Reminder: You’ve had an overview of the end of the year since April 12, when we had 40 days to go.
Every assignment due over the next three weeks has been posted since May 17. As always, you’ve had in-class and online calendars, checklists, and so on.
We’re now down to 13 days. This post is another overview of what you’re responsible for. It acts as a final failsafe.
GAP Scores: Q4B
These scores will be online soon after this post. They are the last actionable scores of the year, i.e., the last scores that give you feedback you can use to improve your performance. Q4C scores will not be posted until after the last day of classes on June 17.
Use these scores wisely. You have another chance to build evidence of collegiality, amenability, critical thinking, etc., before the year ends.
Note that you should not complete the final GAP report until June 17. Follow directions1.
Turnitin.com Submissions
Submission to Turnitin.com is required for all remaining assignments. Read the instructional post here:
You must submit your writing for it to count toward your profile. You also won’t receive feedback until then.
Note that if your similarity index is high enough, you’ll get help with citing your sources more effectively. It’s a learning tool, not a tool for punishment. The assumption will not be that you plagiarized; it will be that you wrote in good faith and need help incorporating what you’ve read.
Persuasive Essays
Remember that you must submit this writing to Turnitin.com before it can be counted.
Feedback on this persuasive essay will be tailored to the final exam, which is also an argument paper based on a position. Here is the persuasive writing packet, as a reminder:
The metacognition will be done by hand, in class, on Monday, June 3. It has been copied again for you. Here is that metacognition (alongside the prompt):
You must continue to work on this essay until it is done. Failure to finish it will prevent feedback, which will affect your preparedness for the final exam.
Final Exam
Your final exam will be scheduled across five days, from June 10 through June 14. See the course calendar for this week in context.
You will be given an essay prompt, which you will answer in class. You must then type a revision of this response and submit it through Google Classroom. The assignment is already posted.
Finally, you must submit the final exam essay to Turnitin. It cannot be scored until then.
Final Exam Prep
The exam is based on Part 2 of the ELA Regents Exam. Remember that you completed a practice Regents Exam earlier this year:
As further practice, you’ve been assigned Part 2 of the June 2018 exam. Go to Castle Learning for the assignment:
You will find the essay prompt there. Like before, you’ll receive immediate feedback from the site, in addition to what your teachers give you.
This prep will be optional for some of you. For others, it will be required. Follow the instructions given in class and online.
Pareto Projects
Your assessment of these projects will be guided reflection and metacognition. You cannot complete this until your project deadline has passed.
Here is the instructional post for those final self-assessments:
The forms are on Google Classroom. You also need the project schedule for Q4C:
Which goes for all assignments, of course, but most of all here. These are your evaluations, and you can’t self-evaluate without all the evidence. ↩