2016 – 2017 English IV Trimester 2 Agenda

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Week 1: December 5 – 9

December 5

  1. Things I Want My Brother to Know by Taylor Trudon of the Huffington PostDue 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

December 6

  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. E3 Careers

December 7

  1. E3 Careers

December 8

  1. E3 Careers

December 9

  1. E3 Careers
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Week 2: December 12 – 16

December 12

  1. E3 Careers

December 13

  1. E3 Careers

December 14

  1. E3 Careers

December 15

  1. E3 Careers

December 16

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Winter Vacation | December 19 – January 2

Week 3: January 2 – 6

January 2

  1. New Year's Day Holiday – No School

January 3

  1. Snowpocolypse II – no school

January 4

  1. Snowpocolypse II – no school

January 5

  1. Snowpocolypse II – no school

January 6

  1. Snowpocolypse II – no school
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Week 4: January 9 – 13

January 9

  1. E3 Careers
    • Cover Letter – only 1 turned in so far
    • Resume Profile
      • Revise
      • Print
      • Staple new copy on top of old
    • Resume
    • Update Profile as you go
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old

January 10

  1. E3 Careers
    • Cover Letter – only 1 turned in so far
    • Resume Profile
      • Revise
      • Print
      • Staple new copy on top of old
    • Resume
    • Update Profile as you go
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old

January 11

  1. E3 Careers
    • Cover Letter – only 1 turned in so far
    • Resume Profile
      • Revise
      • Print
      • Staple new copy on top of old
    • Resume
    • Update Profile as you go
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old

January 12

  1. E3 Careers
    • The Internship Killer Cold Call
      • Internship Info – Starts February 1st, Ends in mid March – 7 weeks
      • Wednesdays during 3rd and 4th periods
    • Cover Letter
      • Revise
      • Print
      • Staple new copy on top of old
    • Resume Profile
      • Revise
      • Print
      • Staple new copy on top of old
    • Resume
    • Update Profile as you go
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old

January 13

  1. The Internship Killer Cold Call
    • Internship Info – Starts February 1st, Ends in mid March – 7 weeks
    • Wednesdays during 3rd and 4th periods
  2. Cover Letter
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old
  3. Resume Profile
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old
  4. Resume
    • Update Profile as you go
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old
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Week 5: January 16 – 20

January 16

  1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

January 17

  1. The Internship Killer Cold Call
    • E3 Reads
      • Check out Outliers Tomorrow
    • Internship Info – Starts February 1st, Ends in mid March – 7 weeks
    • Wednesdays during 3rd and 4th periods
  2. Cover Letter
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old
  3. Resume Profile
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old
  4. Resume
    • Update Profile as you go
    • Revise
    • Print
    • Staple new copy on top of old

January 18

Go to Sully's Room – Hall D #27

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Intro
      1. Notecard Front -- What is an Outlier? (write or draw)
      2. Notecard Back -- Paragraph -- what are the qualities and/or conditions to be a "success"?
    • Read Intro & Discuss
  2. The BIS Internship Experience – Begins February 1st
  3. E3 Careers

January 19

Go to Sully's Room – Hall D #27

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Read Chapter 1: "The Matthew Effect"
    • Notetaking Procedure
      1. Keywords
      2. Essential Ideas – 1-4 word phrases
      3. Quotes to show what the essential idea means or to emphasize the importance of an essential idea, i.e. data, facts, findings
      4. You may draw. You may write. You must do!

January 20

  1. Work Lab Priorities
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Week 6: January 23 – 27

January 23

Go to Sully's Room – Hall D #27

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Read Chapter 2: "The 10,000 Hour Rule" – scrub to 41:40 to start at chapter 2
    • Notetaking Procedure
      1. Keywords
      2. Essential Ideas – 1-4 word phrases
      3. Quotes to show what the essential idea means or to emphasize the importance of an essential idea, i.e. data, facts, findings
      4. You may draw. You may write. You must do!

