CCR English 10 is a college and career preparatory language arts class at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio. This section is taught by Mark Braam.
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During today's ACT testing, my English classes (in fact, all sophomore and senior English classes) had study hall in the arena. They had a HW assignment on semicolons that they received Tuesday that is due at the start of class on Thursday. They could choose to do it during the study hall or as HW.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, from 3:30-7:00 pm by appointment ONLY. If you would like to set up a time, please call 942-2999, extension 142.
On Wednesday, Sept. 17, all juniors will be taking a “practice” ACT during the school day. Students and teachers will be able to use the scores and data from this assessment to prepare for the “real” school-wide ACT in the spring. All testing will be conducted on the third floor, and the specific testing rooms will be given to students on Friday, Sept. 12. Due to the length of the test, all juniors will be eating 3rd lunch on the day of the assessment. Students are encouraged to bring a snack on the testing day as they will be given a break prior to their lunch time. After lunch, all students will report to their 6th and 7th period.
All sophomores and seniors will follow their normal class schedule unless they have a class on the third floor (during periods 1 through 5). During testing, any student that has a class scheduled on the third floor will report to the arena for a study hall. Teachers on the third floor may assign work in advance for students to complete during that time.
If you have any questions, please contact your child’s counselor or administrator.
NOTE: Mr. Braam's classes -- Bells 1-5 -- will NOT be meeting, as my classes are all on the third floor. The classes will be reporting to the Arena for the study hall. There will be an assignment made, but I also suggest bringing something to read or work for other classes in addition. Bells 6 and 7 will also be assigned the same work, but they will meet in their regular classrooms at the regular time.
A short worksheet on conjunctive adverbs, continuing our work on conjunctions and independent/dependent clauses.
The first round for ACT testing for juniors -- and juniors only -- will be given on Wednesday, Sept. 17. (The second round will be in the spring.)
Details will follow later this week as they are released by the administration.
NOTE: Originally, sophomores were going to be taking a version of the test. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. Only juniors are taking the test now.
There will be a quiz on Independent and Dependent clauses on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
There will also be a formative quiz on Parts of Speech Wednesday.
Bring a book or HW for another class in case you finish early.
Fill out the remainder of the FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS sentences that were begun in class.
Due Tuesday, Sept. 9, at start of class
Attached is the worksheet, just in case you lost yours or were absent!
The accompanying file is a small portion of a magazine article that I wrote and had published about my mother-in-law and her ongoing battle with Alzheimer's.
NOTE: It PURPOSEFULLY has words that are spelled incorrectly and has bad grammar or missing words. The students are to edit the story and make corrections using proofreading marks.
The assignment will be checked at the start of class on Thursday, Sept. 4, and then discussed.
Remember that the Proofreading Marks HW is due at the start of class Tuesday after we come back from Labor Day Weekend.
I hope you finished it in class, but if you did not, be sure to have it done because I will be checking while we start the class off with a writing assignment.
This was handed out in class Thursday, and time was given to work on it. If your student has not finished it, it will be due at the start of class Tuesday when we return from Labor Day Weekend.
The object is to use proofreading marks to make the left-hand column look like the right-hand column.
Today we began going over the reasons why we proofread things.
The accompanying (very real) photo was one of the examples as to why!!!.
Your child likely has the remaining part of a worksheet that we began in class today on proofreading marks that will be due on Tuesday (however, it is possible that they finished it during school).
Have a great Labor Day Weekend!!!!
A quick reminder that there is no school Friday, Aug. 29, due to a teacher in-service day, plus there is no school the following Monday due to Labor Day -- a four-day weekend for students.
I hope you get to enjoy this last-gasp of summer!
We finish our English SLO testing Tuesday, Aug. 26.
There is no studying to be done. The testing is to create a baseline so that we we know much your child already knows about the subjects we will be teaching during the year.
Greetings!
Just a quick reminder that Thursday, Aug. 28 will be the Fairfield High School Open House, where you get a chance to meet all of your student's teachers.
It begins at 5 p.m.
You will get to spend 10 minutes with each teacher, following your child's schedule (with 5 minutes between each bell).
It ends at roughly 7 p.m.
I am looking forward to meeting you all!!!!
Mr. Braam
I hope you are having a nice weekend!
Just as a reminder, there are two things due Monday, Aug. 25:
1. The parent/student signature and contact sheet from the last page of the syllabus, and
2. The Letter to the Teacher.
The syllabus is already attached.
Attached are the Letter to the Teacher instructions.
Note some students have already turned in the signature sheet.