"I'm the Export" Report

“I am the Expert”

Due: On the day established on the calendar

                Your oral presentation should be no longer than 3 minutes.  Time yourself before you come to class.                                                                                     

1.  Show good eye contact with the audience.  Don’t read off your report.  Use a 3X5 card with notes to prompt you.	10
2.  Sound enthusiastic about your topic.  Don’t drone on and on.  Show that you are excited about your area of expertise.  Speak loudly and clearly.	10
3.  Demonstration portion should be visually interesting.  Show the audience the steps involved with the process or bring things that represent your area of expertise.	10
4.  Sound as though you have actually practiced your presentation.  You want a smooth performance without stammering, without “uhs” and “ums” and “you knows.”	10
5.  You want to be sure to have prepared enough information.  Remember, you are the expert.  Be sure to study up.  Know your stuff.  Be prepared for any questions that students may have	10
Total Possible Points for Oral Portion	50

                                                                         

Your written report, about two typed pages in length, needs to be turned in just before you give you presentation.  YOU MAY NOT USE IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION.  YOU MAY use a 3 x 5 card. The following includes some suggestions that you may want to use in your report.  You will not need to use all of them.  I’m listing them to help you with some ideas as to the direction of your report.  If you produce this form on the day you present, you will get 5 extra credit points, and I don’t even believe in extra credit!

1. Tell how you became involved in your area of expertise.
2.  Include some of the history.
3. What tools and/or equipment are necessary?
4.  Do you have a role model who is involved in this interest?
5.  What steps are involved?
6.  What do you predict as to the future popularity of this interest?
7.  What kinds of skills have you developed as a result of your interest in this hobby that have helped you in others areas of your life?
8.  Do you enjoy helping others learn about it?
9.  How does it make you feel?
10.  Why do you think you are interested in it?
11.  When, where, and with whom do you like to do this?
Total Possible Points for Written Portion	50

Updated Calendar for Term 4

Mrs. Loveless                                                            4^th Term                                              Honors/IB English

B April 4 Calendar SAGE prep Inherit the Wind Begin log of significant quotations. Leave space to justify your choice.	A April 5	B April 6 SAGE prep Inherit the Wind Vocabulary 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice.	A April 7	B April 8 SAGE prep Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Root Words
A April 11	B April 12 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 13	B April 14 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 15
B April 18 Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Intro #1 stamped Root Words	A April 19	B April 20 Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Intro #2 stamped Root Words	A April 21	B April 22 Inherit the Wind with Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly Intro #3 stamped Root Words
A April 25	B April 26 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 27	B April 28 Inherit the Wind Final/ BOOK CARD DUE Intro to Gatsby	A April 29
B May 2 Have read ch 1-2The Great Gatsby three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 3	B May 4  Have read ch 3-4 The Great Gatsby three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 5	B May 6 Have read ch 5-6The Great Gatsby three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified
A May 9	B May 10 Have read ch 7-8 three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 11	B May 12 Have read thru ch 9/ three 3x5 card with three quotes/full back justified	A May 13
B May 16 Gatsby Vocab test “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”	A May 17	B May 18 The Great Gatsby Final, Book card due Turn in all cards	A May 19	B May 20 Root Words Test
A May 23	B May 24  Wm Carlos Williams/ Langston Hughes	A May 25	B May 26 Gwendolyn Brooks/ Hemingway	A May 27
Memorial Day No School	B May 31 Six Word Short Story DUE	A June 1	B June 2  Poetry Testing	A/B June 3

Major Points for 4^th Term:

Root Words Worksheets:  60 points                                    Citations/responses for Inherit:  150 points Root Words Final:  100 points                                               Citations/responses for Gatsby:  150 points Book Cards for Gatbsy and Inherit:  200 points                  Prufrock explication:  50 points Assorted reading/vocab quizzes:  350 points                     Six Word Short Story:  50 points Finals for Gatsby and Inherit: 300 points                            Essay Intros:  100/100

4th Term

Mrs. Loveless                                                            4^th Term                                              Honors/IB English

