AVID Work 04.12

Y'all know I'd be there if I could, but my head is killing me and the doctor is making me go in.

Copy and paste the following text into a Word document and do what you have to do. Please do not make my headache worse by giving me a bunch of drama to come back to.

Warm up: Describe what AVID means to you in a tweet -- this is going to be on display at the AVID banquet so please keep it appropriate. Think back to your past 4 years (or however many years in AVID).

Class work: Calculate the sugars AND carbs for your favorite meal. You can look up this information on myfitnesspal.com, or type the food directly into Google. If it's fast food, you can go to the restaurant's website. Don't forget the drink/sauces/etc.

When you are done with the work, please apply for scholarships!!!!!!!!

Include the name of the scholarships in the word document.

Make sure your name is at the top.

Do not give the sub any crap or I will be very frustrated.

Love you!

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Scholarship Opportunities

Go to scholarshipowl.com -- enter your information and click "CHECK YOUR CHANCES!"

Fill in your first name, last name, email, and phone -- MAKE SURE YOU UNCHECK THE BOX THAT SAYS "Send me information to enter Toluna's $4,500 cash draw!" AND CHECK THE BOX THAT SAYS "I agree with the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and the Official Rules of the You Deserve it Scholarship" -- click REGISTER FOR FREE.

Fill out all the information and click continue. *You must enter 3 colleges of interest.*

Fill out the rest of the information and create a password. Hit continue.

ScholarshipOwl will populate a list of scholarships with the monetary value to the right. DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY NOW BUTTON! It will try to charge you for a membership.

Instead, copy and paste the title of a scholarship into a new screen on google. Apply for the scholarships individually. BE MINDFUL OF THE DEADLINES!

You can also use FastWeb (fastweb.com).

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English IV Work 04.04

You are here today for a few specific tasks. They are due by the end of the block because there's a good chance that you won't be here tomorrow.

Complete these items in order:

1. Look for data to support your service learning project and strengthen your argument.
2. Look for a non-profit organization affiliated with your cause.
3. Type up your non-profit proposal.
4. Type up your letter to Mr. Miller.
5. Type up your Red Raider alum letter.
6. Work on your actual PRODUCT that you will present -- a pamphlet, PowerPoint, flyer, or whatever. This should be appropriate for all of your audiences. You will present this to the class!!!!!!!!!!

Guidelines for Proposals:

Non-Profit Organization Proposal

• Catchy title.
• Brief overview of your situation – 2-3 sentences.
• Who needs help? Talk about them and present DATA!
• Why does this matter? Appeal to PATHOS!
• Describe your project:
• What you need
• How it will help
• What is the desired result?
• Thank people for their help.

Mr. Miller Letter Proposal

• Correct letter formatting.
• Academic language!!!!
• BE POLITE.
• Mr. Miller has a history of helping with community organizing. APPEAL TO THAT! (Pathos?)
• Thank him for his help.
• Example CLICK HERE!

Red Raider Alum Proposal

• Correct letter formatting – start with “Dear Red Raider,”
• Academic language!!!!
• BE POLITE.
• Our alumni are waaaaay more diverse than the current student population.
• How can you reach all of our alumni and help them connect to present day Andrews?
• Make a logical appeal (logos!)
• Thank them for their help.

You will be graded on the following (you must turn this all in THURSDAY BY 2:20 PM WHETHER YOU ARE HERE OR STUCK IN A TREE FORT OR WHATEVER! NO EXCEPTIONS!)

• SLP Declaration (PRINT)
• Non-Profit Proposal (PRINT)
• Mr. Miller Proposal (PRINT)
• Red Raider Proposal (PRINT)
• Original Product: PPT, flyer, brochure, etc. (send this to me so I can print)

On Thursday or Friday you will:

• Present your original product to the class
• Grade 5 classmates

You will also receive a grade for:

• Overall work ethic

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English II Work 03.23

Now that you are done your Unit 2 Assessment, you must type your Frederick Douglass argument.

This is due by the end of the block. Please print a copy. Please do not talk. Thank you.

You are defending Frederick Douglass – remember that he is on trial for striking a black man. There’s a good chance that if he is found guilty, he will be killed. DO A GOOD JOB.

