Tuesday, April 9, 2019

After School Regents Review & Extra Credit

The definition of "good standing" is: in class every day, on time, have HW due daily, all assignments for the week completed, & having your review supplies daily.

If you are in good standing for the week and have signed up for and attend review, I will give you 1 extra credit point per hour of review.  Review goes from 2-5:15.  If you are on time, that means 3.5 points per review.  These points will be added to your 4th MP average at the end of the course. 

Let's be clear:
If you are late to review, you lose the credit for that week. 
If you leave  review early, you lose the credit for that week.  
If you are not in good standing for the week, you lose the credit for that week (but if you are not in good standing, you are in special danger of failing & need to come to review just to pass the Regents.)

You regain eligibility the following Monday...so you have the same chance to earn those extra credit points all over again.  

Haven't signed up for the 1st review yet?  You should.  Good Standing for that review starts 4/29, & all work due that week.  Notes, Video Packets, Online Exams, having your review supplies... ...


5 reviews are being held...that's a potential 17.5 points added to your 4th MP grade.  And, if you are doing your work, your average should be decent...giving you the maximum opportunity to either pass or earn a great grade for the 4th MP to really boost your average...which may increase your chances of earning a college scholarship since our overall GPA will also go up.

MAKE GOOD DECISIONS!!!!

If you did your vocab on flashcards this year...

If you made flash cards for your vocab HW this year, put them in your Regents Review Flash Card box.  You have already started your review!  Take a divider card/tab & label it "VOC."  Start studying!  Knowing vocabulary is the easiest way to get the correct answers on the Regents Exam - if you don't know what something means, you can't answer the question without guessing or write an essay on it.  If you DO, you can use it as extra info for more points on an essay.

Chapter 33 Online Exam Info

Your Chapter 33 Exam will open Tuesday, 4/16 at 2 pm.  It will close on Tuesday, 4/30, at 4 pm.  It is posted in Castle Learning.

Your Chapter 33 video packet(s) & sheets is due at the start of class on Tuesday, 4/30.  It will not be accepted late.

A few reminders about your online exams:
1.  There is no make up exam.  You do it online by the time is closes or you miss the exam & will receive a grade of 0.
2.  You can do the exam at school on your free period OR after school when the library is open.  If you need a pass, please bring your agenda book.
3.  "First try only" counts, no partial credit for 2nd choices...because the Regents has & will never work that way.
4.  Any unfinished portion of the exam once it is locked will be like not finishing am exam in class - anything left unanswered will be marked wrong.
5.  Chronic & habitual cutters will receive no credit for online exams.  You must be in class regularly to receive credit.  You will NOT be allowed to earn grades while cutting, since any exam given in class you'd also likely cut (based o your current behavior.)

Ch 36 Videos

http://mrsramoglobal2.blogspot.com/2018/05/chapter-36-videos.html