Shelley DeLaCruz » Welcome to Ms. DeLaCruz's Honors English III, History of Women in America, College and Career Transitions, and Honors Speech class!

Welcome to Ms. DeLaCruz's Honors English III, History of Women in America, College and Career Transitions, and Honors Speech class!

Welcome to English III American Literature, History of Women in America, College and Career Transitions, and Speech. Check your grades regularly through Skyward using your assigned username and password. If you need assistance with your login information, visit or call our attendance office (ext. 22913). See instructions below to obtain online textbook information for this class. 
 
Tech resources for this course:  Clever and Office 365
If this is your first time accessing Clever from home, you will need to put your entire email address in [email protected] and your password that you always use to log into a computer at school. You can access your Office 365 account by clicking on Office 365/Email under the Student tab on the BHS home page; the username and password are the same as your computer login at school. Also, please follow the class X (formerly Twitter) page @delacruzclass for tips, helpful ideas, updates, and reminders that you will find useful throughout the year.  
 

All Students 6-12 are required to REGISTER for Self-Service Password Reset at this location

 

https://aka.ms/ssprsetup

 

They must complete this registration and will continue to be prompted until registration is complete. Please do not skip this step.

 

Starting today, when new and previous students log into anything affiliated with their school computer login, they will be forced to register for Self Service Password Reset. THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THEIR PASSWORD. It simply is a way to register for if/when a student does forget their school password, they can reset it on their own. 

  • Students will be prompted to complete the sign-up process using their existing school username  ([email protected])  and password the next time they login to anything Microsoft related (O365 or Clever). This doesn't change the password, it just registers the student to change later if forgotten. 
  • If the student forgets or needs to change the student password in the future: After the student has completed the registration process, the student can use the following link https://aka.ms/sspr or click on "Can't access your account?" on the sign-on page to reset or unlock the account from any device. These links are located on the Tech resources page and Student resources page on the school website as well. 
Please log in to https://clever.com to see all of our classroom resources in one place including reading, vocabulary, grammar, and ACT enrichment and remediation! Clever is also where online Pearson Savvas textbook is located as well as Schoology.  
Mandatory:  Join your class Remind!
  • Click on your class period in the box under my picture.  
  • Your class Remind code is also located on your class page.  Directions on how to join Remind are included with the code.  
 
Accessing Online English III Textbook Instructions 

 

  • Go to student.masteryconnect.com
  • Enter the Test ID (Make sure that you are logging in for the correct period. Otherwise, it won’t let you in.  Some of you are taking the wrong Quizizz for a class period you are not in.  Please check Skyward for your class period to make sure that you are entering the correct one before emailing me to say that Mastery Connect will not let you in.)
  • Then, enter your student number (Lunch number)
  • Complete the assessment and click done.
Meditating in SC
 

Posts

Female Athletes in America One-Pager

Below is a list of what should be included on your page:
• Include the full name of the person you research.
• Include a title of work, group, occupation, or event that they are most famous for.
• Include two or more quotations from the person you are studying.
• Include three or more words that describe the person’s personality.
• Include three or more illustrations/graphic images that symbolize the person’s life.
• Include four or more facts about the person that you’ve learned about.
• You must fill the entire page. You don’t want a lot of empty space (if any).
• Your page must be colored. 

Last Day for Late Work Q3

The last day that I will be accepting late work for Q3 will be Monday, March 4th at 11:45pm.  No exceptions!

Outside Reading

During Q3, you must read ONE or TWO books from the attached PowerPoint.  If you choose ONE book, it must be over 400 pages; otherwise, you will need to choose TWO books that add up to at least 400 pages.  Your selection(s) will be assessed with a comprehension AND writing test.  DO NOT procrastinate! 

Last Day for S1 Late Work

Last day for late work assigned after November 10th is Monday, December 18th.  No exceptions!

PSAT Info

Good afternoon,
This is Beth Stone, Assistant Principal at Blackman High School, and I want you to know about the opportunity to take the PSAT Test coming up in October. 
 
Blackman High School will be giving the PSAT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) on Tuesday, October 17th to 9th - 11th grade students who sign up and pay by September 22nd. If a student requires testing accommodations, he or she must sign up before September 15th to receive these accommodations. 
 
Taking the PSAT as a freshman or sophomore is a great primer for the SAT and ACT.  For juniors, The National Merit Scholarship Corp. uses PSAT scores to determine which test-takers will become semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. You'll be competing against students in your state, and recognition as a winner results in a single-payment monetary award of $2,500. Finalists and other outstanding entrants are also eligible for college- and corporate-sponsored merit scholarships. They vary in value but can be substantial, and some are renewable.
 
Sign up using the form below. Additional test information is on the sign-up form. Pay for the test either online using the link below or by check or money order to Mrs. Bray in the Counseling Office. The cost of the PSAT is $18.00. You must sign up on the form regardless of the method of payment chosen. 
 
School Cash Online link below to register or sign in:
 
Sign up to take the test using the form below:
 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=j8uWO0wXZUuC61zDi54GbMO1hOxp1-NKhzS_aILP9NRUNEU0VzhIVDZUV1NOMlIxQzIyWVhJWUpHQS4u

Last Day for Late Work!

The last day for late work will be Wednesday, September 6th, at 11:45pm.  No exceptions.  

Upcoming Due Dates

1st and 5th periods (Honors English III):  "What to the Slave" vocab quiz on Monday, August 28th. Quizizz on Friday, August 25th at 11:45pm.
2nd, 4th, and 6th periods (Honors Speech):  Partner speeches on Friday, August 25th.  Quizizz on Friday, August 25th at 11:45pm.
3rd period (History of Women in America):  First lady project on Friday, September 1st
8th period (College and Career Transitions):  Career research projects on Friday, August 31st