I, personally, am in a constant state of prayer to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for our country, its leaders, and our troops.

 II Chronicles 7:14

Because my husband is having knee replacement surgery May 26, I have received permission from the administration to adjust my exam schedule.  My 3re block Acc. English II, class who would normally take their exam on May 26, voted to take the exam Monday, May 24 in order to avoid conflicts with their first and second block tests. 

My public speaking class will also present their fnal exam speeches on Monday, May 24 for the same reason.

Accelerated English II

May 17-21

   The multiple choice test is over, and we all survived!!!!  My classes are studying Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, a wonderful classic that the students enjoy.    Test on Acts 4 & 5 for second block and Act 5 for third block will be  Tuesay.   Final test on Julius Caesar will be Thursday.  I will not knnow exemption status  until Friday at the very earliest.

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STUDENTS MUST STUDY ON THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO MASTER THE MATERIAL THEY MUST MASTER FOR THE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST. 

 English classes are to work on the following until further notice:

1.  Punctuation and recognition of simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, compound/complex sentences.

2.  Pronoun cases

3.  A complete description of the following:

• direct object          indirect object
• predicate adjective        predicate nominative

4.  Complete descriptions of adjectives and adverbs, explaining what words they modify and what questions they ask.

5.  Active and Passive Voice

6.  Subject/Verb Agreement

7.  Pronoun/antecedent agreement

8.  Verbals (gerunds, infinitives, participles)

9.  Correct usage of who/whom

10.  Correct usage of elliptical construction

11. Correct usage of and identification of verb tenses

12.  Correct punctuation usage

I will add to this list.

ONGOING SOURCES to use for this assignment are the following:

1.  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

2.  An optionally issued workbook that is NOT to be marked on.

The following is a copy of my Acc. English II syllabus:

           The multiple choice test, consisting of grammar usage, literary terms, and literary information, reading comprehension, and extensive vocabulary knowledge, will be given April 29.

Students will have homework regularly but will sometimes only involve reading or individual studying. 

Parents, your students will ALWAYS have studying to do in this course----beginning with DAY ONE. Check tests could be given at any time to insure that students are reading and keeping up with the material. Each student will have three telephone buddies from this class. Because of the 4 by 4 schedule, if a student must be absent, he or she cannot wait until the next class meeting to find out what he or she missed. It is the student's responsibility to find out what he or she missed and to come to class prepared.

Note taking is extremely important in this class! Students should be prepared to take notes during every class meeting whether I give them or not. If a student misses a class, it is the student's responsibility to get missed notes from another student. I will be happy to clarify any points or to answer any questions.

  Make-up tests will be given Tuesday mornings at 7:30.

 With this in mind, our curriculum will include the following:

• Essay writing and grammar                         

• Short Story Unit                                    

• Poetry Unit  

• Extensive vocabulary study 

• * A three-ring binder is necessary!

Grading: Essay, Tests and Major Assignments 40% Daily Grades--30% Class Participation-l 0% Final Exam-20%