2016 – 2017 English IV Trimester 1 Agenda

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Week 1: September 5 – 9

September 5

  1. Labor Day – No School

September 6

  1. Welcome Freshman!

September 7

  1. Welcome Back All Students!
  2. Log In Instructions
    • Student user name: last name + student # (as it appears in Synergy)
    • Student password: cp + student # (cp is lower case letters)
    • See example below
      • User name: jones12345678
      • Password: cp12345678
    • Change your password
  3. A Socratic Intro – Conventional Wisdom

September 8

  1. What do we want to call our section?
    • No more than 3 to a group – if you are a lone wolf, wander alone
    • Brainstorm ideas for a logo – use the iPad for reference material
    • Sketch out your idea – I'm not looking for perfection and I don't want suck
    • You'll use this rough next week to design the real thing with Crafty
  2. Things I Want My Brother to Know by Taylor Trudon of the Huffington Post – Due Tomorrow start of class
    • Using the same kind of thought that Taylor used in writing to her brother on the first day of school (and if you want, same type of format/style), write a 300-500 word letter to one of the following:
      1. Write a letter to yourself for the year – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
      2. Write a letter to a younger sibling – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
      3. Write a letter to someone you care about deeply – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
      4. Write a letter to someone in OR to the class of 2020 – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
    • Format:
      • Name – First and Last
      • Date
      • Intro Writing
      • 12-point font – no curly-q's

September 9

  1. Things I Want My Brother to Know by Taylor Trudon of the Huffington Post – Due Tomorrow start of class
    • Using the same kind of thought that Taylor used in writing to her brother on the first day of school (and if you want, same type of format/style), write a 300-500 word letter to one of the following:
      1. Write a letter to yourself for the year – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
      2. Write a letter to a younger sibling – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
      3. Write a letter to someone you care about deeply – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
      4. Write a letter to someone in OR to the class of 2020 – offering advice, suggestions and all around smart things to think about and remember
    • Format:
      • Name – First and Last
      • Date
      • Intro Writing
      • 12-point font – no curly-q's
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Week 2: September 12 – 16

September 12

  1. Outliers

September 13

  1. Outliers

September 14

  1. BIS Parent Night
  2. Outliers

September 15

  1. Outliers

September 16

  1. Outliers Ch. 1: Butcher Paper Notes in PS Part 1
  2. Outliers Ch 1: Butcher Paper Notes in PS Part 2
  3. Sinks' Finished Example
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Week 3: September 19 – 23

September 19

  1. Outliers

September 20

  1. Outliers

September 21

  1. Outliers
    • Who in history or currently would be considered an Outlier?
      1. 1st, brainstorm a list of people who come to mind that you would consider an outlier – examples from the book don't count
      2. 2nd, determine/define the criteria for labeling an individual as an outlier
        • Think about the chapters we've read so far
        • Chapter 1: Accumulative Advantage
        • Chapter 2: 10,000 hours and the power of timing (or being in the right place at the right time)
        • Chapter 3 & 4: Smart enough, no one does it alone, and childhood environment
      3. 3rd, read through your list of brainstorms – weed through the ones who you think don't meet your criteria
      4. 4th, select one individual you feel the most confident about who meets all your criteria
      5. Finally, draw this person as best you can and using the "Spider" method, illustrate their qualities as well as how you think they meet your criteria as an outlier for success

September 22

  1. Outliers

September 23

  1. The Way Sinks Rolls – The Handbook
  2. College Fair Registration
    • Click on the state of Oregon > then click attending the 3rd listed Association PNACAC 10/4 @ Southern Oregon University > Register Now
    • Print Registration form – TURN IN to Sinks for safe keeping
  3. Outliers
    1. Chapter 1: The Matthew Effect – Redo Time!
    2. Chapter 2: The 10,000 Hour Rule
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Week 4: September 26 – 30

September 26

  1. Outliers

September 27

  1. Outliers

September 28

  1. Finish Chapter 5: The Three Lessons of Joe Flom – scrub to 2:34:29 to start chapter 5
    • Butcher Paper Notes
  2. Follow-up discussion

September 29

  1. Outliers

September 30

  1. Outliers
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Week 5: October 3 – 7

October 3

Minis Start Today

  1. College/Career Path Questionnaire
  2. Community 101 Action Survey
  3. Outliers

October 4

College Fair @ SOU

October 5

  1. Outliers

October 6

Senior assembly in the PAC tomorrow at 12:00 (start of lunch)

BIS College Night October 12 @ 6 PM Tech Center

  1. Homecoming Court Nominations
  2. Outliers
  3. Yearbook Cover Design Contest

October 7

Senior assembly in the PAC TODAY at 12:00 (start of lunch)

