Mr. Rigler's Freshman English Class
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Sunday, August 12, 2018
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Last Day!!
Wow! It is our last day together! Hard to believe how fast it all went by!
Please take a few moments to complete this feedback survey today - I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions!
Then, time for some final reminders about your final:
Please take a few moments to complete this feedback survey today - I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions!
Then, time for some final reminders about your final:
- make sure you are proving a point, not just showing examples
- make sure you are using quotations correctly
- make sure you proofread
- make sure you know and adhere to the deadline
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Final week of classes - STAR test
We are going to take the STAR reading test today. Please do your best on this reading comprehension test. Again, this is so we can understand how you read and learn. Do your best.
- Click here to go to the link for the test.
- For your username, use the same name you are logging into the Chromebooks and computers with.
- Your password is your student ID number - but ONLY the number - i.e. 121XXXX - if you are unable to gain access after TWO tries, please ask for help before trying a third time.
- You will be presented with two choices - select STAR Reading
- Sometimes, the system will request a “Monitor Password.” If this happens to you, the password is “admin”
- If you are presented with a list of teachers, please select “Rigler”
- Take the test! Do the best you can!
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The rest of the day is set aside for you to work on your final essay - good luck with it!
Thursday, May 24, 2018
All Quiet on the Western Front - the Final
Here is a link to your final exam essay about All Quiet on the Western Front
Here are the different handouts we used to prep for your essay about A Tale of Two Cities. I am not revising them - I am just posting them here for your reference. Use them however you want!
Here are the different handouts we used to prep for your essay about A Tale of Two Cities. I am not revising them - I am just posting them here for your reference. Use them however you want!
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
All Quiet on the Western Front - Day 13
Today we'll finish looking at our use of quotations, based on the work you did yesterday. For the rest of the period you have two choices:
- If you need to finish reading chapters 11 and 12, go ahead and do that.
- If you are finished, find a group of 2-3 other people and start work on this activity: creating a monument
Monday, May 21, 2018
All Quiet on the Western Front - Day 12
Happy Tuesday!
Yesterday I mentioned that your work with the essays for A Tale of Two Cities was excellent. However, the one main area that people need work on is with the use of quotations. So, today's work with chapter 10 will focus on that.
Yesterday I mentioned that your work with the essays for A Tale of Two Cities was excellent. However, the one main area that people need work on is with the use of quotations. So, today's work with chapter 10 will focus on that.
For tonight, please start reading the final two chapters of the novel, 11 & 12.
All Quiet on the Western Front - Day 11
Happy Monday!
Please take some time to review your essay for A Tale of Two Cities - the comments and rubric are both attached to your essay in turnitin.
We'll have the rest of the period to finish reading chapter 10.
Please take some time to review your essay for A Tale of Two Cities - the comments and rubric are both attached to your essay in turnitin.
We'll have the rest of the period to finish reading chapter 10.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
All Quiet on the Western Front - Day 10
Today you will work in your groups to create a series of found poems based on the ideas in chapters 8 & 9. Here is a link to the handout describing the activity.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Thursday, May 10, 2018
All Quiet on the Western Front - Day 7
Greetings!
Today we will work in groups to look at various layers of meaning in the novel.
Today we will work in groups to look at various layers of meaning in the novel.
Over the weekend, please start reading chapter 7 of the novel. You need to complete it by Tuesday.
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