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5	6 Check that you have answered these questions in the articles you selected for your research and if you need more research- make sure you get it. Turn to page 17 in the packet- On Leaving- On Staying You will pick one of the forms of writing to do for your research topic Two poems- one page each in poetic form with poetic elements- must be written from two different points of view One article with evidence from your research- 650-1000 words in length- MLA formatting One narrative story- must be a narrative with all plot elements and narrative elements- not a summary For the poem assignment, look back at the two poems in the packet to see how the writer uses language and look at other poetic examples For the article, look at the articles you researched for possible structure etc...- you can also google Kelly Gallagher article of the week for some possible ideas For the narrative, look up narrative short stories to look for examples and look up plot graph for a story The entire complete draft is due in class today and we will peer edit- this is half of your final exam Look at the bottom of page 17 for how it will be scored 11:59 PM	7	8 Preview the Article- link is here- read the first paragraph, a paragraph of your choice on the back and the conclusion- read and annotate and be prepared to share your thoughts on what this article will be about in class Wednesday 11:59 PM Final Draft of Culminating Writing Task for On Leaving- On Staying- instructions on page 17 of the packet for writing form options, criteria and rubric- you should have selected an issue with exigence that you are addressing in this writing piece- these final drafts will be read in front of the class and then submitted to turnitin.com during class 11:59 PM	9	10 "Hidden Intellectualism" Read it and annotate it- or skim and annotate- skimming would be reading the introduction, and one or two paragraphs per bold heading section - be prepared for a quiz - article link is below https://muse.jhu.edu/article/26320/pdf 11:59 PM What's Next? Thinking About Life After High School" packet- page 4- select 10 words that describe your hopes and dreams, current qualities, feeling toward the future- pick 2-3 to ask parents to weigh in on this quality and how it pertains to you- just be open to the feedback and write it down- even if you don't agree with it 11:59 PM	11
12	13	14 "Hidden Intellectualism" read and annotate the whole article- be ready for a quiz on the ideas. Page 8 in the Life after High School packet- part three- pick one of the quotes in this activity and write out your answer about how it connects to your own experience of street smarts and school smarts. Even though this article is geared toward teachers, what can students also get out of it? Please address this in your answer as well- be prepared to share your answers in class. 11:59 PM Revise your current resume on Naviance or create one using Naviance or another resume template- click on the link to this video and creating a great resume- revise your current resume to use some of these tips. You will be including a resume in your portfolio for this unit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt08KmFfIYQ 11:59 PM	15	16	17	18
19	20 How to write a cover letter- pick a real world purpose for you for this cover letter- write it to the owner of a company you are hoping to work or intern for, etc... MUST click on this link- read through strategies and include in developing yours https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Cover-Letter 11:59 PM	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29 Happy Reflection- write a paragraph answering these- How has watching this impacted your thinking? In what specific ways? Was there anything new that you learned? If so, what and how has it impacted your thinking? If not, what was the most meaningful reminder and how has it shaped your thinking? 11:59 PM Happy- watch this documentary if you missed it 11:59 PM Happy Reflection- write a paragraph answering these- How has watching this impacted your thinking? In what specific ways? Was there anything new that you learned? If so, what and how has it impacted your thinking? If not, what was the most meaningful reminder and how has it shaped your thinking? 11:59 PM	30	31 Portfolio Final 11:59 PM	1

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Answer all questions on the last two slides- you should have picked a meaningful issue that you truly care about - an issue of exigence that needs attention you will find at least two credible and relevant articles to read and annotate- might need more than 2- start with the school data bases and then make sure you are getting credible articles- you may print them out and annotate them that way or create a doc where you cut and paste each link- you write out the title of the articles, you cut and past meaningful quotes and then write out your thoughts- you will be doing a culminating piece of writing with this that will be part of your final. Pick something you care about. The articles should answer these questions in depth: Who - is impacted or should care about this issue What- is the issue and or what is currently being done to address it? What should be done? When- when did this begin why? Why- is this happening and why should be care about it? How- did this begin and how can we fix it? 11:59 PM

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Check that you have answered these questions in the articles you selected for your research and if you need more research- make sure you get it. Turn to page 17 in the packet- On Leaving- On Staying You will pick one of the forms of writing to do for your research topic Two poems- one page each in poetic form with poetic elements- must be written from two different points of view One article with evidence from your research- 650-1000 words in length- MLA formatting One narrative story- must be a narrative with all plot elements and narrative elements- not a summary For the poem assignment, look back at the two poems in the packet to see how the writer uses language and look at other poetic examples For the article, look at the articles you researched for possible structure etc...- you can also google Kelly Gallagher article of the week for some possible ideas For the narrative, look up narrative short stories to look for examples and look up plot graph for a story The entire complete draft is due in class today and we will peer edit- this is half of your final exam Look at the bottom of page 17 for how it will be scored 11:59 PM

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How to write a cover letter- pick a real world purpose for you for this cover letter- write it to the owner of a company you are hoping to work or intern for, etc... MUST click on this link- read through strategies and include in developing yours https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Cover-Letter 11:59 PM

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