Project Documents

AHS * HUMANITIES 12
  • Lessons
  • Homework
  • Senior Project
    • Resources for Current Students
    • Class of 2021 Senior Project Website
    • Class of 2020 Senior Project Website
    • 2019 Award Finalists
    • Class of 2018 Senior Project Website
  • Documents
  • Course Overview
    • Zoom Dial-in Info
    • Meet the Teach'
    • Philosophy, Values, Goals
  • Syllabus
  • Honors
  • The BadAshes
  • New Page
  • Ashley's Senior Project Resources

Final Justice Project Documents

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  • Justice Project Teams Spreadsheet​
  • Justice Project Proposal Guide
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Weeks 1 and 2: College Essay Boot Camp 

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​Class Handouts
  • College Essay Boot camp  Guidebook
  • College Essay Tips
  • AHS Students' Sample Essays
  • More student examples
  • Support Group Scheduling
  • College Essay Opt-Out Policy
  • College Essay Peer Critique Protocol
  • College Essay Display Board Instructions​​

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​Senior Project: Semester 1

  1. Senior Project Brainstorm Phase 1 
  2. Senior Project Brainstorm Discussion and Next Steps- This contains the assignments, requirements, and due dates for fall semester.  All links are here!
  3. Fall Teacher Conference Sign Up- Go to this document to sign up for your your fall teacher conference.  You will need to individually contact the teacher to schedule a specific date and time.
  4. Fall Teacher Conference Guidelines- This contains guidelines for your conference, and spaces for feedback from you and your teacher.  THIS IS WHAT YOU TURN IN!​
  5. Senior Project TPS Report- Under Construction, coming soon! MAKE A COPY OF THIS BEFORE EDITING IT!  This document is what you need to use to get started on planning for your project.  It's the core of your preparation for your first semester POL.
  6. POL Prep Calendar: Under Construction, coming soon! See this for where you need to be and when this week for POL prep.  
  7. Senior POL Outline and Schedule:  Under Construction, coming soon! See this document for when you want to know what needs to go in your POL, and when you are scheduled for paneling and presenting.​


College Essay Guy Warm-ups
  • Essence Objects Exercise
  • If you really knew me....(Several short warm-up videos here)
  • Feelings and Needs Exercise
​Helpful Writing and Revision Resources
  • Jess Adams' DP Resources
  • College Essay Guy Free Guide (must email for it!)
  • ​Brainstorming Strategies
  • D.R.A.P.E.S. (5 approaches with ways to demonstrate your philosophy or hook your reader)
  • College ​Essay Tuning Questions
  • Revision Strategies​​
  • Escaping Essay Hell- guide to writing great essays
  • 4 qualities of a GREAT College essay​​
  • 8 point test for the college essay​
  • Dialogue, Details, Description!
  • Sound Smarter- How to fix 10 common grammar glitches
  • Great Hooks and Strong Conclusions (Magnets and Glows)​​
  • Link to How to Write About Coronavirus in your College Essay and Application! 

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Writing Resources

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General Rubrics
  • Senior Humanities Writing Rubric: This rubric will be used for all  writing assignments that go through the process of revision.
  • ​Timed Writing Rubric:  This rubric will be used for essays that are  NOT revised (typically in-class essays and seminar reflections

Narrative Essay Rubrics
  • Narrative Essay Rubric- Look here for how you are going to be assessed.
  • HONORS Narrative Essay Rubric- Look here for the honors assessment.

MLA Citations and Formatting
  •  Proper in-text citations and bibliography formatting  (powerpoint)
  • MLA Sample Paper: See this for a paper written in MLA formatting that also explains how to do it.
  • MLA in One Page:  A handy guide to MLA formatting and citations from Purdue OWL (scroll to page 2).
  • MLA In Text Citations:  Lori's guide to in-text citations for the most common types of sources.
  • MLA Exceptions:  Weird cases where in-text citations are different (block quotes, and quoting a quote).

​Other Writing Skills
  • Setting Up and Following Up Quotes:  A guide to correctly setting up and following up your quotes. 
  • Indicating Titles: To quote or to italicize? That IS the question! 
​​Proofreading
  • Common Student Writing Errors (and how to fix it)​​:  A guide to the most common proofreading errors we see, with resources for fixing them.

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Course Documents
  • Hum 12 Syllabus 
  • The A's and C's of Humanities

Welcome to Humanities and Academic Mindsets


  • Welcome to Humanities Powerpoint Part 1​​
  • "Academic Mindsets" article
  • Academic Mindsets Seminar Coaching, Pre-write and Reflection  
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  • Lessons
  • Homework
  • Senior Project
    • Resources for Current Students
    • Class of 2021 Senior Project Website
    • Class of 2020 Senior Project Website
    • 2019 Award Finalists
    • Class of 2018 Senior Project Website
  • Documents
  • Course Overview
    • Zoom Dial-in Info
    • Meet the Teach'
    • Philosophy, Values, Goals
  • Syllabus
  • Honors
  • The BadAshes
  • New Page
  • Ashley's Senior Project Resources