Monday, June 30, 2014

Lesson for 6/31!!!

Exploring Google Presentation!!


Entrance Ticket (Organization practice) 10 mins
Intro to google Docs 10 mins 650
Intro to Google Presentation 10 mins 7
Pick a topic (10 mins: 7:10)
Create power point (20 mins 7:30)
Reflection (overtime)


Powerpoint: Focusing on one term→ Literature.
How can you present this one term in a fun and engaging way?
I want you to bring baseball into it, school into it, and reading into it.


Assignment:
Literature- written works, esp. those considered of superior or lasting artistic talent/value.
Example Presentation: Use as Guide
You will create a Google Doc’s Presentation, that will focus on the term Literature. I want you to think about how you can present this terms relation to (1) baseball; (2) school; and (3) reading. How can you show this in a fun and engaging way? After we explore the program Google Presentation, create your own presentation using at least two images from Google, or outside source using at least two sentences on each “slide.” Each Slide should contain a header such as “Literature and Baseball,” “Literature and School,” and “Literature and Reading.” Use google to do research on how you can explore the relation between these three selected topics and the term literature. Finally, take some time to present your slides to me. Come up with a total of five slides, one being the cover page (Introduction) then the following three should be your main topics and relation to the term literature, and you should finish it with a page that shows where you got your research and ideas from (Works Cited Page). Most Importantly, have fun with it and I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!

Saturday, June 14, 2014

New Exercises, June 14, 2014

New Vocabulary List!


Using Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences.


After completing the two other exercises, I want you to write a letter to the New York Yankees. Explain to the general manager why they should pick up your favorite player from another team that they do not currently have. Why would this player be a good asset to the Yankees in the upcoming season? What position do they play? Does this player seem to have a good personality? Why would you personally recommend this player? What could be a possible controversy that will come about for the Yankees as a result of picking this player, or how could it hurt them as a team?