June 5 - 9, Finals Week!

 It was truly and honor and a privilege to facilitate such an interesting group of students.  I often joked about "the four-hour version of the class" and my (optimistic? ambitious? bloated?) lesson plans are a reflection of how much I enjoyed reading, writing, and being involved in discussions with you.  I've learned so much during our time this year and I hope you feel that your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills are even better than they were a year ago.  

I've gotten to know many of you fairly well and hope that you visit me next year and keep me posted about what's going on in your life. 

Here's what we're doing this last week:

MONDAY, JUNE 5: (all classes minimum day) Read more sample college essays.  More work time on laptops for drafts and individual help.  Pass out editing checklist. 

Due: Be able to access your essay drafts electronically, and have an idea matched to a prompt with a document created and some sentences with details under the prompt.

Homework:  Type out a full rough draft by the beginning of the final. 


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 (4th period) /THURSDAY, JUNE 8 (5th and 6th):   Short, anonymous class evaluation so I understand what was the most helpful and also improve the section next time.  Volunteers from class will share paragraphs and receive helpful feedback.  Work time on laptops and direct, one-on-one feedback for drafts during the class period.  You'll have at least one full hour to work on drafts in class during the final.

A full draft is due to Turnitin.com by the end of the final.

Please note, due to how far along we are in the semester and the fact that this is your final for the class, NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. Thanks for understanding.

Have a wonderful summer as seniors!