Reminder for Class Tomorrow 2/27

Here is your friendly reminder to bring one copy of the rough draft of your scholarship essay.

Final essay will be due at the end of the period!

3 completed scholarship applications will be due at the end of the period!

Turn in all scholarship materials in the folder you were given.

You will have class time to complete these materials. See you tomorrow!

Vocab 2 Test Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that the Vocab 2 test will be tomorrow, Tuesday, February 26th, since we had  a snow day on Friday.

Remember your crossword puzzles for extra credit! If you did not receive a crossword puzzle, stop in class today, and get one! 

You also need to come with your scholarship essay prompts/questions!

In honor of the Academy Awards last night, here is Maria Von Trapp. Do not take her advice. Study, study, study!

Assigned Essay Prompt

If for some reason you cannot find a scholarship that requires an essay, you will be required to answer this prompt:

What do you consider to be the single most important societal problem? Why?

Your essay should be at least 500 words and answer the question thoroughly, addressing all of the guidelines that we have discussed in class. 

For Class, Friday 2/22

Please be sure to bring the prompt/question for your scholarship essay with you to our class meeting on Friday. We will begin working on drafting our essays. We will discuss what you should and shouldn't include in your writing.

Here is the link to the sample essay that we will go over.

http://www.studyabroad.wisc.edu/pdf/scholarshipEssaySample1.pdf

Also remember: VOCAB 2 QUIZ

Bring your completed crossword puzzles for 5 points of extra credit! Turn them in BEFORE THE QUIZ. 

Online Resources for Scholarships

Here are two useful resources to use for searching for scholarships:

Columbus Foundation:

https://tcfapp.org/SecureFolder/Scholarship/ScholarshipHome.aspx

Fast Web:

www.fastweb.com

FinAid:

www.finaid.com

Finaid is a great source for you and your parents/guardians to check out for information on loans, financial aid, the FAFSA, and applying for scholarships/grants.

What Happened in Class on 2/14

Please make sure you post your Vocab 2 story, ASAP if you haven't already!

If you were absent during class on 2/14, this is what you missed

The class completed a review quiz on Socrative.com. This quiz helped some students realize which words they needed to study more. If you missed this quiz, just continue to study the vocab words.

We discussed our next assignment/unit that we will be working on. There are two options: Scholarships and scholarship essays or a job resume and cover letter. The focus of this unit (besides helping you with your future plans) is to learn how to write for our audience, and knowing our purpose for writing. Below is a link to the handout, outlining your assignment. More information regarding due dates, specific requirements, etc., is to come. 

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw8XDzvBSkLsRVc4c3JpVTRPX2s/edit?usp=sharing

In addition to explaining the new assignments, Mrs. Owens and I passed out about 20 local scholarships to the students present in class. You will be responsible for going through these, if you missed. It is important that you do. Some students had up to ten scholarships that they were eligible for!!!!!

If you were absent try to come a bit early next class, Wednesday, February 20 to go through these scholarships and to ask any questions that you may have. 

Scholarship/Resume Brainstorm

• 4.0 GPA
• Valedictorian
• National Honor Society (2 Years)
• Varsity Basketball Captain ( 2 years)
• 4-H (12 years)
• Chorus (3 years)
• Key Club (4 years)
• Appalachian ethnicity
• woman
• safety patrol (1 year)
• Babysitter (7 years)
• Student Library Worker (3 years)

This is an example of the kinds of things that you need to begin brainstorming to include in your scholarship applications and/or resumes.

Vocab 2 Blog

Please do not forget to submit your Vocab 2 blog today, February 13! Remember, it was due before the start of the school day. The prompt was to write a story using 10 vocabulary words!

It's that time again...VOCABULARY! Assignments 2/12

Assignments 2/12

Vocab 2

I will be having writing conferences with each student individually. Writing conferences will last between 3-5 minutes.

While conferences are going on, students will work on and complete the vocabulary lesson for Vocab 2.

Vocabulary Assignment:

1. Complete the vocabulary handout with a partner or small group of 3-4 people. The handout must be turned in for participation points. All answers must be correct. 
2. At the beginning of class, I will assign each student a word. You will be completing one vocabulary slide for the class powerpoint. (Like we did for Vocab 1) Be a good citizen of the classroom and help your fellow peer if somebody forgets how to complete the slide. Humor is encouraged when applicable. 

• Information to include on your slide: 
• Your Name
• Vocab Word
• Definition
• Your own sentence
• An image that represents the meaning of your vocab word.

1. Make a blog post that shows your mastered comprehension of the vocabulary words:

• Choose 10 vocabulary words to use in your blog post. The post may be a short fictional story, a recount of something that really happened, a poem, a rap, anything. Be creative. However, your post should demonstrate that you understand what the definition of the word means and that you are able to use it in a sentence. Do not just write random sentences, they should be cohesive unit. Please highlight or underline/bold the vocabulary words in your post. 

You may use flex time, however you should be able to complete all of these assignments before the end of class. Remember, if your grade is below a 75 or you have a missing assignment you must remain in the classroom to complete your assignments.

Vocabulary Powerpoint:

Senior Comp 1B:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sa-wtU8QTOgrTw5H3lgRDGS0gA233tJZN4_OsXF0Aas/edit?usp=sharing

Senior Comp 3B:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15nMjLN1Qlxf35wa4qnuXPFSw_zAcdQHZr_SqSLrRFLc/edit?usp=sharing

Narratives

ALL NARRATIVES SHOULD BE TURNED IN BY THIS TIME!*

*Unless other arrangements have been made.



Remember, they were due on Friday, February 8th, along with ALL of your pre-writing.

Double Remember-- Even though you are absent, you are responsible for turning work in on time. If you miss class, yet come in to school that day, I expect your paper to be in. If you are sick, please contact me and make other arrangements. If you know you will miss class the day an assignment is due, you should turn your assignments in early, before you leave.

Points will be taken off for late work.

If your absence is unexcused, you may not make up the work. (GLHS policy)

If you are emailing your work, please email it as a Word .doc file.

Assignments and Class 2/4

Due on 2/4: 1 page rough draft of narrative, pre-writing/outline check

Today in class, we had a grammar lesson on participial phrases and sentence combining. We did a writer's workshop, and used these grammar skills to edit narrative rough drafts. 

The links below are to the class PowerPoint and to the guided notes and practice that we completed together in class. The PowerPoint will help you complete the guided notes. 

PowerPoint:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CCRXJAznxnD1W0yynzOE0z4epD1HIw7AkSMzgQY6tcg/edit?usp=sharing

Guided Notes: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw8XDzvBSkLsR2UxREtKR1pqQ3c/edit?usp=sharing

Due on 2/6: Two pages of your draft completed. Bring a printed out copy, so that we can peer edit them.