Culture Quiz

What is an infographic?

I am admittedly, a little obsessed with data visualization. Making information visually appealing, making it BEAUTIFUL. According to Wikipedia, "Today information graphics surround us in the media, in published works both pedestrian and scientific, in road signs and manuals. They illustrate information that would be unwieldy in text form, and act as a visual shorthand for everyday concepts such as stop and go."

You may find yourself saying "huh?!" But what this means is that we can learn, and study information and data in a fun and visual way. We can make our information diagrams into works of art. We can create projects, presentations and ways that show that we have learned that are amazingly complex, detailed and actually beautiful.  We can take information that might otherwise be overwhelming and in some cases difficult to understand and make it easy to read, understand and learn from.

What does this have to do with my Culture Quiz-ito?!
Well...we created a very, very basic information graphic in class on Tuesday when we made our Culture Web. For the quiz-ito you can recreate that web from memory, or choose to show that you know that information by showcasing it in another way. To get started, you may want to look at thePeriodic Table of Visualization (just mouse over the "elements" to see some of the many ways people visualize data). Remember...you can choose any visualization method that you want but there are some that are better suited for this job than others for example: cluster/web, tree, treemap, cone tree, data-flow, mind map...and more! Need more ideas? Click Here 

Ok, I can do this. BUT, I lost/can't find/would like to see the original Culture Web again?
Here it is(remember, some social scientists agree to 4 elements, some to 6 and others 8, also the branches overlap and may include things not listed below):

Elements of culture web

please click/enlarge view all of the elements clearly

This Week in Room 101: December 17 - 21

Important Dates
Ugly Holiday Sweater/Outfit Day: FRIDAY!!!
6th grade movie trip: Tuesday
7th grade movie trip: Wednesday
8th grade movie trip: Thursday

Core
Monday -Friday: Winter words mini-unit, What is Culture?

Reading

Monday: Finish Socratic Seminar for The Ugly Duckling
Wednesday: Seminar reflection
Friday: Scrooge

 
Wildcat Pride

Monday: Bullying resources
Tuesday - Friday: Mini Incentive Prep

Cultural Exploration

Monday - Thursday: Finish books & present

Friday: Art

Wildcat Pride 12-12-12

1. Sit with your team

2. Log in to Studio Works

3. Change your preferences to include a grid (small/1 pica)

4. Practice drawing layouts and working with what Studio Works has available to you, use the help of your expert to answer any questions you may have. By the end of the period there should be copy, and graphics or space for graphics on your page.

This Week in Room 101 December 10 -14

Core

Monday: Chapter 5 Section 3

Tuesday: Homophone review

Wednesday: Homophone quiz

Thursday: Chapter 5 Study Guide

Friday: Chapter 5 Test (all chapter 5 handouts due)

Reading:

Tuesday: Ugly Duckling seminar and test prep

Thursday: Ugly Duckling seminar (see previous post for details)

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Wildcat Pride

Monday: Re-do signs

Tuesday: Mini incentive prep, Studio Works intro

Wednesday: Studio Works

Thursday: Mini incentive prep

Friday: Studio Works

Cultural Exploration

Monday: Book construction: Cover Boards

Tuesday: Final draft inside pages DUE

Wednesday: Book construction: ribbons and accordion

Thursday & Friday: Final touches

Mixed Mesages

by AliciaPompei. Learn about business intelligence tools.

Click to enlarge. 

AM Reading: Seminar Prep

Ugly Duckling Seminar 

Seminar date: December 13, 2012 

Here are the questions you will need: 

1. Do you think Great-Aunt Malkin’s gift to Camilla was a good idea? Why or why not?  How might Camilla’s life have been different if her beauty had not been hidden?

2. How would the world be changed if everyone looked exactly the same? 

3.  What attitudes are presented in this play about outer beauty?  About inner beauty?  How are the attitudes of the chancellor, the king and queen, Great-Aunt Malkin, the princess herself and Prince Simon similar and different?

Things to keep in mind:

• Speak so that all can hear you
• Listen closely
• Speak without raising hands
• Refer to the text
• Talk to each other and the middle of the circle, not just the leader
• Ask others for clarification. Don’t stay confused
• Invite and allow others to speak
• Consider all viewpoints and ideas
• Know that you are responsible for the quality of the seminar

How will the seminar be graded?

1. Student notes will be collected and checked for completeness but will not be graded

2. Students will be graded using the following rubric: 

Seminar grading rubric

This Week in Room 101: December 3-7

Happy December!

