Friday! Friday! Friday!

Today, we read Act 3 in Othello and worked on the haikus. This was a really long Act, and first block didn’t get finished with it (not because of any off-task behavior, it was just because of VV and the start up time of the laptops – maybe we need to petition Mrs. E to make 1st block a little longer – or make VV a little shorter…).

In any case, some of the things that we talked about were jealousy, proof, direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and cuckoldry. Students also got the chance to watch me act out Iago’s “dream sequence” with a giant fish pillow. If you missed Friday, you missed The Riley Show in full glory. Sorry. No pictures were allowed.

On Monday, my grades are due for the progress reports that will come out on Tuesday. A few things that I want to clear up –

• If you want something to be graded for the Progress Report, it needs to be turned in by Friday.
• If you are trying to earn an exemption, keep track of your tardies – if you are tardy to VV, you are technically tardy to 1st Block.
• We only have one week before Thanksgiving. Try to get all zeros taken care of before we go on break.
• You will not be able to take your laptops home during Thanksgiving. As of right now, BB should be up and running during the week, so you can still turn things in, but don’t expect to be able to use your KISD laptop.
• Do not be absent on December 2nd – that’s the Monday after Thanksgiving. My students aren’t really affected by it, but that’s the week of EOC testing. If you know someone who is testing, please encourage them to rest well and be present that week. Monday is the English 1 writing test.

See you Monday! Have a great (and restful) weekend!