Thursday's Post...

Grade 12

• Finished peer review on loss of innocence essay.
• Discussed some college stuff:
• College visits: leave a record of your presence!
• Discussed college finances, private school endowments and financial aid.
• The Common Application: Start your profile, start filling it out! Use Internet Explorer!
• Valuable websites:
• The College Board: ("The College Board is driven by a single goal — to ensure that every student has the opportunity to prepare for, enroll in and graduate from college.")
• College Confidential: ("Here you'll find hundreds of pages of articles about choosing a college, getting into the college you want, how to pay for it, and much more. You'll also find the Web's busiest discussion community related to college admissions, and our CampusVibe section!")
Questbridge

("QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. QuestBridge is the provider of the National College Match Program and the College Prep Scholarship.")

U.S. News and World Report: One of the best sites for information on college rankings and other information.

A+ Options for B Students: Part of the previous website.

Grade 10

• Journal; Identify and explain one example of irony and one of characterization in the story so far.
• Finished reading "The Story of an Hour."
• Began graphic organizer.