Unit+6+-+College

=Essential Questions:= = = =Competencies:=
 * **What does effective collaboration and conversation look like?**
 * **Why do we collaborate?**
 * **Why do writers choose to use a certain medium to convey their message?**
 * **How do we determine if an argument is valid?**
 * **How do we effectively present information and ideas?**
 * **What do effective speakers do?**
 * **Why are visuals used in presentations?**
 * **How does audience and purpose impact presentation?**
 * __Writing: Informative/Explanatory:__ Students will be able to write informative/explanatory pieces to convey information and ideas accurately and clearly.


 * __Writing: Conventions:__ Students will be able to apply Standard English rules to communicate effectively.


 * __Speaking and Listening:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to speak, listen and view effectively for a variety of purposes.


 * __Reading Informational Texts Competency:__ Students will demonstrate the ability to comprehend, analyze, and critique a variety of increasingly complex print and non-print informational texts, including texts for science, social studies, and technical subjects.

=Different Types of Colleges= [|Types of colleges] = = =Princeton Review Activity:= [|College Rankings]

[|College Rankings Survey]

=**RESOURCES:**= [|Different Types of Colleges]

[|College Planning 9th & 10th grade]

[|Top 20 websites and tools]

[|Princeton Review]

[|Search for a college]

[|College Board college search]

[|Planning for College]

[|You Can Go]

=*SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS*:=

*College Talk Project
[|College Talk Project] Assignment\

[|Visual Rubric]
[|Speaking Rubric]

[|College Talk Organizer]

[|Example Honors] [|Example Honors 2] [|Example Honors 3]

[|Example English 9] [|Example English 9]

[|Example English 9]

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