Letters of Recommendation
1.  Sir Ken Robinson
2. Review letter of rec guidelines in TPOL packet
3. Read the sample letter of recommendation and take in the characteristics.  What do we notice about it?
4. More sample letters of recommendation!


Creating the College Resume Resources
Videos

• Creating the College Resume Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEEahaE1lYs
• Creating the College Resume Part III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZbw6z21ItM
• Good vs Bad Resume https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mZdxiHLx6Q

Sample Resumes & Templates

• Download Sample Student Resume to get a visual on what a solid resume might include and look like
• Download Creating Your Activity List 
• College Resume Tips
• Resume Checklist & Action Verbs  
• Sample College Resume
• Sample College Resume 2
• Sample College Resume #3
• College Resume Template 

TPOL PREP WEEK

Starter:  How was Osprey Week?  Share the best highlight with a peer.

Goals for the Day

• Understand the expectations of the junior TPOL and begin to prepare
• Get a grip on what we have left to do to finish the year
• Brainstorm all the ways you are talented and special!

THE TO-DO LIST!
1. TPOL PREP

• Due Thursday, May 21: TPOL Rec Letter critiques and mock interviews

Respond to Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk
Bring on the Learning Revolution



2. FINISH TAKE ACTION PROJECT and DOCUMENTATION!

• Take Action Project Guidelines
• Ashley's example documentation

3.  DP updating extravaganza!

• NAS project DP update (Scroll down to Friday, May 8 for requirements)
• Energy and Place Reflection and DP update
• Honors Book Club Reflection and DP update
• LINK DP update is a PREREQUISITE for doing your TPOL

4.  Odds and Ends

• Have you checked Powerschool?  Are you missing anything?
• Do you want to go to any senior TED talks this week?
• Have you turned in all my books?
• Do you know the schedule for the week? 

• 7th period different than usual:  Optional office hours
• QUILLSPREYS TO ME 7th period!
• PEAK and Advisory on Wednesday
• Advisory Olympics is Friday

Advisory Olympics is Friday:

1. Do NOT come to school on Friday, May 22nd.  Go directly to Santa Rita Park.  Be there by 8:15 and no earlier than 7:45.
2. The hub bus from DHS will take students to Santa Rita-- leaving at usual time.
3. Be sure to have all your costume and other supplies with you (i.e. don't leave anything at school Thursday and hope to get into the school building Friday morning)
4. Bring appropriate clothing for variable spring weather (rain jacket, sunscreen, hat, etc... and appropriate shoes for physical activities)
5. You'll get your yearbooks at the end of Olympics to sign.  Bring a sharpie for that.
6. There will be NO bus picking up at the end of the day so students need to arrange their own transportation home
7. Bring your own bag lunch
8. Dismissal at 12:15

Beautiful work last night, all!

Odds and Edds
1. CLEAN!!
2. Turn in all my books and materials!
3. Take:  Marcus' survey on senior electives if you didn't do so yesterday.

Agenda
1.  Self-assess Sense of Place essay with rubric.  Have revisions you want to make?  Go for it!  Turn in FINAL version electronically along with rubric.

2.  DP update for NAS project

• Brief project description
• Written analysis (either annotated or essay form)
• Image(s) 
• 2-3 paragraph reflection (see below) that addresses the following:

Native American Studies Reflection:  Explain your personal process with this assignment.  How did learning about these topics impact you personally.  What enduring understandings about the essential questions did you come away from the project with?  

1. How do the historical experiences and ideologies of America’s indigenous tribes impact their contemporary identity?

2. How can an examination of multiple sources and perspectives lead to a more enlightened understanding of history AND contemporary social, cultural and political realities?

3. Where do history and creative expression intersect to reveal the human experience?

3.  TPOL preview!  Begin working on the required materials?

• Update resume
• Letter of Rec from the perspective of a teacher
• Rubric

4.  Work on Action project?  This is a great day to make a game plan with your group.  Final documentation due May 21 at the beginning of class!

