February 29

AGENDA:

1) Macavity


HW: Read MLK "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to the paragraph that begins with "But despite these notable exceptions, ......"

February 28

AGENDA:

1) Meet in Sword and Shield for registration
2) Macavity

February 27

AGENDA:

1) Allusion worksheet - due tomorrow


HW: Macavity begins tomorrow


allusions2

February 24

AGENDA:

1) Vocabulary test (again)

HW: Macavity begins Tuesday

February 23

1) CAHSEE TESTING

February 22

1) CAHSEE TESTING

February 21

AGENDA:

1) Go over vocabulary test
2) Review - what is parallel structure - what is not.....why?
3) MLK - "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
 One of the neat tricks that King uses to combine form and structure is to develop a series of terms and ideas that are opposed to each other in order to persuade us that his critics are wrong. By redefining many of these words, he forces us to reevaluate the philosophy behind his actions.
                1. Identify a pair of opposite terms used by King in the course of his letter.
                2. What is the meaning of each term according to King? What values is he putting
                     forth by using these terms? Which of the two does he prefer?   (Example: moderate and extremism)

February 17

AGENDA:

1) Vocabulary Test
2) Turn in Career Portfolios


HW: "Macavity" - starting Thursday; fill in and sign your registration paper

February 16

AGENDA:

1) "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King - do assignment below in class Due at end of period

HW: Vocabulary test on Friday; Career Portfolios due Friday



Letter from Birmingham journal assignment



CAREER+UNIT+PROJECT[1]

February 15

AGENDA:

1) Journal Write:
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." - MLK

2) Discuss parallel structure and what it does for writing
3) Thoreau, Gandhi and Martin Luther King - what do they all have in common? What is their relevance in today's society?
4) Ethos, pathos, logos and how they are used
5) "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King

February 14

AGENDA:

Happy Valentines Day!

1) Vocabulary review for extra credit


HW: Career portfolios due on Friday, Feb 17; Vocabulary review test Friday, February 17; "Macavity" will begin Feb 23

February 10

AGENDA:


1) In cafeteria for registration presentation


HW: Portfolios due next Friday; Lit Analysis due today!

February 9

AGENDA:


1) Video / Macavity Handout - in class recitations begin on Thursday, Feb 23
2) David Foster Wallace - "This is Water" - Essay assignment for your portfolio
3) We are in cafeteria tomorrow for class - 10th grade presentations
4) Literature Analysis #4 is due tomorrow - no exceptions!
5) Next Literature Analysis must be non-fiction and is due March 16.


NONFICTION ANALYSIS



David Foster Wallace


Persuasive Essay


Macavity

February 8

AGENDA:

1) Quiz on Mind Gamers article
2) Setting Goals video
3) Handout job apps / CSF Forms
4) College comparison Worksheet
5) Good thesis examples


HW: Literature Analysis are due on Friday; career portfolios are due next Friday; if you haven't turned in your Dante books PLEASE do! Vocabulary Review next Friday.

LITERATURE ANALYSIS[1]

February 7

AGENDA:

1) We are in the Career Center today

HW: Keep working on your Career Unit Project - Due February 17; Literary Analysis due February 10

February 6

AGENDA:

1) We are in the Career Center today

HW: Keep working on your Career Unit Project - Due February 17; Vocabulary Review Quiz February 17 - don't procrastinate!

STOP IN AT MS. DOLAN'S ROOM FOR THE CSF APPLICATIONS - DUE Thursday

Read: "Secrets of a Mind-Gamer" - an article from the NY Times - quiz on this article on Wednesday

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html

C.S.U.'s	Ave. GPA	Ave. SAT*	Ave. ACT**	Admit. %
Cal Maritime	3.10	1029	20	66
Cal Poly Pomona	3.36	1060	21	61
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	3.92	1300	29	37
CSU Bakersfield	n/a	880	20	n/a
CSU Channel Islands	3.24	1003	21	n/a
CSU Chico	3.27	1034	22	67
CSU Dominguez Hills	3.23	890	18	58
CSU East Bay	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
CSU Fresno	3.28	935	19	72
CSU Fullerton	3.27	997	21	65
CSU Long Beach	3.30	1100	21	47
CSU Los Angeles	3.13	949	21	57
CSU Monterey Bay	3.20	n/a	n/a	42
CSU Northridge	3.09	926	19	75
CSU Sacramento	3.20	985	20	67
CSU San Bernardino	3.14	910	18	54
CSU San Marcos	3.35	1011	22	43
CSU Stanislaus	3.20	949	20	93
Humboldt State University	3.20	1026	23	95
San Diego State University	3.47	1039	22	36
San Francisco State University	3.11	1011	21	73
San Jose State University	3.21	900-1120	18-24	76
Sonoma State University	3.22	1021	22	77
From CSU Mentor "Explore Campuses"  8/26/2011
U.C.'s	Ave. GPA	Ave. SAT*	Ave. ACT**	Admit %
U.C. Berkeley	4.15	1372	30	25.8
U.C. Davis	3.99	1276	28	46.4
U.C. Irvine	3.99	1255	27	45.5
U.C.L.A.	4.14	1357	30	22.8
U.C. Merced	3.55	1107	24	89.9
U.C. Riverside	3.62	1124	24	78.2
U.C. San Diego	4.07	1323	29	38.1
U.C. Santa Barbara	3.98	1259	28	45.5
U.C. Santa Cruz	3.76	1201	26	64.4
Info from University of California website 8/26/2011
* Critical Reading + Math only
** Composite Score

February 3

AGENDA:

1) Vocabulary quiz
2) Career Portfolio Checklist....resume check
3) Turn in your journals
4) Analyzing your Time Investment Portfolio (use this for your 1-2pp write-up and turn in with your actual TIP in the final portfolio)

1. Imagine your IDEAL week. How many hours would you sell, give, spend and pass?
2. Total your ACTUAL weekly time investment totals; how many hours did you sell, give, spend and pass?
3. Did any of the totals from #2 surprise you? Explain.
4. Would there be a significant difference between weekdays and the weekend? Explain.
5. Was there a significant  "one-time" event that changed your time investment patterns? Explain.
6. Does your time investment support the SMART goal you have in mind? How? Can you tweak either you time investment or your goal to lessen your stress and increase your effectiveness? How?
7. Describe how understanding your use of time helped you think about your goal(s) in a different way.


HW: bring in cover letters on Monday; remember we are in the Career Center on Monday and Tuesday

February 2

AGENDA:

1) Journal Write:
Out of all the vocabulary words you've learned so far this year, choose three that you've adopted/used in your own thinking/speaking/writing. Describe a time that having these words enabled you to express something you might not have otherwise

2) Make sure your T.I.P. is current
3) 6 year Plan updated
4) Job Applications

HW: COPS Survey; vocabulary quiz tomorrow; I will be looking at your resumes tomorrow! Be sure and have them with you in class.

February 1

AGENDA:

1) Show me your five resources for SMART Goal
2) Questions on T.I.P.
3) Cover letters - http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/covertemplate.htm
Discuss format/content
4) Resume categories
5) Work on SMART goal, categorizing and listing TIP, resume, or cover letter

HW: Begin categorical T.I.P.; vocabulary quiz Friday; draft a letter to your future self Futureme.org - you will recieve an email that validates your email address - print this out and bring it in so that I know you wrote the letter and sent it into the future; Lit Analysis due next Friday the 10th