- Root of the Week: TRIB (pay, give or bestow) Make a sketchnote page in the terms/vocab section of your notebook for this root.
- POW: Petrarchan sonnet discussion
- Due Fri. 10/26/18:
- Research the qualities of a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet and how it differs from a Shakespearean sonnet. Analyze and annotate your assigned poem.
- Short Fiction Study:
- Discussion: Focus question for "Born Bad"
- How does the author use literary techniques to illustrate the complex relationship between Esperanza and Aunt Lupe?
- "We Show What We Have Learned" by Clare Beams
- Written Response #8
- Characterization notes for the story
- Notes on plot terminology
- Marking for plot in the story
- Due Fri. 10/26/18: Write one interpretive question for "We Show What We Have Learned"
- College Admissions Essay:
- You will need to conference with me at some point in your work with the college admissions essay. Make sure you sign up for a conference time before/after school.
- Due Sat. 10/27/18: Submit a new, improved draft to me on Google Classroom by the end of the day, 11:59 pm. I will take off points for:
- Late essays (points accumulate by the day)
- Grammatical errors of any kind (points off for each error)
- Incomplete essays
- Essays without the proper MLA formatting
- Other college essay/planning resources:
- 🔉LISTEN TO ME INTRODUCE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY HERE
- Apply Texas Topics
- Search to find application requirements (including essays) by university
- Scoring Guide for essay
- Sample essays
- 8 Questions Your College Admissions Essay Should Answer
- College Essay Advisors (video)
- 5 College Essays That Suck (SuperTutorTV)
- What Colleges are Looking For (SuperTutorTV)
- Other planning resources:
- Steps2College
- MakeMeAFreshman
- Application Tracker Spreadsheet to Download
- Printable Application Tracker (PDF)
- Virtual College Tours
- If you need to write a resume for your application, here is a good site to use for directions and here is an example of a high school student resume.
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