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Tuesday, June 15 Alomst Last Day

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    All grades are completed. Thank you for the work that was submitted by last Friday. Calls have been made home. You should check your school e-mail for summer school registration, if needed. Please note the limited time frame. As well, be aware there are limited spots available. Last of the housekeeping. The following are notices that we have been asked to share with you.

Monday, June 14 ASYNC DAY: SEMICOLONS

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  Hi folks, As I shared with you last week, today would be an ASYNC day for class, as I am off for some appointments, and there is no substitute. (Incidentally, today, June 14 is also FLAG DAY: In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. One item that we have not covered this year is semi colon usage. As with other types of punctuation, the semicolon reflects breathing, in other words, a means to express the pacing of your ideas clearly. Please read over the information below and rewrite the following eight sentences, punctuating correctly. Enjoy your day.  See you tomorrow. By the way, this is your penultimate day. Do you know what that means? Semicolon Use  How to Use a Semicolon Correctly The most common use of the semicolon is to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction like  and. Do you use a capital letter after a semicolon

Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 11: Common Formative Assessment:

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    Housekeeping:  All grades are up-to-date: If you have anything you wish to submit, please do so by this Friday at midnight, when the grades will close for this quarter.  Nothing will be accepted after midnight Friday. All grades are due downtown on Wednesday the 16th, and time is needed to submit these. *************************************************************************** WHAT'S HAPPENING MONDAY, June 7 THROUGH Friday, June 11 Quick overview:  Monday, June 7 preparation for  C ommon  F ormative  A ssessment, the CFA                               Tuesday, June 8: Day 1 testing                               Wednesday, June 9 : all students who                                                                       receive  extended time must come to                                                     regular  office hours.                                 Thursday, June 10: Day 2 testing                                Friday, June 11: Day 3 testing; copy material onto the goog

Tues, June 1 to Friday, June 3 The Great Migration Series

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  VERY, VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!  All GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER CLOSE ON FRIDAY,  JUNE 11 AT MIDNIGHT! NOTHING WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME. Tonight's Long Way Down book circle link:   https://rcsdk12.zoom.us/j/98816351042?pwd=eTVSR25QV1dra1ZFUmJscHRtZ3dNZz09 6 to 8 "Most of my work depicts events from the many Harlems that exist throughout the United States. This is my genre. My surroundings. The people I know . . . the happiness, tragedies, and the sorrows of mankind . . . I am part of the Black community, so I am the Black community speaking."   Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence interview 1:40 1) Back Ground Reading / content questions vocabulary:  1.to chronicle (verb)- to record in a factual and detailed way 2. impoverished (adjective)-made poor OR deprived of strength and vitality 3. dynamism- (noun)- the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress. 4. vignette (noun)- a brief evocative description, account, or episode. Jacob Lawrence: Paint

Mon-Fri, May 24-28: week 1: migration through talks, poetry and art

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  RH2: I can determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas RH3: I can evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain 11-12R8: I can delineate and evaluate an argument in applicable texts, applying a lens (e.g., constitutional principles, logical fallacy, legal reasoning, belief systems, codes of ethics, philosophies, etc.) to assess the validity or fallacy of key arguments, determining whether the supporting evidence is relevant and sufficient 11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims that analyze substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. (note for those reading Long Way Down , our share out, for which you receive the bonus, is on Thursday, June 3 from 6 to 8. I will send you the link, when