5.  Check powerschool and make sure you have everything in to me TODAY!!!

6. Honors:  Their Eyes Were Watching God seminar 3rd period!

Revised plan for finishing Honors Book Club:

• Seminar reflection OR 5-paragraph literary analysis  (RUBRIC)
• Choice Project Optional!  If you did not turn in a choice project for Monkey Wrench Gang, you have the option of doing one for TEWWG OR The MWG.

Starter:  Take Marcus' survey!!


EXHIBITION READY, SET, GO!

• Set up the room:  how?  Who are my interior designers?  Make a plan for tomorrow.
• Hang posters in the hallway
• Sheets and stuff...
• Move furniture
• If you are going to be gone, you are responsible for your "make-up" exhibition

PROJECTS
Format all documents to exhibition quality!

Sense of Place Essays

• Flair (images), title/name, abstract
• Black construction paper

Take Action Proposals

• Titles and headers and names, oh my!
• Black construction paper

Exhibition Week May 4-May 8

Goals for the Week

• Get ready to have a beautiful exhibition by Thursday
• Revise Sense of Place writing project and Take Action proposal
• Finish NAS Poster
• Get 'er done!!

Follow this:  Exhibition Checklist and EOY Due Dates!



PARCC Schedule


Honors: Seminar Friday

• Let me know if you want me to print the literary analysis from the email.
• If you want to explore more literary criticism, check out this Google folder.

Starter:  Map Your World Project  (Kids taking action!)

• Listen for the Why, Mission, and Vision....

Today's Goals

• Break through on your Take Action Project
• Have epiphanies about your Sense of Place writing
• Full speed ahead!  Project GO

Take Action Project Proposal due Friday: CLICK HERE TO REVIEW PROJECT GUIDELINES

TAKE ACTION PROJECT TUNE

In groups of 3, follow the steps to “tune” each other’s’ Take Action project ideas.  Spend around 20 or so minutes on each, give or take.  Be authentic, specific, helpful, and kind.  #goldenrule #ospreysrule

Separate if you are working collaboratively!  
1 timekeeper
1 task master

Step 1:  Presenter shares project and focusing question  (3-5 minutes)

PRESENTER:  Go through all three facets of your project (the “why,” the vision, the mission).  Share the perspective you are trying to convey with your project. Share struggles and a focusing question for the group.

TUNERS:  Listen and think of questions you may have about the project

Step 2.  Clarifying Questions (2-3 minutes)

TUNERS:  Ask clarifying questions to better understand the project idea and where the presenter wants to take it, that is, to gain clarity. These questions are to get information about the concrete details of the project.  They are matter of fact, and should not delve into deeper issues.

Examples:

• What materials will you need?
• Where will you display your sculpture?
• Will you need a city permit for that?

 PRESENTERS:  Answer the questions.  Verbally process the details.  Take notes as needed.

Step 3.  Probing Questions (5-7 minutes)

TUNERS:  Ask probing questions that help the presenter process the potentials and possibilities of his or her project ideas. The purpose of probing questions is NOT to give suggestions, but to help the presenter think more deeply about their project and what they are trying to do with it.  Probing questions should be big open-ended questions (think: seminar questions). Write these questions on post-its and hand them to the presenter as you ask them.  Every group member must contribute at least one probing question.  More are encouraged.

Examples:

• What emotional tone are you trying to create with your art?  How do you hope your audience will respond to your piece?
• How can you use community resources and contacts to help you achieve your goals?
• IF NECESSARY:  Why?  (because….)  Why?  (because…)  Why?  Etc.

PRESENTERS:  Answer the questions OR don’t.  Verbally process the details OR just think about them.  Take notes as needed.

Step 4.  Participant Discussion (5-7 minutes)

ALL:  Have an open discussion about the project and share ideas. Address the focusing question and help the presenter get unstuck or figure out his or her direction.  Be thoughtful and intellectual Ospreys.  Presenter should take notes as need.

Step 5.  Rotate and repeat

WORK TIME

• Revise Sense of Place
• Take Action Project Proposal
• Conferences with Jessica
• Honors: read Their Eyes

2nd period:  Guest Speaker
Welcome, Steve Struna!



3rd period:  Work Time

• Sense of Place Revisions
• Posters
• Conferences with me?

Honors:  brief meeting @ lunch for clarifying questions