Mini-project presentations TODAY! All students should be ready to present.
Take notes on your peers' presentations and be sure to ask questions.
Take notes on your peers' presentations and be sure to ask questions.
Mini-project presentations TODAY! All students should be ready to present.
Take notes on your peers' presentations and be sure to ask questions.
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Happy Thursday, 11th graders!
1. Attendance and announcements. 2. ACT Presentations. Each group will present the test-taking strategy they investigated on Tuesday. All audience members should take notes and write questions on their prep guide. 3. Final Product and Presentation - Due Tuesday, January 30. What key information should be on the final product? Review presentation guidelines. *RUBRICS FOR FINAL PRODUCT AND PRESENTATION ATTACHED UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS ON JR SEMINAR HOMEPAGE.* 4. Extra time: Design Final Product Get creative and have fun with it. Tuesday 1/30: Final product due for mini-project and presentations begin. Aloha, 11th graders! 1. Attendance and announcements. Presentations for mini-project begin January 30. 2. Warm-Up Journaling: UHMC Tour In a paragraph or two, journal feedback for the UH Maui College tour. What stands out as memorable? What did you learn that you didn't know before? What surprised you? What questions do you still have? 3. Test Your Knowledge: The ACT Test your knowledge: What is the ACT? How many sections are on the ACT and what subjects are they? What is the average ACT score? What is the highest score? How long is the ACT? 4. Preparing for the ACT Test. Students make six groups. Each group will investigate one section of the prep guide and prepare a one page visual/mini-presentation for the rest of the class. Group 1: Investigate "General Preparation for the ACT Tests" (p. 2-3) Group 2: Investigate "Strategies for Taking the ACT Tests: English" (p. 3-5) Group 3: Investigate "Strategies for Taking the ACT Tests: Math" (p. 5-6) Group 4: Investigate "Strategies for Taking the ACT Tests: Reading" (p. 6-7) Group 5: Investigate "Strategies for Taking the ACT Tests: Science" (p. 7-8) Group 6: Investigate "Strategies for Taking the ACT Tests: Writing" (p. 8-9) *One-page visuals can be made in slides, docs, or similar program. 5. Mini-presentations. Each group report back to the rest of their classmates about what they learned from the section they investigated in the prep guide. Use your one-page visual. Audience members take notes. Make notes in your prep-guide. Also be sure to note questions or concerns as you listen to presentations. 6. Average ACT and SAT scores for colleges by state See document below.
THURSDAY: Presentation guidelines and preparation.
Happy Thursday, 11th graders!
UH Maui College Tour TODAY. We leave promptly after 1st period. 1. Attendance and announcements. a) Interview script due TODAY. Make sure you have submitted your work to the assignment dropbox. b) Aim to have interviews completed by next Wednesday, 1/24. c) Please look at Power School to ensure you aren't missing anything. d) Review interview reminders (in blog post for Tuesday 1/16) 2. Warm-up journaling: False missile alert For warm-up journaling today, take a few minutes to unpack any thoughts/concerns/insights from the false alarm we all received on Saturday. How did this experience impact you? How did you/your family respond to the alert? What kinds of information have you encountered about this event since Saturday? 3. Read The New York Times article of the day: "False Missile Alert Looms as a Black Eye for Hawaii and its Governor" Answer the following questions in your Junior Seminar notebook: 1. Why did people in Hawaii receive text messages that contained a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile on Saturday? 2. What government agency investigated the false alarm? 3. Who is the governor of Hawaii? Who is challenging him in the Democratic primary in August? 4. What are some of the criticisms the governor received regarding the false alarm? 5. How did the governor and his administration respond to the situation? 6. Where is Hawaii in relation to North Korea? How long would it take for a missile launched from North Korea to land in Honolulu? 7. The article mentions the concern that this false alarm could affect the tourism industry. Do you think people will cancel trips they have already booked to Hawaii as a result of a false alarm? Why? 4. Discuss Happy Tuesday, 11th graders!
