Work on Editorials & SAT question

• Opening Moment: Eli
• Blog Activity: Read the article How Businesses Use Your SATs.  Read the article given and then respond to THREE of the questions on your blog.  Visit TWO of your peers and respond to their answers.
• — Do you think SAT scores could be a good indicator of future career success? Why or why not?
• — If you were on a hiring committee at a workplace, would you consider SAT scores as part of an applicant’s materials?
• — If so, how much emphasis would you put on the scores?
• — Should there be an expiration date on the scores’ being considered as part of
• a prospective employee’s application? If so, what should it be?
• — What if a job applicant did not take the SAT? Do you think some employers would penalize that person? How should this situation best be handled, in your opinion?
• Work time: Work on your own editorial that were due in Rough Draft form today.
• Story time: Reading of more editorials

Climate Change and Editorial #2

1. Read the article  “Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate,”and answer three of the following questions on your blog. Comment on two classmates' posts.

— How much have you learned about climate change in school? What do you believe about it?
— How compelling do you find this most recent report to be?
— How much does the topic concern you in general? Why?
— What do you know about both the short-term and long-term consequences of climate change?
— What do you think scientists like these can do to “cut through public confusion” about global warming?
— What steps can individuals take to help reduce the effects of climate change worldwide?
— What do you think schools could be doing?

2. Spend the remainder of the class period today researching and developing interview questions for your next editorial.

Here are the requirements:

• A topic of your choice that you have a clear and arguable position on
• Facts to support your position
• Address the opposing argument and provide facts to challenge it
• A call to action
• 2 sources- could be interview sources or online from sources such as the NYT
  
  

Come to class on Thursday with your research and interviews completed. We will be working on rough drafts in class.

Should Colleges ban fraternities?

1. Opening Moment (Gabby, Zoe, Dillon) & get editorials back (due next class, final draft)

2. Read the following NYT article and answer three of the below questions on your blog: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/education/after-students-hazing-related-deaths-fraternity-eliminates-tradition-of-pledging.html

— Do you want to join a fraternity or sorority? Why or why not?

— What do you think fraternities could do to police themselves? Is what Sigma Alpha Epsilon doing enough?

— What do you think of the argument the student in this excerpt makes — that rituals like pledging build the most committed members of the organization? What are some of the positive things fraternities do?

— What do you think would be lost if there were no fraternities on college campuses? What might be gained? Would banning fraternities substantially lessen problems like sexual violence and alcohol-fueled injuries and deaths on college campuses or not?

— How should colleges respond to bad behavior by fraternity brothers? Do you think they should ban fraternities entirely? In 2011, the Room for Debate blog asked that question and several experts answered. With whom do you most agree?

PLEASE RESPOND TO TWO OTHER POSTS FROM YOUR CLASSMATES!

Editorials...woot woot!

1. Editorial--rewrite time
• You can select either 1) your first article to REVISE!
• or 2) pick one our outlines from last time to develop a new one.

Group Editorials

1. With a partner, select a new topic from the NYT site: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/

2. We will work our way around the room, completing a basic template for editorial writing.   With your partner, you will be contributing to everyone's editorial.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kx3IWCD96tD9xbfqmS2avNX9XWxG3i0JvRngaKQErl4/edit?usp=sharing

3. Review your own editorial: do you want to rewrite? Do I have your first draft?

1. Opening Moment: Kenny
2. Put your Editorials in your name folder on GoogleDocs, title it "Editorial Draft #1"
3. Feature article CHALLENGE!
• Eli & Joe N
• Zoe & Nick
• Luke & Sam
• Gabby & Deanna
• Kenny & Julie
4. Work on Senior Project Proposals
1. Joe, Nick, and Kenny...if you are eligible, find a project!

1. Opening Moment: ? Check out calendar for updates. 
2. Grades included at mid quarter:
1. Valentine's article
2. Viewer's Guide
3. HW from today
4. Additions to your blog will be cumulative at end of Q3
3. HW review of article of women in the military.
4. Senior Project Proposals due Monday, March 10th by 2:30.  
1. Do you have an advisor? Field advisor if needed?
2. Have you contacted community members you need support from?
3. Have you drafted a proposal?
4. Consider bringing your proposal to the writing center first.
5. HW: Rough draft of an editorial for next class.  Ideas are here: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/
6. Rubric for editorial is a hard copy.