Please note: Miss Bryant will be at a conference on Thursday and Friday

Core

Monday: Verbs, Chapter 5 Section 1 Review

Tuesday: Verbs, homophones, Chapter 5 Section 2, Geography Bee

Wednesday: Geography Bee, homophone comic intro

Thursday: homophone packet, verb work, Chapter 5 Section 2 due

Friday: homophone comic DUE at the end of the period

Reading:

Monday: Ugly Duckling small group read (finish)

Wednesday: Ugly Duckling whole class read

Friday: Ugly Duckling whole class read (finish)

Wildcat Pride

Monday: Edit advertising letters

Tuesday: Envelope making (for ad letters)

Wednesday: Yearbook Wednesday

Thursday: Ugly Sweater Day Signs

Friday: Ugly Sweater Day signs

Cultural Exploration

Monday: Book RD work time (due Tuesday)

Tuesday: Final draft book work time

Wednesday: Cover boards

Thursday: Library to type final draft/final draft work time

Friday: Library to type final draft/final draft work time

Reading Lab Tutorial

Monday: "Think Aloud" using fiction AND non fiction

Wednesday: tbd

Friday: tbd

AM Core Assignment 11/15

1. Finish typing "How-To" paragraph (be sure to include heading, title, font needs to be easy to read and size 10, 11 or 12)
2. Print
3. Staple assignment in this order & TURN IN (due Friday, can be turned in starting Thursday)

• Final paragraph (on top)
• Peer editing sheets
• Photo copy of rough draft (showing signs of editing
• How To Packet

4. CAC Setting print & turn in (due Fri, can be turned in starting Thursday)
5. Get out completed "Political Systems Chart"
6. View "Types of Government" slide show and ADD to your chart

This Week in Room 101: November 13-16

Core
Tuesday: Spelling sort it, Verbs, How to Packet (library to type), Types of Government, Book Box Prep
Wednesday: Book Box due, presntations BEGIN
Thursday: Book Box presentations, Library to type How-To, Verbs, Types of Government DUE
Friday: Spelling & Vocab TEST (mis/mit), How-To Paragraph DUE

Reading
Wednesday: Thanksgiving Reading
Friday:  Thanksgiving Reading

Wildcat Pride
Tuesday: Photo & design Vocab REVIEW
Wednesday: Photo & Design Vocab QUIZ
Thursday & Friday: Community 101 Research

Cultural Exploration
Tuesday: Food collage work time
Wednesday: Talking about food using "gustar"
Thursday: Mi Vida Loca Final Episodes
Friday: Mi Vida Loca TEST

Reading Tutorial
Wednesday: Test Taking Strategies, Exit Test
Friday: Finish Exit Test

How to Paragraph

How to Paragraph FINAL draft is due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th How to Packet

Having trouble with the first 3 pages of the How to Packet?

This video (please ignore the dates in the video), can provide you with a little help.

Current Event #1 DUE FRIDAY

 For your first current event (CE) assignment, you will need to have an article (not a tv program or video) but if you are looking for a way to get started, you can watch student news and get an idea...then look for an article on one of topics you saw. If you need a great site for actual articles, check out the links below.

CE Links

CNN
C-SPAN
White House Press Release/Weekly Radio Broadcast
NPR
MSNBC
CBS
ABC
Fox News
C-SPAN in the Classroom
Associated Press
KOIN TV
KATU
Oregonian
BBC
Bloomberg Business News

Time for Kids

CNN Student News

The Week in Rap

Scholastic News Zone

Wall Street Journal Classroom

Lost your CE form? Want to print a new copy from home or library? Here:

Keyboarding Practice

Looking to practice your keyboarding skills?

Try these sites:

1. Learning Games for Kids
2. Keybr
3. Fingerjig

This Week in Room 101 10/29-11/2

Notes for the week:
- MV does not have a Halloween costume day (please keep your costume at home on Wednesday)
- Miss B will be attending a training on Thursday and Friday, email replies to parent concerns may be lagging as a result of this absence
- Novels for CORE need to be finished by November 6th

Core
Monday: New vocab (phobia), intro CE #1 (due Friday), Chapter 3, Reading Log (due Nov 6)
Tuesday: Chapter 3 packet, edit setting paragraph
Wednesday: Chapter 3 packet, library to type paragraph, commas
Thursday: work time (CE, spelling, and typing), commas
Friday: CE due! Spelling&Vocab test, commas, Chapter 3 packet DUE

