ONLY SPEND FIFTEEN MINUTES TAKING NOTES

EACH NIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27

Go to the links below, and take as thorough a set of notes as you can from each resource.

1. Follow the link
2. Take notes while you do what is expected of you
   1. Read the page
   2. View the presentation
   3. Listen to the audio file
3. Review your notes

It’s that simple. Now go young grasshopper!

• Link 1 – FCAT Reading Short & Extended Response Scoring
  • General Scoring Guidelines for Short and Extended Response Questions
• Link 2 – All FCAT Tests Content Notes
  • PowerPoint Presentation presented by Palm Beach County School District
    • Take notes on Reading and Science
    • Notes on Math will be extra credit (+5 Points)
• Link 3 CHOICES
  • FCAT Terms and Phrases List from Tequesta Trace Middle School (Weston, FL)
  • Middle – High School Standardized Test Preparation Terms with Practice Links (under construction)

You DO NOT have to post anything here for this assignment.

All work related to this post/assignment should be done on your own paper.

All NOTES are due in class on FRIDAY, January 25th, 2008. When you walk in.

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I’m trying something here. Bear with me. I’m trying to embed a video here. Let’s see if it works. OK it worked. i can view it from my office, but what about at school? We’ll see tomorrow. See ya’ in class. Don’t overwork yourselves. Take notes for a bit, say 15 – 30 minutes, then STOP. You will have time in class tomorrow, and tomorrow night too. Don’t panic . . . yet.Download Video: Posted by moshej at TeacherTube.com.


Hound of The Baskervilles – Legend Project Stage 3

The Oral Legend Presentations !

In class, I talked to you about what is really out there to help you with assignments in your classes – my class as well as other classes. The resources available to you through the Broward School Board’s website Broward Enterprise Education Portal (B.E.E.P) student portal doorways have a lot to offer, such as:

• Doorway #4: Software Tools, and
• Doorway #2: Research and HW Help.

Hound of The Baskervilles – Legend Project Stage 3 has you preparing oral presentations using some of the technology at your disposal.

You may be asking:

• “How will I organize the information?”
  • Use what you have created for Stage 2 as a guide for what you have to do here.
  • Use the following links to get instructions on how to create and organize what you will use for your presentation:
    • Making Effective Oral Presentations
    • Presentation Skills
    • Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Website
    • PowerPoint Help, and at the Microsoft Site
    • Creating Visual Aides
    • BEEP to Atomic Learning for help with technology use issues.
• “What programs can I use to create the presentation?”
  • Go to Atomic Learning through the Broward Schools website and do a search for:
    • Keynote – You will be using Keynote to create your presentations.
      
    • Powerpoint – You will not be using Powerpoint, however watching videos on how to do things with Powerpoint can give you ideas.
    • Presentations – Anything you do to find out about what makes a great presentation will help your grade.
• “How will we be graded on our presentations? What will it take to get an A?”
  • These three rubrics will give you a very good idea of how I will be grading you. Check ‘em out!
    • Presentation Rubric for __________
    • Final Presentation Rubric
    • Evaluation Rubric for a Powerpoint Presentation

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Please go to your classes’ areas for further information and sharing on this assignment:

• Period 2 click here.
• Period 3 click here.
• Period 4 click here.
• Period 5 click here.
• Period 6 click here.

OK, here’s the deal. Read the whole post before you decide what you will do. The best decision is an informed one.

This is where things get a little more time consuming, and a lot more personally rewarding. You may have heard the saying, You get out of it, what you put into it. Well, that goes for this stuff, too. The more effort you put into this, the better off you will be at the outcome.

Here are the instructions: 

First, read the entire post once you get to your class’s discussion. Then, decide which topic you would like to address, and copy down the discussion question for the topic. Third, go to the linked pages for your topic, and see what I have found that will help you understand the topic. As you visit the pages for your topic, I strongly suggest (a suggestion is a subtle command) that you take notes from the pages you visit.

People, use the writing process effectively: Use prewriting strategies to formulate a planned answer. Know what you mean, and mean what you write. Ask someone at home to read the topic & question with you, to read through the resources with you, and to proofread your answer to the question before you post your answer.

