Thursday, November 19th, 2015

Today we will finish the Career Project work and write the "Rumford or Cape" Essay

READING QUIZ (Honors)

1) All Careers Work (except job shadow) Due Today
We will spend one hour giving you time to complete the assignments
All assignments except the job application are in Google Classroom
-Career Fact Sheet #1
-Career Fact Sheet #2
-College Fact Sheet #1
-Resume
-Job Application
-Budget

-Job Shadow is due November 30th

2) If you have completed the Career Project work
-Watch this video about the Verso paper mill closing in Bucksport and take notes on evidence that will help you write your Rumford or Cape Essay.
-Read your reading book. When time is up, complete a reading log entry (link on the right).

Read "The Temperature of Desire" from Ernie's Ark.
Explanation: this story is about a family living in a Maine mill town and how they are torn apart by a strike at the mill.
Vocabulary: strike: when the workers at a factory refuse to work when demanding better pay or working conditions; crossing or crossed or crosses: when a worker goes to work at the mill instead of being on strike; scab: a worker who crosses, "scab" workers are often brought in from other states.
Take notes: character names; anything that relates to the Rumford-Cape decision -- why might moving to a mill town be risky?

3) Rumford or Cape Essay

Today you will be making the decision about where to live and raise your son.  It is a tough decision because you want what is best for your son as well as your family, now and in the future.  You will need to weigh all the factors about about the advantages and disadvantages to living in either Cape Elizabeth or Rumford.  What kind of person do you want your son to become?  What kind of football player do you want him to be?  Which community gives your son and family the best chance at happy life?
Requirements:
-You need to make sure your essay includes paragraphs of several reasons and lots of evidence why you made the choice you did.
-You must include paragraphs of reasons with evidence why the decision is hard (the opposing view point).
-As a reminder, your evidence is coming from:
          The Rivals
          Census Data
          "Here Comes the Neighborhood Article,"
          This video about the Verso paper mill closing in Bucksport (IF YOU WATCHED IT)
          "The Temperature of Desire" from Ernie's Ark (HONORS Requirement)