Senior Breakfast and Choir Boy Fieldtrip

It's events like these that remind me why I enjoy teaching seniors.

Satire Assignment

You will need to login to your student portal and access "Discovery Education," which you can find under the Apps tab.
When the Discovery homepage appears make sure it has your name on it.
Click on the "My Assignments" tab and you should see a file titled "Satire."
Click on the folder and you will see 4 files.
Watch the two videos (Jonathan Swift and Satire) and then write 5 facts for each (total of 10 facts).

You will need to turn in your 10 facts on Monday, March 2 (Periods 2,4,6) or Tuesday, March 3 (Periods 1,3,5).

This assignment is worth 10 points.

Research Paper Final Draft Rubric

1. No first person!
Anyone who uses first person (I, me, myself, etc.) anywhere in their (unless it is a quote from a source) will automatically start at a "C" and may go lower.  I have explained from day one that research papers can not contain first person.

2. You must meet the 6 page requirement.
Remember that is using 12 point font, double spaced.

3. The works cited page will be the very last page and you must have a minimum of 5 sources.

4.  Sources in your paper need to be quoted correctly.  Make sure if you are copying someone else's words you put quotes around it.

5.  If your percentage of copying from sources is higher than 25% you will start automatically at a "C."

6.  Make sure you read through your paper for grammar and typo mistakes.  If your paper has too many errors you will have points deducted.

7.  If worse comes to worse, turn in what you have so that at least I can give you credit for something instead of getting a zero.

Being absent is no excuse for not submitting your paper to Turnitin.com!

Scholarship Opportunity

I know this is a bit last minute, but there is a scholarship provided by Church's Chicken restaurant for $1000.
The deadline is February 27th!

Here is the website:  www.SCHOLARSAPPLY.org/CHURCHSSCHOLARS

A minimum 2.7 unweighted GPA required to apply.

Good luck!

Works Cited Page

MLA Format

Books:

Author(s). Title of Book. City Where Published: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print.

Online Newspaper and Magazine Articles:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Source. Publisher Day Month Year. Print. Access Day Month Year.

Scholarly Journal Articles:
             Example Print article

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal. Volume.Issue (Month Year): pages. Print.

             Example Online article

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal. Volume.Issue (Month Year): n.pag. Web. Access Day Month Year.

Web Sites:

Author(s). Name of Web Page. Date of posting/revision. Name of institution/corporation affiliated with the site. Web. Access Day Month Year. .

Online Articles:

Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Resource. Date of publication/update/posting. Web. Access Day Month Year .

Television or Radio:

"Episode Title." Title of Program. Title of series. Name of network. Station call letters, City. Broadcast Day Month Year.

Interviews:

Name of person interviewed. Type of interview. Print. Day Month Year.

Lecture or Speech:

Lecturer name. “Title of Lecture/Speech”. Organization/Department. Place of lecture, City, State. Print. Day Month Year.

Photograph of Artwork:

Creator(s). Title of piece. Museum where original displayed, City. Title of book. By book author if different. Publisher city: Publisher name. Date. Page.  Print.

Photo sharing:

Owner User Name. “Title of Photo”. Title of Source.  Name of Source. Web. Day Month Year accessed. .

You can use the following link to help you make your citations:
http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

Peer Review Assignment

For the students who did not submit a rough draft to turnitin.com -- you will not be able to complete the PeerMark activity online.  You will need to answer the questions below about your own paper:

• Does the writer have the proper heading on their first page on the left-hand side?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 3
• Does the writer double space their whole paper?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 3
• Is the writer's topic clear? What is their topic?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 10
• Do they use first person (Example: I believe, in my opinion, me, myself)? If they do, how many times do they use those words?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 4
• Did they have an argument? If they did, did they show more than just their side? What was their side?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 10
• Was their topic interesting?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 3
• What grade would you give this research paper? Why?

  Free Response

  Minimum answer length: 10

Please make sure you email me your answers by Sunday, February 15th in order to get credit.

cmanfra@dadeschools.net

Choir Boy fieldtrip

On Friday, February 27 I am going to take a fieldtrip to see the play "Choir Boy."
If you are interested in coming you need to prove to me that you are really interested in seeing this play.  In order to get a fieldtrip form you need to read the review from the Miami Herald I have copied below and watch the short youtube video and explain to me what it is about the play that makes you want to see it.  Tell me what aspects or ideas of the play catch your attention.

I can only take 40 students with me so availability is limited.  Bring me your explanation no later than Monday, February 9th.

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/performing-arts/article8106240.html

http://youtu.be/AR6oLJhYblw