32 Eng. 3 Jan. Mar. 19-23, 2012
You will NEED a flashdrive/memory stick for class on Wednesday!
Bellringer: Punctuation rules
Write a poem for submission to contest:
Submit at this website: http://www.libraryofpoetry.com/student2012.asp
Print out the submission and your poem and turn in by Friday, March 23. This is a 25 point grade. Poems submitted after that date will lose 5 points for every day late.
Monday, Mar. 19
No classes
Tuesday, Mar. 20
Poetry assignment
Discussion of Chapter 1 of Great Gatsby: Review questions
Introduction of symbols
Homework: Read Chapter 2 for Thursday, complete questions
Gatsby Chpts. 1 and 2
You will NEED a flashdrive/memory stick for class on Wednesday!
Wednesday, Mar. 21
You will be researching information to help you narrow your decision for a college choice.
You will NEED a flashdrive/memory stick to save all your college information!
You need to select 4 universities/colleges to compare. Among the four you need to include all of these criteria:
a. an in-state school
b. an out-of-state school
c. a private school
d. a public school
e. a small school (under 10,000 students)
f. a large school (over 15,000 students)
Today, you should read the following articles on selecting a college, then you should look at additional websites to select the 4 colleges you will compare.
Narrow Your Search
The search for the perfect school begins with a broad survey of the options, but at some point you need to narrow down your choices to those schools to which you will apply. In other words, you need to come up with your "short list." These articles will help guide you in the process.
At the end of this project, you will be required to submit a bibliography, so create one as you are going along for each website you consult. You may use easybib.com if you want to create an account there.
Save ALL of this material on a flashdrive and back it up on your computer at home.
Thursday, Mar. 22
Reading quiz: Gatsby, Chpts. 1 & 2
Discussion of Great Gatsby, Chapter 2
Friday, Mar. 23
College Project: recommendation request
Business letter: due Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Write a business letter using BLOCK format. You will write a letter to a person requesting that they write a recommendation for you to submit with your college application.
In the body of the letter, you need to include the following:
- 2 lines: why you need a letter of recommendation (college application, scholarship, job?)
- 2 lines: why are you asking this person to write your recommendation
- 2-4 lines: notable things you have done that the person may/may not know, but would be good for your recommendation
- Enclosure: resume and list of schools to receive recommendation
Use this website as a sample for the correct format for your letter:
Business Letter Block Format
The return address is your address. You do NOT put your name, just the address.
The next address is the address of the person to whom you are sending the letter.
You will note that you have enclosures under your signature. (Resume and list of schools)
You should type your own letter, so you will not need the typist's initials.
Typed letter due Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Write a poem for submission to contest:
Submit at this website: http://www.libraryofpoetry.com/student2012.asp
Print out the submission and your poem and turn in by Friday, March 31. This is a 25 point grade. Poems submitted after that date will lose 5 points for every day late.
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