August 28, 2017 - September 1, 2017 Agenda

Monday, September 28th: 

The students should do Activity 12 and 13 today during class:

Activity 12

You will be asked to write Idea Chunks. Idea Chunks are short pieces of writing, perhaps one to three paragraphs in length, that are in response to ideas presented in essays. You will be asked to write Idea Chunks in response to the two essays we have read: "Hidden Intellectualism" and "Want to Get into College? Learn to Fail!" Write down any ideas, thoughts, realizations, connections, etc., that came to you as you were reading the two essays. Write down any textual support (evidence from the text) for these ideas, thoughts, realizations, and connections that came to you as you were reading. Finally, write down the reasons you feel these ideas, etc. are important.  This is not a formal paper; this is a prewriting exercise for you to prepare for your college letter.

Activity 13

Without really worrying about how well you spell or whether you are making complete sense, write a letter to a trusted friend about how well you are - or are not - prepared for the next stage of your life.

Tuesday, September 29th:   
Briefly went over the homework from yesterday.

Schoology day! 
Spent period accessing schoology! 

Wednesday, September 30th: 
Jigsaw: 
Students break into groups of five to read one of four articles: 
"Ten Rules for Going to College When Nobody Really Expected You To"
"Not Going to College is a Viable Option" 
"Why Go to College?" 
"The Ten Most Common Excuse for Not Going to College and Why They're All Wrong" 

After reading you and your group should prepare a report for the class. The report should provide: 
A brief summary of the document's argument
Important quotes or information the writer provides 
An explanation of what the students think is important in the document to share with the class. 

Directions: 
Read the article aloud in your group. As one person reads, everyone else in the groups should mark and annotate what s/he thinks is important in the article. 

After the first reading, reach a shared opinion of what the article has to say about attending college or going to work.  What is the author's opinion about the subject? Write a brief summary of the author's opinion. 

Identify the most important pieces of information the writer provides, rank them, and then develop explanations of your rankings. 

Finalize what you are going to report to the class about the article.  

The second activity provides Web addresses for students to research as they gather information that should influence their post-secondary plans. The research should add to their understanding of what is required if one wants to enter a particular career or attend a specific college. 

The research will result in students writing a personal FAQ that answers important questions about their plans. The FAQ should be used to inform students' understanding of audience and situation as they approach writing the final letter of introduction or college application essay. 

Groups 1 and 2: Stage

“Ten Rules for Going to College When Nobody Really Expected You To”

Groups 3 and 4: Lobby

“Not Going to College is a Viable Option”

Groups 5 and 6:

Group 5: by the second bookcase

Group 6: fourth row by the white board

“Why Go to College?”

Groups 7 and 8:

Group 7: by the second air conditioning unit

Group 8: by Dracula

“The Most Common Excuses for NOT Going to College and Why They’re All Wrong!” 

Thursday, August 31st: 

At 8:30, we will begin our presentations of our essays.  Each group will present the main ideas presented by the author of their essay. 

The students should list the main idea or thesis of the author.

They should list supporting evidence, such as statistics, etc. given by the author.

They should also give their opinion – whether they agree or disagree and why.

The students should write down on the open document on the laptop important ideas, supporting evidence, statistics, etc. that they find relevant.

The audience must take notes and write down the important ideas, statistics, etc. that are presented during the presentations. 

Student Presentations: 

Group 6 – "Why Go To College? University of North Texas"

Shobana, Stephanie, Modi

Statistics:

·      The average four-year university costs about $19,434 less than the average price of a new car

·      Annual income for a person with a bachelor’s is nearly twice that of someone with only a high school diploma

·      The average annual earnings of a college student with a bachelor’s degree is $66,445

·      Student who only completed high school only earns annual income of $37,303

Group 2 - "10 Rules for Going to College When Nobody Really Expected You To"

Gabrielle, Kayla, Nick, Benedict

            Rule 10: Be a Total Student

            Rule 9: Resist Temptation

            Rule 8: Handle the family crises that pressure students like you to leave school

            Rule 7: Don’t worry about the college tuition

            Rule 6: Study harder in college

            Rule 5: Don’t become homesick

            Rule 4: Get to know other people outside of your social group

            Rule 3: Ignore career confusion

            Rule 2: You are more than a future employee

            Rule 1: Remember where you came from