​ABCDEG Portfolio Resources

• ABCDEG philosophy and overview: Under Construction
• Conference #1 Prep Instructions (Week of 9/2)
• Be of Service Opportunities
  

Writing Resources

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.

​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.

MLA Citations and Formatting

• 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! 

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Course Documents

• Hum 12 Syllabus (parents and students must sign the last two pages by Monday, 8/26)
• The ABCDEG's of Assessment Portfolio (grading philosophy here!)

Week 1: Welcome to Humanities and Academic Mindsets

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​Homework/Reading Assignments

• "Academic Mindsets" article-- homework due Friday, 8/23
• Academic Mindsets Seminar Coaching, Pre-write and Reflection  (due Monday, 8/26)
• Mission/Vision Workshop Student Handout (make a copy of this)
• Ashley’s powerpoint on Mission and Vision statements​

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Weeks 2 and 3: College Essay Boot Camp 

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Class Handouts

• College Essay Bootcamp  Overview
• College Essay Tips
• AHS Students' Sample Essays
• Support Group Scheduling
• College Essay Opt-Out Policy
• College Essay Peer Critique Protocol
• College Essay Display Board Instructions

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Helpful Writing and Revision Resources

• Jess Adams' DP Resources
• College Essay Guy Free Guide (must email for it!)
• Brainstorming Strategies
• Brainstorm:  Values
• ​Brainstorm:  Objects
• 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

Justice Project

Justice Project Overview

Week 1

• 60 Minutes: “Born Good? Babies Unlock the Origins of Morality” Lecture: Intro to Moral Psychology and Kohlberg   
  
• ​Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development 
• John Greene crash course in justice 
• Core Values Exercise 
• Howard Zinn, "Law and Justice" 
• Discussion questions for Howard Zinn 

Week 2

• Dalai Lama, "Compassion as a Question of Justice" and Discussion Questions
• 1619 Podcast  
  
• "Consider the Lobster"
• Cognitive Dissonance 

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