Monday, September 24 News of the World day 2 fragment practice

11-12 W1c: I can use precise language, content-specific vocabulary and literary techniques to express the appropriate complexity of the topic.
11-12W1d: I can use appropriate and varied transitions, as well as varied syntax, to make critical connections, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
11-12W1e: I can provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the argument presented.
 11-12W1f: I can maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task.
11-12W2: I can write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Essential question: How are global concerns similar and different than those locally, regionally and nationally?

Coming up: Beginning tomorrow and for the rest of the week, we are working on your college essays. Your goal is to come to class having made the decision as to what you will be writing. I will have additional details tomorrow. At the end of the blog is the list of topics.


In class: . 1. Please open a word document and complete the sentence fragment exercise. Share with 2006630

2. each of you will select a country from the "country box" and find a contemporary news article associated with your country.

On the blog: write your name, the name of your country, its continental location and countries nearby, the source of your information, the title and reporter's name and a one to two line synopsis of the article. Please post. 

If you are absent, I will assign you a country. This is an assignment, which will count in the 40% category. As per the criteria sheet, you have ten days to make this up, if the absence is LEGAL; after that time the assignment is worth 50 points.

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Sentence Fragment Exercise

Some of the following word groups are fragments while others are simple sentences. Revise any fragment to make a complete sentence. If the word group is a simple sentence, write "correct" .

NOTE: No capital letters or end punctuation marks have been used. Use subject-predicate units and complete thoughts to determine your answers.

1.  please put the newspapers into the recycling bin

2.  when we drove to the new neighborhood

 3.  the doctor advising the patient

 4.  have you seen the new movie about the Titanic

 5.  if the powder turns red

 6.  before the sun rises

 7.  the people giving Tom a graduation party

 8.  she rarely speaks to anyone

 9.  while the cake was baking

 10.  on the table by the old red chair

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2018-2019 Common Application Essay Prompts

1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? 

7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.