Hey, upcoming Sophomores! Please text @ch202021 to 81010 or enter Remind code @ch202021 in the app to join our Remind class!
I wanted to offer a digital version of your summer reading. You can also pick up the book and a printed copy of the annotation/reading guide in the office.
You will also be given an annotation/reading guide. You are welcome to answer the questions while annotating in the book or fill out the answers on the document below.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at melea.corbin@hdsb.org. You will turn in the reading guide during the first week of school. Have a great summer!
Wow. Can you believe we are two weeks away from summer?
I can’t! I hate that we had to end the year this way, but I hope you had a great year in English II. You have been an awesome group of students, and I am so excited to see where you all go in life.
I decided to go ahead and post your last two weeks of assignments at the same time. That way, you can go ahead and finish early. (How awesome is that?) If you need the instructions explained a little further, please reach out.
Announcements:
I am posting ALL 4th nine weeks grades on Friday, May 22. Please have all work completed and submitted Thursday, May 21st. This includes all makeup work and paper packet submissions. Everything that has been submitted has been graded unless you completed a makeup assignment. When you finish a makeup assignment, please message me what week you completed so I can make sure to put the grade in.
Week 7 Option A “Try something new for 30 days” TED Talk.
Week 7 Option B “Sleepy Suspects Are Way More Likely to Falsely Confess to a Crime” CL Article
Sleep deprivation is a common form of interrogation used by law enforcement to extract information from suspects. But how accurate is the information? This article from Smithsonian Magazine discusses the use of sleep deprivation in interrogation. As you read, take notes on how sleep deprivation affects suspects’ mental processes.
Don’t forget: Locker cleanout will be on May 6th from 9-11 for you guys!
Paper packet folks: Send me a picture of what you have completed so I can give you a grade in FOCUS.
This week, we will be doing things a little differently. There will be no video posted this week. If you would like me to read the instructions to you, please feel free to schedule a call with me and I will be happy to do so!
Week 6 Option A “Lou” viewing party
Come watch the Pixar short film “Lou” with us on Wednesday, May 6th at 2:00! How will we do that, you ask? On Zoom! I will post the link to join @12:00 on Wednesday. All you have to do is show up and participate and it will count as your Week 6 assignment. It’s that easy! Make sure to stay for the entire call so you can be counted as present.
Week 6 Option B “Experts Link Teen Brains’ Immaturity, Juvenile Crime” CL Article
In this informational text, Malcolm Ritter discusses the developmental state of the teenage brain and the role that this plays in teenagers’ criminal activity and potential rehabilitation.
Please let me know if you have any questions! We will also hold our regularly scheduled Zoom call on Friday to go over last week’s work. I will send the information to join that at noon on Friday.
