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TEENBIZ: "Theater by Candlelight" ACTIVITY + THOUGHT QUESTION
Aim for 100% by referring back to the article often!
Thought Question: Be sure to read "INCLUDE in YOUR ANSWER"

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Read A Midsummer NIght's Dream by William Shakespeare: Act 1.1, 1.2
Read the Modern Text version (we read the original in class).
 

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POETRY PROJECT on Google Classroom
Assigned and worked on in class April 21 or 22 (Periods 1, 4, 5,)
Assigned and worked on in class April 11 or 12 (Periods 3, 6)
 
STEP 1. Select a poem that you like. You may use the Collection below, or the website on the document. Annotate it, and use Google Docs to create a Works Cited List. If you select one that is not on the list, Mrs. Nagaji needs to approve it.

STEP 2. Create a slide show* with images for each line or stanza so that we can see how YOU visualize the poem.

STEP 3. You will also be reading this poem aloud. Use expression and emotion to bring it to life! Add YOUR VOICE reading your poetic memoir to your post using a hyperlink and vocaroo.

STEP 4. Publish your slide show to your class blog.
Use http://vocaroo.com/

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TEENBIZ: Two free choice 100% activities
assigned April 21 (Periods 1, 4, 5)
assigned April 11 (Periods 3, 6)

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SBAC TESTING - April 11- April 19
1. Sleep Early
2. Eat breakfast
3. BRING WATER & Mints (optional)
4. Bring SURFF Book

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MARCH MADNESS!
Assigned on March 9, 2016
 
1. TEENBIZ ACTIVITIES -> AIM for 100%!
1."New Trees, Better Planet"
2. "Taking Out the Trash in Space"
3. "Crunching the Numbers"
4. Free Choice 100%
5. Free Choice 100%
https://portal.achieve3000.com/index

2. WORDLY WISE Lesson 6 Online
 
3. Select THREE CLAIMS (See Classroom)
 
4. Find a new SURF BOOK (New to you, 150+ pages, no movies have been made of this book)
That's all, folks!

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All LATE WORK and REVISIONS due by Mar. 9.
If revising, drop a note in the Late/Revision box.
WORK that can be REVISED (if turned in on time):
1. Looping
2. Thought Question: "Heroes in Sports"
3. Thought Question: "Put Down the Doughnuts"
4. Foreshadowing Reading Response
5. Historical Fiction Reading Response
 
RE-TEST for WW Lesson 5 by Friday, March 4
 
Re-takes on Quizzes #3-7 now available!
Quiz 3: ch. 6-8
Quiz 4: ch. 9-11
Quiz 5: ch. 12-15
Quiz 6: ch. 16-20
Quiz 7: ch. 21-25

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Fever, 1793 - FINISH the BOOK!
Ch. 26-29

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TEENBIZ: "Broadcast Your Food" Activity + Thought Question
There are TWO articles in this lesson; be sure to read the ARTICLE and the BLOG to complete the ACTIVITY. You will also need to draw information from both to do the THOUGHT QUESTION. Strive for quality on both!

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FEVER, 1793 - Read chapters 21-25
It's getting exciting! 
  • Be sure to define unknown words
  • Re-read to check for understanding
  • Think about what is happening to the protagonist

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TEENBIZ: Two free choice 100% activities
Assigned Monday, Feb. 22 in class

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Fever, 1793 - Historical Fiction Reading Response
In class assignment in Google Classroom

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Fever, 1793 - Read chapters 16-20
Need a comprehension check? Come in on Tuesday morning @8:00 to review or ask questions.
 

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TEENBIZ: "Put Down That Doughnut"
All 5 steps
Thought Question: Summarization
- Only one paragraph long
- Remember the 5 Ws
- IN YOUR OWN WORDS (do not copy and paste from article!)
Let's nail this one!

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Fever, 1793
Read chapters 12-15

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TEENBIZ - Two FREE CHOICE 100% Activities from MAILBOX
Re-read, annotate, aim for excellence!

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Fever, 1793 - Read chapters 9-11
Quiz? Of course! How to pass? Annotate, define unknown words, re-read!