Use the information from the resources to answer the discussion question.

Now, go!

Please follow the links below to get to your discussions:

1. Click there for the Study Hall.
2. Click here for second.
3. Click  . . . . . here for third.
4. Click  . . . . . . . . . . here for fourth.
5. Click  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . here for fifth.
6. Click  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . here for sixth.

Enjoy. . . Don’t let this one sit here. Don’t procrastinate on this one. Get started NOW!

The deadline for this is Monday October 8th at 11:59.00PM. Happy posting.

Hound of The Baskervilles – Legend Project Stage 2

Preparing for The Oral Legend Presentations !

You have read at least one legend from the area you have been assigned. You have also had time to discuss the legends everyone in your group has read. In a couple of days, you will begin preparing a little presentation to the class in which you tell about your legend.

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STEP I – ROUGH DRAFTING – Your assignment is to write a (mostly third-person) composition in which you write down what you will say in your presentation.

1. PREWRITING – This is what we call “planning”. Planning comes in many forms: freewriting, drawing, listing, outlining, webbing (this is a great site), clustering (check out Link #1, Link #2), concept mapping, visualizing, cubing. Now, think for a few minutes about your legend. Jot down your ideas.
   1. Jot down the main events in the story in chronological order.
   2. What is a legend? What things in your story make it a legend? How does my legend satisfy the definition of a legend?
2. DRAFTING – Write four paragraphs. Include notes about what graphics will be included and where they would be on the slide; what sounds will be included and when they would be heard, whether a song will be used and how.
   1. INTRODUCE – Write a third-person paragraph in which you introduce the legend you read. Tell where it came from and any other background information you might have about it.
   2. SUMMARIZE – Write a third-person paragraph in which you summarize your story.Tell the main events in chronological order.
   3. EXPLAIN – Write a third-person paragraph in which you explain how this story is a legend.
   4. EXPOUND – Write a first-person paragraph in which you give your own thoughts or ideas about the story.

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STEP II – PROOFING – In class/finish at home (CW/HW). When you finish the rough draft of your paper, ask at least one student who sits near you (the person to your left in the group) to read it. Your neighbor should tell you:

1. What s/he liked best about your work,
2. Which parts were difficult to understand, and
3. What things could be done to improve your work.

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STEP III – EDITING – When you get your work back, reread your paper to:

1. Considering your critic’s comments, and
2. Decide on the corrections you think are necessary.
3. Final Draft.

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FINAL PROOFREADING & Drafting
Double-check your:

• Grammar – Use this Grammar Checklist.
• Spelling – Use this Spelling Checklist.
• Organization – Is your writing organized as required above?
• Clarity – Is your composition easy to understand?

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Please go to your classes’ areas for further information and sharing on this assignment:

• Period 2 click here.
• Period 3 click here.
• Period 4 click here.
• Period 5 click here.
• Period 6 click here.

Study Hall has moved to its own page. Click – The Study Hall – to go there.

It’s the one stop for sharing concerns (for yourself, for others, for anything) as long as they are concerns related to the class in some practical way.

“What can the study hall be used for?” you may ask. It can be used for many things.

• It can be a place to go over vocabulary, but it needn’t stop there.
• Sometimes, students share what they are enjoying about class, a project, or a book.
• You could post questions you have for your school mates.
• I, or other school mates, can answer your questions, give you suggestions, and keep this thing going for us all.

PERIOD 6

Before you get to the question you have to understand that this is a discussion, and that you will be graded for “discussing” . You might be wondering, how I will grade you. Well, here’s  how I’ll do it.

• Answer the Discussion Question completely (50%).
• Respond to at least one classmate’s answer (50%).
  • A response to a classmate must be substantial.
  • Substantial means having something to add to another’s comment:
    • agreement with explanation,
    • disagreement with explanation,
    • add something completely new.

Here’s the question:

Why did Doyle choose Watson to narrate Hound instead of having Holmes tell the story himself? What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing it this way?

Be advised that I will not go through how to answer every question (as I did for this one below) all the time. You must get into the practice of answering every part of a question.

