Close Up is coming to Oakridge. Oakridge is going to D.C.
Go here for more COOOOOOOOOOL Close Up Informaton.
You must come to one of the two meetings – NOT BOTH.
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…for re-taking your ACT from 22 to 25.
The ACT will never fully define your educational value. That being said, in this standardized “brick in a wall” we-have-to-measure-everything-in-the-classroom world, your final score has significance; fortunately not nearly as much as some think.
I’ve always believed that your ACT score opens doors; seldom does it close them. You don’t even need the test to get into MCC. In addition I’ve seen a lot of low ACT scores overcome by high GPA’s to gain university acceptance. Public universities are looking for more than a test taker, even if public schools seem to think otherwise. Your attitude, your effort, your intelligence, your extra-curriculars, your GPA trends, volunteering and sports participation and clubs and blogs and an ability to write a compelling essay – are all as significant or more vital in taking the next step, than your standardized ACT final tally. I would also say that they are a lot more reflective of predicting success at that next level.
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The key to the effectiveness of your A.C.T! group is your knowledge base. Some of you are extremely passionate about the issue that you’ve chosen. That’s not enough. You cannot hope to be influential in 
making change in this world if you don’t know what you’re talking about.
So, it’s imperative in this initial information search that you look hard for five good news stories. First you must go to legitimate sources…see the list below. Secondly, you need to tap into a wide breadth of issues that cover your topic. In order to succeed on the first two fronts you’re going to have to dig deeper than your initial google launch. Googling inside of news sights and outside on Google takes work. Be creative in your searches and look hard at the quality of articles you’ve found. When you land on five as a group…make sure that each of the five brings something substantial to the table. You will be graded on the quality of the article and legitimacy of the source. And bank good articles for the next marking period; you’ve got five more coming.
Next is active reading.
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Go here for A.C.T! syllabus. And here for guidelines for Active Reading.
This government class will revolve around awareness, involvement and action. The study of United States government without corresponding involvement, relegates the study of government to irrelevancy. The idea is not only that you know your rights under the Constitution, but that you exercise those rights throughout your life. It is my hope, that by stressing A.C.T! as a significant portion of government class, both in time spent and percent of a final semester grade, that you will begin a tradition of working within your government and Constitution to create a more accountable government and a more just world.
A.C.T! requirements (25% of MP grade)…
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Assignment is due by Wednesday November 13 11:59 PM. It’s thirty points.
Everybody in this class is gone…gone…gone…next year.
You maybe be in Germay or Ghana or at Ferris University, MCC or GVSU or Brown University in Rhode Island. Because of that our focus remains the same – what will you be doing in the Fall of 2014? That’s key for all of you.
With that in mind I will continue to move you in a direction that forces you to take on issues that deal with the inevitable. So, this assignment is again a google docs assignment. Everybody is included on this one. Germans, Ghanans, Pauline, and Americans. So, here’s the deal…
You may choose to comment on one of four paragraphs located here. I’ve provided links surrounding three issues 1 – Careers and College majors. 2 – Four year degrees are not for Everybody. 3 – Smart poor kids can go to really good colleges. 4 – Take a gap year. Pick one of the four.
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