Reading Group: Coming of Age: November 2012

This class is an exploration of the transition from childhood to adulthood. What are your individual strengths and challenges? How are you influenced by your family, friends, and various environments? How much do you know about your history and heritage? What are your core beliefs and values, and how do those shape how you deal with challenges? What are your goals for completing high school and the immediate years after high school? To help us on this journey, we’ll read four novels focused on different aspects of "coming of age" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" about success. Students will be assigned a variety of papers and essays throughout the year to relate course topics and readings to their own experiences. (1 English credit)

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

11/27 HW #13 "The Three Lessons of Joe Flom" and Qs

Read the next chapter and answer the questions on the class handout.

Study for Thursday's vocab quiz and be prepared to answer questions about "Outliers." Use the review sheet we completed in class!

Monday, November 26, 2012

11/26 HW #12 Complete draft of College Essay

And read your independent book!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

11/20 HW #10 Read: "The Trouble with Geniuses Part Two" and finish Qs; #11 IRP week 4

Use this Thanksgiving break to catch up on assignments and get ahead in your independent book!

Monday, November 19, 2012

11/19 HW #9: Read "The Trouble with Geniuses Part 1" and complete questions

What's the downside of being a genius? Keep reading "Outliers" and answer up through question 4 of the handout. Here is the link to the handout if you need it.

Feel free to read ahead and complete more questions. Completed questions will be due after Thanksgiving break.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

11/15 HW # 7 IRP week 3; #8 Typed, double-spaced intro paragraph

Read your independent book and type your week 3 response. See link under Class Resources if you need the question and word requirement.

Decide on your personal essay topic and type your intro paragraph. See this link for examples of intros and sample student essays.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

11/13 HW #6 Read "The 10,000 Hour Rule" in Outliers and answer questions; Study for vocab quiz on Thursday

See link here for handout with questions.

Monday, November 12, 2012

11/12 HW #5 List of personal essay ideas

See the handout attached to this link for instructions, but you must come up with two ideas for each of the Common Application essay topics. You may type or write neatly.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

11/8 HW #4 IRP week 2, both questions

GET A GOOD START ON YOUR INDEPENDENT BOOK. READ!!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

11/6 HW #3 College fair, one page typed reflection

You will write a one-page, typed, double-spaced reflection on your college fair experience. Describe which school booths you went to. What kinds of questions did you ask? What interesting or exciting information did you learn? How has the fair influenced your thinking about college and your post-high school plans? Was anything overwhelming or nerve-wracking for you?

Reading Group: Coming of Age