B April 4 Calendar SAGE prep Inherit the Wind Begin log of significant quotations. Leave space to justify your choice.	A April 5	B April 6 SAGE prep Inherit the Wind Vocabulary 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice.	A April 7	B April 8 SAGE prep Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Root Words
A April 11	B April 12 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 13	B April 14 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 15
B April 18 Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Intro #1 stamped Root Words	A April 19	B April 20 Inherit the Wind 6 quotes in log/ Leave space to justify your choice. Intro #2 stamped Root Words	A April 21	B April 22 Inherit the Wind with Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly Intro #3 stamped Root Words
A April 25	B April 26 SAGE 3rd floor lab	A April 27	B April 28 Inherit the Wind Final/ BOOK CARD DUE Intro to Gatsby	A April 29
B May 2 Have read ch 1-2The Great Gatsby One 3x5 card with three quotes	A May 3	B May 4  Have read ch 3-4 The Great Gatsby One 3x5 card with three quotes	A May 5	B May 6 Have read ch 5-6The Great Gatsby One 3x5 card with three quotes
A May 9	B May 10 Have read ch 7-8 One 3x5 card with three quotes	A May 11	B May 12 Have read thru ch 9/ One 3x5 card with three quotes	A May 13
B May 16 Have finished The Great Gatsby/One 3x5 card with three quotes	A May 17	B May 18 The Great Gatsby Final Turn in five cards, stamped with three quotes each	A May 19	B May 20 “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Root Words Test
A May 23	B May 24  Wm Carlos Williams/ Langston Hughes	A May 25	B May 26 Gwendolyn Brooks/ Hemingway	A May 27
Memorial Day No School	B May 31 Six Word Short Story DUE	A June 1	B June 2  Poetry Testing	A/B June 3

Major Points for 4^th Term:

Root Words Worksheets:  60 points                                    Citations/responses for Inherit:  150 points Root Words Final:  100 points                                               Citations/responses for Gatsby:  150 points Book Cards for Gatbsy and Inherit:  200 points                  Prufrock explication:  50 points Assorted reading/vocab quizzes:  350 points                     Six Word Short Story:  50 points Finals for Gatsby and Inherit: 300 points                            Essay Intros:  100/100

 

Summer Reading for my Future Students

May 2, 2016


Dear Future Junior Honors English Students:

As the school year is coming to a close, it is almost time to start thinking about summer. Picture yourself in the backyard hammock. The birds are singing. You are sipping a lemonade, and you are reading a great book. My hope for you is that you have already selected a few good books that are on your personal line-up, waiting on your nightstand, ready to offer you a vicarious adventure.

By way of assignment, I would like to offer you the opportunity to read a really good book. It is not long, but it will keep your newly acquired analysis skills sharp. Please read The Chosen by Chaim Potok, and do the following activities:

1. Make a vocabulary list of at least twenty words from the book. Include definitions. Choose words that you think will provide a bit of a challenge to you and other classmates. Then create a brief vocabulary quiz, using all the words from your list.

2. For each chapter, select two lines that you think are particularly meaningful. They may speak to character or offer other insight about the story. Briefly tell why you think each line is significant.

3. Type a one page journal response to the book when you have finished it. You may include what you believe to be the theme of the book, your response to passages that were particularly powerful to you, and any possible personal connections you had with any of the characters or the events of the story. Please double space, and use 14 font, Times New Roman.

Please avoid any Sparknotes-type website. I would not want to rob you of your own experience with the text. This is very important. If you are unsure about plot, or you have questions about characters, you may discuss the matter with another student or family member, but do not go to the web.

I look forward to having a wonderful year next year. I’ve already heard good things about you—collectively, that is, and I am anxious to meet you. Make it a great summer!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Loveless

Junior Honor English Teacher

direct object quiz

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IB Presentation Tips

IB Presentation

Last minute Tips:

 

• Start well and end well.  Practice a beginning and an end.
• Have a clear thesis and support with strong evidence.

·         Think about the best placement of your creative portion.  Where will it pack the biggest wallop?  You can do it up front, at the end, in the middle, or interspersed throughout the presentation, as long as it doesn’t take up more than a third of the entire time.

·         Speak loudly and clearly and confidently.

·         Dress nicely.

• Time yourself at home.  Practice.
• If you are using a brand new word, double check the pronunciation.
• Practice for a smooth performance with a high register.
• Creative portion should relate directly to the text.
• Relate your ideas directly to the text.
• Think:  fresh insight, new angle, your unique take on the material.
• Stand up straight and use your teacher voice.  If we can’t hear you, we will not score you high.  You may relax a little during the question part, but your vocabulary still needs to maintain that high register.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Cut the fluff; get to the stuff.  Just because it is a long presentation, doesn’t mean you should pad.