1st Paragraph

• Hook to grab the reader’s attention.
• Background information on who Frederick Douglass is and a short summary of what happened with Mr. Covey.
• Directly say WHAT he is being accused of THEN state your claim (is he innocent) – don’t tell why YET.

2nd Paragraph

• Transition sentence.
• Restate your claim.
• Give your 2 reasons WHY your claim is right – one of these should be a rhetorical appeal!
• (1 of these reasons should be supported by EVIDENCE from the text).
• LIST YOUR EVIDENCE HERE.
• Restate your claim (BE CREATIVE – SAY IT IN A NEW WAY).

3rd Paragraph

• Transition sentence.
• Identify counterclaim: “The prosecution will say…” (say what Covey’s lawyer would say).
• REFUTE the counterclaim
• RESTATE YOUR CLAIM/CLOSING STATEMENT.

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English IV Scholarships and Resumes

For the BASIC academic resume template, CLICK HERE. For the EXTRA academic resume template, CLICK HERE.

REQUIRED (for a grade):

• SECU People Helping People -- EVERYONE (except James, because he already applied).
• Enrichment Fund Eberhart Scholarship -- for students with demonstrated financial need, academic promise, participation in extra-curricular activities, involvement in community activities, and demonstrated good character.
• AKA S. Marie Davis Scholarship -- need based for anyone.
• AKA Irene B. Moseley Scholarship -- academic based for anyone.
• Daniel Brooke Reunion Scholarship -- EVERYONE.

OPTIONAL (if you meet the requirements):

• AKA David Austin & Doris Stockham Scholarship -- for black students with a financial need who will attend an HBCU.
• AKA Pearls Among the Ivy Scholarship -- for black students who have completed service projects who will attend and HBCU.

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English IV Service Learning Project DAY ONE

Today you will finalize your choice for your service learning project. REMEMBER, you only have lab time today, Thursday, and Friday of this week. Thursday is a shortened schedule! You will need to have the following tasks completed by the end of class today -- either print your response or email it to Miss Livezey.

I recommend copying the text below, pasting it into a Word document, and filling in your answers. Don't forget to save your work!

1. Declare your project and answer all of the questions below.

• Start by finishing the statement: I have a problem with _______________________.
• Who does this issue affect? Be specific.
• How does this issue affect you and your community? Be specific.
• Why should the solution to this issue be a priority? 

2. Decide how you will collect information for your project. You could ...

• Conduct a survey
• Research published data
• Research a reliable, CURRENT article
• Consult with a professional

3. Decide if you will complete a product or a presentation. You could ...

• Create flyer or pamphlet to distribute to a specific audience
• Create a presentation for a specific audience
• Write an article to submit to a newspaper for publication
• Recruit people to volunteer or donate
• Put together kits for the homeless

4. Predict the results.

• Who will your project affect?
• How will your project provide a positive impact?
• What possible issues might you have to overcome?
• What resources are available to you?

If you're stuck, check out the GCS Service learning website.

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Senior Heroic Tale

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 pages, double spaced, Timers New Roman 12 pt font.
• Must include 5 different uses of figurative language. If you don't know what that means, 1) that's problematic and 2) educate yourself.
• Must follow the 12 steps of the Heroic Journey Cycle:
• Ordinary World: This step refers to the hero's normal life at the start of the story, before the adventure begins. 
• Call to Adventure: The hero is faced with something that makes him begin his adventure. This might be a problem or a challenge he needs to overcome. 
• Refusal of the Call: The hero attempts to refuse the adventure because he is afraid. 
• Meeting with the Mentor: The hero encounters someone who can give him advice and ready him for the journey ahead.  
• Crossing the First Threshold: The hero leaves his ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure.  
• Tests, Allies, Enemies: The hero learns the rules of his new world. During this time, he endures tests of strength of will, meets friends, and comes face to face with foes.
• Approach: Setbacks occur, sometimes causing the hero to try a new approach or adopt new ideas. 
• Ordeal: The hero experiences a major hurdle or obstacle, such as a life or death crisis. 
• Reward: After surviving death, the hero earns his reward or accomplishes his goal. 
• The Road Back: The hero begins his journey back to his ordinary life.
• Resurrection of the Hero: The hero faces a final test where everything is at stake and he must use everything he has learned.  
• Return with Elixir: The hero brings his knowledge or the "elixir" back to the ordinary world, where he applies it to help all who remain there.  

