Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Announcements & Art of Later China & Korea

Scholarships & Activities
Hispanic Business Association is holding a conference at SDSU on April 25th.  The conference centers around encouraging Hispanic youth to attend 4 year institutions and to encourage leadership.  Please take a look at the website for more information and to registration.

Scholarship America is a website dedicated to helping students reach college and be successful. Please click on the students and parents tab to register and find open scholarships. 

Dollars for Scholars is another site that allows you to search for scholarships in your area.

Grades
Please check on your current grades:
English
Art History
Economics

Economics
If you were absent on Friday or did not get the new assignment from the substitute, please complete the worksheet on supply which is due Friday (3/13)

Students must get their absence cleared to make up quiz.

Independent Reading Books & Presentations
For students who sent me their presentations but were absent on Monday:  You must have your absence cleared and then schedule a time with me to present 2nd, 3rd, or 4th period.

Your next independent reading book review will be on April 27th.  Please choose your next book to read and show me a copy (either in person, digital, or a shipping receipt) by Monday morning (3/16).

Research Paper Check In
Continue to work on you research paper.  Please work on some of the suggestions or corrections I gave you last week.  Your next research paper check in will be on the Friday before Spring Break (3/27).  Your next check in will need to be 8 pages.

English
Please read an excerpt from The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (which is on your reading list) on pg. 850.  Please do a close read and then answer questions 1-3 from explorations of the text:

1.  List the "things" carried by each man.  What determines "the things they carried"?
2.  What are the heavy intangible weights carried by these men?
3.  Discuss Ted Lavender's death.  Why does Lieutenant Cross believe that he is responsible?

Turn in on Monday (3/16) and we will discuss the reading and your responses.

Art of Later China & Korea
Please complete the following worksheet on Art of Later China & Korea.  Due next Wednesday (3/18)

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