BIS College Night October 12 @ 6 PM Tech Center

  1. Letter to Self/Sibling/Loved One Feedback
    • p/handouts/Sinks/2016-17/e4/letterFeedback
    • Listen to Sinks read your letter out loud
    • Using a pen or highlighter, mark areas that sound off or need attention
    • Revise and re-sbumit for a better grade
    • Staple new version on top of old
  2. Outliers
  3. Yearbook Cover Design Contest
    • Yearbook Cover Template located in: p/handouts/yearbook – yearbookCoverTemplate.psd
    • Submit a solid cover (no spelling errors, all the correct info) to replace a 2-point assignment score – it's not extra credit, it's a replacement grade
    • If your cover gets nominated in top 10, you will receive additional 5-point replacement grade opportunity
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Week 6: October 10 – 14

October 10

BIS College Night October 12 @ 6 PM Tech Center

Homecoming Finalist Voting – secret word is hopefightwin

  1. Outliers

October 11

BIS College Night Tomorrow @ 6 PM Tech Center

  1. Outliers

October 12

BIS College Night TONIGHT @ 6 PM Tech Center

  1. Outliers

October 13

  1. Outliers

October 14

  1. State Inservice Day – No School
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Week 7: October 17 – 21

October 17

  1. Homecoming Court Campus Finalists – secret word is hopefightwin
  2. Outliers

October 18

  1. Homecoming Court Campus Finalists – secret word is hopefightwin
  2. Outliers

October 19

  1. Outliers

October 20

  1. Consolidating Thoughts: Reflection After Book
    • Print, turn in

October 21

  1. Outliers
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Week 8: October 24 – 28

October 24

  1. Outliers

October 25

  1. Outliers

October 26

  1. Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 27

  1. Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 28

  1. Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Week 9: October 31 – November 4

October 31

  1. Outliers

November 1

  1. Yearbook Cover Design Contest – Vote! – secret word is "sixtysix"
  2. Outliers

November 2

  1. Notecard Activity
    • What am I good at? – one sentence
    • What are my "employable skills"? – list
    • What do you think employers look for in potential employees? – sentence
  2. Resume Profile
    • Print & Turn into Sinks
  3. Resume

November 3

  1. Resume Profile
    • Print & Turn into Sinks

November 4

  1. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
  2. Start Resume
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Week 10: November 7 – 11

November 7

  1. Yearbook Cover Design Finalists – Vote! | Secret word is "sixtysix"
  2. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
  3. Start Resume
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks

November 8

  1. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
  2. Start Resume
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks

November 9

  1. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
  2. Start Resume
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks

November 10

  1. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
  2. Start Resume
    • Revise, print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks

November 11

  1. Veteran's Day – No School
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Week 11: November 14 – 18

November 14

  1. Resume
    • Revise, print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks
  2. Cover Letter
    • If finished revising both profile and resume, then start
  3. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks

November 15

  1. Resume
    • Revise, print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks
  2. Cover Letter
    • If finished revising both profile and resume, then start
  3. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
  4. Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class

November 16

  1. Resume
    • Revise, print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks
    • Thursday will be the last day I will be able to edit/grade resumes
  2. Cover Letter
    • If finished revising both profile and resume, then start
  3. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • Thursday will be the last day I will be able to edit/grade resume profiles
  4. Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class

November 17

  1. Resume
    • Revise, print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • When finished, print to turn into Sinks
    • Thursday will be the last day I will be able to edit/grade resumes
  2. Cover Letter
    • If finished revising both profile and resume, then DO!
  3. Resume Profile – Revisions
    • Print & staple new, clean copy on TOP of old copy – turn into Sinks
    • Thursday will be the last day I will be able to edit/grade resume profiles
  4. Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class

November 18

  1. E4 Careers
    • Questionaire – Email to Sinks
      1. What are you looking for in a future career?
      2. What is more important to you, a higher paying job that is not part of what you passionate about, or a lower paying job that you are passionate about?
      3. What are your hobbies and interests?
      4. What work/internship/volunteer experience do you have already?
      5. What are your favorite classes in school?
      6. What subjects are you best at in school?
      7. Do your plans for school support your career interest? By this I mean, are you taking classes that support your plans for when you graduate? Explain.
      8. What are your plan EXACXTLY after high school? Exlain.
    • Career Interest Survey Infographic
    • Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class
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Week 12: November 21 – 25

November 21

  1. E4 Careers
  2. Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class

November 22

  1. E4 Careers
  2. Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class

November 23

  1. 2-Hour Early Release
  2. E4 Careers
  3. Graphic Resume – to work on in Crafty's class

November 24

  1. Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

November 25

  1. Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
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Week 13: November 28 – December 2

November 28

Last week of Trimester 1

  1. Incomplete Policyy – A Reminder
  2. Tell Me About Yourself

November 29

  1. Tell Me About Yourself

November 30

  1. Open Lab Priorities
    • Missing work
    • Redo Assignments

December 1

End of Trimester 1

  1. AWEPA + E3 + HOM
  2. Open Lab Priorities

December 2

  1. Teacher Inservice – No School
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