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TEENBIZ: TWO 100% Free Choice Activities
Score less than 100% on your first try?
  • Refer back to the article to FIND THE ANSWER.
  • Read the question AGAIN to be sure you know what it is asking.
  • TRY AGAIN until you get the 100%!

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Fever, 1793 Read Chapters 4 & 5
Annotate using post-it notes or take notes to help you know what you are reading.
QUIZ? Of course!

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Fever, 1793 - Read chapters 1-3
  • To be done in ADVISORY on Tuesday: Chapter 1 Annotated
  • Due your next class period

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TEENBIZ Articles & Activity
1. Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Martin Luther King III's Dream
Read the articles and complete the activities, aiming for 100% accuracy by referring back to the article often!

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TEENBIZ - 2 Free Choice 100% FROM MAILBOX
Select two+ articles from YOUR MAILBOX. Aim for 100%!

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WORDLY WISE Lesson 4 TEST
Study your definitions!
 
RE-TEST by Friday, Jan. 22 before/after school or during advisory. Get a pass for before school or advisory.

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Wordly Wise Lesson 4 Blog Competition!
Use your assigned word from Lesson 4 in a perfect sentence that includes one type of figurative language. Choose from: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, allusion, alliteration, idioms, or onomatopoeia. The topic is your Winter Break.

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"An American Plague" Annotation (IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT) p. 3 & 4
This is an assessment to be done in class. Copy can be found in CLASSROOM or if you don't have a computer, do it on the handout from class.

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NOTEBOOK: Vocabulary Definitions
Copy the definitions for the vocabulary words on slide 3 from "An American Plague" on page 26 of your notebook.
 

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TEENBIZ: "The First Contest Was No Contest"
Did you know this about our first President of the United States? Our new SURFF book takes place during this period of history as well. Read carefully and start 2016 with a 100% on the ACTIVITY!
 

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WINTER INTERSESSION HOMEWORK
1. Wordly Wise Lesson 4
https://portal.achieve3000.com/index
3. FIVE photos or drawings of your personal narrative
 

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ALL LATE WORK/REVISIONS DUE

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TEENBIZ: "Writers Wait Tables at Camp" ALL FIVE STEPS
Aim for 100% on the activity, and be sure that your summary includes all five Ws!
 

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Figurative Language RE-TEST on THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2015
  • If you scored a 4, you don't have to re-take it.
  • If you scored a 3, it's up to you if you want to try for the 4.
  • What to study? Your figurative language pockets!

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House of the Red Fish - Turn in books starting Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.

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TEENBIZ TWO FREE CHOICE 100%
https://portal.achieve3000.com/index

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HotRF Mini-Inquiry Project - STEP 3
Share your findings via GOOGLE SLIDES or on a GLOG

Post on your CLASS BLOG

PLEASE INCLUDE:
Title Slide: NAME of TOPIC and YOUR NAME
Last Slide: Bibliography needs to be in alphabetical order.
For Glogs, list in the first comment

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RE-TEST for WORDLY WISE Lesson 3 on YOUR OWN TIME by Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 (before/after school; advisory on Wednesday)

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NOTEBOOK
1. VERB TENSE FENCES - Color, cut out (as rectangles, not individual fence posts), and glue as POCKETS on page 24 (both sides). Three pockets per page.
2. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  - cut and sort figurative language slips #25-36
 
Picture of Verb Tense Fences:

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House of the Red Fish - FINISH THE BOOK!

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TEENBIZ: "Presidents for Peace"
Activity Only--strive for 100%

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Wordly Wise Lesson 3 TEST + Figurative Language Test
Study ALL definitions!
Review pages 9-16 in NOTEBOOK to study for Figurative Language Test

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House of the Red Fish
Read Chapters 41-50

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TEENBIZ: Two 100% Free Choice

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HotRF Mini Inquiry Project - STEP 2 - Submit on Google Classroom
Use Cornell Notes as you research to find answers to your question. BE CAREFUL NOT TO PLAGIARIZE.
NO SENTENCES ALLOWED

Be sure to cite all websites that you used in MLA format, including pictures. A bibliography will be required and may be printed out.

