Reminder / MISSING WORK

Any writing assignment that comes in after 7PM tonight will be considered late.  The assignment was given out weeks ago and extended through the long weekend.

If you have any questions, please email me.  Thanks.


UPDATE:  As of 5/30, I seem to be missing a considerable number of writing assignments.  The assignment needed to be clearly submitted to me via Google docs, in person, or in my mailbox.

If your piece is missing, please turn it in ASAP.  It will be downgraded 1/2 letter grade EACH DAY it is late.

Thanks...

Education Symposium Post-Writing Assignment: NOW DUE ON TUESDAY, MAY 29TH

IT'S TRUE. But PLEASE remember that this is you final piece for AP English 11 Honors.  This piece should be constructed carefully.  Diction, syntax, tone, line of reasoning, use of logos, ethos, pathos... everything will be assessed according to AP standards.


Now it’s time to take what you have learned through your research and apply it to rhetorical situations you may come across in college and/or real life.

First, read about the modes below and choose the one you believe will have the most impact:

An opinion editorial (Op-ed):  THERE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE IN THE WARRIOR on voting

A letter to an appointed or elected official

A proposal to NHS to advocate for a particular program

A grant to fund a particular program at NHS

A “marketing”plan, such as a school campaign

A section of a handbook or manual (there are others out there...)

A proposed scope of work for a Professional Development Plan (PDP) or a curriculum template (see me for the template)

A college essay  (if you chose this, please see the links below)

A script for a PSA (we can probably make the PSA happen…)

Then, locate and read at least 3 examples of the mode you chose.  A Google search should suffice. What seems most powerful in those pieces?  What would you like to replicate in your piece?

For the college essay:
From Tufts
Advice from Yale
From US News and World Report
From Wellesley
From Johns Hopkins


After that, develop a SOAPS chart; if you have chosen a persuasive piece—your purpose, audience, and strategies will be he heart of your writing.

Finally, craft a clear piece for peer review.  You will have one block to revise your piece to hand in.

SOAPS chart     
                                      

Speaker/ writer	This would be YOU
Occasion
Audience
Purpose:
Strategies (logos, ethos, pathos, etc.)

HERE IS A LINK FOR THE PARAMEDIC METHOD: 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/635/01/

If you had me for 9H...

... the site we used for the Choose Your Own Adventure story is closing down.  If you'd like to print it out or re-read it, you need to do so before August.

Take a walk down Memory Lane.  They were adorable.

Article in the Gazette...

I'm not sure about this.  What do you think?

https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/05/21/in-research-projects-students-eye-safety-and-later-start

It's almost 10PM on Sunday night...

... and I'm heading to bed.  If you have any last minute questions, try a classmate.  But I'm sure that you all have everything that you need for the presentations tomorrow.  We spent a lot of time in class on them.  You should just be polishing up your work at this point.  Use your best judgement and I'm sure you'll be fine.

I will be in the Media Center by 7:15-- but I have a lot of setting up to still do, so I may not be able to answer questions before 7:30 or so.  The opening remarks won't start until 7:50 so you'll still have time for a quick last minute question or two.

Tyler, Ceci, and Charlotte:  come see me as soon as you get in so that we can go over your opening remarks.

See you all tomorrow!

Oh-- and I still need permission slips for a few of you.  Please remember them in the morning.

Field Trip Permission Slip: please have this in to me by May 18th (extended from May 1st)

Dear Parent / Guardian:

As a member of an AP English 11 Honors class,                                                                                                will be participating in a panel presentation about education reform as it pertains to the Niskayuna Central School District.  Students will be presenting their findings after careful research and team work.  The school feels that this is a worthwhile experience for the student.

The panel presentations will take place on May 21st in the high school Media Center during blocks 1 and 2 (7:45 – 10:30).  Audience members will include students, teachers, administration (both high school and District level), Board of Education members, and, perhaps, the media.  If you would like to attend, please indicate so on the return slip.

Because this is a school-sponsored activity, students are expected to represent Niskayuna High School in an appropriate manner at all times.  Students who behave in an unacceptable manner while participating in this activity shall be held accountable by the school administration in accordance with school policy.

---------------------------------------------PLEASE PRINT---------------------------------------------------------------

Date:                                         

                                                                                                                                                                      

Last name                                                                    First name                                                                  

has my permission to participate in this experience on May 21st.   I have read the above and discussed this with my student.

Parent signature:  

                                                                                                                                                                               

If you would like to attend the panel presentations on May 21st, please print your name here—I will need to leave a list at the front door—and be sure to check into the school at the front desk before making your way down to the Media Center.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

As we get closer the symposium, your student will know when and where their presentation will take place.