Career Project Intro

1. Assign Career Project

Step ONE: Career Selections: Monday, May 4th (Leavitt)/Tuesday, May 5th (Peterson)

Spend the first class period exploring different career options. Begin by taking the Myers Briggs Personality Test (http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp).  Here are two more that you may find useful:

http://www.princetonreview.com/careerquiz.aspx

http://www.innerheroes.com/quiz.asp

You should have your three careers selected by the end of class!

Senior Year Review

1.  Share senior reviews!

2. End of year feedback form

Feature Article Read Around

1. Read around
2. Obits and wedding pre-writing
3. Senior Movie Review 

Due after break: Senior Movie Review Rough Draft

Movie Shorts and Revisions

1. Assign senior review- rough draft due after break
2. Movie shorts
3. Revision
4. Revision/draft letters due next class

Incorporating Information in the Review

1. We will be reading a model review today to get you ready for writing your own entertainment review. Consider how the below article incorporates the 5 w’s and then respond to the last question in a short paragraph.

• Model Review Activity

2. Entertainment Review Assignment: Begin writing!

Entertainment Writing Analysis

1. Restaurant Review read-around
2. Entertainment Writing Analysis
3. Review Assignment

HW: For homework, watch a movie, listen to an album all the way through, or go see a show. Come to class on Wednesday prepared to write your review.

Feature Article Read-Around and Restaurant Reviews!

1. Hannah and Emily Opening Moment
2. Feature Article Read Around
3. With a partner, read a few restaurant reviews and compile a list of key words and terms. We will be reporting out!

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/pete_wells/index.html

For homework: write a review of lunch today in the cafeteria, dinner out somewhere this weekend, your mom’s cooking, etc. Be creative, and see below for tips on how to write a review. This will be a homework grade and should be posted to your blog next class!

• Lead/hook
• Structure/voice: use of 1st person where appropriate, short paragraphs
• Diction (restaurant/food specific language) Link to list we came up with in class: https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/document/d/1XiMGOPPYXw_bQwrA7yCKIsIpu6YZlF9KVY0v5J8hOvs/edit
• Recommendation- thoughtful recommendation. who would like it? who would not?
• Conventions
• Photo of meal uploaded to blog posting

https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/document/d/1evK6oXdb5UQ3Mi_m3nrAJluyciVUhywyV7m-vRjFyK0/edit