Type out the text you will be sharing about what you found out.

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House of the Red Fish - Chapters 31-40
Notice events and characters!

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TEENBIZ: "Liu Wei's Got Talent"
Do all five steps including the ACTIVITY and THOUGHT QUESTION
Yes, aim for 100% by referring to the article often.
This is another opportunity to practice summarizing--try to get it right the first time by insuring that you include the five Ws--into ONE paragraph!

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House of the Red Fish - Mini Inquiry Project: STEP 1
Find a topic to investigate
See GOOGLE CLASSROOM for the assignment.

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Houses of the Red Fish - Chapters 21-30
Read and note important details!

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REVISION: "I am Malala" THOUGHT QUESTION
Remember to check and see if you included the five Ws:
Who (full name)
Where (name of country)
When (year)
What (what happened?)
Why/How (explain why it happened)
 
PRINT OUT the revision and submit.
 

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Any TWO Teenbiz from your MAILBOX
You have a choice of articles, but they need to be chosen from the ones sent out by Teenbiz.

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Wordly Wise Lesson 2 TEST
Study definitions and usage!

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HOUSE of the RED FISH Read ch. 11-20

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TEENBIZ - Three 100% Activities
Free choice of articles

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Wordly Wise Lesson 2 - Online
Pre-test to Post-test

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CUPS Packet
UPDATE Table of Contents (make adjustments if your numbers are different)
Complete by RE-WRITING each sentence correctly.
Cut in half
GLUE into NOTEBOOK on designated page:
Capitalization p. 19
Commas p. 20
Apostrophes p. 21
Quotation Marks p. 22
Numbers p. 23
 

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House of the Red Fish - Ch. 1-10
Read ch. 1-10 

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SLPC SLIDES for LANGUAGE ARTS
Use this table to select an assignment for your SLPC Portfolio. Copy and paste the matching standards onto your slide, and check for the available formats.

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HOW to SUBMIT SLPC SLIDES - Go to Google CLASSROOM for the file.
1. Click on the slide show below to create a copy for yourself.
2. Then open up your SLPCS slide show, and copy the FOUR slides for Language Arts (select all four slides at once by clicking on the first slide, holding down the SHIFT key, and selecting the rest).
3. With all four slides highlighted, press COMMAND and the C key to copy.
4. Go to the SLPC - Qtr. 1 Slideshow and paste (COMMAND and the V key) the four slides into this one.
5. Click on submit.
 

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TEENBIZ - "I Am Malala" - ALL FIVE STEPS
  1. Before Reading Poll
  2. Article
  3. Activity
  4. After Reading Poll
  5. Thought Question

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WORDLY WISE Lesson 1 TEST
Study the words, their definitions, and their usage.

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ONE PERFECT SENTENCE on TEAM BLOG
  1. Use the word assigned to you in class from Wordly Wise L. 1 (if you were absent, use word #10)
  2. Your sentence needs to be about Fall Break
  3. Your sentence needs to have 7 or more words and use CUPS correctly.
  4. Publish on the TEAM BLOG
  5. Check the sentences of others and leave comments if they need to be corrected; check to see if anyone left comments for you.
  6. Revisions should be in the same thread as your original sentence.

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FALL BREAK HOMEWORK
 
1. Wordly Wise Lesson 1 - Online (use Teenbiz login/password)
Do all parts, from Pre-test to Post-test
 
2. Teenbiz - one FREE CHOICE 100%

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SURFF BOOK MOVIE POSTER
PROMOTE your SURFF Book as a movie by following these steps to create a GLOG (demonstrated in class):
STEP 1
1. Select the mood and tone for your movie based on the book and choose a wallpaper/background to match.
2. Cast actors to star in your movie (either movie stars, eg. “The Dinner Party” or friends and family, eg. “The Big Picture”, but with permission)
3. Write a description of each character.
4. Pick a soundtrack (music) to go along with your movie. Be sure to cite it, and find the lyrics to the song. You will need to explain why you chose it in a comment as well as post the lyrics.
5. Describe the conflict, but don't give the ending away! WARNING: Do this summary in your own words.
6. Include WORKS CITED either on your poster or as a comment below your poster.
 
