Monday, April 27, 2015

Community Service Project!

Community Service Project 2015
Part 1 Details: You and a group of up to 4 will create a way to help the community of Fes. Either through helping the people or the environment, or both.
-         You will research a cause that needs to be addressed and come up with a creative solution that will get other members of Amicitia involved.
o   What, Where, When, How, Who
-         You will come up with a group logo and slogan
-         Create a “commercial” or infomercial to stimulate interest
-         Create a promotional poster
-         Write a compelling speech using pathos, logos, ethos
This first part will culminate in a school-wide community service fair, where your will present your ideas to the school in hopes of getting them involved as well.
300 pts.

Part 2 Details: You and your entire group will follow through with your plan.
-         You will serve the community and prove it by one or all of the following:
o   Taking pictures
o   Receiving a letter of completion
o   Turning in official receipts
300 pts.

Part 3 Details: Your group will present a follow-up report to the entire school, explaining and showing how help was given. (Ppt., Prezi, etc.)
200 pts.

Important Dates:
          Presentation Due Date for Class: May 8th  (11th)
          Community Service Fair: May 19th / Time TBD
          Completion Date of Service: June 2nd

          Follow-Up Presentation to School: June 5th  

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

SAT Vocabulary Links

http://www.prefixsuffix.com/rootchart.php    Prefix and Suffix

http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist.php    SAT word lists

https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/writing-sat-essay?pageId=practiceWritingEssay&tabValue=scoring        SAT Essay and writing guides