• Due Friday, March 11, 2016 at 2:20 pm WHETHER YOU ARE SICK OR HEALTHY.
• If you do not know how to write creatively, you can reinvent an old story.
• If you are not working on this during the lab time, I will take off points and possibly sell your phone on eBay.

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AVID 12 Elective College Concerns Project

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Say Yes Certification Form

Say Yes Certification form.

Follow the directions!

Year By Year Outline

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Senior Work: Progress Report 1

DJ Khaled Rhetorical Appeals -- Identify the rhetorical appeals used in this article (ethos, logos, pathos).
DJ Khaled Poster -- create a poster that promotes Andrews High School from DJ Khaled's perspective.
My First Conk Annotations -- Print and annotate based on the annotation handout I gave you (in your notebook).
My First Conk Analysis -- Print and answer the questions.
Black History Month WW -- Complete the Writing Wednesday essay at the bottom. 3 paragraphs!
Current Event -- Click the link and follow the directions. Don't forget to print me a copy.

If you are done all of this and you still have time, please type up your This I Believe.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GETTING AN A.

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English IV Current Events

1. Find a current event from a CREDIBLE news source. By credible, I mean a reliable source that is well known. A few examples would be CNN, MSNBC, Fox, Time, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, BBC News, etc.
2. Print out the article.
3. Open a new Word document.
4. Copy and paste the following questions into the document and answer them:
• Summarize this current event in your own words.
• Why did you choose this current event?
• How does this current event affect you? Even if something happens on the other side of the world, it can still affect you. Connect the dots for me and tell me why this current event matters to you/the rest of the world!
• Do you think this current event will have any further impact?
5. Save the document in the following format -- go to my folder (LIVEZEY) and save as yourlastname.yourfirstinitial.currentevent.0212
6. Make sure your name is at the top and print out your response. 

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AVID This I Believe

This I Believe Essay Requirements

• Focused on Andrews.
• If it addresses a problem, you focus on possible solutions.
• If it is more positive, you focus on how we can get better.
• Include a minimum of 3 supporting details/examples to support your claim.
• Keep it interesting.
• 1 page requirement, Times New Roman 12 pt.

This is going to be the FIRST PAGE of your Senior Legacy Book -- it will be the first thing that your audience sees and it will set the tone for your whole book.

Year By Year Outline

• For each year, I want you to list at least 5 topics that you will address.
• These can be focused on academic life, social life, college prep life, etc.
• REMEMBER -- you are an AVID senior ... you should incorporate an AVID strategy for each year! It doesn't have to be as AVID-aligned as WICOR or Cornell Notes, but it has to have a college focus.

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English 10 Review

Complete the review (CLICK HERE) by opening a word document and typing your answers. Yes, the released answers are at the bottom. HOWEVER, I do not want you to use the answers -- I want you to take this opportunity to challenge yourself and get some review.

If you show me that you completed the review and you didn't cheat, I will give you a free 100% quiz grade. I must check you off for completion in order for you to receive credit. You cannot talk.

When you are done, you can spend your time catching up on missing assignments OR if your grade is an A, you can play games. You must get permission from me in order to play games. Do not play me.

STEAL JC
STEAL Lottery
JC Summative Task
Syrian Refugee/Night
Dialectical Journal
Assessment Reflection

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Avid Makeup

Click here.

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English 10 Post-Post-Assessment Shenanigans

If you do the things below SILENTLY, you will be rewarded.

When you finish, please stay silent and be respectful of the rest of the fam. You can do 1 or more of the following …

1. Catch up on work you may be missing, like a Dialectical Journal or any other missing work (check PowerSchool).
2. Do test corrections for the test you took on Tuesday for +15% on your score.
3. Write a thank you letter to 3 different teachers/admin/staff (IT CANNOT BE ME!) for a free 100% on your lowest classwork/project grade.
4. DEAR for +20 IQ points.* 
5. Sleep for +10 energy points.*

(*not guaranteed, but pretty accurate).

We will go back to my room when everyone is done.

