SAT Prep Questions of The Day Free Practice

Questions of the Day:

College Board Question of the Day

New York Times

Barron's


Also you may download Apps for most of these for Iphone, Ipad and Android Phones.

Electronic Portfolios

You may use a website or Blog format

To build your website try Google Sites  REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR SITE PRIVATE SO ONLY PEOPLE YOU AUTHORIZE CAN SEE IT!

For Blogs tryBlogspot


Resume -USE Hollywood High School Address and Phone # NO PERSONAL INFORMATION
Best papers
"sizzle reel" EDITED videos of cooking projects/plating, videos from new media classes, your music performances videos, scenes from a drama class

Use Photoshop to edit pictures showing skills

Scan or photograph artwork

Samples of Computer Code

Week 18

Common Core Standards and  Associated Assignments


Present information, findings, and supporting evidence (e.g., reflective, historical investigation, response to literature presentations), conveying a clear and distinct perspective and a logical argument, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks. Use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

• Plan and present an argument that: supports a precise claim; provides a logical sequence for claims, counterclaims, and evidence; uses rhetorical devices to support assertions (e.g., analogy, appeal to logic through reasoning, appeal to emotion or ethical belief ); uses varied syntax to link major sections of the presentation to create cohesion and clarity; and provides a concluding statement that supports the argument presented. (11th or 12th grade.)

 May 20-24      Junior Project Presentations Continue Monday and Tuesday. 

Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

 May 20th        Final Junior College Prep Electronic Portfolio Due

Assignment Due: Research Portfolio due 5/20 including Resume, Best papers, “sizzle reel”, artwork, and Junior Project 

Sign Up for 10 minute/student "interview slots"  Thursday the 23 and Friday the 24th during Class, Nutrition, Lunch slots

Students who are not particpating in interview are expected to work silently or they will get an automatic zero for their project grade,

 May 28 – 31    Final Exam Week

         Assignment Due: Portfolio Presentation is Final  (College/Job Interview format). 40% of Final Grade, Essay is 60 %

Your Money College Essays Standing Out from the Crowd

College Essays


Student Essay Samples

Questbrifge Scholarship for Juniors

http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/cps-selection-criteria

PowerPoint Talking Points

1. Title
2. Research Question and Thesis
3. Definition of Terms
4. Topic 1 3 major points
5. Topic 2 3 major points
6. Topic 3  3 major points
7.  Survey Graph/ chart key results
8.  Conclusion
9. Call To Action
10. Works Cited List

• As discussed in class and guide: Fonts should be visible in back of room
• Slides should have approximately 3 bullets and a graphic to illustrate your talking points. 
• Speaker Notes should be used. No Index cards!

Week 18

May 13- 17    Junior Research Project Multimedia Presentations

• PowerPoint Presentations Due May 13th 
• Submit Final Junior Project with revisions by Friday the 17th
• Cover Page, Appendices ( Data and Expert Interview Transcript)
• Students sign up for  Final  Presentations in class ( see rubric in Jr. Project Survival Guide) 

 May 20-24      Final Junior College Prep Electronic Portfolio Due

Assignment Due: Research Portfolio due 5/20 including Resume, Best papers, “sizzle reel”, artwork, and Junior Project 

Sign Up for 10 minute/student "interview slots"  Tuesday and Wednesday 21 and 22nd Class, Nutrition, Lunch slots

 May 28 – 31    Final Exam Week

         Assignment Due: Portfolio Presentation is Final  (College/Job Interview format). 40% of Final Grade, Essay is 60 %

Week 17

Please check Page 5 of Junior Project Survival Guide that you have All your sections!

Title Page

Abstract

Introduction

Methodology

Topics I, II, and III

Data Analysis

Conclusion

Call to Action

Works Cited List in MLA Format

Appendix I  -Survey Data

Appendix II- Expert Interview Transcript

May 6- May 10   Junior Research Project Rhetorical Précis, 

• Rhetorical precis/Abstract due May 6th

• Final Draft due to turnitin.com by 5/9/13 at beginning of class.

