English I
Lisa Pogue, Royse City High School
Agenda, Week of November 14, 2016
This Week's Agenda: Literary Non-Fiction, Revising and Editing of Expository Essay, Types of Sentences
Homework: any classwork not finished; Many students have not turned in their rough draft which means they are behind on an essay that is a test grade.
Daily topics of Discussion:
Monday, 11/14: Finish A Child Called It reading, dialectical journal, and comprehension questions; Mrs. Pogue at Process Champions Training
Tuesday, 11/15: Read One Teen Boy, Two Teen Girls, and a Homicide article and complete comprehension questions; Mrs. Pogue at Process Champions Training
Wednesday, 11/16: A Child Called It Short Answer Question
Thursday, 11/17: Revising and Editing Expository Essay; Types of Sentences
Friday, 11/18: Revising and Editing Expository Essay; Types of Sentences
Tutoring This Week
This Week's Tutoring Times for Mrs. Pogue
Monday: Mrs. Pogue Off Campus
Tuesday: Mrs. Pogue Off Campus; Tuesday Night School 4-6 pm
Wednesday: 4:15 - 5:00 I have afternoon duty on Wednesdays.
Thursday: 8:00 - 8:25 in my classroom; 3:40 - 4:30 pm in my classroom
Friday: 8:00 - 8:25 in my classroom
Important: This is a short grading period. It is only 5 weeks instead of six. Please keep up with your assignments.
Parent and Student Information
Due to semester exams, RCHS will be having early dismissal on December 15 & 16. We are the only school in the district with early release on both days. Students will be free to leave at 12:27 both days AS LONG AS THEY HAVE TRANSPORTATION. Busses will not be running early on Thursday, December 15, but they will run early on December 16.
Semester Exam Schedule:
December 15 Exams Periods 1, 2, 3, 4
December 16 Exams Periods 5, 6, 7, 8
IMPORTANT DATES:
November 19: RCISD Turkey Trot Click Here for more Information
November 21 - November 25: No School Thanksgiving Break
December 15 & December 16: Semester Exams
Google Classroom has a new feature called Google Guardian. Parents can be invited as a guardian and receive notification of the assignments and due dates. If you would like to be invited as a guardian, please let me know via email. This is another short grading period. It will be helpful if you monitor your child's parent portal on a regular basis to help them keep up.