Monday, May 26th

 No school - Memorial Day!

Friday, May 23rd

1. Work on graduation speeches 
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

***Finalized speech is due: Tuesday, May 27th!

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

Thursday, May 22nd

1. Update and submit Digital Portfolio
   ***Finalize "Where I am..." chart
   ***Add Curious unit and any missing requirements
   ***Submit in Classroom by Friday, May 23rd

2. Work on graduation speeches
    ***Write and revise the rough draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

***Finalized speech is due: Tuesday, May 27th!

Objective: Students will finalize and submit their professional digital portfolios.

Tuesday, May 20th

1. Ready to Launch - Brainstorming

2. Work on graduation speeches
    ***Write and revise the rough draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

***Finalized speech is due: Tuesday, May 27th!

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

Monday, May 19th

1. Work on graduation speeches
    ***Watch and discuss Harvard Graduation Speech
    ***Write and revise the draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

***Finalized speech is due: Tuesday, May 27th!

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

Friday, May 16th

1. Ready to Launch - "Congratulations, By the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness"
    ***Work on graduation speeches
    ***Write and revise the draft
    ***Practice reciting speech/ time speech/ get feedback from a partner

***Finalized speech is due: Tuesday, May 27th!

Objective: Students will write and prepare to present a graduation speech.

Thursday, May 15th

1. Journal #16 - Graduation Speech
    ***Submit journals in Classroom

2. Work on "Ready to Launch" - Graduation Speech
    ***Ready to Launch: Pre-reading Activity
    ***Begin to work on writing your own graduation speech

Objective: Students will understand what creates a strong graduation speech.