IMPORTANT DATES FOR LIT 12:

May 12:
On this day I will take your completed portfolios. That means you need to have ten mentor hours logged, and your product needs to be finished. Finished portfolios should have a completed self evaluation and a thank you letter to your mentor.

You also need to have your presentation ready for the class. We will draw numbers at 3:15. You will receive a grade for your presentation to the class.

May 15:
Presentations will begin at 1:00.

Portfolio Check

Along with your seven hour's worth of mentor logs, I will be checking to see how you have begun putting together your portfolios. You should be aware that since these portfolios are not in their finished state, they will not include all the elements. The elements that are not necessary at this time are listed in RED.

1. Binder or notebook
2. Title Page
3. Table of Contents
4. Parental Consent
5. Plagiarism Policy
6. Research Paper
7. Revision Form (if necessary)
8. Mentor Agreement Form
9. Mentor Logs
10. Thank you letter to mentor
11. Photos / Evidence of Product
12. Self-evaluation

Timely Topic for Writing Four (Persuasive Writing)

Recently, the superintendent of the Clarke County School District asked the school board to adopt a dress code for every student in the district to follow. The school board will vote in early May on whether to enact the a student dress code proposal into policy. They have opened the forum for public input until the vote.

READ THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL HERE.

This proposal is much stricter than dress codes you may have seen in the past. Parents in the community are very supportive of this proposal, but teachers are not. How do you feel? This can be a great opportunity for you to make your voice heard about how you feel about this proposal. Do you think it will help students in the school district succeed, or do you think it does not matter. This is an issue that may directly affect you soon, and it is a great topic for persuasive writing.

You should have a rough draft finished by Thursday (April 10, 2008), and since that will be a double period, you should have a final draft ready by the end of the day. Let's send our final drafts to the Athens Banner Herald and Flagpole Magazine to see which ones get published. We may also choose to send final drafts to the board members themselves to read before they vote.