Announcements and Reminders:
 October 4 Before Reading -- CRAAP Test -- Practice:Preview Article? 6 Internet and the CRAAP Test (CRAAP Test Test on October 12) 10 During Reading -- Be Active -- (predictions/inferences) Check for Understanding 12 More Internet and CRAAP Test -- Test on the CRAAP Test 16 During Reading -- Fix-Ups (words in context -- context clues) begin Mind Mapping 18 After Reading -- Reduce -- (Patterns and Mind Mapping)
End of Term 1
25 After Reading -- Retain -- Mnemonics -- Use a peg system to learn the Bill of Rights27 After Reading -- Retain -- Mnemonics -- Use the loci system to learn the first ten U.S. Presidents. Also how to use flashcards to study CRAAP, Bill of Rights, first ten presidents 31 Practice using Metacognition online November 2 Practice using Metacognition with an article 6 Final Test -- Turn in BICUM Brochure 8 Readathon and Test make-up, if needed Bring treats, if you wish, to the Readathon.
Scholastic Book Orders: Use our class code when you order online: GKLJW.
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Targets for Today:
1. I can use the internet wisely and well to do research for learning.
Utah State Core , Writing Standard 1 b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. |
Today’s Agenda:
(To whom it may concern: Thank you for the apple!)
1. Pick up your folder and book and settle in for reading time. 15 minutes.
2. Copy this onto your BICUM Brochure -- Add to your BICUM Brochure -- Inside Left Section -- Add this today! Inside
 Links for today: https://afjh.alpineschools.org/ Use this link to get into Utah's Online Library, called Pioneer Online Library on our school website. Follow the steps on your assignment sheet to get to the databases for biography and for books. Link for Wikipedia exercises: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Sample for your assignment with search engines: : Bing [I looked up "dogs as pets"] : https://www.bing.com/ On the main page for Bing, you'll see links to current events, searchs that are currently popular on Bing. Yahoo [I looked up "dogs as pets"]: https://search.yahoo.com/ On the main page, like Bing, Yahoo shows what searches are "Trending." It also gave me the current weather. Neither Bing nor Yahoo gives part of an actual article on the results page like Google does. Pick a topic to look up on any 4 (four) of the following search engines. Explain how they are different from each other. Here are the search engines for you to check out: https://www.bing.com/ https://search.yahoo.com/ http://education.iseek.com/iseek/home.page;jsessionid=A03C07466D1C5F73460D50073F1FD9C4 https://www.wolframalpha.com/ http://www.dogpile.com/ http://www.ask.com/ https://www.kiddle.co/ https://duckduckgo.com/ Becoming more Computer Savvy!
Work on your packet for becoming COMPUTER SAVVY!
Savvy means having practical knowledge.
 You, too, can be computer savvy!
Check for Reliability.
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet
is that you can never know if they are genuine."
- Abraham Lincoln
How reliable is Wikipedia?
Test Your Ability to do Research.
 
Researching Famous Explorers
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/
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If You Were Absent:
You could complete these at home, or during Cave Times. |
Vocabulary:
Current/ Currency: up to date
Relevant/Relevancy: Is it really what you need?
Authority: the power or right to do something Accuracy: the power or state of being correct or right Purpose: why something is being done |
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