Today we will refine our interview skills and help each other brainstorm killer questions for your upcoming interview. 1. Attendance and announcements. If you haven't yet sent your email request an interview to your person-of-choice, this needs to be completed TODAY. Remember to CC me. 2. Warm-Up journaling and discussion. In your paper notebook, jot down some characteristics of a good interview question. How should you organize questions? What questions do you have about interviewing? Discuss. 3. Brainstorming questions. Step 1: Individually, write down as many as you can (5 min) Step 2: With a partner, share the questions you wrote down. Give each other feedback. Together, brainstorm five more. (5 min) Step 3: Now partner with two more students and share questions (so now there are four students). Give each other feedback. Together, brainstorm five more. (10 min) Step 4: In your group of four, choose your best three. Be prepared to share with class. (5 min) 4. Share Each group will share its best three questions. Please give your peers feedback. 5. Organization. Organize your questions into a flowing interview. A final draft of your interview questions is due Thursday, January 18. 6. Interview Reminders: Things to remember for you interview: * Make sure you cover the basics - If you don’t leave the interview knowing the name of the college your interviewee went to or the names or details of other specific things, then you missed some key questions * Make sure you record the answers - it’s up to you if that’s on video, a recording device or by hand, but you should walk away with something more than your memory * It’s okay to relax - Yes, make sure you go through your questions but it’s okay to make it a conversation. Homework: Final draft of interview questions/script. Please submit to Assignment Dropbox. Thursday: Tour of Maui College @ 10 a.m. We will leave promptly after 1st period. Happy Thursday, 11th graders! I hope your first week back is off to a successful, refreshing start! 1. Attendance and announcements. If you haven't filled out the exit ticket yet, please do asap. You can find it in the Assignment Dropbox. 2. Journaling: New Year's Resolution Check-In. 10 min - how's it going? What actions have you taken since Tuesday to support your resolution? 3. Introduce Mini-Project: Interview-an-Adult Assignment page will be passed out in class. I also attached a copy below. 👇
4. Brainstorming and Planning.
Who will you interview and what do you want to learn from this person? 5. Requesting an Interview: Email Structure. Introduction: Niceties Who you are and why you are writing Body: Additional details Your availability, your contact information, anything the person might need to know to prepare for the interview, where the interview could take place Conclusion: Thank you Thank the person for their consideration and time, you look forward to hearing from them soon Group email writing session Homework: Request your interview! CC me to the email so I can see your skills. Even if you know the person really well, I still would like you to use this formal email format. This is all about practice. Aloha, 11th graders!
I hope you had such a fun and fantastic, restful break. 1. Attendance. 2. Warm-Up: Video and Journaling a) Watch: 20 New Year's Resolution Ideas for 2018 b) Write: On paper or in a Google doc, journal about your new year's resolutions. What would you like to see change this year? What didn’t work last year that you want to do differently this year? Think… health-related, friend-related, family-related, school-related, job-related, personal goal-related. Be as specific as possible. If you don't usually make new year's resolutions, take advantage of this opportunity to just think about yourself and how to make positive changes in your life. 3. Three reasons resolutions fail: 1. Making resolutions based on an external force (society, friends, etc) telling us what to change, rather than something we want to change. 2. Setting ambiguous (vague) goals without clearly defined markers of success. 3. Making unrealistic goals. (from "How to Stick to New Year's Resolutions." New York Times. 18 Dec 2017.) 4. Fine tuning your list. Choose one specific goal to focus in on and answer the following questions: Wish: What do you want? Outcome: What would the ideal outcome be? What will your life look like when you hit your goal? Obstacle: You know yourself. What will try to stop you? What has sidelined you before? Plan: How will you get around the obstacle? 5. Share! Yay. 6. Course syllabus. Please read this over. Sign it, have your parents sign it, and return to me on Thursday, 1/11. 7. Exit activity. See "Exit Ticket 1/9" in the Assignment Dropbox. |