Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

The Day In a Nutshell:
1) Circle
2) Reading Quiz -- Next two stories for next class ("The Dentist" and "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong").
3) Careers Work

Essay Activity:
You'll be choosing which essay will be scored -- your Ernie's Ark Essay or your Drone's Essay. Make your choice based on the essay product descriptor that will be handed out.

Circle:
Most significant quote from the reading, and why.

Administrivia:
Play today: 10AM - 11:30; then lunch; then period 7 class.

The Things They Carried Activity:
Done in circle

Careers Unit
All items for the career project are due by the beginning of class on Friday.  Items you should be done with:
-Select the career you are primarily researching
-Your budget (required -- no points)
-Ted Talk sheet for Mike Rowe Ted Talk (30 points in Speaking and Listening)
-Ted Talk sheet for Shawn Achor Ted Talk (30 points in Speaking and Listening)
-College Fact Sheet  (20 points in Research)
-Career Fact Sheet (20 points in Research)
-Resume but for the current you, not the future you (25 points  in Writing)
-Cover Letter (25 points in Writing)
-Write on your plan (I have them) the other items you plan to do to reach 100 points in each standard.
If you have time...
-Free Meyer's Briggs test -- complete a MB reflection  (30 points  in Writing)

Homework for Honors: Based on the themes we have identified in The Things They Carried, create a claim and support it with evidence from the text as well as a warrant -- in other words, write a paragraph about a theme in The Things They Carried. Do this in Google Classroom.

Future: 
Planning for Downtown Norway -- investigating to answer some questions
Computer Etiquette
Note taking