EVERYONE: ONLINE LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS FOR MON. 4/13 DUE AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY, 3pm!!!!

WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE IN ALL KRIEGER'S COURSES (1st/2nd/4th blocks)!!! FIRST, however....

Hope y'all have had a wonderful break! I spent mine somewhere between the Desert of Social Interactions and the NETFLIX Swamp...hbu?

This seems appropriate.

So does this.

The Office fans, you know....

APLang/ENG1102 kids, ^^what^^ y'all think? Seems like a good idea to me!

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NOW, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS FOR EACH CLASS, FOR TODAY MON. 4/13/20, to make sure you understand what you're responsible for finishing/submitting by 3pm TODAY, MON. 4/13!!!

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1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1102

**ATTENTION EVERYONE IN AP LANG/ENG 1102:

1) FIRST, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'VE READ THE BLOGPOST FROM PRE-BREAK FRI. 4/3!!! 

• There were some pretty important course, AP EXAM, and school announcements as well as a memo from Hussion posted there RE: graduation plans. ANY CHANGES/UPDATES WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU/POSTED IF/WHEN/AS SOON AS THAT INFO IS MADE AVAILABLE

• PLEASE STAY CAUGHT UP! DO NOT FALL BEHIND!

• ABOVE ALL ELSE, REMEMBER: COMMUNICATION IS KEY!

2) On Fri. 4/3, our superiors encouraged us to make today's assignment a "check-in" type of assessment to ease you/us all back in to this 4th week of online learning. I'm following that *request,* and as such, the following assignment is DUE COMPLETED/SUBMITTED VIA USATESTPREP BY 3pm TODAY, MON. 4/13:

1st/2nd APLang/ENG1102 Post-Spring Break Skills 'Refresher' Assessment 

• FIRST, log in to www.usatestprep.com here; REMEMBER: Account ID: UNION; your username and PW

• Look on your dashboard for the assignment listed ABOVE IN RED; COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT thoroughly, and TAKE. THIS. SERIOUSLY; i.e., THIS IS NOT JUST A 'COMPLETION GRADE' ASSIGNMENT!!! I have a category ready in the gradebook for this assignment this evening

• most of the texts/authors/subjects and rhetorical skills I used to create this assessment should look familiar :) (**PRO-TIP: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" excerpts--AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF HISTORY and RHETORIC EVERYONE should be familiar with!) 

• It goes without saying, but please...DO YOUR OWN WORK :) 

• Do not forget to push "SUBMIT" when you've completed this assessment!

• A FEW OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES: 
• This assessment is worth 25pts. TOTAL, **plus the LAST QUESTION in "TWO-PART ITEMS" is worth +2pts. BONUS
• You CAN go back ONCE MORE and retry the items you miss the first time in order to increase your score

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3)...AND AP/1102 LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW, TUES. 4/14 and later this week... 

• In finishing up ENG 1102 over the next 3wks, tomorrow I'll set your first reading/due date in Adichie's novel Americanah, so make sure you know where that book is!

• APLang KIDS ONLY: more to come on AP EXAM practice, info, etc.

• AND FINALLY, ALL: the President Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal and analyzing two of his messages/speeches for valid arguments AND logical fallacies--woohoo; more info TBA

• GOOGLE HANGOUTS SESSIONS TO DISCUSS ALL THIS GOOD STUFF AND TO SEE EACH OTHER TBA LATER THIS WEEK!!

4th Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

**ATTENTION EVERYONE IN HONORS AMLIT./COMP.:

1) FIRST, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'VE READ THE BLOGPOST FROM PRE-BREAK FRI. 4/3!!! 

• There were some pretty important course and school announcements posted there RE: our readings and making sure you all STAY CAUGHT UP/COMMUNICATE WITH ME and ALL YOUR TEACHERS

• PLEASE STAY CAUGHT UP! DO NOT FALL BEHIND!

• ABOVE ALL ELSE, REMEMBER: COMMUNICATION IS KEY!

2) On Fri. 4/3, our superiors encouraged us to make today's assignment a "check-in" type of assessment to ease you/us all back in to this 4th week of online learning. I'm following that *request,* and as such, the following assignment is DUE COMPLETED/SUBMITTED VIA USATESTPREP BY 3pm TODAY, MON. 4/13:

SP20 4th block Honors AMLIT POST-SPBreak Skills 'Refresher' Assessment 

• FIRST, log in to www.usatestprep.com here; REMEMBER: Account ID: UNION; your username and PW

• Look on your dashboard for the assignment listed ABOVE IN RED; COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT thoroughly, and TAKE. THIS. SERIOUSLY; i.e., THIS IS NOT JUST A 'COMPLETION GRADE' ASSIGNMENT!!! I have a category ready in the gradebook for this assignment this evening

• most of the topics/skills I've chosen to create this assessment should hopefully look familiar! :) 

• It goes without saying, but please...DO YOUR OWN WORK :) 

• Do not forget to push "SUBMIT" when you've completed this assessment!

• A FEW OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES: 
• This assessment is worth 24pts. TOTAL, **plus the LAST QUESTION in "TWO-PART ITEMS" is worth +2pts. BONUS
• You CAN go back ONCE MORE and retry the items you miss the first time in order to increase your score

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3)...AND HONORS AMLIT, LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW, TUES. 4/14 and later this week... 

• GO AHEAD AND COMPLETELY FINISH READING THE ROAD (+/- 80 pages if you've been keeping up) by THIS THURS. 4/16
• I'll be sending you a few more assignments within the next week to complete RE: this novel/TBA over the next week and info posted here

• AND FINALLY, ALL: the reading in THE ROAD RE: ELY (pp.160-184-ish) from before break will be our NEXT BIG TOPIC OF DISCUSSION/qu's answered; 
• MAKE SURE you look over the qu's I posted on the LAST/PRE-BREAK BLOGPOST (**and also POSTED AGAIN BELOW) RE: this section of the reading, and EXPECT A GOOGLE HANGOUT QUIZ (I'll give you the qu's/you write the answers while we're together live) LATER THIS WEEK/TBA!

• GOOGLE HANGOUTS SESSIONS TO DISCUSS ALL THIS GOOD STUFF AND TO SEE EACH OTHER TBA LATER THIS WEEK!!

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• FOR TUES. 4/14, have I completed reading in The Road through pp. 204? If not, PLEASE DO SO. 
• For an important assignment coming up the week of Mon. 4/13, can I answer the following questions about the reading from approx. pp. 162-184:

• Who is ELY, and how do the man and his son meet him? How do they interact with him.

• How old is Ely? How do you know this answer? **CHOOSE TEXT EVIDENCE TO SHOW THIS.

• Describe the man's reaction to, and attitude toward, Ely. What are his concerns about the old man?

• How about the boy--how does he react toward Ely?

• By that same token, how does ELY REACT TO THE BOY? **CHOOSE TEXT EVIDENCE TO SHOW THIS.

• Does Ely believe in God? Even with this answer, does the old man ever seem to contradict himself? **CHOOSE TEXT EVIDENCE TO SHOW THIS.

• How does Ely help to define the world which they now inhabit? **CHOOSE TEXT EVIDENCE TO SHOW THIS.

• **Finally, ELY could symbolize an Old Testament Prophet. **BONUS FOR AFTER BREAK for looking up/researching this reference McCarthy may have included here, and why.