12th Grade Bell Ringers
1st Marking Period
Thursday, August 26th
 Bell Ringer:
 Please Fill Out the
Technology Survey on
your desk.
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Agenda:
1. Technology Survey
2. Review Syllabus
3. Name Game
4. RAFT Writing
Essential Question: What goals have you/will you set for yourself this
year?
Friday, August 27th
 Bell Ringer:
 Writer’s Notebook:
 If you could go back to
some time and place in
the past, when and
where would you go?
Why? Use specific
reasons and details to
support your choice.
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Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer
2. Turn in RAFT writing
3. Syllabi Activity
4. Name Game
Essential Question: What skills do we need to be successful in life?
What is a Syllabus?
 : a summary outline of a course of study or of
examination requirements
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syllabus
Monday, August 30th
 Bell Ringer: AOW:
 Please take one of each
paper from the supply
table and wait for
instruction.
 Agenda:
 1. AOW
 2. Continue Syllabus
Activity
 3. Discussion
Essential Question: What skills do we need to be successful in life?
Tuesday, August 31th
 Bell Ringer:
 Vocabulary – Get out your
notebooks/paper/
notecards
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Agenda:
1. Guidance Q
2. Vocab
3. Finish Syllabus Activity
4. Traits
5. Job Applications
Essential Question: What skills do we need to be successful in life?
Wednesday, September 1st
 Bell Ringer:
 GUM worksheet
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Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer
2. Syllabus Activity – finish
3. Job Applications
Essential Question: What skills do we need to be successful in life?
Thursday, September 2nd
 Bell Ringer:
 With a partner, explain
what 5 of your vocab
pictures are and why you
drew them that way.
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Agenda:
1. bell ringer
2. turn in vocab
3. Job application
Essential Question: What kind of information goes into a job application?
How can I best word my job application? What are the connotations of
the words I choose?
Job Application Instructions
 You are applying to the new hotel/restaurant in
Wysox, the Ramada Inn.
 DO NOT put your social security # down (for our
class). But you should learn to memorize it.
 Fill in the rest of the information to the best of your
ability.
 Pay attention to SPELLING and PUNCTUATION
 Be careful with your word choice – Does “I hate my
boss” or “My boss and I had a conflict of interest”
have a better CONNOTATION?
 SAVE it, and when finished, e-mail it to me.
Friday, September 3rd
 Bell Ringer:
 Get out GUM and AOW
assignments.
 Discuss.
 Agenda:
 1. Bell Ringer
 2. College Applications
Essential Question: What kind of information goes into a college
application? How can I best word my college application? What are the
connotations of the words I choose?
Tuesday, September 7th
 Bell Ringer:
 Please take a Gum/Vocab
practice sheet and get
started!
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Agenda:
1. GUM/Vocab practice
2. Finish college app.
3. start college app. essay
Essential Question: How can we write an effective college application
essay?
Friday, September 3rd
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