STEP 2 -  
CREATE a GLOG; Use the elements gathered above and create your poster on edu.glogster.com. Invite code will be posted in class.
7. Include symbols that represent important elements in the story.

Make your poster attractive, so that readers will want to read the book!

Be sure to CITE everything that was created by someone else.
Watch the videos on this page: http://easybib.edu.glogster.com/easybib-citations/
Use MLA Format to cite using EasyBib.com
1. Images from the internet
2. Photographs of friends/family (used with permission only)
3. Music for your soundtrack
 

How to add MUSIC - If you have the song file on your computer:

  • Upload it to Glogster using the icon with the arrow pointing up.
  • Select it from AUDIO
  • Choose a PLAYER if you want something different from the play button

How to add MUSIC - If you DON’T have the music file on your computer

  • Add a link from Youtube or other sites
  • Know that the song will not play when you present it in class
  • You may have the song on your phone and use it to play during your presentation.


SAMPLE #1 on Team 7C Blog and SAMPLE #2 on this link: http://knagaji.edu.glogster.com/surff-movie-poster-the-big-picture/

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HOW to PUBLISH your GLOG
1. Score yourself on the attached rubric. If any category falls below a 3, FIX IT!
2. Login to edu.glogster.com and select your Movie Poster glog. PREVIEW IT and copy the URL at the top.
3. Go to edublogs.org and login
4. Create a new post and title it with the name of your movie and your name (e.g., The Big Picture by Kathy Nagaji)
5. Paste your URL in the VISUAL window, and be sure to click on the LINK icon.
6. Check to see that the link works by going to the blog.
7. In the first COMMENT box, add your citations and POST COMMENT
8. In the second COMMENT box, add a paragraph explaining why you chose the song, AND the lyrics to the song.
9. Check your post and make sure that all three parts are displaying correctly.
 
LINK to the Rubric (make a copy) or go directly to CLASSROOM:
 

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LATE TEENBIZ Activities?
To get partial credit for Teenbiz activities that missed the deadline, do the following:
  1. Login to Teenbiz https://portal.achieve3000.com/index
  2. Select Nagaji Period __ English Language Arts
  3. From the green menu bar, select "MY LESSONS"
  4. From the white menu bar called "Lesson Progress", select "ACTIVITIES"
  5. Print the page that contains the activities you want credit for. 
  6. HIGHLIGHT the titles and scores you want me to grade.
  7. WRITE YOUR NAME, DATE, and PERIOD at the top of the page.
  8. Submit to the LATE WORK/REVISIONS basket

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Foldables (packet distributed in class)
  1. Color in frames (use assigned colors; marker, crayon, or colored pencil)
  2. Cut out (do NOT cut the scallops, use straight cuts)
  3. Glue in the song excerpt on the left side of the page
  4. Glue in the POCKET on the right side of the page
  • Simile (red) p. 9
  • Metaphor (green) p. 10
  • Hyperbole (purple) p. 11
  • Personification (yellow) p. 12
  • Idioms (orange) p. 13
  • Alliteration (blue) p. 14
  • Allusion (pink) p. 15
  • Onomatopoeia (brown) p. 16
 
 
 

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ALL LATE WORK/REVISIONS DUE
To insure that I have enough time to grade them, all work is due by Monday.
 
After we complete the "Types of Conflict" Activity in class, be sure to look over the Internal/External Conflict "Answer Me, 1997" assignment, and check to see that you have identified the internal/external conflict correctly. Then submit it online when done.

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TEENBIZ - One FREE CHOICE with 100% Activity
Select any Teenbiz article of your choice and score 100% on the Activity. Keep trying until you get that 100%!
 

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POINT of VIEW (POV) FOLDABLE - will be passed out in class 9.21.15
  1. Color in Point of View title and shades; FIRST PERSON in one color, THIRD PERSON (3) in another color
  2. Glue into your Notebook on page 8
  3. Write in the matching definitions under each window shade

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JOIN MRS. NAGAJI's TEAM 7C BLOG 
1. Scroll down the page and click on Already have an Account? Sign in! to log into your Edublogs account.
2. Enter your username, password, the human verification word.
3. You should now have two blogs that you belong to; your CLASS BLOG and Mrs. Nagaji’s Blog!

