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 TUESDAY: 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!"
Mr. Pellerin, I am doing well, and I looking forward to our Google Meet next week. I would be open to anything doing anything listed above. I hope you and your family are doing well and keeping safe.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. Pellerin! I'm doing well and am looking forward to starting classes next week. I would like to continue reading Enemy of the People and do some prep for the new AP exams. I would also do your daily lessons where you share you favorite pieces of literature. Thank you for providing us with learning activities over the past few weeks! I hope you and your family are well!
ReplyDeleteHello Mr. Pellerin! I am doing well and I hope your family is too. I'm planning to attend the google meets class. I did the first Act of Enemy of the People on I think C blocks post? I'm not sure if you saw it or not. I would like to continue to read Enemy of the People and work on prepping for the new AP test. I'm open to anything else!
ReplyDeleteHi Mr.P! Excited to see you again, and can't wait to catch up. Im open to really anything although I am interested in talking about any creative writing people are doing outside of mandatory work and any new books people have been reading for fun.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. P! I will be there for our google meets, can't wait to get back to our class! I am up for anything!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pellerin, I am doing well, and I looking forward to our Google Meet . I would be open to anything doing anything mentioned above. I hope you and your family are doing well.
ReplyDeleteHey Mr. Pellerin, My family and I are doing well and I've just been reading book after book in this time away (hence my absence from the blog in these past couple weeks). I think I've gone through 15 books so far, 5 series in total, and am still going strong on simply rereading old series I love and taking this time to destress after having built up a lot of stress that last week before school was canceled. I look forward to being in class again and seeing you and hearing from you! Hope everything is well with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am alive and well. I will do my best to make the google meet (yes) but on the slim odds I do not make it, I am probably asleep. I would like to analyze a few more poems.
ReplyDeleteHello! Great to hear from all of you! I hope to answer all questions and demystify this process during our Tuesday 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 Mr. Pellerin! I can't wait to see you on Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteHi Mr Pellerin, hope you are doing well (or at least as well as can be expected in this crazy time). Can't wait to see everyone again, although I've been on a similar sleep schedule, so it'll be interesting trying to wake up in time.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. Pellerin! I am planning to be on the google meet and hope you are doing well!
ReplyDeleteHola Mr. Pellerin I'm alive but very bored, see you Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pellerin, you're one of the kindest souls I've ever met! I don't think I'll ever have another teacher like you. I am well, really excited that the weather is getting warmer! I will absolutely be at the meeting tomorrow, and I'll bring snacks. I think essay prep is good and maybe looking at old Q3's and responses if that's possible would be great as well to see just an overview. I hope you are staying safe! Thank you for always having an interest in us and your willingness to indulge our invitations!
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. Pellerin! I am indeed alive, and well(ish). Hope you and your family are staying safe! In regards to these next few weeks, I would like if we got to do some more AP test practice before we come back in May. I would also love if you continued to share your favorite poems with us! See you tomorrow!
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