Summer School 2013 8/7 Day 6 Wednesday July 10
Helpful Apps: Snapseed (free), Lens Light (Paid), Over or overgram
Joke of the Day (The Gold Book):
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
Getting Started:
*New Poll on Class blog, check it out and vote! As well we are working on 2 separate posts simultaneously.
English
Read Aloud
The Cheat
Characters: Sarah (poetry/cool/popular, mother blames divorce), Rob (afraid), Katie (nervous, father passed away), Ruby (jealous girlfriend), Jake (the man that started it all), Dan (smug and supremely confident,mother defends her ), Mr. Chen (Principal)
Blogging for reading Responses
How to Blog:
Respond to polls
Fully developed reponses (4-5 sentences) / Provide specific examples / make real connections / engage and ask good questions from your peers
FIRST BLOG DEBRIEF: At 271 responses that is a successful post! But self assess are you a part of the praise rot a part of the hidden non factors...did you post 10 times???
Why Bother: blogging provides a real time, live and interactive environment to discuss our novel. It also provides you with an opportunity to enhance your digital citizenship by learning how to communicate in the online environment.
Reviews of the book The Cheat :
This is a middle school book about cheating on a geography midterm. What makes it charming and thought-provoking is the fact that it's told from the points of view of six kids who were involved, with 2 or 3 pages of text at a time told in each kid's distinctive voice. The voices are great: they make the book.
This is a book that I picked up as a MS reading teacher. I try to read books to recommend for my students. I would NOT recommend this book. The book focuses on a group of friends who get caught (some not caught) cheating on a midterm. The narration moves from person to person. I felt like there were too many voices--4 main, 2 supporting--for middle school students to follow. Because there were so many voice, the characters, in my opinion, were never really developed at all. I found myself asking, "Wait, is she the one who's dad died? or did he leave her mom? Which one was that again?" I also felt that there was no real resolution to the problem. The book explained what happened, but nothing was really resolved. Overall, a quick read, but not one that I would recommend to my students
Reading Activities
Math
Math Reflection
Why Bother: Great math students are able to articulate and reflect on math experiences. Reflection on achievement will highlight the skills that you were able to use in order score well.
Math Problem of the Day
HEADS UP
1,2,2,2,5,5,7,7,8,9,12,13,14,15
*working in same groups as problem of the day you will get 10 minutes to work out this math puzzle! Team that finishes first or with highest score will win the MATH CHAMPIONSHIP BELT
Math Lesson:
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Key Terms:
Equivalent Fractions, LCD Lowest Common Denominator, Multiples, Factors
How to use device: Use your device to find definition and review LCD and making equivalent fractions . Pull up the web site listed below to have an example always ready. It is not just a calculator it is a tutor and guide if used properly
Math Video:
Math Site:
Math Task
Page 185 #1,3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 26, 31
Page 187 #1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 25, 27
Journal Response:
Write about someone who has shared wisdom and experience with you. Explain why it is important to learn from the experience of others. Include specific details and examples in your response.
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