Reading
Tuesday: Spooky Reading part 1
Thursday: Spooky Reading part 2

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Community 101 Mission Statement
Tuesday: Yearbook Theme
Wednesday: Boundary Breaking
Thursday: Oregon Pride signs
Friday: Oregon Pride sign DUE

Cultural Exploration
Monday: Prep QUESO board
Tuesday: Day of the Dead
Wednesday: Play QUESO
Thursday: Day of the Dead
Friday: Day of the Dead

Spelling & Vocab October 22-26

Test on FRIDAY! Study. Study.

deport (v) to carry or send away from a country; to banish

export  (v) to carry out of the country

import  (v) to carry into the country

portable  (adj) capable of being easily carried

portage  (n) the route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake or river to another

porter  (n) an attendant who carries travelers' luggage for them

portfolio  (n) a case for carrying loose papers

report  (n) a collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new

support  (v) to carry the weight of something

transport  (v) to carry something from one place to another

This Week in Room 101: 10/16-10/19

Core
Monday: New spelling/vocab (root=sect), Create a Country planning sheet
Tuesday: Create a Country Rough Draft
Wednesday: CaC RD due, Final draft work time, nouns review
Thursday: CaC work time, spelling sort it
Friday: CaC work time (due Monday), spelling and vocab test, fun write Fri.

Reading
Tuesday: Finish American Slurp
Thursday: American Slurp QUIZ

Wildcat Pride
Monday-Friday: prep for incentive
***Wednesday: run through

Cultural Exploration
Monday: Picasso Monsters
Tuesday: Mi Vida Loca ep 11 & 12
Wednesday: PIcasso Monsters
Thursday: Mi Vida Loca ep 13
Friday: Picasso Monster (due at end of class)

Mi Vida Loca VIDEO for 10

Mi Vida Loca PRACTICE for 10

Landform TEST on Oct 11th

If you missed the landform notes.  Here is the presentation we used in class.  Each student should be able to identify these landform definitions, names, and pictures.  There will be a landform and mapping quiz on THURSDAY OCTOBER 11th.  Landform notes will be collected before the test.
Landforms

Landforms

Assignment:

1. Choose a lanndform from your notes.
2. Complete the "Required Landform #1" box on research sheet using the links below
3. Using the Wikipedia landform list choose a landform that is not on our required list.
4. Complete the "Required Landform #2 and #3" box on the research sheet
5. Done? Turn your assignment in to Miss Bryant
6. Challenge yourself with the landform game.

Landform Resources:

Wikipedia Landform List

Enchanted Learning: Landform Glossary

Landform Picture Gallery from about.com 

Challenge yourself: Landform Game

Picasso

Click HERE to make your own Picasso

Mi Vida Loca Ep 8

Episode 8 VIDEO

Episode 8 PRACTICE

This Week in Room 101: October 1st - 5th

Core
Monday: Atlas work, writing notebook warm up (weekend topic), latitude & longitude review
Tuesday: Latitude & Longitude QUIZ, Detectives (I promise!), subject & predicate, begin plot, ***BOOK LOG DUE!
Wednesday: Earth & Sun (SS reading activity)
Thursday: Plot diagram as a class, detectives, subject & predicate NOVEL DUE
Friday: Novel TEST

Notes: No spelling this week (we are taking a week off to catch up on other things)

Reading
Monday: Ta-Na-E-Ka
Wednesday: Finish Ta-Na-E-Ka
Friday: Ta-Na-E-Ka Quiz

Wildcat Pride
Monday & Tuesday: First half = what type of leader are you, second half incentive brainstorm
Wednesday & Thursday: Incentive brainstorm
Friday: Team building

Cultural Exploration
Monday: Mi Vida Loca episode 7
Tuesday: Seasons art DUE, seasons writing
Wednesday: Mi Vida Loca episode 8
Thursday: Family
Friday: Family

Reading Lab
See Miss B for details

This Week in Room 101: September 24-28

Core (Language Arts and Social Studies

Monday: New vocabulary words (root word: ject), map+atlas practice, edline & email

Tuesday: Reading Log (setting) DUE, Character, Get Coordinated (from Mon) DUE

Wednesday: Nouns, Latitude + Longitude assessment, Detectives

Thursday: Detectives, spelling sort it

Friday: Vocab test, spelling practice sheet DUE, Detective DUE, Maps

Reading (meets 1st period B days only)

Tuesday:

Thursday:

Wildcat Pride 

Monday: Theme boards

Tuesday: Vote on theme, figure out t-shirts

Wednesday: Photography tips and tricks

Thursday: Photography tips and tricks continued

Friday: COMFY COZY DAY!! Team building

Cultural Exploration

Monday: Weather

Tuesday: Weather art

Wednesday: Mi Vida Loca

Thursday: Weather art, finish and DUE

Friday: Mi Vida Loca

Spelling & Vocabuary Test FRIDAY!

