Baruch Program Schedule (Spring 2008)

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Final Grade:  25% Research Paper | 15% Personal Essay|15% Argument Essay|15% College materials and SAT work|30% Attendance

Calendar for January 2008 (Join the CollegeNow Forum)

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New Year's Day
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Martin Luther King Day

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Session 1

Session 1Argument Paper Using Video Beyond Beats and Rhymes 1

   

 

Calendar for February 2008

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Session 2

Argument Paper Using Video Beyond Beats and Rhymes 2

Watch and Discuss the Video

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Session 3

Argument Paper Using Video Beyond Beats and Rhymes 3

 

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Session 4

Argument Paper Using Video Beyond Beats and Rhymes 4

 

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Conference 1

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Session 5

Argument Paper Using Video Beyond Beats and Rhymes 5

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No class
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Conference 2

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No Class
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24

Visit our School College Office

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Visit our School College Office
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Session 6

Writers' Workshop 1
Writing Tips
(Reminder: make an appointment with Mrs. Katz prior to your college office visit)
 

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Visit our School College Office

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Session 7
Writers' Workshop 2

(Reminder: When visiting our school college office, gather as much info as you can about the colleges you are interested  and scholarship opportunities)
 

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Visit our School College Office

 
 
 

Calendar for March 2008

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Session 8

  • Find admission info about three colleges of your interests
  • Prepare questions to ask at the meeting
  • Visit from Morales in B35
     

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Conference

6
Session 9
  • About SAT
  • Where Do I Go from Here?-  Introduction to College #1
  • Do research on 5 colleges and gather information about the admission requirements and college essays
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Session 10
  • Personal Essay Workshop 1-Select topics from college applications

SAT Workshop 1(Critical Reading )

 

12

Conference

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Session 11

Tips on College Essay Writing
3-Step Instruction to Writing a College Essay

College Board Registration

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16 17 18

Session 12

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Conference

20

Session 13

  • Where Do I Go from Here?-  Introduction to College 3
  • SAT Workshop 4 (Practice Test)
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Session 14

Revision of Argument Paper 1
Writers' Workshop

26

Conference

27

Session 15

Revision of Argument Paper 2

March SAT Test Essay Topic

SAT Essay Tips||

SAT Essay Practice
 

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Calendar for April 2008

 

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Session 16

Revision of Personal Essay 1

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Session 17

Revision of Personal Essay 2

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Session 18

Research Paper 1

Brainstorming Broad Topics

9 10
Session 19

Research Paper 2

Narrow Down to a Specific Topic

Preliminary Research

11 12
13 14 15

Session 20
Research Paper 3
(Tentative Thesis)

16

Conference

17

Session 21
Research Paper 4
Begin Research using online data bases

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20 21

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Spring Break

23
Conference

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Spring Break

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Session 22
Research Paper 5
Write an Outline
 
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Conference


 

   
 

Calendar for May 2008

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Session 23

Research Paper 6 (Last Session of the Spring Term)

  • Reflections on Portfolios
  • Sharing and commenting on each other's portfolio
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