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TEENBIZ - Two Activities
Complete the Activity for "An Old Story Told a New Way" AFTER we do it in class. Check your MAILBOX in Teenbiz for the link.
Then select one more article OF YOUR CHOICE and complete the ACTIVITY. Strive for 100% on both activities.

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EDUBLOGS - Add an avatar to your profile
Add an avatar on your profile. You may use any image that is a photo, drawing, or symbol IF it is appropriate. Please no weapons, drugs, alcohol, profanity, inappropriate/suggestive images.
 
 

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COMMENTS on EDUBLOGS Name Acrostic
Leave a comment for each member of your ensemble
After you leave comments for your ensemble, you may comment on others in the class.
 
A comment looks like this: Your poem is clever, I like the way you described your mood at home. I feel like that sometimes, too!
 
This is NOT a comment: Cool!  OR Good job! OR Nice pic!
 
Three complete comments = Proficient
Five or more complete comments = Exceed Proficiency

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Letter to Mr. Cowell
PART 1
In Google Docs, write a thank you letter to Mr. Cowell. Do NOT share this document with Mrs. Nagaji! 
Include in the letter:
  1. Why you are thankful to him
  2. What you learned in the workshop "Finding Your Bravery Through the Ensemble"
  3. How you will be able to apply this to your life this year and in the future
  4. Wishes for Mr. Cowell
Proficient = all of the above in three paragraphs + CUPS
Exceed = all of this in four well worded paragraphs + CUPS
 
PART 2
When your letter is complete, check your SHARED WITH ME folder for pictures from your drama class.
  • View the pictures
  • Take a screenshot of part the part of the photo you are in:
    • Press Command (⌘)-Shift-4. ...
    • Move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot.
    • Drag to select an area. ...
    • When you've selected the area you want, release your mouse or trackpad button. ...
    • Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.
       
      Create a folder on your desktop to keep all of your screenshots organized.
     
    PART 3
     
    1. Check your SHARED with ME folder in Google Drive.
    2. Find the slide number that matches your iPad number; that's your slide. You may change the background of your slide only.
    3. Open your letter to Mr. Cowell, SELECT all of it, and COPY it.
    3. On your slide, create a text box and paste your letter into that text box.
    4. Adjust the font and size to your satisfaction, but leave room for your pictures.
    5. Insert your pictures and arrange them to create an attractive slide for Mr. Cowell.
     

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NAME ACROSTIC
STEP 1:
-Using your first name, write an acrostic poem that reveals who you really are.
-Use words that are descriptive and worthy of 7th grade (not elementary school words like nice, good, smart), and PHRASES, not just one word.
-We will use the poem in class, so this can be in draft form (don't print it out or add graphics, we will do this in class).

STEP 2:
-Take a picture of yourself (from iPads in class) and upload it to Google Drive
-In Google Drive, create a new PRESENTATION
-Change the background to a solid color of your choice
-Insert your picture
-Create a text box and add your ACROSTIC poem (copy and paste from the document you created it in)
-Check to see that the words are legible (change the color of the font to make words stand out, select a font that is readable)

STEP 3:
Publish your ACROSTIC to your class blog.

HOW to PUBLISH A GOOGLE SLIDE:

  1. In your GOOGLE SLIDES, select FILE > Publish to the Web
  2. Select the “EMBED” tab
  3. COPY the code
  4. Go to your CLASS BLOG at the EDUBLOGS website
  5. Create a New Post
  6. Title it and add your first and last name(s) + Name Acrostic
  7. Be sure to select the TEXT tab
  8. Paste the embed code in the box
  9. Select the Category (Name Acrostic) and PUBLISH (do not preview)
 

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TYPES of CONFLICT
  1. Color in triangles
  2. Glue to Notebook (see pictures)
  3. Fill in definitions

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INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONFLICT
Color the worksheet in. 
Leave the bottom two boxes blank (do not color in)
 
  1. Cut out carefully
  2. Glue in notebook p. 5
  3. Copy definitions

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DRAMA JOURNAL
During the FIVE days we have drama class in the library, record your thoughts and feelings in this drama journal (passed out in class; if you lost yours, print out your own below).
 