Now, go ahead and read the rest of this, answer the Discussion Question, and submit it.

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You must be sure to answer every part of the question and responding to others’ comments. That is the catch when it comes to getting your points for discussion assignments. It is very important to really read the entire question before responding to it. If you look at this question closely, you’ll notice that there are actually two separate interrogatives, or question statements:

1. Why did Doyle choose Watson to narrate Hound instead of having Holmes tell the story himself?
   1. Explain the reason why the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chose Watson to be the narrator rather than Holmes.
2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing it this way?
   1. This asks you to do two things:
      1. Explain the benefits of having Watson narrate the tale,
      2. Explain the drawbacks of having Watson narrate the tale.

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Now answer the Discussion Question:

Why did Doyle choose Watson to narrate Hound instead of having Holmes tell the story himself? What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing it this way?

The assignment you have received should take you through to next Monday.

The entire assignment can be found on the following page

http://moshej.edublogs.org/critical-thinking-tools-of-the-trade/novel-discussion-questions-language-issues/

All you have to do is post your agreement by posting the words, “I AGREE.”

This means you better behave properly.

If you do not agree, you forfeit your entire grade for this assignment.

If you misbehave during somone’s performance, you forfeit your grade.

Read this . . .

Audience Etiquette

All will be expected to follow Audience Etiquette. Your failure to abide by these guidelines will result in your receiving a zero (0) on your performance.

If you receive a zero for not following Audience Etiquette, you will have one chance to make up that grade at the teacher’s convenience. However, the highest grade you will be allowed to earn for a perfect performance is the score of 80 percent.

• Pay attention to all performances; watch and listen.
• Stay quiet; absolutely no talking.
• Never make fun of another person’s performance.
• Refrain from shouting comments to or intentionally distracting the actor during a presentation.
• Avoid practicing your scene during other performances.
• Hold applauds until all presentations have been seen.
• Never get out of your seat, move around the room, or distract the teacher during a performance.
• The teacher-director is the one to offer suggestions or critiques after final performances. During the rehearsal process you will often provide peer evaluations to enhance the final presentation. Please refrain from making negative remarks to your classmates after they have completed a final performance.

The text you read above came from the following website: http://www.geocities.com/jp_collier/Class_Expectations.htm

NOW, post “I AGREE,” and you are ready to responsibly attend a performance. . .Just be responsible for yourself.

What’s Reader’s Theater, Anyway?

First, Phase I of this WebQuest, you will research Reader’s Theater to gain a full understanding of it by searching for answers to three focus questions.

Then, in Phase II of this WebQuest, you will select a tale to write a Reader’s Theater Script for, write a draft for the script, proofread/edit the draft scripts, you will create props that could be used in a performance of your script.

Lastly, in Phase III of this WebQuest, you will perform your Reader’s Theater scripts with props.

For this WebQuest you will: use the reading process effectively, work as individuals, cooperate in pair groups, go through the entire writing process, understand drama, perform dramatically,

Phase I – What Reader’s Theater Actually Is
Phase II – What Reader’s Theater Actually Looks Like

Phase III – Performing Your Reader’s Theater Scripts

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Phase I – What Reader’s Theater Actually Is – INDIVIDUAL

Each student needs 30 notes.
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Focus Question #1: What is the difference between Guided Reading, Choral Reading, and Reader’s Theater? Get Notes.

• American Masters Website – The Importance of Using Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction
• Reading Rockets Website – Reader’s Theater: Giving Students a Reason to Read Aloud
• Scholastic Website – The Power of Reader’s Theater: An easy way to make dramatic changes in kids’ fluency, writing, listening, and social skills.

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Focus Question #2: Why is reading important? Get Notes.

• Scholastic Website – The Importance of Reading

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Focus Question #3: How can Reader’s Theater be used? Get Notes.

