SLC Prep

Starter #17:  Brainstorm a list of specific actions that one can take in order to succeed in Humanities.


SLC PREP:  Humanities Notecard

Bring all notecards from all of your classes tomorrow for Practice/Critique!


Finish Informed Citizen Presentations

SLC Prep

PERSPECTIVE
ADVOCACY
PERSEVERANCE
EVIDENCE
REFINEMENT

Starter #16:
a.  Which of the Habits of Heart and Mind are you strongest in?  Explain.  What are some examples of how you have displayed this Habit in your school work?
b.  Which of the Habits of Heart and Mind do you need to work on most?  Explain.  What are some examples that show how you need to improve in this area?

SLC prep:  Make notecards that answer the two prompts on the top of your rubric.  Use your starter for content!  Brainstorm what evidence you will use in the SLC.


Finished Informed Citizen Presentations.

Ongoing homework:  EDMODO SEMINAR!

Informed Citizen Project

1.  SELF-EVALUATION:  Send me an email evaluating yourself and your partner on the presentation and handout.  Include an explanation of the work each of you did and how the process went for you. GIVE YOURSELF A GRADE!

2.  SEMINAR on EDMODO

• Post discussion questions for your topic.
• Respond to Q's with your perspective on multiple topics.  Carry on intellectual conversations.
• USE EVIDENCE!  (Links, videos, data, expert quotes)  As you participate in the seminar, get more informed.

Project Work

1.  Get with your partner to pull together your presentation and handout.
2. Your handout should be PROOFREAD and turned in by 8am Monday.
3. Everyone should be ready to present on Monday!
4.  Please submit to me a list of URL's that you used as sources.
5.  Discussion questions should be posted to Edmodo on Monday.


Check  out the STAC campaign videos here.

RESEARCH!!

SLC SIGN-UP!!!!!

Quiz:  On the Issues

IMPORTANT:  Change the setting to "Political Philosophy" before beginning the quiz.  

Be sure to click on each issue in order to fully understand how to answer. 

Freewrite #7:  What were the results of the quiz?  Were you surprised by them or did it turn out how you thought it would? Would it change your answer to the starter?

PROJECT PLANNING
1. Get together with your group to make a plan for your research.
2. Write questions that you are trying to answer with your research.
3. Who will research which questions?
4. Exchange emails so that you can communicate and share notes.
5. Set goals for your research so that you can regroup on Friday to work on your presentations and handouts.

Begin research
Take great notes that answer your research questions.
Please keep a log of the URL's of the websites you got your information from.  You should be checking the validity of each website you use, using these criteria.

The Political Spectrum

Starter #15:  If you could vote in this election, who would you vote for and why?  List all of the reasons you can think of to support why you lean toward that candidate.  If you are entirely unsure, discuss your impression of election politics in general.

Informed Citizen Project

Pair share:  What does the government do?  What is the purpose of government?  

Jot down your ideas!

Lesson:  The Political Spectrum

Mean Girls Sociology Final

Take home final:  Due Monday, October 22
1.  Draw an annotated identity mask sketch for one of the characters in Mean Girls.  Make sure your annotations explain how the mask would represent how that character's identity/socialization.

Write a well-developed TEA paragraph for each of the following questions.  (Each paragraph should have a clear topic sentence, evidence from the film, and your own analysis)

2. Choose one character from the film and write a well-developed TEA paragraph that discusses how the concept of the looking-glass self manifests in his or her identity.

3. Write a well-developed TEA paragraph that discusses how we see the "cycle of socialization" in Mean Girls.

EXHALE! You did it!!!

Clean-up!!!!!

Project Reflection
Write a detailed paragraph about each question.  Be sure to be specific and go into depth with each answer.  Don't number your answers; rather, write it up in five-paragraph essay format. 
1.  Give a detailed description of the project AND an explanation of the sociology content.
2.  What are the most important lessons you learned about human society and the world you are living in?
3.  What did you learn about yourself from this project?
4.  What were you most proud of about your mask and essay?
5.  How can you improve moving forward as a "projecteer"?  What will you do differently and/or better? Mention the Habits of Heart and Mind that you will need in order to get better at projects.
Due tomorrow by email!!

Files to save for your digital portfolio
1.  Mask Essay  (Call it "Your Name Mask Essay")
2.  JPG of Mask
3.  Project Reflection (Call it "Your Name Mask Project Reflection")
These files should be saved on a flash drive and transferred to your computer in Roxy's class.
EMAIL ME THE FINAL ESSAY AND REFLECTION BY TOMORROW!!

EXHIBITION TONIGHT!!

Starter #14:  Freewrite on any or all of the following questions.

1. What was this project about and why did we study Sociology?

2. What is the most interesting thing you learned during this project about content?

3. What is the most interesting thing you learned during this project about yourself as a person?

4. What are you most proud of about this project?  

EXHIBITON PREP AND "REHEARSAL"

Remember to be there at least 10-15 minutes earlier.  If you can come earlier to help set up, please do!!

One Day Until Exhibition!!!!

Last Class Day for Project Work!!!!!

Your essay is due at the beginning of class tomorrow, printed out and in compliance with the guidelines below.  Your mask is also due at the beginning of class tomorrow.  THERE WILL BE NO PROJECT WORK TIME TOMORROW!!!



