Summer Suggestions

To all my former students and possible new students here are some suggestions for this summer:

1. Do the summer reading. You received the list of books with projects. Remember you are expected to complete two projects when we return in August. Don't start the year off on the wrong foot.

2. If you are still having difficulty interpreting what you read try reading the following book:

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. This book breaks down how to read any piece of literature in a very basic way.

3. Don't forget to continue practicing for the SAT or ACT especially if you still haven't taken it and plan on applying to college in the fall. I have the links posted on here.

4. Look into the colleges/universities you want to apply to now. Don't wait until the last minute.

Hope you are all having a great summer! Be safe.

End of the Year Slideshow

Personalize your own free picture slideshow

FYI

Senior Pictures are to be taken between June 11th through September 30th. If you want your picture in the yearbook you have to pick the picture you want in the yearbook by September 30th. To make an appointment with Fox Mar studios go to http://www.foxmar.com/ or call their office in Miami Lakes, FL for more details. If you have any questions or concerns email Ms. Morales at dianamorales@dadeschools.net

Last Week Schedule

Final Exams
Make sure to bring #2 pencils for the scantron. Remember 100 multiple choice questions.

Monday, June 7th
2nd period (7:30-9:55)
4th period (10:00 - 12:00)

Tuesday, June 8th
1st period (7:30-9:55)
5th period (10:00 - 12:00)

Wednesday, June 9th
3rd period (7:30-9:55)
6th period (10:00 - 12:00)

Make-ups will be Thursday, June 10th or Friday, June 11th.

Final Exam Review

Okay, so here is what you should know for my 100 question multiple choice exam, which is worth 50% of the Final Exam grade:

Literary Terms you need to know--
Allegory
Allusion
Alliteration
Imagery
Symbolism
Diction
Connotation
Flashback
Metaphor
Simile
Syntax
Theme
Onomatopoeia
Parody
Pun
Personification
SAT Vocabulary
Absolve
Anomaly
Beseech
Conundrum
Deluge
Discredit
Empathy
Ephemeral
Fortuitous
Germane
Hiatus
Humane
Imbibe
Karma
Judicious
Lucid
Magnanimous
Meliorate
Onus
Pretentious
Quintessential
Rendezvous
Rudimentary
Sagacious
Travesty
Turpitude
Ultimatum
Verbatim
Vindicate
Zenith
Authors
You need to know information about L. Frank Baum, Ray Bradbury, Lewis Carroll, and Kate Chopin
There will also be questions on The Awakening, Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, and Fahrenheit 451. Review settings, characters, and themes of these novels.

Last, last chance extra credit opportunity...
I need help packing up my room. In other words, putting things in boxes, dumping stuff, organizing things, etc. If you come and help me (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday after school or Thursday) you will receive 5 points towards the 4th nine weeks or final exam grade.