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Outside Reading Book Projects:
College Prep Book Project Assignments/Readings
Semester 1:
Unit 1: Personal Narrative/College Essay
Timed Write #1 Resources
Changing Education Paradigms Video
Adopting Longer Years to Improve Learning
What Corporate America Can't Build
Burning House
Favorite Mistake
"A Mistake that Should Last a Lifetime"
College Essay
College Essay Brainstorming Stations
College Essay Graphic Organizer
Unit 2: Cause and Effect
Timed Write #2 Resources
Chronic Stress Can Damage Brain Structure and Connectivity
How Stress Affects the Brain During Learning
Weighed Down By Too Much Money?
Understanding Cause and Effect
Writing Activity #1 (Unwritten Rules)
Mini-Lesson #1 (Organization and Transitions)
Writing Activity #2 (Square Peg, Round Hole)
Writing Activity #3 (How does ________ work?)
Mini-Lesson #3 (Sentence Variety)
Writing Activity #4 (You should know)
Mini Lesson #4 (Parallel Structure)
"My Butterfly" Activity Handout
Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer 1
Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer 2
Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer 3
Unit 3: Compare and Contrast
Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology
Nature vs. Nurture - New Science Stirs Debate
Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizer
Compare and Contrast Essay Prompt
Unit 4: Literary Analysis
Literature Circle Meeting Packet
"Harrison Bergeron" Analysis Questions
"Harrison Bergeron" Short Answers
Character Analysis Graphic Organizer
Harrison Bergeron Alternate Ending Storyboard
Harrison Bergeron Alternate Ending
"All Summer in a Day" Questions
Setting Analysis Graphic Organizer
"All Summer in a Day" Short Answer
"What Do We Do With a Variation?" Poem TPCASTT/Paired Short Answer
Literary Analysis Essay Directions
Unit 5: Innovation Project
"The Case for Optimism" by Bill Clinton
"The Case for Optimism" Questions
"The Case for Optimism" Socratic Seminar Guiding Questions
Innovation Project Unit Outline
Innovation Project Unit Outline (Seniors)
Proposal Parts II & III (Seniors)
Proposal Parts III & IV Peer Review
Proposal Website and CAN DO Extras
Sample Innovation Proposal: MyBFF.com
'16-'17: (Archive)
Unit 1: Personal Narrative/The College Essay
Burning House
College Essay Pre-Writing Slides
Participles and Participial Phrases
Unit 2: Cause & Effect
Timed Write #2 Resources
Chronic Stress Can Damage Brain Structure and Connectivity 9/29/16
How Stress Affects the Brain During Learning 9/29/16
How Stress Changes the Brain 9/29/16
Weighed Down By Too Much Money? 9/30/16
Can a Playground Be Too Safe? 9/31/16
Understanding Cause and Effect 9/31/16
Cause and Effect Analysis 9/31/16
Writing Activity #1 (Unwritten Rules) 10/1/16
Mini-Lesson #1 (Organization and Transitions) 10/1/16
Writing Activity #2 (Square Peg, Round Hole)
Writing Activity #3 (How does ________ work?)
Mini-Lesson #3 (Sentence Variety)
Writing Activity #4 (You should know)
Mini Lesson #4 (Parallel Structure)
Unit 3: Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast Essay Prompt
Unit 4: Literary Analysis
"All Summer in a Day" Questions
"All Summer in a Day" Short Answer
"What Do We Do With a Variation?" Poem/Paired Short Answer
Literary Analysis Essay Directions
Unit 5: Innovation Project
"The Case for Optimism" by Bill Clinton
"The Case for Optimism" Socratic Seminar Guiding Questions
Innovation Project Unit Outline
Proposal Parts III & IV Peer Review
Proposal Website and CAN DO Extras