It’s Friday the 13th, but it’s also the last class day of the semester, so I think we can call it even.

Some important announcements:

1. You have an opportunity to earn up to 5 points of extra credit on your final exam by reading a free-choice book (approved by me in advance) over the break and submitting a reflection through Google classroom. You can check a book out from the classroom library after your final exam.
2. And another extra credit opportunity! After your finals on Wednesday, at 1:30 PM, you can come to my room and watch a movie connected to our curriculum in some way. Which movie? I haven’t decided yet — I need to preview some stuff over the weekend to make sure that it’s school-appropriate. I’ll post the selection on Monday. (It might be something connected to the Hero’s Journey or something related to Shakespeare.) But this movie will be special because I will give you the choice of either 1) adding 10 points onto a quiz or 2) bringing a zero or a low score on a daily assignment (not something weighted double) up to an 80. It can be a reading check that you bombed or a reading guide that you forgot to do or somesuch.
3. Please, please, please study for your final. As we discussed in class, what will have the biggest payoff will be studying grammar and vocabulary. You have a grammar review, you have practice quizzes for vocab, and you can create your own lists using Vocabulary.com.