Reminders of due dates as we approach the end of the first semester (!):

Nonfiction books should be completed by January 15th or sooner.

Your SIX rough draft paragraphs (completed in your journal) will be checked off in class on January 11th. 
If you don't have the 6 paragraphs completed, you cannot submit the TWO REVISED FINAL DRAFT PARAGRAPHS on the due date--January 16th.

Any revisions of paragraphs or essays from Ender's Game or Speak are also due BY or BEFORE January 15th. Redos will not be accepted after the 15th. 

Upcoming due dates before the Winter Break:

You should be done reading the entire novel, Speak, on Monday, December 11. That will enable you to successfully complete the end-of-unit assessment before the break. 

Green sheets tracking "Signs of a Struggling Teen" for Melinda are due at the END of class on Tuesday, December 12. Turn them in to the basket. Your work should be your own, and NOT identical to anyone else's paper. Copying will result in a zero grade without chance of replacement. 

DUE Thursday, December 14, PRINTED before class and ready to hand in when you walk in the door: Parts 1 and 2 of your final assessment for this unit. The directions are on the left side of the blog (introduced on Dec. 4). You will have one full 90 min. period to work on these in class (and to peer edit!), but you are expected to complete them as homework, as needed.