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English 2 Homework 11.30

For homework research another country which has experienced a genocide.

• Give the name and the location of the country/continent/nation.
• Tell the name of the nation, group, force which carried out the genocide.
• Share 5 interesting facts about how the genocide came about and 5 facts about how the genocide effected the country which it took place. Due TOMORROW in bullet format.

If you were busy not having your life together for the Anticipation Guide, here are the questions you should answer on the left side in your notebook.

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AVID Work 11.30

We are now halfway through the second quarter -- these last few weeks will be your only opportunity to pull up your grades for the first semester (if that has been an issue for you). Please do not insult all the work that you have done thus far by slacking off -- it's not May yet!

You have a few things to do today that will be based on your work ethic for the past few weeks.

1. Fill in your green sheet via the NCEdCloud. Show that to me so that I can give you credit.
2. While you have that pulled up, look at what your lowest grade is and make your plan for the week -- when will you stay after? What assignments are you missing? 
3. If you haven't submitted your Writing Wednesday essay from a couple of weeks ago for this class, I highly recommend you work on that now. You can check to see if you submitted it in PowerSchool. Hint: if you haven't submitted it, you probably have a failing grade in AVID. Click here to print your own copy. You can edit it in Microsoft Word and type it if you like.
4. If you are done all of this, you should spend this time applying to scholarships. Some scholarships have deadlines within the first week of December -- tomorrow is December 1! Please be aware of this and work HARD so that you are not scrambling.

**You must show proof that you submitted at least 3 scholarship applications by the end of this week.**

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AVID Tasks 11.16

1. Complete your green sheet. Show me that you have completed this.
2. On the back of your green sheet, list ALL upcoming assignments/tests/quizzes for your classes. If you have none, then I will give you an AVID test.
3. Decide what class you will focus on for our new and improved tutorial session (Wednesday). Tell me why (one sentence) you will be focusing on this task. Show me that you have completed this.
4. Create a FastWeb account. Show me that you have signed up.
5. Work on any remaining tasks for college applications. If you are completely done, look for at least 3 scholarships that you qualify for.

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AVID Work 10.22

WE ARE ON A TIME CRUNCH. If you do not focus and stay on task today, you will not complete the work by the end of our allotted time.s.

The NC College Application Week is November 2 -- 6.  In order to best prepare you to be admitted, I need to know where you stand in regards to SAT/ACT scores.

The last day to register for the SAT is October 27 (next Tuesday). It is IMPERATIVE that you register for this exam if you need to take/retake the SAT because starting in March, the SAT format is going to change completely. This means you will no longer be able to take advantage of super scoring -- if you don't know what super scoring is, please ask me!

In order to receive credit for today's work, you need to document the following on your ticket out the door:

1. Your SAT/ACT scores.
• You also need to register and write down your confirmation number for the November 7 SAT -- EVERYONE should take it because it's FREE! Seize the opportunity! If you are not registering, I need a 1 sentence explanation why. Take off work, make the time, and get going.
2. Your TOP 5 college choices (so I can see if your scores are within the accepted range for the school you want to go to). You have been working hard on this with Ms. Windbush so you should know this off the top of your head!

Once you complete those steps, you need to go to CFNC.org and complete a practice college application.  If you need help setting up an account, let me know.

Your left over time should be spent on college essays, academic resumes, and makeup work. NO ONE has done all 5 college essays. The list of topics can be found here.

At 10:20, you need to be logged off with your area cleaned up and your seat pushed in. We will then travel silently back to my room.

This is it, people. We're doing important work. We're making dreams happen.

#WATTBA

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AVID Lab Day 10.12

You have a few tasks to complete today in the lab.

1. Complete your green sheet.
2. On the back of your green sheet, complete the following reflection:
• What class is your lowest grade?
• Why is your grade low?
• What can you do to recoup that grade?
• Do you have any grades that are a C or below?
• If yes, which days will you stay after for those classes? Remember: you must stay after one day per C or below.
• What are the signature expectations for your green sheet?
• How was your weekend?
3. After you fill in your green sheet and answer the questions, get it checked by Ms. Livezey for a grade.
4. If you haven't finished your academic resume, WORK ON IT!
5. If you haven't typed up a college essay, TYPE IT!

XO!

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