Share Yesterday's Activity & Evaluating Websites

Share your create Top-Ten Lists, Poems/Songs, Obituaries, and Texts from the On-line Writing Lab article.  Do you feel like you gathered an accurate summary?

Is it a "credible source"?  Use the rubric from class (or click here) to evaluate the validity of each site.

1. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/: Tree Octopus
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot: Big Foot
3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2468512/Pictured-Second-GIANT-fish-week-washes-depth-ocean-Southern-California-coast.html: Sea Monster

Tuesday: Complete Partner Activity & Exit Slip

1. Entrance Slip
2. Partner Activity w/Article from Online-Writing Lab on Credible Sources
3. Exit Slip

Obituary Example (Thank you Mrs. King!)

Credible Source. 1901-2013

     Millions of academics and students observed a moment of silence today, to pay their respects to Credible Source.  Credible Source was born at the turn of the previous century, at Harvard University.  Tremendously respected, her influence was felt throughout the educated world within just a few years.
     She set new standards in scholarship, and was adopted at fine universities, and then High Schools in states and countries where truth was valued.  She helped develop objective rules for writing, linking sources to other sources and respected research.  Her contributions will always be honored.
     She began aging rapidly in the '00 decade.  College students were choosing to cut corners in their scholarship, tempted by quick and easy choices on The Interwebs. Overworked teachers and professors succumbed to the trend, leading eventually to reports, term papers, and theses containing dubious or dated information.
      She perished, surrounded by her aging admirers, at her birthplace.  In lieu of flowers, please consider donating your efforts to instructing others in the diligent methods of proper research.

                                            -M.J. King,  M.Ed.

Credible Resources

Agenda:

• Highs and lows
• What do you think is reliable/credible as far as resources go? Take a survey based on the list we made last time in class
• Article to read with a partner: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/2/

• Activity to do with a partner (will take you to googledoc): https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/document/d/1sbp5oEqvdDDJnVyXtD5pIiZB4nRPs_2gwPkcOucZW4k/edit?usp=sharing

*The new TWISTED books will be in this week; stay tuned!*

More Questioning!

We will continue work with the questions we developed yesterday!

• How do we start closed vs. open-ended questions differently?
• Open-ended: Why? How?
• Close-ended: Is? Do? Can?
• Either O/C: What? Who? Where? When?
• What is the purpose of either type of question?
• What are the three questions you are most interested in learning more about?

Questioning!

Friendly reminder: Want 5 points on your Man Friday essay? Rewrite a body paragraph for Friday.

First class only...take this survey:
https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/forms/d/1nzjhsSWG219InjnrTqjanArnmPmtTzRO_500DZEK4_E/viewform

Activity: QUESTIONING!

Rules: (These will make sense in class)

1. Ask as many questions as you can.

2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer any question.

3. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. (Don’t worry about spelling)

4. Change any statement into a question.

Groups:

1. Baile, Joe, Jacob
2. Virginia, Kanah, Dossey
3. Tyler, Dale (abs), Ethan, Kyleigh
4. Kym, Jeff, Lauren

1. Hunter, Katie, Rebecca
2. Joey, Asia, Ben
3. Matt, TJ, Teddy
4. Devin, Natalie, Bailey

Notes from today's class:

Group #1

1. Ask as many questions as you can.

• Easy: Because we can ask as many questions as you want.
• Easy: Because you aren’t limited.
• Difficult: Because you don’t know what you are asking questions about.
• Easy: Because there are three of us, and we are all talky-questiony people

2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer any question.

• Difficult: it would be hard not to discuss, judge, or ask any questions.
• Difficult: We might be confused.
• Not sure: We don’t understand this rule. Difficult: Tyler talks too much.
• Difficult: Because Kym talks a lot and like to discuss.

3. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. (Don’t worry about spelling)

• Easy: Just copy down what someone said!
• Difficult: Because you need to write fast.
• Easy: Because you have to write down a question.
• Easy: Because it is copying, and we are in 9th grade, and we have a lot of practice.

4. Change any statement into a question.

• Easy: Just changing statement into a question.
• Difficult: Because it’s wicked friggin hard to change a friggin statement.
• Difficult: because we have to change a whole friggin statement.
• Easy: Because you have to switch words around and stuff.

