Homework 10/31

Core Final: Infographics due by midnight on Monday.

Video Tutorial - Sharing Your Piktochart Infographic

Video Tutorial - Sharing Your Easel.ly Infographic

Write blog #4 and include original media - picture, animation, video demonstration, interview, etc. Creating your own media allows you to avoid copyright headaches.

After writing your blog, visit this master list of the 20% blogs that have been created by your peers.

• Select a blog on a topic that interests you. Click the link to view the blog. 
• Read their blog and post a thoughtful, respectful and substantive comment. Keep in mind that most bloggers will delete comments that are generic or low quality. 
• Click here to review the Dos and Don'ts for Online Communication. 

Once you have posted your comment to their blog, please complete the form below.

20% Blog - Peer Comments & Evaluation

20% Blog - Peer Comments & Evaluation

First Name *


Last Name *


Email *


Class *


Who is the author of the blog you read? *
If you cannot find any information on the author, say "unknown."


What is the topic of this blog? *
Please describe the general, overarching topic of the blog.


Is there media included in each blog post? *


• Yes, all blogs have media. 
• Some of the blogs have media.
• Little to no media included. 


Is the media compelling, relevant and interesting? *


• Yes
• No


Did the author create any of their own media? *


• Yes
• No
• It's unclear. 


What was your favorite part of this blog? *
Briefly describe what you liked the most about the blog/blog post you read.


What was your least favorite part of this blog? *
Briefly describe what you liked least about the blog/blog post you read.


Provide at least one specific tip for improving this blog. *
How can this blog be improved - content, quality of writing, media, font, theme, etc.?


Would you return to this blog to read it for fun? *


• Yes
• No


Overall, how would your rate this blog? *


• Extremely strong!
• Good
• Fair
• Poor

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Homework 10/29

Please take this quick survey for a student working on collecting data for an infographic. Thanks!

Watch Vocabulary #19 and take Cornell Notes.

Prepare for timed essay:

• Find quotes for essay topic --> research and Lord of the Flies
• Only bring quotes into the essay.

Essay prompt: William Golding said, "The theme of Lord of the Flies is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects in human nature." Based on our reading of the novel combined with research on human nature, what defects (3) in human nature led to the collapse of society in Lord of the Flies?

Body paragraph format:

Topic Sentence: Clearly state the defect you are writing about in this paragraph.

CD #1/Quote: "........." (Research = facts, statistics and info.)
                 *please cite: (Title of webpage) or (Author's last name)

CM#1:
                  Explain & analyze what research reveals about the defect.
CM#2:

CD#2/Quote: "........." (From Lord of the Flies. Where is the defect evident in the novel?)      

CM#1:
              Analyze how quote shows how the defect led to the breakdown of order in LOF.
CM#2:

Conclusion

Agenda 10/25

Collaborize Classroom: The Lord of the Flies - Analyzing the last chapter.

• Post your well written paragraph. 
• Reply thoughtfully and substantively to at least 2 other classmates. 

Visit the academic vocabulary presentation we created and take Cornell notes on the words and their definitions.

• Aristotle Academic Vocabulary Google Presentation
• Copernicus Academic Vocabulary Google Presentation
• Ptolemy Academic Vocabulary Google Presentation

Continue designing your infographics!

      Easel.ly
     Piktochart
      Infogr.am

Homework 10/23

Read and annotate Chapter 12 Lord of the Flies.

Complete StudySync assignment and provide peer reviews.

Continue work on your infographic and/or focus on finding images and creating graphs you want to use in your infographic. Remember to email yourself any images you want to use in the computer lab on Friday!

Agenda 10/23

*Please put Chapter 11 annotations & storyboard on your desk to be checked.

Vocabulary 18 Quiz

Homophone Quiz
M.Socrative.com
Room 44701

Please complete this short survey for a student collecting data for an infographic.

Human Nature:
What is William Golding's view of human nature? Based on the novel, how you you think William Golding feels about human nature? Support your ideas with details, examples and/or a quote from the novel.
      7B Aristotle Padlet Wall 
      8B Copernicus Padlet Wall
      6B Ptolemy Padlet Wall

Infographic Design: 
Explore infographic tools and templates:
      Easel.ly
     Piktochart
      Infogr.am

Use your storyboard as a guide to begin work on your infographic!

If you have not completed the Got Credibility Form (3 times!), please do so and submit a crisis card.

Homework 10/21

Read and annotate Chapter 11 in Lord of the Flies.

