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                                                      Your summer plans?  

    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.

  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 lette...

    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                                          ...

  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. J...