Directions: 
Together as a class we will watch the TED Talk “TEDxToronto - Drew Dudley "Leading with Lollipops". Then, you are going to write a thank you letter to someone at VHS who gave you a “lollipop moment.” Must address specifically all of the following, in no particular order:

WHY you have chosen to thank him/her
HOW he/she taught you a lesson, 
i.e. when it happened, how it affected you then, and how it still affects you now
WHAT he/she has taught you that you will never forget and will likely pass on to others


Write it on a separate sheet of paper, Ms. Filowitz will send a student to deliver the letters into mailboxes, but if you’re giving your letter to someone without a staff/teacher mailbox (like another student, an aide, etc.) you will the letter to the person you have chosen to thank.

TURN IN YOUR SEMESTER 2 INB's HERE - 
makes sure you put each entry on a new page! You should have 12 entries total (several will be the ones you have written for your Senior Memory Book). These are WRITING POINTS - so turn THIS IN PLEASE!

Turn in your Memory Book here ONLY if you're NOT turning in a hard copy. If you turn in a hard copy, you DO NOT need to post it here - but I'll record your score here on GC before I import the grades into AERIES.

Ms. Filowitz will need a digital copy of your photo in high resolution. Make sure your words are big and dark enough to be visible on screen - Filowitz will show you some examples from past years (see the attached document.
 
HINTS FOR THREE WORDS –
MAKE YOUR WORDS BIG!
MAKE YOUR WORDS DARK! 
YOU CAN WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND COMBINE WORDS, IF YOU WANT.


THREE WORDS DUE (by the VERY latest) on WEDNESDAY, June 1st – Filowitz will have her camera at school on THURSDAY (5/26) and TUESDAY 5/31) ! 
If you want to include your 6-word memoir for the book as a bonus, you can, but you must upload it HERE for class credit.

Turn in a copy of your speech here. You will need to have a hard copy of your speech when you present - YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO READ FROM YOUR PHONE - you need paper or note cards.


Most high schools choose the top 1 or 2 students of the graduating class to five their graduation speeches; Valencia High School gives its seniors the rare and wonderful opportunity to  apply for that distinction.  Over the years, two or three graduating seniors, some with high GPAs some with not so high GPAs, have given marvelous and inspiring speeches.

We have decided to have you write and present your graduation speech in front of the class.  This speech will follow the same instructions given to those seniors who intend to actually apply for the honor (and I hope that you will consider actually applying!)                    
You must turn in a typed copy of the speech with an original TITLE (“Graduation Speech” is NOT an appropriate title!) to me by TUESDAY, May 31st no later than 8 a.m. in Google Classroom. (All speeches must be ready to be presented on the first day; however, since not all can go first, you will be assigned a day/time at random.) For the speech, you may use notecards or the printed out copy, but you may not use a digital device.  You will be docked 10 points per day (including weekends) if it is late.
If you make significant changes to this speech after you turn it in to me, you will be docked points, so practice it before turning it in to  make sure it’s long (or short) enough. 
Remember, you are not just speaking to seniors; your audience includes District and School Board officials, faculty and staff, as well as parents and friends of graduates.  Also, you are speaking to & for the ENTIRE senior class, not just the AP/IB students, but ALL members of the class. The limit your speech to 3 MINUTES. Significantly going less than that time, or longer does affect your grade. 
You need something to grab the audiences’ attention at the beginning. Some students start with a brief introduction – it can be a welcome to the attendees.  However, some very good speeches don’t start with a welcome.  BTW, graduation starts at 6 pm, so it’s “good evening.”
You’ll need an ending.  Make sure your audience knows you are finished.
BE UNIQUE and ORIGINAL!  Stay Away from clichés, over-used metaphors and banal truisms.
Although you are not limited to these ideas, in general, the following are common topics included graduation speeches; remember that these are common and can end up being cliché:
a look at the last four years
how VHS has played an important part in the seniors’ lives; how it’s helped seniors grow/mature
reflection on experiences the we’ve all shared or the influences of popular culture
reasons we’re all gathered together as a class
how VHS has prepared the seniors for the future
VHS as a microcosm of life
Commencement means “to begin”
Value of Valencia
What you’ve learned here at VHS
Valencia as family
Journey
How the grads will affect the future
Advice for the future
Consider using a metaphor or using a phrase that you start off with and return to at the end of the speech.  Some clever ones included references to current popular TV shows, commercials, or popular phrases.
PRACTICE – Don’t lose points for sloppy preparation, or a speech that is too short or too long.


NOTE: if you are interested in giving one of the speeches at graduation, TRY-OUTS are after school.  Sign up early in the ASB office so you don’t end up with late try-out time.

You will have all period today to work on this, tomorrow we will use your work to have a "Fishbowl" style debate. Filowitz will explain more about this tomorrow. 5 points per question.

You can either work on the pdf here, or work on the hard copy and submit photos here.

Use the view only PDF (the second 1) - it wouldn't let me delete the incorrectly ordered one.

10 points of Extra Credit on BOTH the classwork AND the seminar itself.

Points for completing and submitting your essay on time.

MUST INCLUDE PROPERLY CITED QUOTES FOR CERTAIN ANSWERS (QUESTIONS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW REQUIRE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT) OR NO POINTS FOR THE WHOLE ASSIGNMENT!

