Sample Sources

Jon Scieszka

http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000296650

http://www.jsworldwide.com/just_the_facts.html

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-scieszka-jon.asp#view1010

http://web.ebscohost.com/srck5/results?sid=ea84ecce-f23e-4dda-bcd4-283f012f21ba%40sessionmgr104&vid=7&hid=119&bquery=%28Jon+AND+Scieszka%29&bdata=JnR5cGU9MCZzaXRlPXNyY2s1LWxpdmU%3d


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About Dylan and Cole Sprouse:  MSN Money --  http://money.uk.msn.com/your-cash/salary-centre/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=153707371&page=9  

Citation (Bibliography entry created used bibme.org)
Wright, Melanie . "The Sprouse Twins, 17 - Young and minted: teens who struck it big."  Personal finance, Compare insurance, Financial news | MSN Money UK. Microsoft, 29 July 2011. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. .

About an award -- I found this by using Sirs Discoverer on the Pioneer Online Library
http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000312527

For this one I went to http://pioneer-library.org/   I clicked on 

NEW - One Click ACCESS for Utah Residents EBSCO - Magazines, Journals, Health Information, Car Repair

Then I went to the search bar and typed in the name of this celebrity and got
http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=3&hid=25&sid=d41b2b5c-c449-4385-aa7e-fe78589dbc2d%40sessionmgr14&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#db=mih&AN=42969971

Notice the dates on this one:  http://www.dylan-sprouse.info/index.htm
How recently has it been updated, as far as you can tell?
Also, who is the author?

Ray Lewis:  http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Lewis_Ray.html  found using Sweet Search

August 30, 2011

Self-Starter:  Pick up and fill in the blue half sheet from the back table.  You will use it to select your celebrity.  Hand it in to the teacher and pick up the white Celebrity Webquest handout.

New Webquest Handouts Fall 2011.doc
Use the first two pages for coming up with questions to ask about your celebrity.  Divide them into 5 major categories to create headings for five of your PowerPoint slides.  Those pages show you what each of your slides should have.

Today's Student Targets:
By the end of class I will --
1) know basically what I need to do for the celebrity project
2)  understand the difference between general and specific questions
3) create 5 or more general questions (and specific questions to go with them) for my research
4) understand that not all websites are trustworthy and understand the difference between primary and secondary sources.

2.  Asking Question -- View a PowerPoint about questions and finding reliable answers.
      What does it mean to be reliable?
3. View sample Celebrity PowerPoint
See examples at (Jack Johnson.ppt ) and emma watson example.ppt 
4. Asking questions about websites -- more to come next time.
     Next time you will receive your website evaluation forms and we will go to the computer lab to do research.  Watch for information on these intriguing topics: "A Search Engine is Not a Website" and "Wikipedia Warnings"


Computer Days: Sept 1,6,8,14,20 and, I hope, another toward the end of the month.  Make sure you bring your thumb drive on those days.

September 1:  Using search engines and evaluating websites
September 6:  Doing research and creating a bibliography
September 8:  Doing research and creating a bibliography
September 14:  Creating the PowerPoint
September 20:  PowerPoint is due and will be presented to classmates


3.  Find a book or magazine for individual reading time. It would be smart to use  the book you are reading  for English class. -- INDIVIDUAL READING TIME. Don't forget to fill out your reading log.
4.  Collect folders and place in crate.

The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely On Wikipedia

June 27, 2011 09:00 AM

by Mark E. Moran

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The-Top-10-Reasons-Students-Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html
Video about how Wikipedia works: 
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/   

August 26, 2011

August 26, 2011

Let me know if you'd like to help out by taking a turn as class librarian.

1. Pick up from the table at the back of the room the list of some possible celebrities for research.  Read through it.  Jot down any others you might be interested in, and on the back write at least three you'd like to find out more about.  Think about what questions you have about these individuals.
2.  Line up in alphabetical order by last name and receive a folder to mark with your name (last, first) and to decorate.  The folders will be kept in the B1 black crate at the front of the room.  Hang onto yours so you can place your fluency materials and reading log in it before you leave class today.
3.  Find a book or magazine for individual reading time. -- INDIVIDUAL READING TIME. --Receive and fill out your reading log.  -- How to check out books from this classroom
4.  Fluency Practice -- Practice run.
5.  Collect folders and place in crate.

If there is time, Mrs. Dorsey will begin giving individuals the San Diego Quick Assessment.

