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Day 8- TED Prep - Critique and Room Setup

4/10/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Wednesday 4/23, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

TED Prep Day 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Wednesday 4/9, start of class. Google Classroom.

Reminders:

Check the TED Talk and Paneling Schedule. One more time. Make sure you know paneling and presentation times! All will be done in Lori’s classroom for you guys.
For Off Campus Work on Wednesday. Both the library and the Smiley Building have some rooms available for private small groups- use them for practicing your TED Talk!
Help During TED Talks- During TED Talks, I will be available most days during 1st and 2nd to help with thesis revisions and TED Talks. I will NOT be available Friday 1st period. If you cannot meet during this time, please email me or find me in person to schedule an alternate time.
GO TO ELECTIVE CLASSES. This will be expected through the end of the year.
Professional Dress is REQUIRED. Don’t fail your TED Talk because you couldn’t get it together to dress nicely. See us if you need help or particular items of clothing! NO JEANS. NO TENNIS SHOES. SHOWER.

Graduation is less than 7 weeks away and these tasks are DUE THIS FRIDAY, April 11:

Complete the Senior Celebration Booklet Input Survey and submit Senior Portrait to Libby if you haven't already submitted the photo through the Yearbook survey so we can create the publication we distribute free of charge at Graduation
Complete the National Anthem, Class Song and Faculty Speakers Survey to make nominations or suggestions (don't nominate me to speak, but I'm happy to sing)
Order cap, gown, stole and tassel from Jostens or let Libby know if you want to borrow cap/gown/stole (include your height)

Group Critiques
Get into your critique group. You should run all critiques today. You have 2 periods of humanities, and Kyle’s class to do this and do your work. Plan accordingly. My strong suggestion is to take 15 minutes for everyone to get organized, run all the critiques, and spend the rest of your time revising and working.

Room Set Up
Get sheets up, lights up, tables arranged, tripod.

Day 6 - TED Prep - Critique Scheduling + Critique

4/8/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Wednesday 4/23, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

TED Prep Day 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Wednesday 4/9, start of class. Google Classroom.

Announcements

Check the TED Talk and Paneling Schedule. One more time. Make sure you know paneling and presentation times! All will be done in Lori’s classroom for you guys.
For Off Campus Work on Wednesday. Both the library and the Smiley Building have some rooms available for private small groups- use them for practicing your TED Talk!
THURSDAY- Be ready for critiques. Slides and notecards should be DONE by Thursday.
GO TO ELECTIVE CLASSES. This will be expected through the end of the year.
Professional Dress is REQUIRED. Don’t fail your TED Talk because you couldn’t get it together to dress nicely. See us if you need help or particular items of clothing! NO JEANS. NO TENNIS SHOES. SHOWER.

AM Class:

3rd period- Schedule critiques, work time on TED Talks
4th period- Do one critique, work time
Kyle’s- Do one more critique, work time

PM Class:

Kyle’s- Work time, prep TED Talks
5th period- Schedule critiques, run one critique
6th period- Run one critique, work time

TED Talk Critiques

Review the protocol
Figure out 1-2 people to critique today.

Day 5 - TED Prep - Invites, Slides, and Notecards

4/7/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Wednesday 4/23, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.
TED Talk Outline. DUE: Monday, 4/7, Start of Class. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

TED Prep Day 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Wednesday 4/9, start of class. Google Classroom.

Announcements

Check the TED Talk and Paneling Schedule. One more time. Make sure you know paneling and presentation times! All will be done in Lori’s classroom for you guys.
For Off Campus Work on Wednesday. Both the library and the Smiley Building have some rooms available for private small groups- use them for practicing your TED Talk!
TUESDAY- Still looking for a volunteer! Also, folks going Friday be ready to critique each other on Tuesday.
THURSDAY- Be ready for critiques. Slides and notecards should be DONE by Thursday.
GO TO ELECTIVE CLASSES. This will be expected through the end of the year.
Professional Dress is REQUIRED. Don’t fail your TED Talk because you couldn’t get it together to dress nicely. See us if you need help or particular items of clothing! NO JEANS. NO TENNIS SHOES. SHOWER.

Starter: Send an invitation email to your TED Talk to the following people. Make sure your email includes a polite salutation, the time and date of your TED Talk, your research question, and a brief description of what they can expect at the TED Talk

Family
Senior Project Advisor
LINK Mentor (if your talk is at all related to the field you interned in)
Any other teachers/students you would specifically like to attend
CC your Humanities teacher on this email

Fill out Public Schedule

Put your most revised and perfected version of your research question here! If you need to revise it based on thesis feedback, DO IT NOW!
This will go out to the general public, so proofread carefully!