 

• emancipate  v. - To set free, the way Abe Lincoln emancipated the slaves during the Civil War, he took them out of the hands of their masters.
• manacles n. - Well, we say handcuffs, but I like manacles better as a way of describing that gilhickie that holds a thief's hands together.
• manager n. - This is the person who has the running of the store, the shop, the city in his or her hands; when I like what an employee does, I tell his or her manager.
• mandate n. - This is an imperative or a rule put into your hands that you must follow and enforce; a law, or an order that must be obeyed.
• maneuver n., v. - To skillfully or handily avoid an obstacle, go around something adroitly. (Oops! Droit is a French root. We'll get to that later.
• manicure n., v. - This is a pedicure for your hands. Didn't think this weeks words had any connection to last weeks words, didja?
• manipulate v. - To modify skillfully by hand;
• manual n., adj. - A handbook of instructions or guidelines for a process or piece of equipment; to be operated by hand, as in manual transmission; manually, adv. - done by hand.
• manufacture v. - to make by hand or produce with machines; to convert raw material into a product.
• manuscript n. - a book, article, or paper that is not yet published; it can be either typed or handwritten.

Cultural Exploration: Lunes

17 de Septiembre

1. Mi Vida Loca Episode One

2. Mi Vida Loca Practice for Episode One

This Week in Room 101: Sept 17-21

 Here is our plan for the week of September 17 - September 21.

Core (Language Arts and Social Studies

Monday: New vocabulary words (root word: man/manu), Cornell note taking

Tuesday: Maps & Globes, reading log (focus on setting), nouns

Wednesday: Latitude & Longitude

Thursday: Continue work on setting, nouns and latitude+longitude

Friday: Vocab test, fun write Friday

Reading (meets 1st period B days only)

Monday: "Eleven" name activity/reading

Wednesday: "Eleven" due at the end of the period
Friday: Reading circuit: focus on setting 

Wildcat Pride 

Monday: Comfy Cozy Sign DUE, yearbook theme brainstorm, parts of a yearbook

Tuesday: Meet Balfour rep, work on theme

Wednesday: Photography tips and tricks, finalize theme

Thursday: Photography tips and tricks continued

Friday: Team building

Cultural Exploration

Monday: Review numbers, days, months

Tuesday: Intro weather

Wednesday: Weather

Thursday: Weather, prepare "Queso" board

Friday: Weather "Queso" and weather quiz

This is our 500th POST!!!

In the blogging world, posting milestones are celebrated like birthdays and this my friends is my 500th post as a teacher at MVMS in Room 101. I could get all emotional and sentimental with you (my first class of 6th graders are now seniors after all), but I won't. Not today. It is Friday, I will give you presents instead.

As a 500th post gift to you, two videos (hopefully you find something that you enjoy)

Wahoo.


Live action light painting // TECH:TEST from Anssi Määttä on Vimeo.

Say hello to our root of the week: PED

Our root this week: ped = foot

This week's vocab and spelling words: 

1. biped: a creature with two feet
2. centipede: a creature with 100 feet
3. impediment: something that stands in one's way; an obstacle
4. millipede: a creature with 1000 feet 
5. pedal: a lever that is moved with one's feet
6. peddler: a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product
7. pedestrian: a person who walks across the street on foot
8. pedicure: a foot treatment that could include soaking feet and polishing the toenails
9. quadruped: a four-footed  creature
10. tripod: a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera 

Test on FRIDAY, September 14th (student's will need to know the definition AND how to spell each word, as well as the root and what it means)

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Source: words and handouts for vocabulary are from the Learning Works publication: Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by Trisha Callela

Applicable Standards:

 L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Applicable Targets:

I know the parts of a word

I can choose and use an appropriate resource when acquiring new vocabulary

I can describe the relationship between particular words

I can spell the word correctly

This Week in Room 101

 Welcome to the BIG SHOW. Week 2.

