Monday, 1/13: Fastbridge, Work on Essays

Advisory” Schedule. No school Friday. Semester ends Thursday. No TuTu this week, so no FlexiSkeddy.


Copy “homework” into planner:

Final Draft of Interview Essay due end of day THURSDAY!


FASTBRIDGE (I know…)

Check your headphones before starting Fastbridge.

  • https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login
  • Sign in with Google (red button).
  • Continue to Portal.
  • Select Fastbridge Learning from the sidebar.
  • Fast Track Reading.
  • Do the aReader and the AutoReader (Do all of the mini tests.)
  • Do anything that says Reading until they’re all gone

 

Finished? Work on Essay.

Interviews. Share FINISHED ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day THURSDAY, 1/16.

Checklist and Rubric.

  • Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
  • Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
    • Looks. (Details.)
    • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
    • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
  • The intro/description should be 200-300 words.
  • Interview.
    • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
    • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
  • Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 50-75 words.
  • Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.