Guiding questions for Goals and Dreams section

What job did you want to be when you were young? Why? Describe a memory when you "played" at your job.
Has your career changed since then? Why?
Why did you choose this career for your project?
How do you plan to prepare for your career in high school? What are your goals until you graduate?
What are your long term goals in this career? (Training, college, job description, advancement in career)
Why do you think this career is a good fit for you?

Homework for week of 11/16

Career project updates and deadlines:
You should have your note cards completed for your research paper (between 12-15). I am going to sign off on your checklist on Monday.
In class, you should finish a rough draft of your Goals and Dreams section (see above post for questions). In addition, you should have 10-15 interview questions completed by block day.
It will be necessary to do some of this work at home in order to meet deadlines. Please do so.

Independent reading: You should have 200 pages of your novel completed by Friday.

Homework for week of 11/9

This week, we do not have school on Veteran's Day: 11/11, so our schedule is slightly modified. I have handed you a deadline checklist so you know what is due for the career project (under helpful documents if you need it again). I also have a job shadow permission form if you are interested in shadowing a person in your career for a day. Remember you will receive 10 extra points on your paper if you complete this component, but it is not required.

Thanks to Mr. Tanguay (and students who reminded me!) for the Bridges website. It is listed under helpful documents and is a great resource for this project. 

Lastly, keep reading! Your independent book is due next Friday, 11/20.

Here are the specific deadlines for this week:
Monday, 11/9: Three sources printed out with source cards
Block day, 11/12 (period 2) or 11/13 (period 1 and 5):15-20 note cards from three sources

homework for week of 11/2

Independent reading books: You should read in your independent reading books each night (15 pages daily). This means you should be at page 60 by Friday.

Career project: We are starting our career project this week. You have downloaded the overview (under helpful documents). By Friday, you have to have a topic. By Monday, you have to have three sources which you have printed out or photocopied. We'll be in the library on block day and Friday in order to make this happen. 

Job shadow for career project: If you would like to set up a job shadow during Thanksgiving break, I'll have paperwork for that on Friday. An interview is mandatory for this project and if you job shadow, you will receive ten extra points on your final paper! See me if you have questions!

Homework for week of 10/26: Last week of quarter!

This is the last week of the quarter. Make sure everything is in and done well, including your journals 5-8. If you have questions, please see me.

Due Tuesday: Final draft of Sold essay. Your paper should be well edited and should have MLA format.
For block day: study vocabulary words
For Friday: Have new independent book and vocabulary quiz
For weekend: Read first 25 pages of independent reading book.

Homework for week of 10/19

Our work this week centers around the essay we are writing. This essay will count both towards your first quarter numerical grade and it will also count as the standard for writing for the quarter. If you did not download the essay assignment and rubric in class, then download it now under Helpful Documents. Also, please download the outline as well.

Due Tuesday: Thesis statement and topic sentences due.
Due Block day:Outline forms due
Due Friday: First four paragraphs due at the beginning of class. Also, journals 5-8 due.
Due Monday, October 26: Full rough draft of essay due.
Due Tuesday, October 27: Final draft of essay due

Journals for Sold

Here are your journals for Sold.  As we complete a new one, I'll add it here. These journals 5-9 are due Friday, October 23rd.
Journal #5:
Describe the details of the clip. What do you notice about the scenery, both in Nepal and Bombay? How are they different? Describe the girls and women in this video. What does it make you think about?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYDJorzMYs&feature=channel

Journal #6
What are the conflicts in the book so far? What do you think is Lakshmi’s biggest problem? Why? As you write, please use specific examples from the book.

Journal #7
Seven days ago, __________________________________. Now, no one will talk to me.
Fill in the blank and then expand this idea to explain both what happened and how the character feels about this reaction. Does he/she think it is fair? Does s/he feel badly for what happened? Get us into the mind of that character.

Journal #8
Imagine Lakshmi after the story ends. Based on what you know about her character and circumstances, write a new ending to the book a year after she leaves the brothel. You may write in the same form as the book or choose a different style. However, write in her voice.