Eighth



CIRCLE OF POWER AND RESPECT 81 CIRCLE OF POWER AND RESPECT 82

**AUP - FIRST DAY**



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Assignment 1 - Saving .pdf files, using wikis and blogs, and posting online


 * Essential Question: Why is it important to change the format of the files that we post online?**


 * The students will review basic and intermediate features in Word and PowerPoint. In addition, the students will learn how to save documents and presentations as .rtf and .pdf files.**




 * Click on your section to post your work. **

Assignment 2 - Internet Safety - Technology Literacy


 * Essential Questions: What are the Internet dangers? What are the risks of activities associated with other technologies? How do we stay safe from those dangers and risks?**


 * Students will create a short animation about Internet safety.**


 * Step 1**: Download the Internet Safety Handout




 * Step 2**: Rubric for Internet Safety Research


 * Step 3:** Read the directions posted in the Glog.

Internet Safety Glog


 * Step 4:** Select one of the Internet Safety topics, look at the samples about Internet Safety below, and start your own animation or video.


 * Animation Samples:**
 * = **Online Predators** ||= **Netiquette Rules** ||
 * media type="custom" key="8517420" align="center" || media type="custom" key="8518416" align="center" ||
 * = **Identity Theft** ||= **Cyberbullying 1** ||
 * media type="custom" key="8518442" align="center" || media type="custom" key="8518462" align="center" ||
 * = **Cyberbullying 2** ||= **Internet Addiction** ||
 * media type="custom" key="8518476" || media type="custom" key="8518488" ||


 * Step 5:** Animation and Video Schedule:

//**Day 1 - Discussion about Internet Safety & Become familiar with Domo Animate.**// //**Day 2 -** **Complete worksheet on Internet Safety****.**// //**Day 3 - Start Animation**// //**Day 4 - Continue Animation.**// //**Day 5 - Finish Animation.**// //**Day 6 - Create survey using Survey Monkey on online practices.**// //**Day 7 - Complete surveys and post surveys to wiki. Revise, edit.**//


 * Step 6:** Create your surveys on Internet Safety. Look at the examples below:

//** __[|1. Social Networking and Chat practices]__ **// //**[|2. Netiquette practices]**// //**[|3. E-mail, IM, and File Sharing practices]**// //**[|4. Cyber-bullying practices]**// //**[|5. Computer Protection practices]**//


 * Step 7:** Rubric

Alternative Internet Safety Project

//**Internet Safety WebQuest**//

Assignment 3 - Ethics: Research Process & Writing Project - English and Music


 * Essential Questions: What are the steps involved when doing research? What is a Works cited list? Why is it important to cite the sources used for a project?**


 * Students will write, compose, and record a song about a topic that pertains to their science, social studies, English, math, and Spanish curricula.**


 * STEP 1 -** __DAY 1 - TOPIC SELECTION__


 * Download the following Graphic Organizer**


 * STEP 2 -** __DAY 2 - SONG STRUCTURE__

media type="file" key="videoplayback-1.flv" width="360" height="270" media type="file" key="videoplayback-2.flv" width="360" height="270"
 * A. Watch these two videos first:**


 * B. Read the Steps and the Tips, and then watch the video in the following LINK.**


 * C. Look at some examples of science song structures and lyrics in the following LINK.**


 * D. Download the following Graphic Organizer**


 * E. You can also use the following rhyming resources:**


 * 1. Use this fast and efficient rhyming tool: Write Rhymes.**


 * 2. You can also use the rhyming dictionary suggested in the Tips section of the article that you read at the beginning.**


 * 3. Click on the link to this rhyming dictionary. This one provides sentences too. I thought it could be helpful!**


 * DON'T FORGET TO POST TO YOUR BLOG A PARAGRAPH THAT DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING:**


 * 1. What did you accomplish?**
 * 2. What challenges did you face?**
 * 3. How did you overcome them? If you didn't and would like other classmates to help you out, mention it in your paragraph.**
 * 4. What are the next steps?**


 * STEP 3 -** __DAY 3 - COMPOSE MUSIC/MELODY FOR SONG USING GARAGEBAND__


 * A. The following handout will help you with Garageband**


 * STEP 4 -** __DAY 4 - COMPLETE SONG LYRICS AND MELODY AND START REHEARSING SONG__


 * STEP 5 -** __DAY 5 - COMPLETE SONG MELODY, SIGN UP FOR RECORDING SESSION, AND START CD LABEL'S IMAGE COLLAGE__

A. Before you start your CD Label's Image Collage you must:

1. Open iPhoto  2. Create a New Album, which should be named after the name of your song (i.e. “The Caterpillar Disco Song”).  3. Open Firefox.  4. Find 5 pictures that illustrate each of your main ideas.  5. Insert each picture in your new iPhoto Album.  6. Open DiscLabel (find it through the Spotlight).  7. Create a Photo Collage on your Disc Label.

