[Week of Prayer] Pass back papers. Go over semester tests. Word process test essay so that it can be accessed both at home and school. (Suggestions: type it into the body of an email message, save it to a USB drive, send it to yourself as an attachment, etc.). No hmwk.

[Week of Prayer] [Academy Day] Spelling and vocab pre-test. Read Learning Styles Intro. Take Learning Styles Survey. Print results, read them, and file them in the "Handouts" section of your English binder. Read Four Learning Styles. How can you use this information to advocate for your own academic success?
Hmwk: Complete Learning Styles Survey and finish typing up test essay--if you didn't finish in class. Make sure the digital file of your essay is accessible both at home and at school.

[Week of Prayer] Discuss Princess and Curdie extra credit points. Decide how you want the extra credit applied. Continue discussion of learning styles. Continue revision of test essays. Work on vocab definitions and sentences (if time).
Hmwk: Study for spelling and vocab quiz. [Journal Writing (How does your learning style impact your learning? How can you control your school experience so that you can "play to your strength"? What does "self advocacy" look like for you?)]

Pass out semester grade printouts. Pass back papers. Remove from binders and recycle first semester assignments. Remind students about extra credit quiz points to be used either first or second quarter. Begin Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Journal Writing #10 (Courage, honor, chivalry, valor: What do these words mean to you?). Discuss ideas in journal writing. No hmwk.

Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Research the historical Cyrano de Bergerac? Write at least one page of notes--in your own words, in your own handwriting--and include complete source/s. Be prepared to share in class.
Hmwk: Complete Cyrano research--if not completed in class. Study for spelling and vocab quiz.