<p> </p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; padding: px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 6.65in; background: #5F497A; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" colspan="2" valign="top" width="638"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: #ffffff;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">Session Plan</span></strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 44.1pt;"> <td style="width: 239.4pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 44.1pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> <p><img src="Librarian_5b0325e15a448.jpg" alt="" width="328" height="235" id="" title="" /></p> </td> <td style="width: 239.4pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 44.1pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">W<span style="color: #000000;">elcome to <strong>Unit 1 Session 2B</strong>. This session is specifically built<strong> for students who will be applying to college</strong> in the next year. We'll consider how to write an </span>amazing college essay application.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">Note: If you're <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not planning on attending college</span> in the next year, you should complete Unit 1<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Session 2A</span>, focused on resumes and cover letters.</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong><span data-mce-mark="1"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></strong></span></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; padding: px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 2.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Assignment</strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 2.25pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Due Date</strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 2.25pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Point Value</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-top: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">1.21B Impressive Essays Discussion</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">25 points</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">1.22B Topic Brainstorm</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">15 points</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-top: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">1.23B Essay Draft</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"><span style="font-size: 16px;">60 points</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">1.24B Concision Exercise</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">20 points</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-top: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Points Possible</strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; border-right: solid #8064A2 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="174"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>120 points</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Suggested Schedule:</strong></span></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; padding: px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-left: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Day 1</strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-left: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Day 2</strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-left: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Day 3</strong></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.8pt; border: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-left: none; background: #DFD8E8; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Day 4</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-top: none; background: #BFB1D0; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #cc99ff;"> </span></strong></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-right: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; background: #BFB1D0; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Review at least one article on writing a quality college essay.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Post to <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">1.21B Impressive Essays discussion</span></strong> board on what makes an impressive essay.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #bfb1d0;">Look at the example essays. Decide which one is the best one and write your rationale for why it's the best.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-right: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; background: #BFB1D0; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #bfb1d0;"></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #bfb1d0;">Decide on a topic for your essay. Share your topic in the <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">1.22B Topic Brainstorming discussion.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; color: #000000; background-color: #bfb1d0;"><span style="color: #333333;">Begin working on your college essay draft.</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-right: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; background: #BFB1D0; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">Post follow-up posts in both the impressive essay discussion board and the topic brainstorming discussion board.</span><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">Continue working on college essay.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 95.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; border-right: solid #9F8AB9 1.0pt; background: #BFB1D0; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="128"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1">Submit <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">1.23B College Essay Draft.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: #bfb1d0;">View "Concision" materials and complete eight sentences for <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">1.24B Concision Exercise</span></strong>.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;" data-mce-mark="1"> </span></p>