Saturday, December 10, 2011

Week 15 and Holiday Break


Week 15 20111-2012 Expo Comp
Class Work
Homework
Print out for 100 extra credit points by Tuesday class time
Visit College Office to plan your individual strategy to get into the best school for you, see if you have any courses you need to take/makeup to realize your career goals/dreams, make sure you know the application deadlines for EOP programs and financial aid).


Read Into the Wild

Do Activity 1

Into the Wild Activity 2

Into the Wild Activity 3
Into the Wild Actvity 4

Into the Wild Activity 6
Into the Wild Activity 7

Into the Wild Activity 8
1st Reading of Chapters 1 and 2

Read Chapter 3 Into the Wild

Finish Into the Wild

PowerPoint Due 1/9/12- This is a critical benchmark in order to move forward in the process of qualifying for January 24th





Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Week 14 2011-2012


Week 14 20111-2012 Expo Comp
Class Work
Homework
Print out for 100 extra credit points by Tuesday class time
Visit College Office to plan your individual strategy to get into the best school for you, see if you have any courses you need to take/makeup to realize your career goals/dreams, make sure you know the application deadlines for EOP programs and financial aid).


Grammarama Chapter 1


YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH MS.  CINTIGO TO REVIEW YOUR POWERPOINT THIS WEEK!

LACER IS OPEN Daily 3-5 on shortened Tuesdays 1-3.
PowerPoint due Friday-
This is a qualifying benchmark- take this deadline seriously!

Remember presentation should be 7 minutes in length to allow for 3 minutes of Q and A

The Speech
Except for the attention getter and conclusion, include the following information in any order that you desire:
·       Attention getter — something that relates to your project and draws the attention of the audience immediately. It should be very brief (30 – 60 secs) 
Tell a story, cite a poem, ask a question, play a song on the instrument you just learned, show a skill, etc
·       Introduce yourself and your project
·       Discuss how/why you chose your topic
·       Explain your research and how it helped you
·       Discuss the process you went through to create the final product
·       Show the final product itself or pictures of it (have copies of your brochures, picture/Imovie of you teaching class, volunteering etc.)
·       Demonstrate (if appropriate) – play your guitar, show a learned technique, etc
·       Explain what you learned from the process
·      Conclusion
·      Call to action
·      MLA Format Citations

Another way to look at your presentation

·      Title slide-attention getter
·      Motivation/rationale slide
·      Definitions
·      Major Point/s
·      Major Point/s
·      Major Point/s
·      Major Point/s
·      Infographic/30 sec video can go where most effective
·      Conclusion/s
·      Call to Action
·      MLA Citations


Grammarama Chapter1
PowerPoint

Grammarama Chapter 2
PowerPoint

Grammarama Chapter 2
PowerPoint Print as a PDF file with 6 slides per page


PowerPoints DUE TODAY
Grammarama Chapter 2
PowerPoint Due- This is a critical benchmark in order to move forward in the process of qualifying for January 24th






Saturday, December 3, 2011

Week 14 Expo Comp 2011-12


Week 14 20111-2012 Expo Comp
Class Work
Homework
Print out for 100 extra credit points by Tuesday class time
Visit College Office to plan your individual strategy to get into the best school for you, see if you have any courses you need to take/makeup to realize your career goals/dreams, make sure you know the application deadlines for EOP programs and financial aid).


Grammarama Chapter 1


YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH MS.  CINTIGO TO REVIEW YOUR POWERPOINT THIS WEEK!

LACER IS OPEN Daily 3-5 on shortened Tuesdays 1-3.
PowerPoint due Friday-
This is a qualifying benchmark- take this deadline seriously!

Remember presentation should be 7 minutes in length to allow for 3 minutes of Q and A

The Speech
Except for the attention getter and conclusion, include the following information in any order that you desire:
·       Attention getter — something that relates to your project and draws the attention of the audience immediately. It should be very brief (30 – 60 secs) 
Tell a story, cite a poem, ask a question, play a song on the instrument you just learned, show a skill, etc
·       Introduce yourself and your project
·       Discuss how/why you chose your topic
·       Explain your research and how it helped you
·       Discuss the process you went through to create the final product
·       Show the final product itself or pictures of it (have copies of your brochures, picture/Imovie of you teaching class, volunteering etc.)
·       Demonstrate (if appropriate) – play your guitar, show a learned technique, etc
·       Explain what you learned from the process
·      Conclusion
·      Call to action
·      MLA Format Citations

Another way to look at your presentation

·      Title slide-attention getter
·      Motivation/rationale slide
·      Definitions
·      Major Point/s
·      Major Point/s
·      Major Point/s
·      Major Point/s
·      Infographic/30 sec video can go where most effective
·      Conclusion/s
·      Call to Action
·      MLA Citations


Grammarama Chapter1
PowerPoint

Grammarama Chapter 2
PowerPoint

Grammarama Chapter 2
PowerPoint

PowerPoints DUE TODAY
Grammarama Chapter 2
PowerPoint Due- This is a critical benchmark in order to move forward in the process of qualifying for January 24th



Sunday, May 22, 2011

May 23-27

May 23 - 27                                    Analysis of Survey and Interviews Sections  Due Friday

May 31-June 3                                    Junior Research Project Conclusion and Call to Action Due Friday

June 6 - 10                                    Junior Research Project Final Draft Due to trunitin.com by Sunday, June 5th at Noon.
                                                       Powerpoint presentations Monday and Tuesday. 

Sunday, May 15, 2011

CST Week

NO Class on Monday or Wednesday

Websites for Seniors taking this class are due on Tuesday.


May 16 – 20                                    Junior Research Project Topics 3 Edited Drafts Due Friday
                                                     
May 23 - 27                                    Analysis of Survey and Interviews Due Friday

May 31-June 3                                    Junior Research Project Conclusion and Call to Action Due Friday

June 6 - 10                                    Junior Research Project Final Draft Due to trunitin.com by Sunday, June 5th at Noon.



Monday, May 9, 2011

Week Before CST

Junior Projects Topics I and II due Friday to Turnitin.com 

CST Prep Review Acadamic Language of Poetry