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. The Google Classroom requirements are unchanged.
Note that if your Turnitin 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 read2.
College Essays
Remember that you must submit this writing to Turnitin.com before it can be counted.
Drafts of your college essay are due on June 7. After that, you’ll have a week of interstitial and in-class feedback and peer revision. The goal is to send you into the summer with a finished essay.
Here is the writing process:
And here are the models:
Reader’s Response
Remember that you must submit this writing to Turnitin.com before it can be counted.
This essay is due on June 14. Your choice of novel is here (along with the original post on choosing that novel):
Here is a link to the instructional post for reader-response essays:
Regents Exam Prep
Remember that you were already assigned a practice ELA Regents Exam this year. In addition to the multiple-choice work completed in class, you workshopped the following essays:
Depending on how hard you worked in March and April, you may find it necessary to dedicate significant time to exam prep now. Start here:
The first link covers the three parts of the exam. It includes suggested time to spend on each, plus a detailed list of the kind of reading and writing expected of you. This is all review.
As triage, you have been assigned the August 2018 exam through Castle Learning. The site automatically provides feedback: correct answers, answer explanations, sample writing, and so on.
You will find five assignments. Part 1 of the exam is split by text. You should see:
- Aug. ’18 Practice: Part 1, Passage A
- Aug. ’18 Practice: Part 1, Passage B
- Aug. ’18 Practice: Part 1, Passage C
- Aug. ’18 Practice: Part 2
- Aug. ’18 Practice: Part 3
You may be asked to do some or all of these in order to best prepare you for the exam on June 19. Follow 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:
Lastly, you may benefit from looking over the FAQ and original project guidelines: