Five Resume Mistakes to Avoid

Comitatus Explained

Struggling with the concept of comitatus?  This link might help:  Comitatus (Gettysburg College)

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University of Idaho, Application for Admission (DC)

University of Idaho, Dual Credit Admissions Page: Application for Admission

Dogs on the Loose (50 Points), Due: Monday, 9/18/2017

Dogs on the Loose Essay (50 Points):

-MLA Format (Heading, Last Name/pg. #, etc. )

-Should Have a Title (Use Title Casing)

-5 ¶ Essay

-Cite Your "Sources" (In-text)
-Use the Academic Voice

-Remember to Use Facts, Statistics, and Quotes to Support Your Argument

-Typo Free, Written Using the Standard Conventions of English (Make Sure to Edit and Revise)

-Structurally Sound (Topic Sentences, Supporting Details, Clincher/Sum-up Statements)

-This Essay Will be Used for Diagnostic Purposes (I am Looking for Strengths/Weaknesses)

-Staple Your Brainstorming List and Outline to the Final Draft of Your Paper

-When You Get Your Graded Paper Back, DO NOT THROW IT AWAY!  

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (QRA)

If you are interested in reading one of Shakespeare's plays for the QRA, they are all online at: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (MIT)

Quarter Reading Assignment: Project Gutenberg

Both the FHS Library and my own personal collection have been picked clean by students looking for European classics.  As a result, many students have been frustrated by a seeming lack of suitable books.  Fear no more! Project Gutenberg has your back!  Project Gutenberg has "over 54,000 free eBooks," many of which are entirely suitable European classics.  Just do a simple search for a book from my list and you should be good to go!  

Check it out: Project Gutenberg

Senior Project Portfolio, Due: 9/29/2017 (250 Points Total)

Components:

1) White Binder (1/2" or 1" bindings)
2) 12 Sheet Protectors (to hold Senior Project documents)
3)  Senior Biography (100 Points)
4)  Resume (100 Points)
5) Activities List (50 Points)

Senior Project, General Information

The Senior Project is the culminating academic event for twelfth-graders at Fruitland High School.  The skills involved in the successful completion of the project (which includes the use of technology, research in completing a paper, and an oral presentation) demonstrate the broad range of learning throughout the curriculum.  The Senior Project is an indication of our students' preparation for college, the workplace, and life and citizenship in a global society.  The Senior Project must be successfully completed in order for a student to graduate from Fruitland High School. 

In order to provide for more support and assistance with the project, seniors will be allowed to complete the project components as part of their English curriculum.

All seniors will be required to meet the minimum requirements of the project for graduation.  Because students receive credit in a variety of English courses (Advanced, Honors, Regular Senior, Applied, Special Education) additional requirements may be necessary in order to receive a passing grade in English.  Thus, it is possible for the paper to pass as a graduation requirement, but receive an "F" in the English class.  Likewise, a senior may receive a "0" in English class for not turning a component of the Triad in on time, but will still be required to complete that component for the graduation requirement. 

The requirements for Senior Project topics are as follows:

            ●   The topic must be of an appropriately high level of academic challenge.  Topics that are too simplistic or basic will not be accepted.

            ●   The student should be cautious about a topic with which he/she is very familiar.  The topic should be an area of new exploration for the student.  If the student chooses a topic within a familiar field of study, the topic must explore a new angle, theory or extension of the field. 

            ●   Topics must be sufficiently specific to allow for full explanation within the paper.  Students should avoid too general or too vague.

            ●   The student must be able to take a position on the topic.

            ●   The student must select a topic on which sufficient information is available for exploration and research.  The position must be supported by factual information gathered from outside sources.

The requirements for the components of the Senior Project are as follows:

Paper:

            ●   Regular: 3 pages, 2 sources (minimum)

            ●   MLA format, research will be conducted using LILI.  The student must     defend a thesis, and his/her position must be supported by factual information gathered from outside sources.

            ●   Paper must meet appropriate in-class deadlines.

PowerPoint:

            ●   Must be 10 slides in length

            ●   Each slide must follow the prescribed format as outlined by the English Department.

Presentation:

            ●   Student must be appropriately dressed for the presentation (business professional attire).

            ●   Presentation must last a minimum of seven minutes (eight minutes for Advanced), a maximum of ten minutes. 

            ●   Students will have a portfolio for the judges containing the following: a resume, an activities list, a senior biography, a post-graduation plan, a proposal letter, and, of course, a copy of the student's approved paper.  Judges will be given time to peruse the portfolio before the student begins his/her presentation.