September 5, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Weekly Agenda

Tuesday, September 5^th:

Continue presentations today! 

Please bring your Vocabulary Workshop book to class tomorrow. Unit 2, #1 - 10 will be assigned tomorrow. Due date is Tuesday, September 12th on Schoology!

Problematic Vocabulary Words from Unit 1: 

Assuage: a verb

To ease discomfort or bad  feelings.

After the couple’s bitter fight, John assuaged Ann’s hurt feelings by saying he was sorry.

Decadence: a noun

Decadent: adjective

A state of decline or decay from a higher position or place.

Tourists are disappointed when they visit Hollywood; rather than seeing a glamorous city filled with wealthy successful beautiful people, they see a shabby town that has fallen into decadence.

Many historians believe that the reason for Rome’s fall was that it had become decadent.  Romans had become weak due to a lack of inner discipline and overindulgence in food, drink, and sex.

Hiatus: a noun

A break, a gap usually in time

Every summer students enjoy a three month hiatus from school!!!!

Lurid: an adjective

Bright in color or  shocking in intensity or lack of restraint

Many kids like horror movies, the more lurid the better.

TMZ is a website that is known for its lurid and outrageous coverage of the seedy underbelly of Hollywood celebrity life.

Prerogative:

What did Bobby Brown mean when he said “It’s my prerogative?”

Right or entitlement

Some wealthy people feel it is their prerogative to treat waitstaff poorly.

Umbrage: noun

Shade cast by trees; influence or power, offense,

Umbrage when it means to take offense

Michael took umbrage at Carol’s suggestion that he should change his shirts more often.

Kathryn feels that she can get away with murder due to the protection afforded by her father’s umbrage.

Student Presentations:

Group 1: “10 Rules for Going To College When Nobody Really Expected You To” By Joe Rodriguez

Doug, Leonela, Precious, Wendy

Rules:

1        10. Be A Total Student

9. Resist the temptation to buy expensive stuff

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

7. Don’t worry too much about the high cost of college tuition

6. Study harder in college

5. You will become lonely or homesick and it will upset you very much

4. Get to know students of different racial, ethnic or social backgrounds

3. Ignore career confusion

2. You are much more than a future employee, so don’t think like one

1. Remember where you came from and who helped you get this far

Group 5 - Why go to college ?

Katherine, Melanie, George, Kenneth

College is important for your future, it will be helpful in the long run.

How to choose the college for you: choose a college that has what you’re interested in.

Expectations about college:

Bell rang; finish tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 6th:  

Please check your grades on schoology for this class. If there is an issue or a discrepancy, please email me with your name, the assignment, and the issue.

Why Not Going to College is a Viable Option

Hakob, Jose, Kayla,

Annual income for a person with a bachelors is nearly twice that of someone with only a high school diploma

The average annual earning of a college student with a bachelors degree is $66,445

More than 20 percent of careers in the work world of tomorrow will require a four year degree

“The 10 Most Common Excuses for NOT Going to College and Why They’re All Wrong!”

Ashley, Johana, Noelia, Germain

Excuse 1: Nobody in my family has ever gone to college before.

Excuse 2: My grades are not good enough for college.

Excuse 3: I can’t afford it.

Excuse 4: I don’t know how to apply to college or where I want to go.

Excuse 5: I think college may be too difficult for me.

Excuse 6: I’m not sure that I’ll “fit in” in college.

Excuse 7: I don’t even know what I want to major in or do with my life.

Excuse 8: There’s no way I can go to college full-time.

Excuse 9: I’m too old to go to college.

Excuse 10: I just want to get a good job and make lots of money.

Thursday, September 7th: 

Henry, Monai, Katherine
"Why Not Going to College Is a Viable Option"

"Why Ten Reasons for Not Going to College are Wrong"
Jaylan, Daylan, Cheyenne

Friday, September 8th: 
Homework: 
On page 24 in the ERWC handbook, visit the following websites, and submit three pieces of important information from each website: 
ERWC Handbook, page 24
Website Resources: 

Web Suggestions for College-Bound Students 
The college checklist for academic and financial preparation 
http://studentaid.ed.gov/prepare-for-college/checklists

Financial Aid Information 
College Financial Aid Terms: US News and World Reports >The Scholarship Coach
http://usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarship-coach

Cal Grants
http://www.calgrants.org 

Federal Grants (FAFSA)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

Applying to California colleges: 
CaliforniaColleges.edu - information on all California colleges
http://californiacolleges.edu

California State University 
http://www.csumentor.edu 
http://www.csusuccess.org

California Community Colleges
http://www.cccapply.org

For Extra Credit: 

University of California 
http://www.universityof california.edu/admissions

This assignment will be due on Wednesday, September 13th.

Looking ahead: 
Unit 2; #1 - 10 will be due on Tuesday, September 12th.