Morning Work May 13th, 2013

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Good morning, class!

Today you will be using the iPads to do a little research about Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park (you’ll learn why during math today!)

Visit the online subscriptions wiki page to go to encyclopedias to learn more. Also, check out YouTube for some videos of Old Faithful in action.

  • Ask yourself these questions: (you don’t need to record your answers, but you should compare with someone else)
  • How often does Old Faithful erupt? 
  • How long has it been erupting at that interval?
  • Did the time between eruptions ever change? 
  • What causes it to erupt? 

Also, do you remember when we talked to Ranger Mike? Do you remember why Yellowstone has so many geysers?

 

Have fun! Wear your headphones so you aren’t bothering your neighbor :-)

Ms Gabbert

11:00 Writing: Analyzing Introductory Paragraphs

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Hello, writers!

Today, you’ll be looking at other examples of introductory paragraphs, then you will be adding your own.

Steps:

  • There are six paragraphs. Work in groups of three. Choose ONE paragraph and:
    • Find the title and author of the book.
    • Find the thesis statement. Make it yellow. 
    • Find the writer’s thoughts
  • Then, you will be presenting the paragraph you chose to the rest of the class. Read it out loud, then point out the important parts. Finally, tell whether or not you think the writer did a good job. What could they have done better? Ask the class for feedback.
  • If you have time after the presentations, add your own introductory paragraph to the page, along with your name. We will be working on literary essays after lunch. 

Have fun!

Ms. Gabbert

2:00 Government: Checklist for final government presentation (June 6, 2013)

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Greetings, Citizens!

As you continue work on your country’s government, I’d like you to think about the checklist I’ll share with you today. Make a copy for yourself. This will be for when you are in front of the panel of 12th graders and teachers. It talks about your actual google presentation. Make sure it’s ZEN!

In addition:

  • Make sure your group has a constitution that also follows the checklist guidelines. Link it on the “constitution” page. 
  • Make sure you have at least three blog posts so far that document and reflect on the creation of your government. Explain who did what, what you decided, and WHY you made the decisions you did.

Have a productive work time! You have two laptops per table.

Sincerely,

Ms. Gabbert

Writing Literary Essays May 7, 2013

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Hi everyone,

Today, I’d like you to FINISH your drafts of your three (or more) evidence paragraphs for your literary essay. If you think you’ve got a pretty good draft, you’ll be meeting with a peer reviewer. Ask and answer the following questions:

  • What is your thesis?
  • Does each paragraph have a  clear topic sentence?
  • Do you have at least one piece of evidence from the book?
  • Do you explain the “so what?” What does this evidence show?
  • Is your paragraph only about one topic?
  • Do your paragraphs support your thesis?

Consider the suggestions the other student gives you, and go back and revise. You should use this whole time to write, revise, and edit.

Constitution

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Hello, citizens.

You have already planned A LOT of your government. Today you will be actually filling in your constitution. This will then be linked to the Constitution page on your GooglePresentations. I shared with you the constitution template.

  • Make a copy
  • Begin work on the “Defense of the ____ Homeland” chapter, the “Rights and Obligations of Citizens” chapters, and whatever else you have time for.
  • You should have AT LEAST four articles per chapter. You may have more.

Use the Vietnamese Constitution to help you.

Good luck, and don’t forget your blog post about what you did today!

Morning Work April 25, 2013

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Good morning! I’m happy to see you again!

Today for morning work, please finish up any posts or other work you haven’t completed. Remember, your April Current Event about government is due tomorrow!

If you finish, you can make a free choice blog post or play Everyday Math Online game Rugs and Fences deck c.

New Secretary of State John Kerry talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani military chief Ashfaq Kayani. They are working toward peace between their countries.

Morning Work, April 24th, 2013

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Good morning, class!

As you can see, Mr. Richert is your teacher today, not me. I’m sick, but I should be better soon. This morning for your morning work, you have a few different jobs. You don’t have to complete them in order, but you should complete all of them by the time you go to music at 8:55.

  • Give a compliment or kind suggestion on TWO PEOPLE’S Endangered Animal Campaign Project post. They should be from different groups. Tell what you appreciate or ways they could make it even better next time. 
  • Finish the EACP reflection post if you haven’t yet.
  • Write a short reflection about what it was like playing Hidden Treasure with Mr. Sullivan as the dictator. Use this picture. 
  • Finish your April Current Event.
  • Work on your flag or your country’s saying for your government project.
  • Play Rugs and Fences on the Every Day Math Online.
  • Write a free-choice blog post.

Good luck! I’ll miss you today!

Ms. Gabbert

Government Research

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Hello, Citizens!

Today you will be working on forming your new country. What you should do is focus on the ORGANIZATION OF YOUR GOVERNMENT page of the presentation. Research what it means. Use the encyclopedias and the almanacs on the SSIS Wiki to help you.

Once you have an idea about how different governments are organized, research a country you’d like to model after. THEN, carefully plan out how you want your government to look like. If you need to add pages to your presentation, you can. We’ll learn more about how governments are organized tomorrow.

Here are some videos for your consideration. In America, the federal (country-wide) government is organized into three branches.

  1. The executive branch with the president
  2. The legislative branch with all the elected representatives
  3. The judicial branch that contains the supreme court. (Do you see the word judge in the word judicial?)

Don’t worry! It’s a lot of information. Just use it to activate your brain!

This one is older, and makes me feel a little bad because we’ve been reading The One and Only Ivan. But it’s still good.

Morning Work April 23, 2013

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Ciao, Citizens!

1.   The first math group with me, you will be playing Rugs and Fences (deck b) on the Everyday Math Online with a partner, or by yourself if you want be both players.

2.   Other groups, you will be watching your videos of you presenting. Then in your blog, embed the video (if you want, or just answer the questions) and add a picture of you working on your project.

  • How did your presentation go yesterday?
  • What would you do differently if you did it again?
  • What were you proud of?
  • What is your next step? What will you do to get your message and campaign to the world?

ALSO: If you finish (or if you’d just like to do it), I have an OPPORTUNITY for you to be YEAR BOOK CONTRIBUTORS! See me for more details!

This is me as I appeared in my fifth grade yearbook, Lincoln Elementary, 1999-2000.

This is me as I appeared in my fifth grade yearbook, Lincoln Elementary, 1999-2000.

 

Morning Work April 22

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Good morning, students!

Today is Earth Day, and you have some campaigning to do! Today for morning work, make sure your presentation is 100% finished and professional. Include:

  • 2-3 slides with facts about your animal
  • Information about WHY it’s endangered
  • Then your campaign. What can we do to help?

Check your rubric to make sure you meet all the requirements. Today, Mr. Viet will be video taping the presentations.

Remember Earth Week?

If you think you’re absolutely done, then you can work on a blog post about Earth Day (do some research about it) or your April current event.

Here’s the schedule:

Doty 10:00– Moon bear,  Indochinese Tiger

Wolselgel 12:30– Ganges Dolphin, Giant Panda

Faires 2:00–Komodo Dragon

Mr. Gallagher 2:35 — Proboscis Monkey

Flesher 2:45 — Sumatran Tiger