May 28, 2018 - June 1, 2018 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English Literature

Tuesday, May 29th: 
Turnitin.com: 
Class id 15952414
Class code: APLIT
Email your seven slides to jkatbridge2004@gmail.com
Please submit your final draft tonight no later than 11:59
to turnitin.com
turnitin.com: class id 15952414
Class Key: aplit

slides: 
Five minutes in length
Seven slides in total:
Title page - not included in the count of research paper
Five slides on topic
Work cited page - not included in the count of research paper

Wednesday, May 30th: 
Jefferson, Sandra, Leslie, Ronald, Elizabeth, Alisson, Monce, Carter, Jennifer, Angela
Presentations of Senior Research Papers:
Jefferson – Importance of sleep
Sandra – Effects of Technology on Education
Leslie – Standards of Feminine Beauty through the Ages
Ronald  -
Elizabeth – Pay Gap between Men and Women in Hollywood
Allison –
Monce – The Effects of Anemia in Childhood
Carter – The Effects of Plagues on Growing Populations
Angela – Gendercide and Its Effect on Socio-Economic and Population Imbalance


Thursday, May 31st: 
Presentations continue

Danya, Cristina, Daireen, Matteo, Oscar, Blanca, Alejandra, Aliyyah, Roland, Kais

Senior Research Presentations:
Danya: How Do Young Immigrants Feel About Their Native Culture
Cristina: What is Leukemia?
Daireen: Visual Kei
Matteo: Importance of a Scientifically Literate Society
Oscar: No
Blanca: Effects of Illegal Drugs
Alejandro: Drugs in Sports





Friday, June 1st: 
Finish presentations
Zane, Alexis, Luis, Brandy, William, Andrea, Elizabeth, Emily

Brandy – The Causes of Cancer in Children
Alliyah – Social Impact on Body Dismorphia in Women
Roland – Mental Toughness in Combat Readiness
Kais – Method Acting: the History, the Teachers, and the Methods
Zane – Social Activism in Advertizing
Sidney – Privatization of the Prison Systems
Computer crashed so the following students did not use slides during their presentations:
Andrea – Sweatshops
Emily – How Social Media Has Impacted Journalism
Jennifer – Education for Girls
Ronald – Is Gaming a Bad Influence







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