Updates

Due to school not being open on Monday, Tuesday's schedule will be a 2,4,6 day.

*I will collect your essay assignment (rough and final draft).  If there are any issues I will only except late essays by Wednesday.  After Wednesday it goes in as a zero -- no excuses!  This goes for all my classes.

*Thursday and Friday Summer Reading essays are also due.  No summer reading will be accepted after Friday.

**Questions of the Day starts this week!  I am changing things a little.  I discovered that ACT has a question of the day as well.  So instead of doing two (2) SAT Questions of the day per week I want you to do one (1) SAT Question of the Day and one (1) ACT Question of the day.  The links to get to these questions are on the left-hand side of the blog under "Important Links."  Remember you can either hand write them (write the full question, your answer and whether you got it right or wrong), print it out, or email it to me (my email is cmanfra@dadeschools.net).

Hope everyone weathered Tropical Storm Isaac and that you are taking advantage of the extra day off to complete assignments for your classes.

See you tomorrow!

College Research Project

Part 1: Select a college/university from list on pages 58-64 in the Next Magazine
Part 2: Begin research by going to the school's website
Part 3: Create a Powerpoint or poster
Include the following information:

Slide 1 – Name of school, picture, and location

Slide 2 – Cost to attend school (tuition, room and board, meal plans, etc.)

Slide 3 – Programs of study (Majors, programs, etc.)

Slide 4 – Admission requirements (GPA, test scores, community service, etc.)

Slide 5 – Enrollment (student to teacher ratio)

Slide 6 – Extracurricular (athletic programs, sororities/fraternities, organizations)

Slide 7 – Ratings (example: Has it been rated as a top school for academics or a party school?)

Slide 8 – Would you recommend applying?

Slide 9 – Interesting info, school mascot, video, comments

Slide 10 – Works cited (websites, books or magazines used to obtain information)

Part 4: Presentation
Have project ready to present on September 5 (Periods 2,4,6) and September 6 (Periods 1,3,5)
Serious points will be deducted for late projects!

Summer Reading Assignment

You will address the following paragraphs and put them into essay format based on the book that you read:

Paragraph 1 – Introduction/general information about the book, include “Title”, Author, type of book (fantasy, humor, mystery, non-fiction, etc.)
Paragraph 2 – Main Character. Describe the character. Answer these 3 questions:
1. The main character changes from ____ to ____ by the end of the story.

2. The main character does the right thing when...

3. I can identify with the character when…or I couldn’t identify with the character because …

Paragraph 3 – Other Characters. List 2 other characters, include similar details.

Paragraph 4 – Setting. Describe the time and place of the story. Include comments about the setting - examples: setting enhances the novel because it highlights character’s feelings, makes story exciting, setting has an important effect on the main character, setting increased my knowledge about something.

Paragraph 5 – Theme. What is the author trying to say in this story? What is his or her lesson in life? Is there a moral to this story? This is a story about ____ (examples: courage, working hard, doing the right thing, greed, love, sadness, etc.). What did you learn from this book? State a problem in the story and how it was solved.

Paragraph 6 – Plot: The Action/Summary of what happened in the story. List up to six events that happened in the story, keep them in order.

Paragraph 7 – Evaluation of the Book. Answer these questions:
1. How did the book enhance/expand your knowledge?

2. What did you like and not like about the book?

3. Was the story confusing or hard to believe?

4. Was it predictable? Realistic?

5. The ending was _____.

Beginning of school essay assignment

Select and write an essay of 250 – 500 words on one of the topics listed below:
• Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

• Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.

• Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you and describe that influence.

• Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you and explain that influence.

• A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.

Rough draft and final draft (typed) are due on August 28 (periods 1,3,5) and August 29 (periods 2,4,6)

Requirements:
1. Rough draft should demonstrate editing was done.
2. Final draft must be typed, 12 point font, double spaced and include word count below your heading (name, date, period, in right hand corner)
*No title is needed
*No pictures or graphics

Welcome back class of 2013!

Are you ready?
This is a question I will be asking you throughout the year and even though it seems very simple it is a lot more complex when you start to really think about it.
If you are not sure then it is my job to make sure you are ready to enter college or the workforce.
This is College Prep English and we will be focusing on the next chapter of your life -- "the real world."
To put it simply, entering the real world means becoming a productive member of society.
I will be preparing you to take the PERT, SAT, and ACT tests as well as apply to college or complete a resume and prepare to apply to jobs.
I look forward to guiding you through your senior year and to see all of you graduate and move on to the next chapter in your lives.

Here is a video to get you ready for your "Senior Year."