Group #2:

1. Ask as many questions as you can.

• Easy: Because we question all the time.; we are inquisitive.
• Easy: Because questions are easy to come up with
• Not sure: Because we don’t know what the topic is.
• Easy: Because we are good at asking questions.

2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer any question.

• Difficult: Because we like to make comments and judge.
• Not sure: Because we need to discuss with other people what they think.
• Difficult: Because we are the best group.
• Easy: Because none of us talk out loud.

3. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. (Don’t worry about spelling)

• Not sure: Because we can’t remember.
• Difficult: Because it depends on the subject.
• Easy: Because it’s all there.
• Difficult: Because it is hard to write exactly what is said.

4. Change any statement into a question.

• Not sure: Because we don’t know how to do it.
• Easy: Because we just have to say “why” and “how”
• Easy: Easy to turn stuff into questions.
• Difficult: Because it is challenging.

YMATS wrap-up and NEW BOOK INTRO

Goals:

• YMATS book collection
• YMATS reflection: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1viR5pSWabsUZbdLtHtU3N7oiB8Ngd0U9o4aU89lxjWE/viewform
• New iMovies to view???
• Chapter 1 readings...Twisted and Speak...which one appeals to you more?  I'll read out loud, you just get to listen :)

Friendly reminder: Want 5 points on your Man Friday essay? Rewrite a body paragraph for Friday.

iMovie Videos Continued & Man Friday Essays Returned

Thank you to:
Joey, Ethan, Dale, Hunter, Dossey, Jeff, Kanah, Lauren, and Tyler who showed their videos to the entire group last Friday!  Looking forward to watching more today.

Reminder...75% (75 points) of your project grade is the written portion of the YMATS project...25% is the iMovie.

Man Friday Essays returned:

• If you would like to rewrite a (ONE) body paragraph for additional credit, please do so by this Friday.  Please select the paragraph that needs the most improvement. (+5 points)
• Make sure you have each element of the TRIAC in your body paragraph.
• See Ms. P or Mr. O for suggestions as to which one to rewrite if you are unsure.

Projects Due! Draft Letter!

Turning in your Project:

• I will explain how to export your iMovie
• Go the main screen for iMovie, click the box with the arrow button, and send to "camera roll"
• You can now add your movie to your GoogleDoc folder.
• Put your 3 TRIAC paragraphs in your GoogleDoc folder (w/draft letter...see below)
• We will play your videos from your individual iPads.

Draft Letter Assignment: YMATS Project

Overview: It’s never a good feeling to get a paper back only to be criticized for something you already know isn’t going well, or worse, for something that you thought was pretty great. Your draft letter will give you the opportunity to tell your reader(s) what you think about your piece before it’s evaluated. As a teacher, it’s easier for me to help you improve when I know what you think about a particular assignment!  Please use reasons and examples to support your judgements- try to incorporate at least one direct quote from your writing piece.

Task: Write a letter addressed to your reader (today...that's me!) that reflects on several aspects of your writing. Here are some reflection questions to consider examining in your letter:

• What is your favorite part of this particular piece and why?
• Are there any weaknesses you see in this piece? Tell me about them.
• What techniques did you try which differed from your regular process?
• How does this piece compare to other pieces you have written?
• What difficulties did you encounter when creating this piece and why?
• What really worked in this piece? Why did it seem to work well?
• What’s one thing you would like to do to improve this piece, if only you knew how to do it?
• What do you think is the one thing a reader is most likely to take away from your piece?

You are free to respond to as many or as few of these as you wish. The goal is to think about your writing process and also evaluate what worked well and what didn’t.

Length: 200-300 words

Location: At the bottom of the page of your TRIAC paragraphs in GoogleDoc.

Format: Follow letter conventions (date, greeting, body, closing, and signature)

This will count for one homework assignment and will be graded using the homework rubric.

12th graders help and ...PROJECTS DUE THURS!

Welcome back from the long weekend!

Remember, tomorrow is the ReadiStep testing, so you will not have English/Global/Science :(  As a result, this is your LAST day to prepare the two parts of your YMATS project.

