1. DUE IN BASKET: ALL LINCOLN ESSAYS!!

2. SSR

3. The Crucible Pre-Reading Research Project (Google Slides). See above link for instructions. 

Reflection (do in your Writer’s NB so you can review your notes before you take your exam):

1. Metacognition: How did you go about writing this essay?  What was your thought process? Use process analysis to describe your steps in writing this essay.
2. Areas of growth: Identify areas in which you have improved and will continue to grow.
3. Areas for improvement: Identify areas which you need to  improve (consider these your goals for the next writing assignment).
4. Rationalize why you received the score you did. Use the rubric to guide you, but put your  rationale in your own words (don’t just copy the rubric’s language- show me that you understand why you received what you did).

AOWs:

I have decided that I will not assign any more AOWs for this semester. AOWs will resume next semester.

College Portfolios:

In place of no more AOWs, I want you to work diligently each week on your college portfolios that are due by December 3rd. You now only have  Please do not slack on these; there is a reason why I am giving you this much time to finish them- they are harder than you think once you actually try to type out your statement. It requires extensive reflection and thought before you can put it together. 

Tips on Personal Statements

Ask yourselves the following: 

-Is it specific, or am I being too broad and/or cramming in too many ideas onto one paper? Remember, this is not your whole life story you are giving to them. They simply want a detailed snapshot to get to know you better.  

-Is my grammar/spelling correct? Does it flow smoothly when read aloud? Will my audience (the college/university YOU desire to get accepted to)  read this and be impressed by my English conventions? READ ALOUD! Guaranteed, you will catch any errors you have when you read aloud. 

-Am I revealing to my audience exactly who I am? Am I allowing myself to be truthful and vulnerable? The more real and raw you are, the more your audience will be able to feel connected to you, and as a result, the audience may be more moved to want you to be a part of their campus. 

-Am I being persuasive? Think about all the RHETORICAL STRATEGIES we have been going over- how can you play with the English language to PERSUADE the audience in order to reach your purpose? 

-Through my personal statement, am I showing my audience (the college/university YOU desire to get accepted to) that I would be a great fit and addition for the school I am applying to? 

1. Lit Term Quiz #4 on Canvas (www.canvas.instructure.com). Log in with your school Google email. 

2. Finish rationales from last Friday on Google Doc (you should have already shared with me, but if you didn't, make sure you do today. Absent students from Friday, come to my classroom at lunch to finish up these rationales if you don't finish today in class. Students who have NOT taken the test, please come talk to me after the lit term quiz.) 

3. Lincoln essays:

-pass back

-review

-reflection 

1. Rationales on this week's M/C test: 

-Create a Google doc

-Title it "Period ___ Last Name/Practice Test #3 Rationales"

-Share it with [email protected]

-MLA Heading on left hand side (First Last, Teacher, Subject-Period, Date)

-Choose 5 questions you missed and type up rationales for those five for up to a few extra points (except for #1-See above for a sample rationale). 

1. Work on College Portfolios

1. Multiple Choice Practice Test 

Veteran's Day (No School)

1. Essay-cold read prompt