Handouts and Directions for Semester 2 of 2012

The Celebrity Webquest Project

This is what the grading sheet looks like that Ms. Dorsey and Mrs. Sparks will use when grading your PowerPoint presentations:  Grading for Celebrity Project

Research on the Internet Revised(9).doc

 Research  Example: 

Research on the Internet Gary Paulsen.doc

ABC Website Evaluation Version 3.doc

Celebrity PowerPoint Template.ppt   


Directions for making your Bibliography: Creating Your Bibliography
Here is a sample PowerPoint:  emma watson example.ppt  

Reminder of what should be on the PowerPoint:

1. cover slide with photo of the famous person, that person's name, your name(s), and period
2. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Life Before Fame
3. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: How He/She Became Famous
4. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Major Accomplishments
5. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Personal Life
6. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Other Interesting Information
7. bibliography slide with a heading and 3 or 5 citations created using bibme  

You may add up to three extra slides.

Important!!!

Make It Your Own
The information for the bullets on your slides should be in your own words.  Read about your celebrity from several sources, then synthesize what you have read by putting the information into your own words.  

Edit Your Work
Don't forget to edit for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and other conventions.  Did you know that the titles of books and movies are capitalized (all the important words) and italicized?
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View this PowerPoint:  Steps for Celebrity Project.pptx

Or just read through the steps listed here:
Order for Doing the Celebrity Web Assignment:
1. Select a celebrity and optional partner.
2.  Use various search engines to find possible sites to use for research. (five for individual and eight for partners)
3a Select sites to evaluate.  Fill out  website evaluation forms for three if you are working alone, or for five as partners. 
3b.  As you complete the website evaluations, also take notes on each site -- finding information you can use when you put together your PowerPoint.
3c. Make sure you prepare a bibliography entry for each source you will use.  
(You should have all website evaluations completed, printed, and checked off by Ms. Dorsey by .)
4.  After you have completed your three or five website evaluations, begin working on your PowerPoint. 
5.  Complete the PowerPoint by . 


Computer Lab Calendar for Celebrity Project

January 25 (to give SRI)  and instruction about using the web
January 31    Web Research with instruction   -- Research on the Internet papers are due by the end of the period.

February 8     Web Research  with instruction
February 14   Web Research  with instruction (All website evaluations are due -- 3 for an individual, 5 for a pair.)
February 16   Bibliographic entries (bibme)  are due by the end of class.
                      Completing Web Research (if yours are late) and working on PowerPoints 

February 21   Completing PowerPoints (PowerPoints should be ready to be graded by the end of the period.)
February 23   PowerPoint Presentations

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Welcome and Needed Supplies

 

 

Quote about Reading

"After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more."
-Jasper Fforde

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Last day of Term 2.

Read-a-thon!


Bring a book!
If you'd like to, bring treats.
Also, if you'd like, bring a pillow to sit on.


If you didn't hand in the end-of-rotation survey last time, please complete one and hand it in. 

Flash mob for reading!




Originally published 1-5-12

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Prepare to go to Computer Lab 201 for the SRI test.   Take this seriously and do your very best.
Bring a book to read.

• SRI -- Take the Computer Reading Test
• Take an individual Fluency Test either this time or next.
• Fill out the Attitude Survey

Don't forget the Read-a-thon next time.
Remember to bring reading material, a pillow to sit on or lie on if desires, and treats if you wish.  


Originally posted 1/5/12

Friday, January 6, 2012

Present Power-Points!

Last day to hand in late web evaluations.

Next Thursday we'll hold a

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Computer Lab 201:  Finish your PowerPoints.  We will present them next time.  
If you are done, have Mrs. Sparks check it over as she has time.

Links of interest:
Web Evaluation Sheet  ABC Website Evaluation 2.doc 

Here is the first paper we did on the Internet, using search engines and databases to find possibly useful websites:  Research on the Internet Revised.doc.  

Below is a template you could use for your celebrity powerpoint:
Celebrity PowerPoint Template.ppt   
It makes your job a lot easier!
Directions for making your Bibliography: Creating Your Bibliography


Here is a sample PowerPoint:  emma watson example.ppt  


Reminder of what should be on the PowerPoint:

1. cover slide with photo of the famous person, that person's name, your name(s), and period
2. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Life Before Fame
3. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: How He/She Became Famous
4. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Major Accomplishments
5. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Personal Life
6. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Other Interesting Information
7. bibliography slide with a heading and 3 or 5 citations created using bibme  

You may add up to three extra slides.

Important Reminder:  

Students will finish their PowerPoints on January 4 and present them on January 6.

If you don't think you will be ready, work on yours at home. 

If you have extra time, you may play games at 

http://www.fun-with-words.com

Do not go to other sites or programs without asking the substitute or Mrs. Sparks.