1 Collaborize Classroom DQ with 2 substantive replies to peers.

Study for vocabulary 18 quiz & homophone quiz.

Agenda 10/21

Homework 10/17

Read and annotate Chapters 9-10 in Lord of the Flies.

Collaborize - Post your vocabulary story and reply thoughtfully and substantively to at least 2 peers!

Continue “storyboarding” your ideas for your infographic. Check out the tools you can use, so you have a sense of what is possible. Your storyboard can be completed on Google drawing or on paper. (See agenda for link to Google drawing video) – Due 10/21

Homework 10/15

Read and annotate Chapter 8 in Lord of the Flies.

Watch Vocabulary 18 video and take Cornell notes.

Begin “storyboarding” your ideas for your infographic. Check out the tools you can use, so you have a sense of what is possible. Your storyboard can be completed on Google drawing or on paper. Click here to watch a Google Drawing tutorial.

Agenda 10/15

Silent Sustained Reading
Grammar: Homophones - Column 2
Vocabulary 18 Context Clues
4 Corner Conversations with William Golding's quote
Read and Annotate Chapter 8

Homework 10/11

Read and annotate Chapter 6-7 Lord of the Flies.

Complete your research for the Core Final:

• Submit your 3rd Got Credibility Form
• Share your Diigo annotations with me at whs.tucker@gmail.com. If you have any hiccups with Diigo, please print out your resources and annotate them by hand. 

*All research is due by Tuesday 10/15!

Agenda 10/11

HW 10/9

Vocabulary 17 Quiz on Friday.

Please read and annotate Chapter 5 in Lord of the Flies.

Finish typing and editing your Of Mice and Men argument essay. Bring your written essay back to me on Tuesday 10/15. This is a homework grade, so don't forget!

Complete your Academic Vocabulary slide on our shared Google presentation (see agenda below for link and details). Remember that strong videos inserted into your slide are eligible for extra credit! Get creative and wow me!

For science: Got Credibility link for 2nd resource evaluation form.

Agenda 10/9

Lord of the Flies - Character Analysis (15)
Please select one character from the list below:

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Piggy
• Roger
• Samneric
• Littluns
• Maurice
• Robert
• Percival Wemys Madison
• Johnny
• Henry

1. Select a character (*my appreciate in advance to students who select less obvious characters).

2. Describe this character in 2-3 sentences. Keep your language clear and concise.

3. Include a vibrant quote to describe this character or a quote that reveals something interesting about your character.

4 Post your description to our Padlet Wall. Just double click on the board, write the characters in red, then include the content below in black. 

• Aristotle Padlet Wall
• Copernicus Padlet Wall
• Ptolemy Padlet Wall

Academic Vocabulary - Collaborative Google Presentation (10)

Review the expectations for this assignment.

• Write in 30 point Ariel font for content (keep concise).
• Information and images can be cited at the bottom of your slide -->20 point font.
• Bullet points should be black circle ones (for consistency). 

*Extra-credit: If you record a high quality video, post to YouTube and embed it into your slide, I would LOVE to give you extra credit. 

• Aristotle Academic Vocabulary Google Presentation
• Copernicus Academic Vocabulary Google Presentation
• Ptolemy Academic Vocabulary Google Presentation

Type and revise your Of Mice and Men argument essay (50)
Biggest overall problems with timed essays:

• Contractions
• Verb tense - you need to write in the "historical present tense." In narratives, the historical present may be used to create an effect of immediacy."
• First (I and me) and second person (you and your) --> Write in the objective third person. 
• Boring words, like: things, good, bad, stuff, very, really...yawn fest! Choose words (particularly verbs and adjectives that reflect your intelligence). 
• Weak evidence. To find better quotes, visit the online text. 
• Missing cues --> "some may argue..." 

Homework 10/7

Finish reading and annotating Chapter 4 in Lord of the Flies.

Write your 3rd blog post with media. If you do not take the photos and/or video yourself, please be sure to cite properly. If you are unsure how to cite your media, please use citation machine.

Homework 10/3

Read and annotate chapters 2-3 in Lord of the Flies.

Collaborize - Post your vocabulary #17 story and reply substantively to at least 2 peers complimenting strong elements of writing, asking questions or making connections.

Review your comma rules in preparation for the comma quiz on Monday.

Agenda 10/3

Homework 10/1

Finish reading and annotating Lord of the Flies - Chapter 1.

Collaborize Classroom - 1 DQ with 2 substantive replies to peers.

Watch Vocabulary 17 and take Cornell notes.

Agenda 10/1