A few notes:

1.  We do our best to stick to this schedule, but inevitably, life happens. If deadlines change, they will be noted here on the blog...this is a PLAN, and is meant to be used for students to have a general idea of what happened in class. Detailed assignments and notes will sometimes be posted, extra copies are available in the classroom.
2. Core meets for 3 periods on A days and 1 period on B days and thus some days will have more to accomplish than others (as you will see below)

Core (Language Arts and Social Studies

Monday: New vocabulary words (see related post HERE), Intro to DOL, vocab flashcards, blog tour, Fire Drill "how to"

Tuesday: Magical words and phrases (a writing activity)

Wednesday: DOl, Maps and Globes, LibLab tour, using gmail

Thursday: Vocab practice, latitude and longitude

Friday: Vocab test, DOL, latitude and longitude, fun write Friday

Reading (meets 1st period B days only)

Tuesday: Intro WIR and begin "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros

Thursday: Finish "Eleven"

Wildcat Pride 

Monday: Spirit day presentation prep

Tuesday: Present spirit day decisions to Mr. Murphy

Wednesday: Sign making 101

Thursday: Sign due @ end of the period

Friday: Team building

Cultural Exploration

Monday: Fire drill practice, basic conversation comic RD due

Tuesday: basic conversation comic work time, due @ end of the period

Wednesday: numbers, telephone conversations

Thursday: Classroom objects

Friday: Classroom objects

First Day Homework

I really enjoyed meeting everyone today, I can't wait to see what this year brings us.

A few notes:

Core: please bring composition book (or let Miss B know you need one) by Thursday

WCP: camera use permission slip is due ASAP

All courses (Core, Reading, WCP, CX): the first homework assignment of the year (signed syllabus slip) is due on FRIDAY. If it is not turned in by Friday, you can expect call home... please place in the green basket when complete.

Happy School Year!

Miss B

Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Baaaaack

I'm sitting here at the 6th grade BBQ taking a break from shaking your hands and trying to explain that there really will be lockers in the hallway to tell you that I'm totally PSYCHED for the new school year! I have enjoyed meeting with so many of you and your families this evening, and I am more excited for school to start than perhaps ever before. Soon enough you will find posts filled with important school related information (assignments, the syllabus, spelling and vocabulary etc etc)...before all that starts let's talk about summer. Summer was AWESOME! Here is a quick photo recap of my summer (for those that know me, these pics won't surprise you and for those new to room 101, I hope these help you to learn more about me!)

My dad and my brother are farmers (and foresters), here I am at my brother's farm:

A favorite pastime of mine is to take my picture with the strangest/coolest stuff that I can find...here I am with a HUUUUUGE guitar in Seattle

My favorite beach: Cannon Beach

Another picture with a crazy statue (and my two best friends)

 
I look forward to hearing all about your summer, and I can't wait to meet my 7th and 8th graders tomorrow night at our Ice Cream Social -Miss B

This is Our Planet

This is Our Planet from Tomislav Safundžić on Vimeo.

Apparently, they use this music (that would be "Intro" by the XX) for all artsy videos now (remember when we heard it in that pixar montage video?)

Happy Summer...call me, maybe?

Cello Wars

a Friday video (to go with the discussion we had 1st period in the library)

This Week in Room 101

Language Arts
Monday: New vocab words (root = bio)
Tuesday: Noun & Adjective Review, intro hyphens
Wednesday: Using hyphens effectively
Thursday: vocab review, writing 
Friday: Vocab test, fun write Friday


Social Studies
Monday: Chapter 11 & 12 test
Tuesday: Intro Latin American Research project
Wednesday: Research 
Thursday: Research 
Friday: Research, sheets #1-4 due at the end of the period
Tuesday May 29: All Research due at the end of the period



Reading
Tuesday: Intro AMSND Characters and overview of play
Thursday: Read AMSND


Wildcat Pride
Monday: committee work
Tuesday: committee work
Wednesday: Community 101 run through, committee work
Thursday: Community 101 Final Banquet
Friday: decades day, dollyhead clean up


Cultural Exploration
Monday:book rough draft
Tuesday: type book RD
Wednesday: cover book boards
Thursday: book final draft
Friday: book final draft

for Cultural Exploration

Myths legends and folktales for blog

View more PowerPoint from Mrs. D.

