Week of 6/1 through 6/5

Period 1:

We will be continuing work on our final exam essay in the room 107 computer lab Monday. Due dates for students to help break up the pace of this assignment are as follows:

Monday 6/1: Choice of author and two of your choices for individual pieces by the author.

Tuesday: Two more choices of individual pieces by the author for use in your essay


Friday 6/5: Rough Draft of your final exam essay (this will be the last grade on the marking period and is worth 50 points for a fully complete draft of your essay for self editing in class)

Friday 6/12: Final Draft of final exam essay







Period 4:

We will be continuing work on our final exam essay in the room 107 computer lab Monday. Due dates for students to help break up the pace of this assignment are as follows:

Friday 5/29: Choice of author and three of your choices for individual pieces by the author.

Friday 6/5: Rough Draft of your final exam essay (this will be the last grade on the marking period and is worth 50 points for a fully complete draft of your essay for self editing in class)

Friday 6/12: Final Draft of final exam essay





Periods 5 and 7:

Identity Essay (75 points) is due on Monday 6/1.

TED talk homework assignment due Wednesday 6/3 (20 points).

Speeches begin Wednesday 6/10.

Some of the links below may be helpful in thinking about speech technique, vocalization, content, presentation, and delivery:

Steve Jobs's Commencement Address to Stanford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

Student graduation speech using music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg1HnP7ce7U

TED Talk on How to Use a Paper Towel (showing demonstration and audience participation): http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel?language=en

TED Talk To This Day (using spoken word poetry and images): https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful?language=en

TED Talk Candy Chang (using images/photographs to illustrate her ideas): https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to?language=en




Period 8:

We will be continuing work on our final exam essay in the room 107 computer lab Monday. Due dates for students to help break up the pace of this assignment are as follows:

Friday 5/29: Choice of author and two of your choices for individual pieces by the author.


Wednesday 6/3: Choice of additional two (or more) individual pieces by author for your essay.

Monday 6/8: Rough Draft of your final exam essay (this will be the last grade on the marking period and is worth 50 points for a fully complete draft of your essay for self editing in class)

Friday 6/12: Final Draft of final exam essay