English III

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English III

• Mrs. Spriggs

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Parent/Guardian E-mail List

• A parent/guardian e-mail went out last Friday
  with a recap of the week. If you did not receive
  this e-mail and would like to, please complete
  the information on the clip board.
• SPAN- As of 3rd period, I finally figured out the
  missing Post to Parent button, so grades are
  available online.

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Daily Schedule

• -Bell Ringer/Journal-Students have 10 minutes to
  write a response to a journal that relates to our
  unit of study. Journals are collected every 10
  entries. Worth 100 Points.
• -Word Parts In preparation for the SAT, we
  write down five word parts per day. We have a
  test after each set of 25 word parts.
• -Grammar We have a brief grammar review each
  morning consisting of Power Points and online
  games.

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Daily Schedule Cont.

• Free Rice An online SAT tutorial that actually
  provides free rice to poverty-stricken
  countries.
• Literature Packets Active Reading Worksheets.
  These are collected randomly for a classwork
  grade.

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Web Page

• Calendar/Homework
• Contact Information
• Google
• Unit Resources
• SAT Practice
• http//www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/RSpriggs/in
  dex.cfm

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Books

• We are currently reading Scarlet Letter
• We will also read The Crucible, The Catcher in
  the Rye, Of Mice and Men, and various selections
  from the text. All novels are available at GHHS.
  Additionally, I will always try to include links
  for online texts and free audio recordings.

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Research Paper

• We will complete a three page research paper
  during the 2nd quarter. The topic will be a
  controversial issue that relates to American
  Society.
• We will complete the majority of the research,
  planning, and typing in class (dependent upon on
  computer lab availability)