Q&A Prep and Tips

Share out some of the types of questions you anticipate the panel asking you.
Let’s go over how to answer questions-- the do’s and don’t’s!
1. DO: Be specific
2. DO: Thank the panelist for their question
3. DO: take a moment to think back to your research and offer examples and evidence
4. DON’T: Say “I don’t know” if the question is within the scope of your research question!

Work Time
Finish the things!

Finish outlining, if you haven’t already done so.
Make your slides
Make your notecards
Work on thesis revisions

Day 4- TED Prep- Schedule, Outlines + Revisions

4/4/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Wednesday 4/23, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.
TED Talk Outline. DUE: Monday, 4/7, Start of Class. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

TED Prep Day 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Wednesday 4/9, start of class. Google Classroom.

TED Talk Schedule
Paneling will probably be done by the end of today! For now, check the schedule, PUT IN YOUR PHONE. ON YOUR CALENDAR. If you don’t like your time, find someone in the same room to trade with, and tell Lori.

TUESDAY Volunteer?
Who wants to go early and get critiqued?

WORK TIME

TED Talk Outlines
Thesis Revisions- remember, do the HARD THINGS first!
1. Rewrite question or thesis if suggested
2. Rewrite and reorganize- look at suggestions for organization and argumentation
3. Fix other parts (intro, conclusion, part 2)
4. Proofread, sentence level, transitions
5. Formatting (use the damn checklist!)

Day 3- TED Prep - Schedule Change + Outline

4/3/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Friday 4/22, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

TED Prep Day 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Wednesday 4/9, start of class. Google Classroom.

Announcements

TED Talk Scheduling: We will be starting TED Talks next FRIDAY. This means TED Talks will run from April 11-April 22. If this CHANGES anything for you based on the scheduling survey you filled out, please EMAIL Lori right away!
Scheduling Survey: If you haven’t filled out the scheduling survey, DO IT NOW.
Next Week:
1. TUESDAY- Need a volunteer to do their TED Talk for the Senior Class on Tuesday. This will give you the opportunity to be critiqued by the teachers who will be grading your presentation- a massive opportunity! This will also be the day where people presenting on Friday will be put in critique groups, and will critique each other’s full presentations.
2. WEDNESDAY- Off campus work day to get your slides and notecards done, and work on your thesis revisions.
3. THURSDAY- Need to be ready with your full presentation- slides, presentations, notecards, all of it for small group critiques.

TED Talk Example- Secrets of Great Communicators (Watch from 5:47-10:00)

What were three specific tips that stood out to you?
What is one change or revision you want to make to your TED talk based on what you saw on this talk?

TED Talk Outline

Outline TED Talk
Conferences with Lori/Jessica
Done with these things? Start working on slide design!
Our goal is to walk into class with a completed outline and slide drafts on MONDAY, to allow for maximum practice and refinement.

Day 2- TED Prep - Student Examples + Outlines

4/2/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

TED Schedule Survey. DUE: Wednesday 4/2, noon. Google Classroom.
Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Friday 4/19, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

TED Prep Day 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Wednesday 4/9, start of class. Google Classroom.

Starter: Response to Feedback
Review the rubric feedback in your email and the marginal comments in your paper draft. Please reply to the email with Jessica’s/Lori’s feedback answering the following questions:

What pieces of the feedback felt like they reinforced things you already knew about your draft?
What surprised you? Reflect on any revelations you had that you didn’t realize about your draft.
Did you disagree with any of the feedback? Why? Is there any feedback you want to reject? Explain.
Did anything confuse you about the feedback? What questions do you have for Jessica/Lori?
What are your next steps? Make a specific list!

Thesis Revision and Resubmission
When you re-submit your final final draft, please take the following actions and submit answers to the reflection questions (these should be answered on a separate doc).

Your revised paper grade will REPLACE your original grade. In order for your re-submission to be accepted, you must follow the guidelines linked exactly.

TED Analysis: In small groups, share out your TED analysis from yesterday + starter

What patterns did you see in terms of what people liked, and what was interesting?
What were the verbal and non-verbal talents the presenters showed? Share, write your top two on the board.
Write the top audience interaction technique on the board
What style differences did you note in your group? What similarities?
What did your group notice about how the talks were structured?
Share your different styles as presenters

Student Slides
Let’s look at some example slide shows from past AHS students. Pick 2, scroll through and be prepared to share out what do you notice?

