Monday, November 2, 2015

Hero Google Slide Presentation

If you were absent on Friday, you will need to complete two slides on your own before Monday, 11/9. Here are the general directions:


Hero Google Slide Project

1.            Your job is to create a Google Slide presentation that shows a variety of heroes and a number of reasons why people are considered heroic. Your slides may be based on your personal heroes or somebody who other people think is a hero.
2.            One member of your group should create a new Google Slide.
3.            Share that Slide with me and with the members of your group. All of us need to be able to edit the Slide. You can all work on the document at the same time.
4.            Each member of your group is responsible for creating TWO individual slides. The person who finishes first should create a title page that includes the names of the group members. You will also need a closing slide that states who created which pages.
5.            Each slide needs four pieces of information: the hero’s name, the reason why that person is considered your hero (or somebody else’s hero), a hero statement, and an image/picture of the hero.
6.            To find a picture, I had to search for images in a different browser. Then I was able to copy and paste the image into my Slide.
7.            I found my Hero Statement on Brainyquotes; it fits my hero pretty well. You can find a Hero Statement that fits your hero or you can write your own.
8.            Be sure to proofread each slide for each other. If you have time, add cool transitions to your slideshow.

Agenda, November 2

Due Dates   
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book.
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Late: Did you finish your slides?
  • Do you know where your affixes are? Do you know where your AWUBIS notes are?
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure. 
  • I can interpret a book through someone else's eyes.
  • I can take useful notes.
  • I can summarize complex language.
  • I can make inferences about character.
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. Odyssey Notes
  3. Book 1: "A Goddess Intervenes" (The invocation of the Muse)
  4. Book 9: "New Coasts"

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Agenda, October 30

Due Dates   
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book.
  • Due Now: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Late: Bookmark #5, front and back 
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure. 
  • I can interpret a book through someone else's eyes.
  • I can work with my classmates to explore the nature of heroism.
  • I can take useful notes.
Agenda
  1. Hero Google Slide Presentation

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Agenda, October 29

Due Dates   
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book.
  • Due Now: Bring your CollectionsTextbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out. 
  • Due Now: Bookmark #5, front and back 
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure. 
  • I can interpret a book through someone else's eyes.
  • I can define the elements of the Hero's Journey.
  • I can work with my classmates to gather basic facts about an epic poem.
  • I can take useful notes
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. Characters in The Odyssey
  3. The Odyssey Notes

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Agenda, October 28

Due Dates  
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book. 
  • Late: Typed Sanctuary Essay in MLA format, with drafting materials attached. Last chance to turn it in for full credit is Wednesday by 2 pm. 
  • Due Thursday: Bookmark #5, front and back 
  • Due Tomorrow: Bring your Collections Textbook. If you don't have one, go to the library to check one out.
Today's Learning Targets:

  • I can read for pleasure.
  • I can make inferences about my characters and support those inferences with direct quotations.
  • I can define the elements of the Hero's Journey
  • I can analyze a short video using the Hero's Journey
Agenda

  1. Independent Reading
  2. Ask Kline one question about college.
  3. The Hero's Journey
  4. Big Buck Bunny (Twice)

Monday, October 26, 2015

Agenda, October 27

Due Dates  
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book. 
  • Late: Typed Sanctuary Essay in MLA format, with drafting materials attached. Last chance to turn it in for full credit is Wednesday by 2 pm. 
  • Due Thursday: Bookmark #5, front and back 
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure.
  • I can make inferences about my characters and support those inferences with direct quotations.
  • I can define the elements of the Hero's Journey 
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. One more question about Isaiah Bird
  3. The Hero's Journey
  4. Big Buck Bunny

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Agenda, October 22

Due Dates 
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book. 
  • Late: Typed Sanctuary Essay in MLA format, with drafting materials attached 
  • Due Now: Bookmark #4, front and back 
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure.
  • I can make inferences about my characters and support those inferences with direct quotations.
  • I can use technology to improve my writing.
  • I can express my ideas in a variety of forms.
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. Option 1: Finish typing your essay. When you're done, move on to Option 2 or 3.
  3. Option 2: Sanctuary Drawing Poster - Find three great descriptions in your Sanctuary Essay. Word process them and turn your quotes and your Sanctuary Drawing into a poster.
  4. Option 3: Megaword Poster. Make a poster that includes your megaword, its definition, and an appropriate image. You may word process or hand write (neatness counts!). Color is recommended. If you've already made one poster, there's no reason not to do another!

Agenda, October 21

Due Dates 
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book. 
  • Due today at the end of class: Typed Sanctuary Essay in MLA format, with drafting materials attached 
  • Due tomorrow: Bookmark #4, front and back 
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure.
  • I can make inferences about my characters and support those inferences with direct quotations.
  • I can use technology to improve my writing.
Agenda
  1. Show, Don't Tell
  2. Type like the wind

Monday, October 19, 2015

Agenda, October 20

Due Dates 
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book. 
  • Late: Rough Draft of Sanctuary Essay
  • Due Wednesday at the end of class: Typed Sanctuary Essay in MLA format, with drafting materials attached 
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure.
  • I can make inferences about my characters and support those inferences with direct quotations.
  • I can use technology to improve my writing.
Agenda
  1. Type like the wind

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Agenda, October 19

Due Dates 
  • Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark.
  • Due Now: Bring your personal reading book. 
  • Due Now: Rough Draft of Sanctuary Essay
Today's Learning Targets:
  • I can read for pleasure.
  • I can make inferences about my characters and support those inferences with direct quotations.
  • I can take good writing and make it better.
Agenda
  1. Independent Reading
  2. Common Interrupters
  3. Fixing Fragments
  4. Show, Don't Tell
  5. Sentence Fluency Chart (if time allows)