Scholars Academy summer work 2019:
cohort A (rising sophomores)
cohort B (rising freshmen)
Remind sign-up for cohort B (required for students, and parents are invited!)
COLLEGE:
Monday, 11/11
Devil's Dictionary: Scholars Edition
HeLa/Bio interdisciplinary unit:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks reading calendar!
Article: JHU and the Lacks family
Seminar/Bio interdisciplinary project!
Bio/Seminar research project/blog
Bloom's discussion question stems - use to create 3-5 questions for HeLa (at least 2 higher level)
Socratic Seminar questions for Thursday, 11/15
The Conversation article (Murray)
PBS NewsHour article (Akpan)
The Atlantic Argument video (Zhang)
Friday: NPR article (Harris)
Assignments:
Summer Reading Project
Personality test
Thrively link/ code = 98HUDUFB
Study skills inventory Google form
Personal presentation rubric!
Research Skills:
Annotated bibliography assignment
Final PASSION project
Passion project CALENDAR
Link to YPA exam schedule 2018
Study Skills:
Study Skills Checklist
10 Habits of Effective Students
Effective Time Management tips
Breaking the Habit of Multitasking
Art:
What is Art? video
Jason Brammer video
Kehinde Wiley's website
GQ Article: "Kehinde the First" (contains explicit language)
Crash Course: Aesthetic Appreciation video
Khan Academy: Art and Context video
The Conversation: Questions NOT to Ask about Art article
Art/Write from the University of Arizona
Museum experience blog assignment
cohort A (rising sophomores)
cohort B (rising freshmen)
Remind sign-up for cohort B (required for students, and parents are invited!)
COLLEGE:
Monday, 11/11
Devil's Dictionary: Scholars Edition
HeLa/Bio interdisciplinary unit:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks reading calendar!
Article: JHU and the Lacks family
Seminar/Bio interdisciplinary project!
Bio/Seminar research project/blog
Bloom's discussion question stems - use to create 3-5 questions for HeLa (at least 2 higher level)
Socratic Seminar questions for Thursday, 11/15
The Conversation article (Murray)
PBS NewsHour article (Akpan)
The Atlantic Argument video (Zhang)
Friday: NPR article (Harris)
Assignments:
Summer Reading Project
Personality test
Thrively link/ code = 98HUDUFB
Study skills inventory Google form
Personal presentation rubric!
- At the top of the Thrively page, click "My Playlist"
- Complete 4 lessons (with journals): Discover your Strengths, Visualize your Strengths, Go for your Goals, and Discover your Future
- In Discover your Future, you do NOT have to retake the personality type assessment! For the reflection, just type "I learned that I am a (whatever personality type you got)."
- You DO have to complete Lesson 2, exercise 2 in Discover your Future: a personal presentation!
- In Discover your Future, Lesson 3, complete all 3 exercises using your own creativity (i.e., you don't have to use Facebook as your social media platform
Research Skills:
Annotated bibliography assignment
Final PASSION project
Passion project CALENDAR
Link to YPA exam schedule 2018
Study Skills:
Study Skills Checklist
10 Habits of Effective Students
Effective Time Management tips
Breaking the Habit of Multitasking
Art:
What is Art? video
Jason Brammer video
Kehinde Wiley's website
GQ Article: "Kehinde the First" (contains explicit language)
Crash Course: Aesthetic Appreciation video
Khan Academy: Art and Context video
The Conversation: Questions NOT to Ask about Art article
Art/Write from the University of Arizona
Museum experience blog assignment