Student Examples: Watch a student example linked on my DP (see the finalists on the sub-menus).

What was their hook? Was it effective? Why/why not?
How did this person use positive elements of their own personality to cultivate relationships with the audience and make their talk more interesting?
What do you think would make an effective hook for YOUR presentation?

This is your ticket into independent work time to work on…

TED Talk Outline
Use the template to start outlining your TED talk! Think carefully about what to include, what to cut, and how to sequence it.

Day 1- TED Talk Prep- Overview + Examples

4/1/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

TED Prep Day 1. DUE: Wednesday 4/2, start of class. Google Classroom.
TED Schedule Survey. DUE: Wednesday 4/2, start of class. Google Classroom.
Thesis Revision and Resubmission. DUE: Friday 4/19, 3:30 pm. Google Classroom + Basket.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

None!

Announcements

This Wednesday is ON CAMPUS. Lori’s AM Block, be here 1st and 2nd. Lori’s PM Block, be here 3rd and 4th.
ALL Thesis revisions and resubmissions will be due no later than Friday, April 19, at 3:30 pm. You are REQUIRED to revise unless you got an A (90% or higher) on the first go around.

Thesis Grades

These will be entered, and I will email you your grades by the end of today.
Read them and take them in- remember that these grades are based on college level expectations, as such, they may be lower than you have grown accustomed to.
Tomorrow we will talk in more detail about the revision process. You will have through TED talks to finish revising your thesis.

Starter (on slides)- verbal responses

TED talk with no content
Why would I have you watch this? What can we learn from it?

Overview and Logistics

Review the TED Overview and Rubric document
Scheduling Survey- Fill this out so I can create the schedule and have it finalized this week!

Day 1 Assignment

Sarah Kay
TED 10 Commandments
Watch another TED Talk + Notes

Action Project Week 2- Critiques + Work

3/11/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Week 2 Goals and Notes. DUE: Sunday 3/9, MIDNIGHT. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Thesis FINAL Draft. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Sunday 3/16, MIDNIGHT. Google Classroom.

Lori’s Critique Schedule for Today
Writing 1

Rohan
Gareth

Writing 2

Cecil
PJ

Music

Alondra
Eila

Art and Design

Rosie
Vanna
Taryn

Critiques

Get with your assigned group.
Figure out who in your assignment group is being critiqued today.
Choose the appropriate critique protocol
Run 2-3 critiques

Work Time

Make your to-do list for today
Get to work!
Don’t forget, if you need to work off campus, you MUST get approval today from your cohort leader!

Action Project Week 2- Set Goals, Start Working!

3/10/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Week 2 Goals and Notes. DUE: Sunday 3/9, MIDNIGHT. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Thesis FINAL Draft. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Sunday 3/16, MIDNIGHT. Google Classroom.

Thesis Celebration

Turn in the thesis! Get a cookie!

Action Project Week!
Goals! Checklists! Do the things!!!!

Senior Project Cohorts- Need to change? Talk to us TODAY
Goals and Notes Document (linked on Humanities Google Classroom)
Critiques on Tuesday and Thursday- Let's get on the board who is going which day
Wednesday- off campus ONLY with prior approval. Talk to me no later than TUESDAY for this.
Friday- Finish up + BRIEF reflection, then off to Spring Break!

Revision Day 9- Proofreading/Formatting

3/7/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Thesis FINAL Draft. DUE: Sunday 3/9, MIDNIGHT. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

SPAM 3- Form + Reflection. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday 3/7, 3:30 PM. Turn in box.

NEXT WEEK:

On Monday, go to Humanities at the start of 3rd to ceremonially turn in your senior thesis!
Cohorts run periods 3 and 4 every day (10:16-12:02), and 9:30-12:00 on Weds.
Lori and Kyle are also available 5th and 6th for more work time and individual conferences/support.
Wednesday is off campus ONLY with prior approval from cohort leader
We will be doing critiques in small groups on TUESDAY and THURSDAY. Be on time and ready to participate in these- this is not all about you, but about helping EVERYONE to have the strongest project they can.

Revision Tasks

MLA Formatting Checklist- all together

Options for Proofreading:

Read it out loud to yourself
Have a friend read it carefully to proofread
The Hemingway Editor- free version
Get rid of squiggly lines on Google Doc (this is probably not sufficient, but is a good first step)

FINISH THIS SUCKER!

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Day 3- TED Prep - Schedule Change + Outline

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