 May 13- 17    Junior Research Project Multimedia Presentations

• PowerPoint Presentations Due May 13th 
• Students present in class ( see rubric in Jr. Project Survival Guide) 

 May 20-24              Final Junior College Prep Portfolio Due

Assignment Due: Research Portfolio including Resume, Best papers, “sizzle reel”, artwork, and   Junior project

; Due 5/20

 May 28 – 31                                    Final Exam Week

         Assignment Due: Portfolio Presentation is Final  (College/Job Interview format). 40% of Final Grade, Essay is 60 %

Week 16 April 29-May 3

Class meets in Library for Research, writing, and editing of Junior Projects


Please prepare for Monday with 10 questions on your topic you would like to know the answers to!




The following sections are past due: Introduction;  Revision of Topics I, II, and III; Conclusion; and Expert Interview Transcript. Partial credit will be given to those who submit by Monday, May 6th at the beginning of class.  

April – 29-May 3                          Analysis of Survey and Interviews, Conclusion and Call to Action

• Survey and Survey Data Analysis Due Friday, May 3rd
• Abstract/rhetorical precis  Due Sunday 5PM, May 5th turitin.com
• Conclusion and Call to Action to Sunday, May 5th turnitin.com

May 6- May 10                             Junior Research Project Rhetorical Précis, 

• Rhetorical precis/Abstract due May 6th

• Final Draft due to turnitin.com by 5/9/13 at beginning of class.

 May 13- 17                                    Junior Research Project Multimedia Presentations

• PowerPoint Presentations Due May 13th 
• Students presnt in class ( see rubric in Jr. project Survival Guide) 

 May 20-24              Final Junior College Prep Portfolio Due

Assignment Due: Research Portfolio including Resume, Best papers, “sizzle reel”, artwork, and   Junior project

; Due 5/20

 May 28 – 31                                    Final Exam Week

         Assignment Due: Portfolio Presentation is Final  (College/Job Interview format). 40% of Final Grade, Essay is 60 %

Week 15 CST Exams

CST Exams

Work on Conclusion for Jr. Project Paper

Week 14 Contemp Comp

Week 14 Intro to Expo Comp Class Work and Homework

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday Common Core Standards: ◦   Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. ◦   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.1b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.	Topic 1-3  Revisions were Due Sunday Expert Interview transcripts Due  Draft of Common App. Essay due. Pink, yellow and green highlighters due in class daily! CST Prep Analyze Data Science Article Summarize Remember to provide Evidence (Evidentiary Thinking) from credible sources/texts (facts, statistics, quotes from experts, quotes from eyewitnesses, paraphrases) Inferences (Inferential Thinking/mean and matter) Commentary and Analysis about the evidence (What do we make of the evidence?) Thesis (Evaluative Thinking) Evaluation of the evidence and inferences and assertions about how they both work to prove the thesis; it is important to argue the why and how of every inference.	Junior project Research And Review Characteristics of Literary Periods for CST.
Tuesday All class work should be completed and turned in when the bell rings in the proper folder. All homework is due at the beginning of class the next day unless specifically notified! NO LATE WORK Accepted w/o a doctor’s note or an IEP modification.	CST Prep	Junior project Research And Review Characteristics of Literary Periods for CST.
Wednesday	CST Prep	Junior project Research And Review Characteristics of Literary Periods for CST.
Thursday	CST Prep	Junior project Research And Review Characteristics of Literary Periods for CST.
Friday	CST Prep	Junior project Research And Review Characteristics of Literary Periods for CST.

