Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Find a seat -- no seating chart today. 

Pick up your folder!  Leave it on your desk, but take the project packet with you to computer lab 223.

Today's Agenda:  In the Computer Lab - Lab 223 

https://www.edmodo.com/
Most sign in as  
      lastnamefirstname
      student number

1. Complete the Practice Assignment if you have not.
2. Find your hero (the one you most want) on Biography Reference Center.   (page 5 in your packet) Leave open the best article. 
3. Sign Up for your hero as a reply to "IMPORTANT: SIGN UP FOR YOUR HERO"   (page 5 in your packet)
1. Include the hero's name and the URL from BRC.
4. Complete Hero Research #1 -- evaluating and taking notes on your hero.  Open the document, fill it in, then click on the Turn In button to turn it in on Edmodo under the assignment 

   "Hero Research #1: Evaluating and Taking Notes on An Article from Biography Reference Center"

Save your work often. 

In the Classroom

Activity 1. Individual Reading Time and Begin a New Reading Log

Activity 2: Fluency Practice  -- Poems

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/candle-timer/full-screen/

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/dynamite-timer/full-screen/

A3 will do Activity 3 later, thank you.
Activity 3: Reliability and ways to check for it!
Complete the explorers activity and filling out the evaluation form for that site.

Fill out the white worksheet, titled "Lewis and Clark – Important Information for Your U.S. History Class Next Year" using this link:

http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/ 

If you'd like more information about these explorers, see
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-is-shot-in-the-leg 

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Sample PowerPoint for the Project:
Larry Bird by Fielding C.ppt