May 26-29 - Last Week of Classes!

It's already our last week of class!  Here's what's on the agenda for the week:

TUESDAY: Discuss the ending of Huckleberry Finn and return it to the textbook room.  Did it live up to the rest of the book?   Begin editing the college essay drafts - worksheet.  Call for volunteers for class feedback.  Work time on laptops and individual help.  DUE: Huckleberry Finn books to turn in.  HW: Continue polishing drafts.
 
WEDNESDAY: Accessing AP scores - overview.  Evaluate your essay's strengths and weaknesses and continue the editing process.  More volunteers for class edits.  

THURSDAY: Half day work time/peer edits on drafts.  Introduce discussion/debate for Friday: How to Improve the College Admissions Process? HW: To prep for the discussion, please read the rest of the passages not covered in class at the "Room for Debate" section of The New York Times website here.
 Make sure your Independent Reading/Dialectical Journal is ready  to turn in on Friday at the beginning of class. 

FRIDAY: Discussion/debate: How to Improve the College Admissions Process?  Which author's argument is closest to your viewpoint, and why?  Go over requirements for final, (see below). DUE: Independent reading dialectical journal.  HW: Using checklist, polish drafts.  Correct for grammar/mechanics, syntax, word choice. Please upload one completed, final personal statement/college essay response and prompt to Turnitin.com by Sunday night, May 31 at 11:59 p.m.

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The final will be a 2 minute maximum oral presentation (no materials required) on either 1. Independent reading: was the book worth reading, why or why not?  Provide at least two specific pieces of evidence to support your view.  OR  2. You may read the final version of your personal statement to the class for immediate, supportive, and honest feedback.