Three Weeks Out

Hello Everyone,

We are about three weeks away now with our first class back on Wednesday, August 19th.  

I've scheduled a "Meet and Greet" for each class the Wednesday before classes begin (August 12th).  It will meet at your regular class time. Parents can pop in for the first ten minutes or so. First, we'll iron out any technical issues then go over general expectations.  Then students will stay for a beginning of the year game. The session will last about an hour.  If you have a prior commitment, that's fine--I just thought it would be a great "soft start" for our year.

Topic: 9:00 American Literature Meet & Greet

Time: Aug 12, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 899 6683 4950

Passcode: PRICE

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Topic: 11:15 American Literature Meet & Greet

Time: Aug 12, 2020 11:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 845 8210 6735

Passcode: PRICE

Parents, first semester fees are due by the first day of class ($325). You may pay via Venmo, or  you can mail a check to me at:

Elizabeth Price

7 Sareva Place

Asheville, NC 28804

Students, here's a list of supplies you'll need for class:

• A three-ring notebook (1" or better, 1 and 1/2")  Even though we'll be meeting via Zoom, you'll still need to maintain a physical notebook with resources and notes from class.
• Page Protectors (25 or so) and notebook dividers (3 tabs TBA) Added 8/1
• 5 Pieces of plain white poster board---nothing fancy or expensive, basic--this will be the foundation for our American timeline and a map, a progressive project that will be added to all year. Added 8/2 
• A supply of lined notebook paper for notes and classwork (wide or narrow ruled, your pick)
• A basic set of colored pencils and markers
• An 8"x 5" "ish" lined journal for collecting quotations from the texts we read.  If you had my class last year, you can add to last year's journal. 
• A functional printer with a ready supply of paper and ink
• A computer or laptop you can use for class meetings and independent work. The computer should have a working microphone and webcam so that you can participate. You'll also need a quiet place to Zoom without interruption. 
• A Google account with an easy-to-identify name.

Students----Accept My Google Classroom Invite

I'm using Google Classroom this year to corral all of  the inherently electronic work.  We'll see how it goes. Students, I've sent each of you an email invite to join our Google classroom (if I have an email for you). Please accept the invitation and establish a Google account (if you don't already have one). If you don't see the invite, or I don't have an email for you, please contact me via email.

Some of you have already sent me your summer assignment (great job getting on it!), but if so, please submit it again via Google Classroom.  Enjoy the books and don't leave them both for the last minute please!  I suspect it's been a rough summer for all of us in multiple ways, and our whole world is "off schedule," but we've got to start somewhere, and it might as well be today, with us, and our summer assignments. ; )

That's all for now.  I'll "see" you in a few weeks.

Mrs. Price