January 24

Go to Sully's Room – Hall D #27

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Read Chapter 3: "The Trouble with Geniuses Part I" – scrub to 1:27:36 to start at chapter 3
    • Notetaking Procedure
      1. Keywords
      2. Essential Ideas – 1-4 word phrases
      3. Quotes to show what the essential idea means or to emphasize the importance of an essential idea, i.e. data, facts, findings
      4. You may draw. You may write. You must do!

January 25

Go to the Tech Center

  1. The BIS Internship Experience – Begins NEXT WEDNESDAY February 1st
  2. The Internship Killer Cold Call
  3. Cover Letter
  4. Resume
  5. Resume Profile
  6. E3 Reads Outliers

January 26

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

January 27

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
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Week 7: January 30 – February 3

January 30

Teacher Inservice – no school

January 31

Go to Sully's Room

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 1

  1. Internships (Week 1)

February 2

Go to Sully's Room

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 3

Go to Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
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Week 8: February 6 – 10

February 6

Go to Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 7

Go to Sully's Room (27)

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 8

  1. Internships (Week 2)

February 9

Go to Sully's Room (27)

Let's chat a moment about the power of symbolism

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 10

Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
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Week 9: February 13 – 17

February 13

Go to Sully's Room (27)

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 14

Go to Sully's Room (27)

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 15

  1. Internships (Week 3)

February 16

Go to the Tech Center

  1. Yearbook Presents: Who's Who in BIS
  2. E3 Reads Outliers

February 17

Go to the Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
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Week 10: February 20 – 24

February 20

  1. President's Day – No School

February 21

Go to Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 22

  1. Internships (Week 4)

February 23

Go to Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 24

Go to Tech Center

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
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Week 11: February 27 – March 3

February 27

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

February 28

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

March 1

  1. Internships (week 5)

March 2

  1. E3 Reads Outliers

March 3

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
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Week 12: March 6 – 10

March 6

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Final ReflectionDue end of class today
    • Steps to Becoming an Outlier – A 5-Part Infographic Series
      1. Check Synergy for Scores – many of you have spelling and/or writing errors
      2. Revise Infographics
      3. Send Sinks Email with Revised Posters – Subject: Please Regrade...
      4. By The Powers Combined!!!
        • Combine ALL 5 into one document
        • Portrait: 100" x 30"
        • Landscape: 30" x 100"
        • 300 Resolution
        • 1/4" bleed
        • Needs a title – something like "5 Steps to Becoming an Outlier" or "A 5 Step Guide to Uber Success"
        • Combined Example
  2. Exhibition NightDue Wednesday

March 7

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Steps to Becoming an Outlier – A 5-Part Infographic Series
      1. Check Synergy for Scores – many of you have spelling and/or writing errors
      2. Revise Infographics
      3. Send Sinks Email with Revised Posters – Subject: Please Regrade...
      4. By The Powers Combined!!!
        • Combine ALL 5 into one document
        • Portrait: 100" x 30"
        • Landscape: 30" x 100"
        • 300 Resolution
        • 1/4" bleed
        • Needs a title – something like "5 Steps to Becoming an Outlier" or "A 5 Step Guide to Uber Success"
        • Combined Example
  2. Exhibition NightDue Wednesday

March 8

  1. E3 Reads Outliers
    • Final ReflectionDue end of class today
    • Steps to Becoming an Outlier – A 5-Part Infographic Series
      1. Check Synergy for Scores – many of you have spelling and/or writing errors
      2. Revise Infographics
      3. Send Sinks Email with Revised Posters – Subject: Please Regrade...
      4. By The Powers Combined!!!
        • Combine ALL 5 into one document
        • Portrait: 100" x 30"
        • Landscape: 30" x 100"
        • 300 Resolution
        • 1/4" bleed
        • Needs a title – something like "5 Steps to Becoming an Outlier" or "A 5 Step Guide to Uber Success"
        • Combined Example
  2. Exhibition NightDue Today

March 9

Exhibition Night

March 10

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Week 13: March 13 – 17

March 13

All Missing Work and Regrades Must be Submitted by March 16th

  1. Working Lab
    • Missing Work
    • Regrades

March 14

March 15

  • Internships – Last one!
    • Internship Makeup

    March 16

    March 17

    End of Trimester II