Getting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application By AMANDA CHRISTY BROWN and KATHERINE SCHULTEN

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/getting-personal-writing-college-essays-for-the-common-application/#more-129652


Overview | How can reading The New York Times help students practice for the new college essay prompts on the Common Application? What tips on college-essay writing can they learn from The Choice blog? In this lesson, students will explore the open-ended topics for the 2013-14 Common Application essays through writing and discussion. Then, they will identify and examine Times pieces that might serve as “mentor texts” for their own application essays. Finally, they will craft their own college admissions essay in response to one of the new prompts, using advice from Learning Network and The Choice Blog.

Here are the new essay prompts:

• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?

• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

• Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?

• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

The Common App will still be a stickler for essay lengths, as we reported in October. However, the maximum has increased to 650 words. (The previous limit was 500 words.) The Web-only application will not accept essays with fewer than 250 words.

Week 13 Second Semester

Week 13 Intro to Expo Comp Class Work and Homework

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday All class work should be completed and turned in when the bell rings in the proper folder. All homework is due at the beginning of class the next day unless specifically notified! NO LATE WORK Accepted w/o a doctor’s note or an IEP modification. Objectives:  Discover Interests and passions, PASS College English placement exams, score proficient and advanced scores on CST	Topic 3 Due Pink, yellow and green highlighters due in class daily! CST Prep Remember to provide Evidence (Evidentiary Thinking) from credible sources/texts (facts, statistics, quotes from experts, quotes from eyewitnesses, paraphrases) Inferences (Inferential Thinking/mean and matter) Commentary and Analysis about the evidence (What do we make of the evidence?) Thesis (Evaluative Thinking) Evaluation of the evidence and inferences and assertions about how they both work to prove the thesis; it is important to argue the why and how of every inference.	10 Questions for Interviewing an Expert on your Topic are Due on Wednesday These are to be thoughtful questions that show that you have completed your basic research on your topic. They are questions that cannot be answered by a non-expert or a competent Google search. Remember Interviews may be conducted by phone, email, and Skype  or in person.
Tuesday	CST Prep	10 Questions for Interviewing an Expert on your Topic are Due on Wednesday These are to be thoughtful questions that show that you have completed your basic research on your topic. They are questions that can not be answered by a non-expert or a competent Google search.
Wednesday	CST Prep Interview Questions Graded	Conduct your Interview Transcript of Interview Due on Monday.
Thursday	CST Prep	Conduct Your Interview Transcript of Interview due on Monday
Friday	CST Prep	Transcript of Interview due on Monday.

April College Checklist for Juniors

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Week 12

Week 12 Intro to Expo Comp Class Work and Homework

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday All class work should be completed and turned in when the bell rings in the proper folder. All homework is due at the beginning of class the next day unless specifically notified! NO LATE WORK Accepted w/o a doctor’s note or an IEP modification. Objectives:  Discover Interests and passions, PASS College English placement exams, score proficient and advanced scores on CST	Topic 2 Due Remember to provide Evidence (Evidentiary Thinking) from credible sources/texts (facts, statistics, quotes from experts, quotes from eyewitnesses, paraphrases) Inferences (Inferential Thinking/mean and matter) Commentary and Analysis about the evidence (What do we make of the evidence?) Thesis (Evaluative Thinking) Evaluation of the evidence and inferences and assertions about how they both work to prove the thesis; it is important to argue the why and how of every inference.	Topic II of Junior Project Due
Tuesday	CST Prep Outline of Topic III Evidence in Pink Yellow Inferences Green Thesis	Bring your notes and cards to class and pink, yellow and green highlighters! Evidence in Pink Yellow Inferences Green Thesis
Wednesday	CST Prep Topic III Draft Evidence in Pink Yellow Inferences Green Thesis	Topic III due before class on Friday Evidence in Pink Yellow Inferences Green Thesis
Thursday	CST Prep Topic III Draft Evidence in Pink Yellow Inferences Green Thesis Peer Review Topic 3	Topic II due to turnitin.com Before class on Friday.
Friday	Timed Essay   College To Do List Review	Edited Topic 2 due Monday before class.