May 20 - 24

Last week was more eventful than I planned. Thanks for your maturity and insight in the discussions we had. I'm looking forward to a less disappointing and more productive, happy week ahead.

We'll wrap up the Food Essays and begin the final unit of the year: college essays (or job title papers). 

NOTE: Last day to turn in make-up work for partial credit: Friday, May 31!


MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Go over final checklists for Food Essays. Time to complete a "polish" on Chromebooks in class, with individual help. Please upload the essay to Turnitin.com once you're finished. Due dates are below.

Due: Continue working on drafts of Food Essay.

Homework: Please upload your Food Essay to Turnitin.com: 

4th period: by Monday, May 20 at 11:59 p.m.

1st and 3rd period: by Tuesday, May 21 at 11:59 p.m.

6th period: by Wednesday, May 22 at 11:59 p.m. 

Be sure to hit "Confirm" and receive an e-mail confirmation that the Turnitin.com submission went through.  I don't need a paper copy.

Please think about a few colleges or universities you may want to apply to next year, or a job title that you'd like to research. Have these ready for next class.

Study for Vocab #20 quiz on Thursday/Friday.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. "Speed-dating" exercise to fill out Brainstorming Sheets.
 

Due:

4th period: by Monday, May 20 at 11:59 p.m.

6th period: by Wednesday, May 22 at 11:59 p.m. 

Be sure to hit "Confirm" and receive an e-mail confirmation that the Turnitin.com submission went through.  I don't need a paper copy.

Homework: Please think about a few colleges or universities you may want to apply to next year, or a job title that you'd like to research. Have these ready for next class.

Study for Vocab #20 quiz on Thursday/Friday.

THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab #20 quiz. "Speed-dating" exercise to fill out Brainstorming Sheets.


Due: 1st and 3rd period: by Tuesday, May 21 at 11:59 p.m.  Be sure to hit "Confirm" and receive an e-mail confirmation that the Turnitin.com submission went through.  I don't need a paper copy. 

Homework: Think about your answers and how they might match up with your own unique strengths and personality, as well as any "holes" in your overall application.
 
FRIDAY (minimum day): Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Vocabulary #20. 

Due: Brainstorming sheet, filled out.

Homework: Think about your answers on the Brainstorming Sheet and how they might match up with your own unique strengths and personality, as well as any "holes" in your overall application.

No school on Monday for 

Memorial Day Weekend.

Enjoy the three-day holiday!

May 13 - 17

It's the last full week of school (all of the following weeks are shortened). We'll work on the Foods Essay, finish Walden, and take the Walden quiz.

UPDATE/NOTE: Since I was out at the end of last week, I pushed the Walden quiz to this week, and Vocab Quiz #20 to the end of next week. Sorry for any confusion.

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Continue listening to Walden. Open note/Nature Packet quiz covering Walden vocabulary words. Go over sample Foods Essay drafts.

Due: Full rough draft of Foods Essay.

Homework: Continue work on your rough draft. 

WEDNESDAY (1st and 3rd period only): Special College and Career Center Presentation: "From Stress to Success : Finding Great College Matches and How to Pay for Them". Vocab Story Rounds.

Due:n/a

Homework: Continue work on your rough draft. 

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Sources - how to incorporate them, cite them, finding credible sources. Time to work on final drafts of Foods Essay on Chromebooks with individual help. 
 

Due: have rough draft accessible. 

Homework: Continue to work on final draft of Foods essay, due Monday/Tuesday night. (There will be some time in class on Monday/Tuesday to do a final proofread.)

May 6 - 10

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Complete detailed outline for Foods Essay. Intro: Walden. Listen to Walden excerpt with optional extra credit coloring/quote activity.

Due: Rough thesis and source ideas for Foods Essay. 

Homework: Have a Foods Essay outline ready to go for Thursday/Friday. 

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints. Discuss and debate, vote. Outline the majority opinion in a synthesis/ACT-style outline response based on the discussion.

Due: n/a

Homework: (Same as Monday.)

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: UPDATE: Journal warm-up. Continue reading Walden on your own. Type out rough draft of Foods essay on Chromebooks in class.

Due: Have a Foods Essay outline ready to go for Thursday/Friday

Homework: Finish full rough draft of Foods essay and be able to access it on Monday/Tuesday.