• The first part includes THREE paragraphs, each using the TRIAC format. Typed. Spellchecked. See the packet for full detail.
• The second is your video with your five interviewees (one is yourself).

Ms. Leavitt's senior Journalism class has agreed to come and be interviewed this morning...so grab a senior while they are available!

Work on YMATS Project

Goals:

• Look at TRIAC paragraph #2 outline (check as a HW assignment)
• Give new TRIAC outline for paragraph #3
• New due date: Thursday (next Wed you have the Readistep exam which takes all morning)
• New paragraph option: You DON'T have to do option #8; you may pick any other another for your third paragraph.
• Final written pieces should be:
• Typed, double-spaced, spell-checked in Pages
• Include the prompt # above each paragraph.
• The paragraphs should all be on the same page.
• Transfer to your name folder on GoogleDoc when you are done.

Work on YMATS Project & Sushi!

Goals:

We are going to working on pieces to the YMATS project today.  Click for the project outline.  

• Pick what you most need to work on regarding your YMATS project:
• Type up the paragraph we wrote collectively in class using the TRIAC model.  This can count as 1 of the 3 you must write.  
• Outline your second paragraph.  Your outline is due tomorrow (FRIDAY). Click for the template as a PDF.
• Edit your interviews that you have collected so far on iMovie.  Begin to assemble.
• If you have done all of these things, talk with Ms. Peterson about conducting other interviews during this time (library, study hall).  
• Work on 3rd paragraph.  Remember, one has to be essay option #8.  

• HW: Outline your second paragraph on the template Ms. P handed out in class on Wednesday.  See the second bullet for the template again.  

IMovie instruction

• Quiz...long one!
• iMovie instruction

HW: have two interviews tomorrow filmed.

TRIAC Packet completion

Goals:

• Take MENTOR SURVEY--it's quick!
• Quiz...did you finish the book yet?!
• Complete TRIAC paragraph we have been working on in class.
• Prepare to type this TRIAC up; you may use for your project.
• Outline your next TRIAC paragraph, which you will use for your project.

Preparing for iMovie:

• Have you contacted those you hope to interview?  Remember, two 18+, 18 or younger.
• iMovie demo will be on Wednesday

YMATS is finished!

Goals:

• Highs and lows of weekend
• TRIAC paragraph work in packet provided by Ms. P (hard copy in shared google folder)
• Look at YMATS project

YMATS & Symbolism

When you walked in the door today, you've completed reading Ch 21 & 22! 

We are on the home stretch!

Thank you Devon your artistic efforts as we work toward deciding if the tuna is a a symbol...or maybe it's just a fish?!

Goals for today:

• Add descriptions to the fish image handout based on last night's reading
• Debate: are we dealing with a symbol? Or not?
• Begin TRIAC paragraph packet (hard copy in the shared google folder)
• HW: Finish the book for Monday! Woo hoo!

More YMATS!

Starting off with...
A QUICK QUIZ!  Please go to the shared folder of documents, and copy and paste the questions to your own new document.  Save to your name folder.

Goals:

• Review "Confessions" HW assignment & how to upload.
• Look at project and timeline (ran out of time...)
• Continue Reading!  

HW: Using the bluefin tuna picture, make note of all the references that the author makes to the fish.  Started in class; finish for HW.

Substitute Day!

• Submit your 30 second videos to the shared folder on Googledoc.  Make sure you name it your first and last name.  If you want to write your answers in a google doc instead of the video, you can submit it to the same folder called “Ch13-16 Confessions.” Some students uploaded last time we did a Dr. Phil episode; ask others for help as to how to do this.
  
  
• Time to read Young Man and the Sea!  Read through Ch. 20...and be ready for a quick quiz tomorrow.
  
  
• You've been reading out loud, so if you'd like to, please continue while I'm out.  Here are the roles that need to be filled:
• Skiffy (Tyler in Group A and Ethan in Group B)
• Big Skiffy (Jeff in A, Joey in group B)
• Mr. Woodwell (Dale in A, Natalie in B)
• Narrator (Kym and Baile in A, Devin and Rebecca in B--switch every other page)
• If there are other parts, students can volunteer to read.