WARNING: do not wait until Thursday night to fill this out. You will get the most benefit from it if you do it daily after drama class!

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PLOT PYRAMID (see directions in picture)
  1. Color in TABS
  2. Cut out pieces with tabs
  3. Glue on p. 2, dotting the glue on the tabs only
  4. The flaps should open up to the blank sections of the pyramid
  5. Leave it blank; we will fill it in in class

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NAME ACROSTIC
  1. Using your first name, write an acrostic poem that reveals who you really are.
  2. Use words that are descriptive and worthy of 7th grade (not elementary school words like nice, good, smart), and PHRASES, not just one word.
  3. We will use the poem in class, so this can be in draft form (don't print it out or add graphics, we will do this in class).
*SAMPLE is of my cat because when I did one using myself, people COPIED my words and ideas. Try to be original, and do not do a poem of your pet!

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DRAMA CLASS "Finding Your Bravery Through the Ensemble"
Meet in the LIBRARY
From Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, all Language Arts classes will meet in the LIBRARY.
  • Take your shoes off and line them up neatly outside the library
  • Enter quietly
  • Look for the area to leave your backpack
  • Take off ID if on lanyard, and jackets; leave in your backpack
  • Come to the center of the room and wait quietly for Mr. Mike Cowell to begin
  • Have a positive attitude; it's going to be a BLAST!
EVERY NIGHT, write your reflection in the Drama Journal

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CHECK JUPITERGRADES DAILY! 
Mid-quarter reports go home this week . . . own your own grades!

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Tree Map of SURFF BOOK
Include the following concepts in a tree map (example on pg. 2 of Notebook)
  1. Setting
  2. Protagonist
  3. Antagonist
  4. Complications
  5. Plot
Remember your Book TITLE at the top
Make it NEAT, COMPLETE, and READABLE
Yes, using a computer and adding graphics is acceptable

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Elements of Plot p. 3
  1. Color
  2. Cut out
  3. Glue in (side bar only) on p. 3 of Notebook
  4. Copy definitions

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Story Vocabulary p. 2 - have this done BEFORE class:
  1. Color
  2. Cut out
  3. Glue in Notebook (will be checked in class; see picture for placement)

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BUBBLE MAP of the PROTAGONIST in your SURFF BOOK
Example: Ben Carson Map completed in class
  1. Include 5 adjectives and a reference for each one
  2. Reference = page # and ONE line quote
  3. Can be NEATLY handwritten or typed out (use Powerpoint/Slideshow/Keynote)
  4. Yes, you can add appropriate graphics
  5. Can't think of adjectives? See the attached list to get some ideas.
 
Proficient = 5 adjectives and a page # and reference for each adjective
Exceed Proficiency = 6 or more adjectives and a page # and reference for each one

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Novel Genre Cards #13-24
Cut out cards
Place in appropriate pocket
 
Read your SURFF book
One chapter per day . . .
You should have finished the first 10 chapters by now! 

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Login to Jupitergrades with your own password (not your parents')
  • Check your grades for each class
  • Set a goal for achieving the grade you want
I will be checking whether or not you have logged in. 

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  1. Glue in your pockets
  2. Sort the cards and place in the correct genre pocket.

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SURFF Book
Find an appropriate book to read. Appropriate means:
  • It's new to you (not one you read in 4th grade)
  • It has 150+ pages
  • It has NOT been made into a movie
  • It's a story you want to read

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BRING COMPOSITION BOOK if you did not turn one in last week

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  1. $13 for Springboard Text
  2. Parent signature on Syllabus
Lost your copy? Click on the attachment below:
 

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Bio Poem
  1. Complete the poem started in class
  2. Add illustrations/graphics INCLUDING YOUR PICTURE!
  3. No white should be showing on the card
  4. Quality effort--this will represent you up on our walls!