Additional Assignments will be formatted into separate Google Classroom Assignments - Filowitz will be doing that next period. (2/22/22)

There will be separate assignments posted for the additional work - you can turn them in there. The only thing you need to do for this is the Critical Thinking and the Study Guide Questions (11 of them)

There are four assignments for this section. You will need to complete the questions for the "KR Ch. 1-5 Critical Thinking" (30 points)  Chapters 1-2 (10 points), Chapters 3-4 (15 points), and Chapters 5-7 (25 points) - including any added assignments.



30 + 10 + 15 + 25 =

Take notes during the presentations. For your own group - write "MY GROUP" and leave the section blank. Try to find THREE (3) points of interest during each presentation. You will get points for each! 


12 Articles x 3 points per article = 36
SUMMARY = 14 points 
TOTAL = 50 POINTS

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Write an INFORMATIONAL PARAGRAPH using the information found in “Life As An Afghan Woman” to answer the question - 

FIRST - READ AND ANNOTATE THE ARTICLE - noting statistics that strike you as being the most tragic. 
SECOND - Then, use the data by the UN in the CIA World Fact Book: Afghanistan Relief Organization answer the question in a well-formed paragraph - that uses two properly cited quotes. You will be submitting this online as an assessment in class - come to class ready to submit it - you will not have any further class time to work on this. h


PROMPT: Which difficulty discussed in the article, “Life as an Afghan Woman”, do you consider to be the hardest issue for women to overcome? 
REQUIREMENTS: You may NOT use first-person - present a well-written paragraph, MLA format, with two quotes from the text properly cited. ONLY ONE PARAGRAPH.



10 POINTS = READ/ANNOTATE ARTICLES
20 POINTS = 2 PROPERLY CITED QUOTES
15 POINTS = CONTENT (NO 1st Person POV)
5 POINTS = SPELLING, GRAMMAR, & PUNCTUATION
5 POINTS = MLA FORMAT


TURN YOUR PARAGRAPH IN ON A DOC ATTACHED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT.

Read/Annotate the articles, answer the questions, AND be sure to write the paragraph at the end!


AND 


DO THE ANTICIPATION GUIDE - Use complete sentences.

KR Pre-Reading - Day 1
The Conflict Between The Hazara and the Pashtun”, ”
“Football Players in Sayreville, NJ, Recall Hazing”

You only need to submit ONE written script per group. If you have slides or a video, also attach them to this assignment. You do not have to have either - it just helps. But you DO need to have the link to the commercial you are satirizing attached to the assignment.

6 Entries - 10 points per entry. Complete sentences only! Turn your document here.

You must answer ALL questions using complete sentences, with the last question being a full paragraph. If you do not use complete sentences, fail to annotate the text, or not write a full paragraph, you will receive zero points for this assignment.

We will work on this throughout the week of of 1/10-1/14

Last one!


"Hamlet the Would-Be King" = 15 points
Questions - 2 points each if you use complete sentences. 1 point if you do not = 50 possible points

You can use a pdf editor or you can print it out, write on it, and take a picture. You can put your soliloquy on a Google Doc and attach it to the assignment.

Use complete sentences!

You will have class time to complete this assignment - do not do it before class.

You will have class time to complete this assignment - do not do it before class.

10 points per section
You should work with a partner, but you'll each need to submit your own assignment on Google Classroom. 
You will have all day today and all period on Monday to complete this task.
I have included a list of sources you can use, but you are not limited to these sources. If you find something else that is reputable, I'm open to you using that.

3 points a questions
5 points for each chart entry at the end.

Work in teams of three to answer these questions - you won't know which questions you'll be given as a PILOT for the Socratic Seminar, so you will need to prepare for all questions. Work together and find at least one quote from the book to support your answer for each question - all three of you can have the same quotes, but the explanations should be in YOUR own words. TURN IN THIS SHEET AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR - you have until 5:00 PM to get it into Ms. Filowitz.

Turn in the document you have been keeping for your INB's. Make sure your name and Q1 is in the document title.

Read, Annotate (on the doc attached), and Summarize

Cut/Paste your responses from each section's discussion questions and find 1 quote for each answer. You don't know which questions you're going to speak about, so you have to be prepared for any of them.

Directions:
Highlight important words and highlight main ideas in a different color.
Summarize/restate throughout the article to make complex concepts easier to comprehend..
Ask questions/mark your confusion.
Comment / analyze / make connections.
At the end of each article, write a 1-2 sentence summary that provides a focused explanation of all four articles.
Then you will go to the last page and answer four questions that deal with all four articles. 
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE LAST FOUR QUESTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT!

** Note: A series of 4 short articles about the same topic.

Due by the end of the period.

Please complete the attached form - be honest! This is pass/fail - so you only need to complete the form and submit it to receive full points.

Students can answer the questions as they watch the documentary, Terms & Conditions - about Digital Literacy and Privacy. 


I'm included a link to the full film, in case students are absent or miss any part - it's subtitled in another language, but still plays in English.

Questionnaire & Letter - you will need to submit a hard copy of a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your letter.

You only have to submit the GOOGLE Form after showing your parent/guardian, or yourself (if you're 18), submit the form. Remember, we have your birthdays in AERIES, so don't submit it for yourself unless you are 18!

Turn in practice from Google Doc notes you took in class when we went through the powerpoint attached.