Creature Feature

Creature Feature: Poem in 2 Voices

Creature Feature Scoring Guide

This Week in Room 101

Core
Monday: Intro Creature Feature, Mayan Beliefs note taking
Tuesday: Creature Feature, Mayan Beliefs seminar (see related post HERE)
Wednesday:Creature Feature drawing due, Mayan writing, intro Incas
Thursday: Creature Feature, poems in two voices practice, Incas
Friday: Creature Feature poem DUE, Macchu Picchu Real Estate advertisement notes


Reading
Tuesday: Jabberwocky
Thursday: You are Old Father William


Wildcat Pride
Monday: Decades Day signs
Tuesday: Finish Decades Day signs (due Wednesday)
Wednesday: Community 101: Family Building Blocks meeting
Thursday: Community 101: Love Inc meeting
Friday: Community 101: Children First for Oregon meeting


Cultural Exploration
Monday: Finish "Bad Hair Day" art
Tuesday: making appointments in Spanish
Wednesday: new vocab
Thursday: new vocab practice 
Friday: art Friday

Mayan Seminar: May 8th

Seminar Questions
Please prepare notes for each question and be prepared to discuss your answers on TUESDAY MAY 8th DURING OUR MAYAN DISCUSSION. Participation in the discussion is required, these questions will guide you through the exercise. 

1.  The Maya built thousands of pyramids and the Egyptians less than one hundred.  Why are the   Egyptian pyramids so much more famous than the Mayan pyramids?  Why are pyramids associated with Egypt and not Central America?

2.  Pyramids played an important role in Mayan culture and life.  What was the significance of these pyramids?  how were they the center of Mayan beliefs?

3.  Pakal the Great was a Mayan king in the 7th century, and builder of one of the greatest  pyramids.  Why did Pakal build his great pyramid?  What was he preparing for with this pyramid?

4.  What is Chichen Itza?  Where is it located?  Why is this place so important to Mayan beliefs and   culture?

5.  To try to solve the mysteries of the Maya scientists and explorers go cave diving.  What are the  dangers of cave diving?  What precautions must divers take to ensure their safety?  Why is cave diving so dangerous?

6.  Many keys to the secrets of the Mayan world are in the Popul Vuh.  What are the Popul Vuh?

 7.  There are no temples or pyramids in Candelaria.  Why do scientists go to Candelaria to solve the mystery of the passage to the Maya underworld?

Helpful Links: 

(from http://www.whiteriver.k12.sd.us/FamilyResearch.htm)
The Palenque Project:  http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/current_dig.html

Omniglot:  A Guide to Written Language:  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm

The Popul Vuh:  http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/pvuheng.htm

Palenque:  http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/a_ah/dir/precol/maya_palenque.html

Seminar Tips

• Speak so that all can hear you
• Listen closely
• Speak without raising hands
• Refer to the text
• Talk to each other and the middle of the circle, not just the leader
• Ask others for clarification. Don’t stay confused
• Invite and allow others to speak
• Consider all viewpoints and ideas
• Know that you are responsible for the quality of the seminar

Seminar Grade

 1. Student notes will be collected and checked for completeness but will not be graded

2. Students will be graded using the following rubric: 

Seminar grading rubric

Today's Lesson

Good Day Poodles,

1. Be AWESOME today. (It is May 4th. Star Wars Day)

2. For the website to work you need to do 2 things, first, get headphones, and second use Firefox or Google Chrome

3. Click HERE for the MesoAmerican Ballgame assignment, I will see you this afternoon.

-Miss B

If you like the Hunger Games try...

This Week in Room 101: April 2-6

 6th Grade Core

Monday - Friday in SS: create Google presentation

Monday - Friday in LA: study and prepare vocabulary for "Mondo-Octo Vocab quiz"

Tuesday: book Log Due

Wednesday: intro BARF (due April 11)

**April 11: Mondo-Octo (80 word vocab quiz)

Reading

Monday: Intro Shakespeare

Wednesday: Shakespeare's life and times

Friday: Shakespeare's life and times

Wildcat Pride

Monday - Friday: Finish Yearbook

Wednesday: Doernbecher committee apps due

Thursday or Friday: Community 101 funder visit

Cultural Explorations

Monday: Culturebook Rough Draft

Tuesday: Culturebook RD due

Wednesday: Culturebook Final Draft

Thursday: Culturebook Final draft DUE and present

Friday: Art Friday

Pneumonia and Your Grades...

Greetings to my wonderful students.

Just a quick note that I caught bacterial pneumonia the week before break and have spent the entire break resting, and getting better. Thankfully I am on the mend, and I will return to school tomorrow. I appreciate your patience, it is going to take a few days before grades are updated and things are back on track. Thank you for your understanding. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow and I look forward to seeing your parents at conferences April 11 and 12.

Miss B.