In Class: Today we completed a reader response for "Harrison Bergeron" and then discussed the independent reading project. Students were given an opportunity to choose their independent novels and then given the calendars and instructions for the reading. Then, students were broken into groups for their critical lens short story projects. Bellow are the resources for this project.
Create a presentation that includes all of the following elements:
Each group member must participate by creating and presenting one (or a portion) of the above bullet points. All group members are expected to contribute to the thinking, discussion, and completion of the project (research, reading, discussion, and Google slides shared with me). Yes, conventions, creativity, and accuracy count
For Homework: Finish reading "Harrison Bergeron" and complete a SOAPSTone for the reading. Also take some time to research the following texts to determine which ones you might like for an independent reading in this unit:
In Class: We started class with a brief tour of turnitin.com and then students signed up for turnitin using the following information:
After this process, students were given brief tours of some writing resources including OWL @ Purdue, Paper Rater, the Hemingway App, and SAS Curriculum Pathways. Purdue's OWL is a great source for MLA formatting details, while the other three resources provide a wealth of detail about your writing when you sign-up/enter in text.
Students were then given some time to peer review and revise their essays. For Home: Please revise your essays using at least one of the above mentioned tools and have a superior (sibling/parent, etc.) edit your paper for one final review. Please turn your essays in by Sunday at midnight to turnitin.com by clicking on my class, the assignment, and then changing the submission option (starts out in cut-and-paste) to upload a document. The option to upload from Google Docs will be at the bottom, along with a few others. Please e-mail me if you have any questions.
In Class:
Students began with a warm-up considering the must-haves, likes, and definitely-nots of a career. After that, students discussed some findings of their career profiles and got to work to finish up their higher education research assignment. For Home: Finish up anything you did not accomplish in class for your higher education research project. In class:
Students finished up their career exploration assignment and were then given time to research potential higher education options based on their career findings and personal interests. The following instructions were given to complete this assignment: Now that you’ve had a chance to explore a few career options, take some time to determine specific and practical college (or technical school) options for these career paths. You should choose three colleges to explore (at least one out of state/community college/technical school), but you may choose one college to explore for a secondary choice career. Go to the University/College’s website and gather information on:
Be prepared to present a two-minute presentation on one of your chosen institutions to the class. For Home: Please complete any elements of your higher education research assignment you did not complete in class. |
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