Final Draft of Your Speech

 Big Idea: How can I identify a problem and offer a solution?

Learning Target: Writing a persuasive speech

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Directions for Final Speech
2. Practice your speech in front of someone else.
3. Work on the final draft of your speech and turn it in by Sunday. Remember that the speech you deliver must be the same as the one you turn in.
4. Junior Escort Speech link. You will not see your upload after it posts since the posts are private.

Homework:

1. None

Practice your speech

 Big Idea: How can I identify a problem and offer a solution?

Learning Target: Writing a persuasive speech

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Directions for Final Speech
2. Work on the rough draft of your speech.
3. Practice your speech in front of someone else.

Homework:

1. None

Rough Draft of Final Speech

 Big Idea: How can I identify a problem and offer a solution?

Learning Target: Writing a persuasive speech

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Directions for Final Speech
2. Work on rough draft of your speech.

Homework:

1. None

Annotated Bibliography

 Big Idea: How can I identify a problem and offer a solution?

Learning Target: Writing a persuasive speech

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Directions for Final Speech
2. Turn in an annotated bibliography on Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. None

Final Speech Directions

 Big Idea: How can I identify a problem and offer a solution?

Learning Target: Writing a persuasive speech

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Directions for Final Speech
2. Fill out this form to let me know what your problem-solution will be.

Homework:

1. None

Writing Final Drafts

 Big Idea: How can I make myself attractive to colleges?

Learning Target: Understanding the UC and Common App essay prompts

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Today you will write your final draft for each essay. By the end of the day, the following must be completed:
1. You must have a final draft completed for each essay(350 words for UC and 650 words for Common App).
2. I should see significant and meaningful changes between your rough and final draft.
3. You must name the version of the essay "Final Draft." 
4. The two essays will be submitted on Turnitin.com

Homework:

1. None

Writing Rough Drafts

 Big Idea: How can I make myself attractive to colleges?

Learning Target: Understanding the UC and Common App essay prompts

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Today you will write your rough draft for each essay. By the end of the day, the following must be completed:
1. You must have a rough draft completed for each essay(350 words for UC and 650 words for Common App).
2. You must share the essay with a different person for each essay. That person must add comments to your essay.
3. You must name the version of the essay "Rough Draft." This must be done today or you will lose a lot of points for your rough draft.

Homework:

1. None

Brainstorming ideas

 Big Idea: How can I make myself attractive to colleges?

Learning Target: Understanding the UC and Common App essay prompts

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Brainstorm ideas for four of the essay topics. The document is on Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. None

College Essays That Work

 Big Idea: How can I make myself attractive to colleges?

Learning Target: Understanding the UC and Common App essay prompts

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Johns Hopkins Essays that Work
1. Each group will get a different essay
1. Choose someone to read the essay out loud
2. Analyze each letter. What made that letter stand out?
3. Did the candidate address the prompt? How?
4. Read scorer comments. What made this essay work?

Homework:

1. None

College Essay Prompts Monday

 Big Idea: How can I make myself attractive to colleges?

Learning Target: Understanding the UC and Common App essay prompts

Reading:

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. The Common App Essay Questions
2. The UC system personal insight questions
3. College Admission Essay Poster
1. Find four essays that are very similar.
2. Use the Common App PDF to provide tips on how to brainstorm ideas
3. Identify the similarity between the two topics (i.e. Both essays require you to...)
4. What are areas that would work well for these essays?

Homework:

1. None

MC Practice

 Big Idea: TBA

Learning Target: TBA

Reading: We will read for ten minutes.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Final MC practice on AP Classroom. The AP test is tomorrow.

Homework:

1. Finish reading your independent book.

AP Exam Review Day 2 part 1

 Big Idea: TBA

Learning Target: TBA

Reading: We will read for ten minutes.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Everything you need is at this link.

Homework:

1. Finish reading your independent book.

AP Exam review stations Day 1 part 2

 Big Idea: TBA

Learning Target: TBA

Reading: We will read for ten minutes.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Everything you need is at this link.

Homework:

1. Finish reading your independent book.

AP Exam Review Stations Day 1 part 1

 Big Idea: TBA

Learning Target: TBA

Reading: We will read for fifteen minutes. Follow the reading schedule listed on this document.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Everything you need is at this link.

Homework:

1. Finish reading your independent book.