Thursday, August 31st:
1st Period:
Jigsaw:
Students break into groups of five to read one of four articles:
"Ten Rules for Going to College When Nobody Really Expected You To"
"Not Going to College is a Viable Option"
"Why Go to College?"
"The Ten Most Common Excuse for Not Going to College and Why They're All Wrong"
After reading you and your group should prepare a report for the class. The report should provide:
A brief summary of the document's argument
Important quotes or information the writer provides
An explanation of what the students think is important in the document to share with the class.
Directions:
Read the article aloud in your group. As one person reads, everyone else in the groups should mark and annotate what s/he thinks is important in the article.
After the first reading, reach a shared opinion of what the article has to say about attending college or going to work. What is the author's opinion about the subject? Write a brief summary of the author's opinion.
Identify the most important pieces of information the writer provides, rank them, and then develop explanations of your rankings.
Finalize what you are going to report to the class about the article.
The second activity provides Web addresses for students to research as they gather information that should influence their post-secondary plans. The research should add to their understanding of what is required if one wants to enter a particular career or attend a specific college.
The research will result in students writing a personal FAQ that answers important questions about their plans. The FAQ should be used to inform students' understanding of audience and situation as they approach writing the final letter of introduction or college application essay.
At 8:30, we will begin our presentations of our essays. Each group will present the main ideas presented by the author of their essays.
The students should list the main idea or thesis of the author.
They should list supporting evidence, such as statistics, etc. given by the author.
They should also give their opinion – whether they agree or disagree and why.
The students should write down on the open document on the laptop important ideas, supporting evidence, statistics, etc. that they find relevant.
The audience must take notes and write down the important ideas, statistics, etc. that are presented during the presentations.
Group 6 – Why Go To College? University of North Texas
Statistics:
· The average four-year university costs about $19,434 less than the average price of a new car
· Annual income for a person with a bachelor’s is nearly twice that of someone with only a high school diploma
· The average annual earnings of a college student with a bachelor’s degree is $66,445
· Student who only completed high school only earns annual income of $37,303
Group 2- 10 rules for Going to College When Nobody Really Expected You To
Rule 10: Be a Total Student
Rule 9: Resist Temptation
Rule 8: Handle the family crises that pressure students like you to leave school
Rule 7: Don’t worry about the college tuition
Rule 6: Study harder in college
Rule 5: Don’t become homesick
Rule 4: Get to know other people outside of your social group
Rule 3: Ignore career confusion
Rule 2: You are more than a future employee
Rule 1: Remember where you came from
Period 3:
Worked with two scenes:
Amanda, Makenna, Mayte, Natyllie
Lunch money lost
College Acceptance
Lost Project
Makenzie, Ublester, Yessenia, Briana - “Break a Leg!”
Boys bullying girl basketball players
American Idol
Book Worm
One scene performed today:
Makenzie, Ublester, Yessenia, Briana
Scenes yet to be done:
Amanda, Makenna, Mayte, Natyllie
Tori, Ilan, Jason, Aleks, Dulcie
Sierra, Andrea, Emily, David
Quiz, Melanie, Samantha, Julio, Kiyah
Period 4
Vocabulary Skits!
Adage, bonanza, churlish - Performed
Katherine
Jose
Nadiya
Yessenia
David
Citadel, collaborate, decree – stage right
Lizbeth A
Diego
Makenna
Kevin
Melanie
Discordant, evolve, excerpt – third row, by the first bookcase
Hilary
Anthony
Salamata
Evelyn
Idalia
Grope, hover, jostle – performed
Jonathan
Bianca
Jasmine
Tymiah
Laggard, plaudits, preclude – performed
Lizbeth L.
Jason
Julian
Julia
Samantha
Revert, rubble, servile – performed
Taylor
Alejandra
Takai
Trenton
Bonus words: vigil, wrangle,
Theatre Games:
Marathon Freeze!
Period 6:
Senior Class Assembly
