Week of June 15, 2020

Please find this week at a glance here. 

Please watch this video (the password is liberty--lowercase L) explaining what's happening this week. In this video I explain important information about how to raise your grade.

Last day to submit late assignments through chapter 9 is Monday, June 15. All Actively Learn assignments through chapter 9 will lock at 11:59 pm and you will not be able to access them. Please watch the video for more information.

Last day to submit late work is June 15!

The end of the school year is quickly approaching! The last day to submit late work is June 15. All Actively Learn assignments are set to lock at 11:59 pm that day. If you have extenuating circumstances that have prevented you from completing work by that day, please email me to discuss.

Here's what you should expect in the next week and a half:

• A final review of the American Dream concept
• Final review/discussion of The Great Gatsby
• A final summative assignment for The Great Gatsby

Please make sure you are reviewing Skyward regularly and updating your missing assignments. Actively Learn shows me when students complete work so I know to grade it. Teams mostly does that, but is less reliable. If you believe there is an assignment you completed but I missed, please email me ASAP.

Week of June 8, 2020

Please find all work for the week here.

Please review Skyward and send me an email if you see any work missing that you turned in before June 1 and is still marked missing. You do not need to notify me of missing Actively Learn work--I update Actively Learn every week on Mondays and Tuesdays, so I will catch those. But if you think something is missing and I haven't seen it, please email. Include the following information in your email:

• Full name
• Class period
• Name of assignment as it appears in Skyward

Week of June 1, 2020

Congratulations! We made it to June!

Please find all of this week's work listed here.

If you have work that is still marked missing and scored zero in Skyward, please send me an email with the following information:

• Your first and last name
• Your class period
• The exact name of the assignment as it appears in Skyward

Have a great week, and enjoy the sun! 😊

Week of May 25, 2020

On Wednesday, May 27, I will host a live class in the American Lit Super Team (on Teams) at 1 pm to discuss your questions from chapters 5-6. I can also answer any other questions you have. Please join me there!

This week you will be writing about chapters 5-6 and reading chapter 7, which is the longest and most action-packed chapter in the book.

Please find all of this week's work in this one document.

If you have work that you turned in but is still marked as missing and with a zero, please send me an email with the following information:

• Your first and last name 
• Your class period
• The name of the assignment as it appears in Skyward
• Where the assignment was submitted (Teams or Actively Learn)

As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Take care,
Mrs. Dragavon

Week of May 18, 2020

Last week I spent a long time making sure grades were accurate and updated, but it's a time-consuming task and I'm only human, so I'm relying on students to double-check Skyward and alert me to any mistakes. If you do find that you have an assignment marked missing and 0, please send me an email that includes the following information:

• Your full name (especially if the name on your email address is different)
• The name of the assignment exactly as it appears on Skyward
• Your class period

If an assignment shows * that simply means it's not graded yet.

Please be aware that I am devoting Mondays and Tuesdays to going back through Teams and Actively Learn and scoring and updating any late work. If you submitted work after Monday then I will update it when I grade this week, and there is no need to notify me. I'm more concerned about work that you submitted before last week and still shows a 0 and missing.

It is also clear that some students are reading summaries and hoping to skate by on that. Please note that short answer questions in Actively Learn require text details and an explanation. If you are not including accurate details and/or explaining your thinking, your grade will reflect that.

This week we are reading two chapters of Gatsby so that we can finish the book on time. Next week we will read just one chapter again, but fair warning, chapter 7 is a long one.

I'm also offering an optional summative writing assignment this week. If you are currently dissatisfied with your grade, I strongly recommend you take advantage of this opportunity. There will not be another one next week.

Please find all of this week's work explained here in this link.

Take care!

Weekly Update May 11, 2020

By now students should have read the first three chapters of The Great Gatsby in Actively Learn.

Please click here to see all of this week's work at a glance.

