monday (5/11)
Final Exam Preparation
As with all assignments conducted during digital learning this semester, the final exam cannot negatively impact your grade in any way. If you choose to complete the final exam (worth 15% of the total class grade), which will be an essay, your exam score can only help your grade. The essay prompts will be made available to you by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18th, and the essay will be due Wednesday, May 20th at 3:30 p.m. to TurnItIn.com. No late submissions will be accepted.
Submitting Final Work
As we prepare for the end of our semester, please plan to submit all work (except the final exam essay, as explained above) completed during the digital learning time by Friday, May 15th at 11:59 p.m. to the platforms in which they were assigned. If you are turning in work, please contact your teacher directly with the assignment title(s) so your work can be assessed and added to the grade book.
Returning Your Copy of Night
You may have already heard that you can drop off your textbooks on Wednesday, May 13th (please see the details linked here). If this date works for you and your family, please also return your copy of Night. If you are unable to return your copy at that time, we will work on setting up a back-up plan with the school/department. Thank you!
Pre-Course Assignment
All 11th-grade English classes (American Literature, Honors American Literature, and Advanced Placement English Language and Composition) have a pre-course assignment. Please check the English Department page on the Harrison High School website (here) for assignment details. (The pre-course assignment link has not been updated for the 2020-2021 school year yet, so be sure to remember to check back later!)
Week at a Glance - What’s Due and When?
DUE TUESDAY
By 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12th, please complete the following:
- Once you’ve read “The Perils of Indifference,” complete your discussion post. Instructions here! Your classmates will read and respond to this later!
- To complete this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “The Perils of Indifference,” then click on “‘The Perils of Indifference’ - Discussion Post & Peer Responses.” Follow the instructions for submitting your work.
By 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th, please complete the following:
- Respond to two of your classmates’ discussion posts; instructions here!
- To complete this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “The Perils of Indifference,” then click on“‘The Perils of Indifference’ - Discussion Post & Peer Responses.” Read through your classmates’ postings, then pick two to construct responses to. Check the assignment sheet linked above for details on how to craft your responses.
- Complete “The Perils of Indifference” guided reading task here!
- To complete this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “The Perils of Indifference,” then click on “‘The Perils of Indifference’ - Individual Guided Reading Task.” Follow the instructions for submitting your work.
Links to This Week’s Resources
“The Perils of Indifference” - Discussion Post Assignment here
“The Perils of Indifference” - Guided Reading Task Assignment here
“The Perils of Indifference” - text link here
“The Perils of Indifference” - video link here
This Week’s Suggested Pacing
Monday (5/11)
- Look at the discussion post assignment (here) to prepare yourself for reading “The Perils of Indifference.”
- Read Elie Wiesel’s speech, “The Perils of Indifference.”
- Begin brainstorming and drafting what you will say in your discussion post, due tomorrow.
- Complete your discussion post on “The Perils of Indifference.” Instructions here! Please take your time composing your discussion question at the end of your post - the stronger the questions, the better the digital discussion! :)
- To post this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “The Perils of Indifference,” then click on “‘The Perils of Indifference’ - Discussion Post & Peer Responses.” Follow the instructions for submitting your work.
- Begin brainstorming what you will write for your guided reading task here.
- Log in to Schoology and respond to two classmates’ discussion posts. Remember to follow the instructions here. Both of your responses are due tomorrow by 11:59 p.m.
- Continue brainstorming what you will write for your guided reading task here.
- Complete and submit “The Perils of Indifference” guided reading task here! Be sure to follow all directions so you don’t lose points for MLA format!
- To submit your assignment, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “The Perils of Indifference,” then click on “‘The Perils of Indifference’ - Individual Guided Reading Task.” Follow the instructions for submitting your work.
- Take some time to get caught up as needed; no new work assigned or due today! Contact your teacher as needed with any questions. Feel free to check the blog to get started on next week’s work!