Exhibition Logistics

Essay for Exhibition
1.  Standard Font, 11 or 12 point.
2.  Single-spaced
3.  Title:  centered, bold or underlined, 14 or 16 pt. font
4.  Name as header, right justified
5.  Backed by black construction paper

YOU for exhibition
1.  Professional dress
2.  10-15 minutes early at Fairgrounds
3.  You are responsible for transporting your entire project
4.  Exhibition is 5-7 pm.  You must stay the whole time.
5.  You ditch, you fail.

Two days until exhibition!

Starter #13:  POP QUIZ:  What is exhibition dress?  What are you going to wear to exhibition?


Essay Drafting/Writing Conferences


Final Mask Refinements


John Fisher's Amazing Sentence Focus Lesson!

DRAFT DUE TODAY!!!

Your draft is due electronically by 8 pm tonight!!!  Please send it to jessicaahs9@gmail.com as a word document!!!

Turn in to the inbox:  Peer-critiqued first draft AND completed Self-check Rubric.

PROJECT WORK

Mini-lesson:  Setting up Quotations


PROJECT WORK
1.  Mask work
2.  Essay revision
3.  Further critique

PROJECT WORK

Mini-lesson:  Noun Phrase Appositives

Narwhals, the magical unicorns of the sea, do not actually exist.

Add one or more NPA's to your essay!



Draft due to me on Thursday by 5 pm!  Please review my rough draft policy:

Rough Draft Policy

With major writing assignments and essays, I spend a great deal of time giving feedback on your writing.  However, this feedback is not helpful if students do not put serious effort into the draft that I receive for feedback purposes.  The following is a list of minimum standards you must meet to receive my feedback.

Minimum Standards for Feedback:

1.      The essay must have a title, 12 point font, and 1inch margins.

2.      The essay must be at least the minimum page limit.

3.      The essay must be double-spaced.

4.      At least 2 different sources of information are quoted or paraphrased (for essays/research papers).

5.      The author has attempted to set-up every quotation.

6.      The author has cited each piece of evidence in the correct format.

7.      The essay must be spellchecked and free of typos (If I find more than 3 typos I stop giving feedback).

8.      The essay must be free of slang and IM speak (Spell ‘you’ as ‘u’ even once and you get no feedback).

9.      Significant changes must have been made to peer-revised draft.

Mask Essay Critique

On the top of your draft, write a question that you want your critiquer to focus on as they read your essay.  (Something you are struggling with or wondering about your essay...)

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS BEYOND WHAT IS INDICATED BELOW!!! COMMENT ON THE DRAFT ITSELF OR A SEPARATE SHEET.

Round 1
1.  Comment on the intro.  Does it hook the reader's attention with a personal anecdote or commentary on the sociology content?  Does it articulate the essay's perspective?  What could the reader do to improve it?
2.  For each body paragraph, underline the topic sentence.  Then, check to see that everything in that paragraph relates to the topic sentence.  Let the writer know if a detail doesn't belong by indicating so on the draft.
3.  For each body paragraph, comment on the use of evidence and personal examples.  Mark places in the essay that could use more evidence/examples.  Is the writer showing or merely telling?  Give them feedback about where they need to "show" their points more.
4.  On the bottom or back of the draft (or on a separate sheet of paper), answer the following...

• What do you like about the draft?
• What could the writer do to improve the draft?
• Answer the writer's question.

Round 2
1.  As you read the essay, feel free to comment on some of the same elements from Round 1.
2.  For each body paragraph, comment on the essay's development.  Mark places on the draft that are underdeveloped (need more evidence and/or analysis) or could benefit from more personal narrative/anecdote.
3.  Evaluate the use of sociology content.  Mark places on the draft that could use more sociology content.  Indicate places where the writer might benefit from including a quote from one of the readings.  Indicate places that the sociology content could be beefed up.
4.  On the bottom or back of the draft (or on a separate sheet of paper), answer the following...

• What do you like about the draft?
• What could the writer do to improve the draft?
• Answer the writer's question.

Rounds 3&4

Proofread for surface errors!!!!!

PROJECT WORK TIME

1.  Mask Work

2.  Essay Revision

3.  Additional Critique??

PROJECT WORK

Project Model Robin's essay and mask

Essay Drafting
1.  TEA Paragraphs?
2.  Could you use any quotes from any of the readings?
3.  Are you showing or just merely telling?


Due Monday:  Draft of essay due for critique!!  Please come to class with your essay printed out!  There are now two printer kiosks set up for student use.  You only need your flash drive to use them.  If you arrive to class still needing to print, your draft will be considered late, and you will lose the points.


Mask Refinement/Painting

PROJECT WORK

Showing vs. Telling


Project Model:  Riley's mask and essay

Mask Refinement
1.  Sanding
2.  Mod Podge


Essay Drafting:  Make sure you are showing, not just telling. Use examples and anecdotes to make your essay come to life.

Project Work

Project Model:  Zoe's Mask and Essay

Mask Refinement:
1.  Reinforcement with additional plaster
2.  Adding texture:  Should it feel rough or smooth?
3.  Trimming and cutting
4.  Plaster of Paris

Essay Drafting

Essay Drafting

Starter #12:  WRITE ME A NOTE!  How are things going for you in my class right now?  What are you excited about?  What are you struggling with?

Review Essay Rubric

Project Model:  Martina's Mask and Essay

Essay Prewriting