Finding Your Voice

Spring 2011 College Now at Murry Bergtraum High School

Ms. D'Amato, Mr. Tarallo

 

February:

 

Class 1             02/03 - Intro. To course, syllabus review, Who Am I?  What is my life                          plan?

 

Class 2 and 3:

                        02/07:  A.  intro to the research paper and conference scheduling

                                    B.  Preliminary Research

 

                        02/09:  A. Research Paper - preliminary research continued

                                    B.  SAT Prep 1 (hand out SAT books if available)

 

Class 4 and 5:

                        02/14:  A.  Introduction to college session 1 - choosing and searching for                                               colleges, reading applications for personal statement topics.

                        02/16: A. Research Paper - narrowing the topic and finding sources

                                    B.  SAT Prep 2

Class 6 and 7:

                        02/28:  A. Personal essay session 1 - using the college applications to                                        create topic focus

                        03/02:  A.  Research Paper - Annotation

                                    B.  SAT Prep 3

 

Research Paper Conference # 1 (02/27, 03/01, 03/03)  

(Preliminary Research, Narrowed Topic, Copies of 4 - 5 sources)

 

March:

 

Class 8 and 9:

                        03/07:  Personal Essay Session 2         

                        03/09:  A.  Research Paper - note cards

                                    B.  SAT 4

 

Class 10 and 11:

                        3/13 - College Intro. Visit to Baruch (Mr. Tarallo's class)

                        3/15 - College Intro.  Visit to Baruch (Ms. D'Amato's class)

 

Research Paper Conference #2   (03/14, 17, and 18)

(completed annotation and note cards)

 

Class 12 and 13:

                        3/21 - Personal Essay Session 3

                        3/23 - A.  Research Paper - outline

                                   B.  Sat 5

Class 14 and 15 -

                        03/28 - Intro. To college

                        03/30 - Argument Essay

 

Research Paper Conference #3 - 03/27, 29, 31

(completed formal outline for editing and review, hand - out works cited page and in - text citation materials)

 

April

 

Class 16 and 17 -

                        04/04 - Personal Essay Reading/ Presentation

                        04/06 - A. Argument Essay

                                    B.  Sat Connection

Final Research conference - 04/10 - 12 (1st completed draft due to teacher on 04/06 returned to students with comments during conference)

                       

Class 18 and 19 -

                        04/25 - Intro. To college

                        04/27 - A.   Argument Essay

                                    B.  SAT connection

 

May

 

Class 20 and 21 -

                        05/02 and 04 - Research Paper Presentations 

                        05/09 - End of semester party

 

Final Grade:

 

25% Research Paper

15% Personal Essay

15% Argument Essay

15% College materials and SAT work

30% Attendance