This week I am offering an optional summative assignment. This assignment is not required, but if you are interested in RAISING your grade, you should complete this assignment! Completion alone does not guarantee that you will raise your grade. You must submit high quality work. This assignment will not be accepted after May 18 (please read the assignment sheet for exceptions). If you have any questions, please reach out to me!

Parent/Student Update Week of May 4, 2020

Please click here for the week at a glance with all assignments.

Please use this form to notify me of any work you submit AFTER it has been entered in Skyward.

ISD's grading policy says that you will receive the grade you had on May 13 ONLY if you continue to complete class work to standard. If students do not complete quality work, then they will receive an incomplete. On the flip side, your grade can go up with continued good work! Please do your best, and let me know if/when you have questions or concerns.

Parent/Student Update and Assignments Week of 4/27

If you submit work AFTER the grade has been entered in Skyward, and you have a O and MS for the assignment, please fill out this form to notify me that the work has been submitted. Please do not email me assignments.

Students should review last week's graded work to see my comments.

Click here for all of this week's work.

Grading:  OSPI released its grading policy last week, which led to ISD doing the same on Thursday.  While it was made clear that student grades cannot drop from where they were on March 17, you will need to continue engaging in class assignments / lessons in order to earn credit for the course.   

April 21 and 24 Update and Assignments

Welcome back to required school! I expect this transition to be a little bumpy as we all learn new ways of doing things. I will do my very best to be patient with you while we make the transition, and I ask you do the same for me. I have learned a lot about online resources over the last few weeks, but I imagine there will be mistakes or broken links as we progress. Please bear with me. At the same time, if at any point you have personal or health issues that prevent you from meeting schoolwork deadlines, please communicate with me. This is not a normal life we are all living right now. I understand that flexibility and compassion are needed for all of us.

That being said, we have one last unit to cover this year. Please find all of this week's work linked here in this document.

Here is the link to the late work form. If you are submitting work that is currently marked MISSING in Skyward, you must also submit this form.

Here are the links to Flipgrid (NEW grids for the graded period of the year!):

• 6th period​
• 7th period​
• 8th period 

Office hours this week:

Monday and Friday 10:30 am -12 pm

Wednesday 11:30 am - 1 pm

I will be at my computer and available to answer emails quickly during these hours. I will respond to email received outside of these hours as quickly as possible.

Parent/Student Update

I can't get this message short enough for Skyward to agree to send it. Please read a short update here.

Here is our whole week at a glance.

Take care!

Week of April 6, 2020 Tasks

Here is our whole week linked in one document! {CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THIS WEEK'S WORK!}

Pick a discussion question from the list in this document.  

1. Post a video on Flipgrid addressing the question. Make sure your video includes some reasons or examples from the book. (Remember, you must sign in by clicking OFFICE and then using your ISD info.)
2. Watch the videos of your peers. 
3. Post a response video to at least one peer. Here is a video showing how to do that. (Password is liberty.) 
4. Finish reading the book and check back on Wednesday for our final amazing teacher video about the book and final Flipgrid discussion about this book. 
5. If and when you submit late/missing work, please complete this form. I am having a hard time tracking the various ways in which students are submitting work, and this form will allow me to collect information in ONE place. Thank you for helping me streamline things!

Have a great week, enjoy the sun, and be safe. 💗

After Reading Chapters 10-16 Tasks

Hello students!

Here are your tasks after you've completed this week's reading:

1. Watch this instructional video discussing chapters 10-13 (password is liberty) [video live now!]
2. Go to Actively Learn and watch the videos about Malcolm X--remember, to get logged in to Actively Learn you must click login with OFFICE and then use your ISD info [posted now!]
3. Go to Actively Learn and watch the video about Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois [posted now!]
4. Watch this instructional video discussing chapters 14-16 (password is liberty) [video live now!]
5. After watching both videos and completing the work in Actively Learn, fill out this form [posted now!]
6. Check Skyward. Do you have any missing work to submit? If yes, check Teams and submit work there. Especially if you have a failing grade, please work on those major missing assignments. I will continue to email your families about my concerns.
7. Did I miss your response to last week's work and that needs to be updated? If yes, please email me.
8. If you're bored, check out this post on my website for ideas of what to do.

Please complete this work by Sunday night (April 5).

Take care of yourselves! Please let me know if you need anything. 💗

Are you bored? Here are some ideas!

Read the school newspaper--they just published new stories online!

Download the Libby app on your phone. This easy to use app gives you access to the public library's books and audiobooks. While school has been out I've read two books, and the one I'd recommend to you is one that will be used in book clubs for juniors next year. It's called I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.

Maybe podcasts are of more interest. Here is a list of podcasts recommended by another teacher. Disclaimer: I have not listened to all of these, so please preview before listening.

• Following Harriet (about Harriet Tubman--remember we discussed her work with the Underground Railroad when we talked about Frederick Douglass)
• 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter (About what humans have learned from the animal kingdom)
• The Herstory Podcast (the stories of 50 historical women)
• Serial (Season one of this podcast is the true story of a high school girl who was murdered and her ex-boyfriend who was accused of committing the crime. I've listened to this one and it is fascinating! The story will definitely suck you in. Please note: this one definitely contains mature language, and is about a murder. It is, however, used in many classrooms around the country.)

How to Complete Missing Work and Missing Reading Quizzes

Some of you were absent over the last week or two of school and have work to complete to help raise your grade. Here is how to do that:

1. If you missed any reading quizzes, the makeup assignment has been assigned to you in Teams. You will need to go to Teams, open the assignment, and complete the work there to make up the missing quiz.

2. If you missed assignments, I've created a spot in Teams to submit those missing/late assignments. Teams will only let me attach five documents to that page, so I'm linking the assignments here, too. When they are done and you're ready to submit them, please submit to Teams. This will help me keep your work organized by class period. If you aren't able to do the work digitally and would rather take a picture of your work and submit that, that is fine, too. After submitting work, please complete this form. Teams will not notify me.

Ch 1 Audioguide

Ch 2 Audioguide

Ch 3-4 Quote Work for people who were absent

Ch 5-6 World Cafe for people who were absent

Harlem Renaissance Makeup for students who did not complete the original assignment

Realism summative

What is Realism?

If you need an assignment that isn't linked here, please email me and I'll add it.

Take care!

Parent Update

Please click here to read this week's update.
Thank you!

This week for STUDENTS: Monday, March 30

Thank you to all the students who have been participating in the work online! If you are just joining us, I'm happy you're here. If you need any help with getting access to technology, please send me an email.

Tasks this week:
1. Read this document
2. Post a video on Flipgrid (remember, you can even download this as an app and film it from your phone if that's easier)
3. Read through chapter 16 of Their Eyes Were Watching God
4. Come back Thursday to look for this week's instructional video(s)

Stay safe and healthy! 💗

TEWWG Ch 7-9 Watch and Learn

I hope you're ready to discuss chapters 7-9! By now you should have read these chapters.

Please watch these two videos. You will need to enter a password to watch them! The password is liberty (all lowercase). Please email me if you have any issues accessing these links. I'm working with new-to-me technology here.

Video 1

Video 2

After watching both of those amazing videos, please complete this form by Sunday night. Then check back here Monday afternoon (assuming technology cooperates with me) for the next step.

Student Tasks March 23, 2020

Hello students!

Here are two tasks to get you started this week:

1. Visit our class's Flipgrid site. You must sign in using Microsoft Office and your ISD credentials. Our grid can be found here. Watch my video, then post your own. Please note that you can download the Flipgrid app on your phone or tablet and use it that way. If you are shy about being on camera, feel free to use a filter, prop a book in front of the camera, show us your pet instead of you, etc.
2. Read chapters 7-13 of Their Eyes Were Watching God and post ONE journal entry (same format as we were doing before) to Teams. If you'd already completed more, please post them! Remember, to access Teams you need to login to office.com using your ISD credentials.

Stay safe and wash your hands! 💖

Weekly Update: March 23, 2020

Please click here to read this week's update.

Thank you!