August 24, 2011

August 24, 2011

1. Receive seating assignment
2. Fill out two survey papers (on both sides of each) -  I know it is a lot of writing!  Some is for data we need, and some is so we can better help you find books you'd like to read, set goals, and  improve your reading skills.
3. Receive disclosure document and take the disclosure quiz   
1. Return the signature sheet by August 31. 
4. Recognize summer birthdays
5.  Brian Regan jokes around about reading.   He showed examples of visualizing, thinking through your reading, and using word attack skills.   He also gave an example of increasing the speed of reading while losing comprehension (understanding), and he's just plain funny!
6. What do you know about computers?  What can you already do on computers?  Fill out the blue sheet with the big computer clip art.
7. Listen to an excerpt from Beyonders by Brandon Mull.  (page 19+)

Thank you to the students who have brought sticky notes and highlighters to be used in the class!

Teacher Notes

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• One or more packs of 3 x 3 inch sticky notes.
• 2 different colored highlighters

Welcome and Needed Supplies

Welcome to the Seventh Grade Reading class!

While the sales on school supplies are available, it's a good idea to stock up on the things you'll need later, but that will be much more expensive then !
 
Note: If your family cannot afford school supplies, please speak with a teacher or administrator.

Here are some required and suggested items.


For this reading class you will need these items each day:

• Bring your own pencils and pens every day. I will have some available to loan, but you should return them at the end of class, and should only rarely need to borrow.
• Bring lined paper. 
• A thumb drive  (flash drive) to be used  during the section of the class dealing with reading the Internet.
• For every class, bring a book to read during Supported Independent Reading.  You'll receive more information about how to select books.  

Suggested (optional): (for this and other classes)

• Colored pencils may be needed for history class, and come in handy at times in other classes.
• A three-ring hole-punch that fits in your binder is very helpful if you receive handouts that haven't been punched.
• A small manual pencil sharpener
• A small pack of Kleenex -- We usually have facial tissues/Kleenex available in our classrooms, but they are not soft on a tender nose.
• Hand sanitizer
• If you find a good deal, you might want to have on hand some poster board. Sometimes teachers will assign students to create posters, and it's nice not to have to run out to the store at 10 pm when the student remembers he or she has a poster due the next day.

Computers and Internet
Note to Parents: If you have a computer and printer, you will want to check to see that you have enough printer ink on hand so your student can print off homework when needed for any class. Please encourage your student to finish and hand-in assignments before the deadline, so any computer or printer problems don't make them late.

More about computers and Internet: It is very helpful to have the Internet available at home. Our English classes use a writing program called MYAccess for several assignments during the year. We access it at school, and students can write and revise their work from home or anywhere else they can use the Internet. That also allows parents to read their student's writing and watch their progress.
Students may also need to do research on the Internet for various classes.

During one segment of Seventh Grade Reading, we will be learning about reading the Internet, and will be doing research on the Internet.  Your student my need to finish some of the work outside of school hours.

If you do not have access at home, the student could use computers in our school media center, sometimes (such as during CaveTime) our computer labs are open to students who need extra time, and the Internet is available at the public library.

Parents will need to sign a release for the student to use the Internet at school, and the student will need to have his or her Internet card (student ID card) in hand to use the Internet on the media center computers and in the other computer labs.

Teacher Web Sites
Many of our teachers have web sites, blogs, and wikis where you can find much information about classes, requirements, etc. Take advantage of this resource.

If you're absent or looking for more information or maybe some extra credit, check this blog. You will most likely be required to use this blog at times.


For this segments of the Reading Class we will also have a class wiki (open to posting only by the teacher and classmates) where students will complete some assignments and collaborate with the teacher and other students. 

(revised and reposted in July  for the 2011-2012 school year)

Quote of the Day

 

 Quote of the Day: "Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them."

-Lemony Snicket

Thank you to Goodreads!

National Book Lovers' Day

Today, August 9, is National Book Lovers' Day.  

Celebrate!  Read a book! 

Rotation for Fall 2011 Semester

You will have three teachers this semester for Reading 7.

Ms. Gadd

If you begin with
Ms. Dorsey, you will go next to Mrs. Fugal, then to Ms. Gadd.
If you begin with
Mrs. Fugal, you will go to Ms. Gadd, then to Ms. Dorsey.
If you  begin with
Ms. Gadd, you will go to Mrs. Dorsey, then to Mrs. Fugal.

Ms. Dorsey

Mrs. Fugal