Monday, March 30, 2009

work for week of 3/30

Second half of rough draft of career paper is due on Friday. Look at comments from first half and write with those comments in mind.

For Tuesday: Education, Training and Personality-bring to class completed!
Works Cited page will be completed in class. Please hand in by end of period.
Block day: period 3 misses this due to SAT augmentation. You will be expected to write A Day in the Life of... and your conclusion for homework.

No vocabulary this week!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Deadlines for week of 3/23

We continue to work on our career project. Here are the deadlines you should keep in mind:

Block day: rough draft of the following sections are due: introduction, history and background and salary, growth and demand. You should have the introduction and history and background sections completed BEFORE you come to class on block day. The salary section will be done in class.

Vocabulary quiz on JAC/TRACT words will be on block day.

Deadlines for next week:
Interviews must be typed up by Monday, 3/30.
Second half of rough draft (Education and Training, A Day in the Life of and Conclusion) due on block day.
Works Cited page will be done in class on Tuesday.

Monday, March 16, 2009

homework for week of 3/16

This week we shall finish our research and notecards and begin outlining:

CAREER PROJECT DEADLINES
Due Tuesday, 3/17: Read all your print sources and produce 20-30 notecards with FACTS and QUOTES to support the areas of your research project, including:
  • Background and History
  • Growth, Demand, Salary and Opportunities
  • Education and Training
  • A Day in the Life of...
Due Friday, 3/20: Career Project: Interview write up (questions and responses) due.
By the end of the day on Friday, you will pass in your outline for your paper. Details to follow.
Also due on Friday:
Vocabulary quiz , JAC/JEC and TRACT words (pp. 28-30)

Monday, March 9, 2009

Homework for week of 3/9

Students should select a topic for their project by Monday, 3/9.
Most of our work will focus on this research project. Deadlines to remember:
Due Tuesday, 3/10: 4-5 sources with source cards due at the end of class

Due Friday, 3/13
Career Project: Interview person contacted and date for interview arranged.
Vocabulary quiz on Friday, 3/13, all words on Unit 2 up through the FIN words (20-27)


Thursday, March 5, 2009

homework week of March 2

We are beginning work on our career project. Due to the snow days, we are a bit behind schedule. For Monday, March 9th: Have topic selected and at least two reliable sources printed out and photocopied. In addition, please have your notecards for that source filled out. See handouts on overview, research tips and note taking.