B. The following videos will provide additional help with the use of the DiscLabel Software. VideoTutorials:

Rubric Blog Participation Rubric for Research Process (note taking, organization, and citations) Song Rubric
 * STEP 6 - Rubrics:**

Assignment 4 - Ethics: Research Project and Proper Citation - Wellness

1. Step 1: Watch the following video:

media type="file" key="acceptance2.mov" width="330" height="330"

2. Step 2 - Think about the words "Tolerance," "Equality," "Acceptance," and "Diversity." a. Open a word processing application such as Microsoft Word or Pages. b. Open the Dictionary application. c. Write down the four words mentioned above and define each of them in your own words. You can use the dictionary application to help you with the definition. d. Create a Word Cloud using Tagxedo and Wordleto present the definition of the 2 words that you choose. e. You will need to come up with at least 25 words that not only relate to the 2 words you choose, but also define the meaning of the words you choose.

3. Step 3 - Print out your Tagxedo or Wordle.

Assignment 5 - Ethics: Research Project and Proper Citation - Social Studies and English

//__Assignment 4.A__ // //Students will work on an English project.// //Section A will be creating a PowerPoint to present the novel that they are currently reading in class.// //Section B will do a comic strip of two major events or scenes in the novel __Tangerine__.//

//Section B, download the following document and start your storyboard.//



//<span style="color: #f10909; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__Assignment 4.B__ //

//**Students will do a Comic Strip based on a historical or cultural event of the Roman Empire or the Middle Ages.**//

//**STEP 1 -**// Download the document that pertains to the period chosen, open it, and start your storyboard.


 * STEP 2 -**Use the links below to do your research

//**__Roman Empire Links__**// //**1. Look at the following [|example] .**// //**2. [|Roman History]. Use this website to choose an event from the Roman Empire that you have already studied.**// //**3. Looking for some pictures? [|Click here] .**// //**4. More on [|Roman History] .**// //**5. The [|Roman's Daily Life] .**// //**6. [|Great site] on Roman's History. Very clear and concise.**//

//**__Middle Ages Links__**// //**1. Middle Ages History.** **Use this website to choose an event from the Middle Ages that you have already studied.**// //**2. Looking for some pictures? Click here.**// //**3. More on Middle Ages history, middle ages daily life, and middle ages people.**// //**4. The Dark Ages (history and pictures).**// //**5. The Internet Public Library has a collection of great sites with different medieval history topics.**//


 * STEP 3** //**-**// USE THE FOLLOWING [|CITATION MAKER] TO CITE YOUR SOURCES.

__**STEP 4** - Project Schedule__:

//**Day 1 - Storyboard.**// //**Day 2 - Storyboard.**// //**Day 3 - Picture Collection & Citation.**// //**Day 4 - Picture Collection & Citation.**// //**Day 5 - Comic strip. Use ComicLife to put all your pictures and captions together.**//


 * STEP 5** - Rubric

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assignment 6 - Research Process, Web 2.0 Technology, and Presentational Skills - Science

//**Students will create a Glog about a natural cycle.**//

//**The glog will include the following:**// //**1. A student created movie**// //**2. 3 Pictures with** **links to web pages with additional information about your cycle/process.**// //**3. 2 Facts in text boxes.**// //**4. A school/teacher tube movie or news movie (cnn, fox, etc) with content that pertains to your cycle/process.**// //**6. A title.**//
 * STEP 1 - PROJECT REQUIREMENTS**

//**Glog Sample: Life Cycles**//

//**1. Select one of the following topics.** (I placed a similar table in your section page, under Assignment 4. You will need to type your first name next to the topic chosen).//
 * STEP 2 - DAY 1 INSTRUCTIONS**