• Lois Walker Website – Reader’s Theater Resource Page

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PHASE II: What Reader’s Theater Actually Looks Like – PAIRS

DAYS 2-4 – CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK

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For this phase of the quest:

1. With a partner, you will select a tale to create a Reader’s Theater script for.
2. You will write scripts for at least 2 scenes of the tale you have chosen – one scene per member.
3. You will create props for use with that script – one prop per member

DAY 2 – CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK

1. CW – Select a tale/story to write a script for in Reader’s Theater Style. You only have to write two scenes, but the more the merrier. Use a tale/story that you find at one of the following links. You may not use any other resources or websites for this assignment.

• Andersen Fairy Tales, in English or French.
• Animated Tall Tales, featuring the exploits of Paul Bunyan.
• Grimm Fairy Tales, in English or French.
• Myths, Folktales, and Fairy Tales, resources for teachers of grades 1-8, sponsored by Scholastic, Inc.
• Internet Public Library: Story Hour, sponsored by the University of Michigan. Some of these sites require RealPlayer which school laptops do not come equipped with. Also, some of these have audio/video errors that prevent the video from playing. Check them out, see what you can see.
• Wired for Books: The Kids’ Corner, from Ohio University, features texts, pictures, audio files, and videos of a number of folk and literary tales appropriate for children.

2. CW/HW – Rough Drafting – Write at least two scenes for the text you selected as a script – one scene each team member; AND Create 2 Props for presentation – one prop each team member.

• See the page, Tips on Scripting By Aaron Shepard for help writing your script.

• For this stage, take a look at how it’s done by looking over some scripts already created at Reader’s Theater Scripts and Plays. Don’t try to copy these, I have a plagiarism checker. Your rough draftscript must be completed for HW.

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3. CW/HW – Proof Reading/Editing Drafts – Days 3-4
DAY 3 – Proof/Edit/Read

CW – Read Rebel Silently While others work on their Scripts.

CW/HW – PROOFREAD EACH OTHER’S SCRIPTS, MAKING ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS and FINAL DRAFT SCRIPTS FOR HW.

HW – Re-DRAFT SCRIPTS FOR PRESENTATION AND CREATE PROPS.

DAY 4 – Proof/Edit/Read

CW – Read Rebel while others work on their scripts.

CW/HW – CONTINUE TO PROOF/EDIT DRAFT SCRIPTS FOR ERRORS.

HW – Final Draft Scripts for Presentation on Days 5 – 6.

4 . Create and bring in scripts and props for final proofing before the big Reader’s Theater Performance. Days 5-6

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PHASE III: Performing Your Readers Theater Scripts

DAYS 5-6 – CLASSWORK

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DAY 5-6 – PRESENT YOUR READER’S THEATER FOR YOUR TALE.

AND WHAT IF YOU HAVE TO PERFORM THIS SCRIPT? Well, you do!

READ this to be ready if it has to happen that way, Tips on Reading by Aaron Shepard.

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You will be graded in four areas: (A) Notes, (B) Script, (C) Prop(s), (D) Performance:

(A) The Notes – on all 3 focus questions.

• 0 Points – - Total of 0 Notes
• 3 Points – - Total of 1-15 Notes
• 7 Points – - Total of 16-27 Notes
• 10 Points – Total of 28-30 Notes (regular credit)
• 11 Points – Total of 30+ Notes (extra credit)

(B) The Scripts – well written scripts for two scenes.

• 0 Points – - No scripts are turned in
• 3 Points – - Script for two scenes have many errors
• 7 Points – - Script for two scenes have some errors
• 10 Points – Script for two scenes are free of errors (regular credit)
• 11 Points – Script for more than two scenes are free from errors (extra credit)

(C) The Props – props for use in performance.

• 0 Points – - Total of 0 Props – 0 point
• 5 Points – - Total of 2 Props – 5 points (regular credit)
• 6 Points – - Total of 3+ Props (extra credit)

(D) The Performance – How was the show?

• 0 Points – Either the team was not ready, or the reading was too low, and the performance was dry and void of excitement.
• 5 Points – The readering was too low, and the performance was somewhat monotonous.
• 10 Points – The reading was vibrant, and the performance was exciting to watch and listne to.

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Total Regular Credit Points Possible: 10+10+10+5= 35 (A)
A = 32-35
B = 24-31
C =16-23
D = 8-15
F = 0-7