OVERVIEW: Welcome back to school! I hope this blog post finds you and your family well. I miss seeing you, and I hope to make our time together as meaningful and stress free as possible.
In this space, I want to prepare you for our first day back. You should have received a letter from the district about our return to learning. Below, you will see a grid with the weekly schedule. We will meet twice a week for class. I plan to use Google Meet and our class blog. I will also be available during H-block and Wednesdays on Google Meet for office hours.
Below, I provided a list of "options" for your continued learning. Our first class will involve checking-in and making decisions about how to proceed. I want you to be part of this process.
If you are friendly with anyone in the class, please let them know that there is an expectation that they will be engaging in work, again.
HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY: When you finish reading this post, please post a quick comment below to let me know: 1) You are alive and well, 2) Will I see you in our first Google Meet, and 3) What would you be interested in doing with our time (again, see list below). Note: All class sessions will be recorded and posted on my blog, so you can still enjoy class even if you do not make it for the live session.
See you on Google Meet!
AHS School Schedule
Curriculum Possibilities
2. Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: If you have not done so, you are welcome to work on all blog posts for Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.
3. An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen: Those of you who completed the work on Ghosts are welcome to join the book club we started last week.
4. AP Exam Prep: Here is an important update from the A.P. Board regarding the test: Click here. The test is going to be quite easy. No multiple choice, just a 45 minute Open Response Q3 Essay. We should engage in some practice during class time. I could assign a Q3, you write an essay during our 45 minute class session, I give you feedback before the next session, and we can go over it together during our next class on Google Meet.
5. Mr. Pellerin Daily Lessons: I could always just share poems, favorite pieces of literature, review past material, walk through my Teaching Global Classroom Blog, and we can have a discussion on Google Meet during our class time. The assignments can come organically from these sessions.
6. College Prep: Is there anything you would like me to help you with on your way to college? More grammar work? Writing instruction? Writing literary research papers? Life lessons? Use me as a resource.
7. Creative Writing: Poetry, short fiction, novels, personal essay writing? I can help guide you. FYI: Watch the video of Poetry Night at Cafe Azteca!
8. Any other suggestions? I am open.
Gatsby says, "Welcome Back, Daisy!"
Hi Mr. P, I will definitely be on the google meet on Monday! I look forward to being able to talk to you and all my classmates again and have discussions about everything that is going on like we used to!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr. P, I am alive and well, and barring any unfortunate unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to attend the Google meet session. I would like to either do Mr. Pellerin Daily Lessons or AP Exam Prep.
ReplyDelete1. I am alive and breathing. I think.
ReplyDelete2. Yes, I'll be attending the google meet on Monday.
3. In terms of content, I'm interested in AP Exam prep and some personal fictional writing.
4. ... Nahh there's no 4.
Hope everyone is well and alive!
Hi Mr. P! I'll be at the google meet. I'm excited to see people again!! I miss school a lot and I'm excited to use this format as a chance to get some structure back into my life. I've been doing well though, and so has my family, so no complaints! I'd love some AP Exam prep and some college prep/creative writing by the end of the year, at least. See you guys Monday!
ReplyDeleteOh and I forgot to ask: where do you want Ghosts Act 3? That post didn't have a lot of actually Act 3 related responses since it was right at the beginning of Phase 1 so I don't know if you want it posted there or not. Thanks!
DeleteThank you, Katie! See my post at the bottom. I am going to make it easy, and have people post all their work to the newest blog post. Just label it for me ;)
DeleteHey Mr. P! I'm alive and well. I will be there tomorrow! Also I guess I would just like to quickly review as a class what to expect for the AP test. I know it's only 45 minutes and I'm assuming it will be similar to the AP Euro test which is just one DBQ. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAlso thanks for being the only teacher I have to actually post a schedule! I hadn't heard we would be doing remote learning until seeing this post so thanks for that! I don't think a lot of students are aware that we'll be following a daily schedule starting tomorrow.
DeleteIt has been confusing. Too many emails, and too much info. I hope to make it easy for everyone going forward. ;)
DeleteHi everyone! I am doing well and excited to see everyone in the Google meet tomorrow! It will be great to get back into our class discussions and reading and writing!
ReplyDeleteHello! Great to hear from all of you! I hope to answer all questions and demystify this process during our Monday chat. For example, I think I will only post two blog posts a week (one for each class). You can post ANY work you complete or want me to look at in the newest post. I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning. (My sleep schedule is way off! We have been waking up at noon and going to bed at 3 am).
ReplyDeleteHi everyone, looking forward to the Google Meet today! I'd really like to go over what is going to be on the AP exam!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm excited to get back into A.P. Lit and would love to go over the new AP test for a bit. Hope all has been well with you!
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. P!
ReplyDeleteI'm alive and will be at the google meet today. I would love to do some exam prep, like writing practice essays and then talking about them, but we can also do other literature related actives.
Hello! This is a little late but: 1) I am alive and well, 2) I’ll be/am at the Google Meet, and 3) AP exam sessions as well as proceeding with regular material sounds good to me.
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