Activity  for Week of February 26, 2018

Monday -  Collection: Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves
                 When we have discussion on reading material, this situation cannot be "recreated"
                 if the student is absent.  The student needs these discussion in order to be prepared
                 for comprehension quiz.

Tuesday -  1) Notebook Sweep
                  2) Editing written portrait

Wednesday - Collection

Thursday - 

Written Portrait
- Final copy on binder paper or copy paper  (yes, you may type it)
- Do NOT put final copy in notebook
- Please put YOUR NAME at the top of the paper.
   Include the period.
Due March 6

Homework: Achieve 3000
Article:  How Ideas Become Real

Week of February 12

Monday -  Finishing Four Sentence Project
                  Working on Written Portrait

Tuesday -  Achieve 3000 - How Ideas Become Real

Wednesday - Collections:  Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves

Thursday -  The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Friday - Write summary on what read:  The Boy...
              Back to Collections

Notebook Sweep
Due February 27

Notebook Sweep on Teen Activism -  Total Points: 10
Homework is 4 points ... Grand Total is 14

Item	Points	Actual Points
Notes from video on Alex Lin	1
Notes from video on on Malala’s UN speech	1
Organized notes on Alex Lin	1
Notes on Community Service article	1
Second Source on Malala OR Alex Lin	1
Notes from video of Jon Stewart Interview with Malala	1
Blue Sheet	1
Written Portrait draft (3 paragraphs)	3

Written Portrait -- written in notebook
Due February 27

• What is especially significant or compelling about the person?  

           What is his or her legacy or contribution?  (Explain it.)

            Paragraph #1 - describe her or his activism

• What is surprising about the person? Any oddities?

           Paragraph 2- share your opinion (only in this paragraph)

• What story, anecdote, scene captures the person?

            Paragraph 3 - Share story of Malala being shot or Alex Lin's legislation or Sri Lanka

Class Activity for Week of February 5, 2018

Monday -  Substitute
Tuesday -  Additional research and beginning of portrait wrtiting
Wednesday -  Collections: The Wondrous World of  Wildlife Spies
Thursday -  Collections: The Wondrous World of  Wildlife Spies
Friday - Four Sentence Types Project - Performance

Homework:  Research-Based Information Writing 

Blue Sheet
Step 1 -  Takes notes on community service article
Step 2 -  Takes notes on either Malala OR Alex Lin

Due:  February 13

Project:  Four Sentence Types
Due: February 9 
Instructions can be found in Google Classroom.

Parents, please have your students show you Google Classroom.  Projects must be submitted through Google Classroom.  If projects are not in Google Classroom by deadline then the score is 0.

Sorry if this sounds harsh.  Several projects have been given through Google Classroom with some students still not submitting through this app.  Let's get our students very comfortable with technology!