**Fertilizing the Earth with Nitrogen** **Releasing Nitrogen Pollutants to the Air.** || **You are a carbon atom.** **For millions of years you were underground in fossil fuels. Now, you have been released into the atmosphere as humans burn fuels. You will travel the carbon cycle.** || //Resources:// //Use the pages below as your starting point. They provide links to additional web pages.// //Wikipedia - I only included this link because it has a list of all the different cycles.// //[]// //[]//
 * Science Topics || Information ||
 * Rock cycle || **Include the Sedimentary rocks, the igneous rocks, and the metamorphic rocks.** ||
 * Water cycle || **Include the process of Evaporation and Transpiration.** ||
 * Nitrogen cycle || **Include Changing the Nitrogen Cycle**
 * Carbon cycle || **Include the Green House Effect and Global Warming**
 * Photosynthesis process || **Explain why leaves change color in the fall and how plants prepare for winter.** ||
 * Amphibian metamorphosis || **Include a frog, a toad, and a salamander metamorphosis.** ||
 * Jellyfish metamorphosis || **Include the dangers of the Jellyfish** ||
 * Seasons cycle ||  ||
 * Migration cycle || **Choose one type of migration and explain the steps involved in the cycle.** ||
 * Contagious disease parasite cycle ||  ||
 * ** Insect metamorphosis ** || **Include incomplete and complete metamorphosis, choose an insect, and explain its metamorphosis.** ||
 * Lunar cycle ||  ||
 * Other (to be approved by teacher) ||  ||
 * butterfly metamorphosis ||  ||

//**2. Download the following file:**//

//3. Complete the organizer and download the following handout://
 * STEP 2 - DAY 2 INSTRUCTIONS**

//4. Do a storyboard of the movie using Inspiration.//
 * STEP 3 - DAY 3 INSTRUCTIONS**

//5. Create iMovie.//
 * STEP 4 - DAYS 4 - 6 INSTRUCTIONS**

//6. Go to Glogster// //7. Start your Glog.//
 * STEP 5 - DAY 7 INSTRUCTIONS**

//Rubric**: **//

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assignment 7 - Camera Shots, Angles, and Movement, Video Production - Drama

//**Students will create a Storyboard for their Drama Commercial.**// //**1. Look at the following [|example] .**// //**2. Go to the following [|website] and read the** scripting**, the** making**, the** editing**, and the** showtime**.**// //**3. Go back to the scripting and click over "**//**Storyboard Advanced//."//** //**4. Start your storyboard.**// //Storyboard Requirements**:**// //**a. Techniques: You must include the following: jingle, catch phrase, voice over, theme song (30 seconds), special offers.**// //**b. Appeals (choose one): Happy families, Glamour/Lifestyle Envy, Humor, Famous Faces, Exaggeration, Health/Well Being, fun factor...**// //**c. Visuals: Each scene should include the dialogue/text (selection), what's happening, camera shot.**// //**d. A minimum of 4 to 6 frames is required.**//

//Camera Shots**:**// Distance //**Long Shot**// //**Medium Shot**// //**Close Up**// //**Extreme Close-up**//

Angle //**Birds Eye**// //**High**// //**Medium**// //**Low**// //**Oblique (point-of-view)**//

Movement//
 * Pan**
 * Tilt (vertical)**
 * Tracking**
 * Zoom in**
 * Zoom out**
 * Still**

Rubric**: **

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assignment 8 - Keyboarding and Writing Skills - English The students will create a memory newspaper for their eighth grade school year experiences or a memory newspaper for their middle school years.

Middle school is coming to an end and you are about to begin the exciting or dreaded journey through high school!
 * End of Middle School Blues**

Middle school had its ups and downs. Some days were good, some not so good. Some classes made the day go by fast, some seemed to drag on forever. How will you remember middle school?

Your Task: You will create a newspaper chronicling your time in middle school or during your eighth grade year. Was it good, bad, fun, boring? This is your time to think and write all about you! Remember, because this newspaper is all about you, it can and should be different than anyone else’s!

You will also be presenting 3 of your favorite pages aloud to your class.


 * Requirements:**

1. Your book will have a cover and at least 5 pages. The cover should have the name of the editor, the date, the name of the newspaper, and the index. 2. Each page should include pictures, illustrations and/or graphics, and at least 1 paragraph per topic. 3. The pages will consist of: -a collage of words and symbols that represent who you are -headings for each article/story -columns and captions for each graphic -an intro page (all about you) -favorite class -most challenging class -The best book you read -a time you really laughed or had a good time -something you wish you could do over again -A skill or lesson that you learned that will serve you well in life -a special friendship -Something you are going to miss about Middle School -What you are looking forward to about High School -A news story or current event that has made an impression in you -Your role-model: who do you look up to? Why? -Poetry: create a poem representing your middle school experience -A field trip that you enjoyed (you can include more than one) -free choice pages (share all the good anecdotes that happen during the year or over the course of your middle school years at the middle school).

I might select the best stories from all of you and put them all together to make a "Class of 2009 Memory Newspaper."


 * You will be using an application called "Pages."**


 * Rubric**: How will you be graded? Download the rubric. [[file:Memory Newspaper Rubric.doc]]