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 * AUP - FIRST DAY **



**Unit 1 - Word Processing Skills **

 The students will create an autobiographical poster. The creation of the poster will require that the students learn the following basic word processing skills:

 - Use the formatting, standard, and drawing toolbars.  - Change the page layout.  - Use different fonts styles and sizes  - Use different text alignment  - Insert text boxes.  - Insert and use ClipArt.  - Insert and use WordArt.  - Save  - Print - Copy - Paste

**Materials needed**:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1) About Me Paragraph



<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2) Poster instructions 1 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3) Poster instructions 2 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4) Poster Sample <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5) Saving and Printing Instructions

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">6) Click on the rubric link below

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Rubric

**<span style="background-color: #000080; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 2 - Research & Presentational Skills **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will be introduced to the steps of a research process. For this unit, the students will take a virtual tour of Washington DC using Google Maps. They will locate certain monuments on a map, and find two facts about each monument. After they are done with their findings, they will choose a monument and will create a VoiceThread/PowerPoint presentation.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Google Maps URL: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Materials needed**: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1) Instructions to access Google Maps account and Washington DC map. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2) Worksheet

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3) PowerPoint Template <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4) VoiceThread Directions <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

**<span style="background-color: #000080; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 3 - Research & Presentation Skills **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The students will create a presentation of a US state. The creation of the presentation will require that the students review some of the word processing skills learned in the previous unit. The students will also learn how to take notes from an online source, how to use a search engine, and how to cite an online source following the MLA format.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Materials needed**:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1) Worksheet

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2) Sources

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">a. Library Databases <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">b. 50 States

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Instructions:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">b.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3) Brochure Sample

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4) Instructions on how to cite the online sources

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5) <span class="wiki_link_ext">Rubric :

**<span style="background-color: #000080; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 4 - Research & Presentational Skills **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The students will create a PowerPoint presentation of Mexico. The presentation will require that the students learn learn the following presentational skills: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Open a new presentation. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Insert a new slide. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Choose the right slide layout. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Insert appropriate background. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Use all features in formatting palette. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Insert transitions. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Insert some animation. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Insert pictures from other locations. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Save <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> - Present

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The students will also learn how to log into a database to research the country of interest. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> In addition, the students will review how to use a search engine and how to cite an online source following the MLA format.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Materials needed**:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1) Mexican PowerPoint Worksheet

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2) Mexican PowerPoint Instructions:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3) Mexican PowerPoint Template: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 4) Online databases: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> a) Worldbook <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> b) Online Road Warrior

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 5) Other electronic sources:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">a) A Kids Life in Mexico <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> b) Fast Mexican Facts <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> c) CIA WorldFactbook

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 6) Rubric: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

**<span style="background-color: #000080; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 5 - Internet Safety and Ethics **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will learn the dangers of the Internet, how to behave when using the Internet, and how to stay safe. The students will complete three modules with activities from BrainPop and other websites.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Before we start the unit I'm going to ask you to take the following Pre-Assessment. Click on the Student Login and wait for your teacher to give you the room number.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> __**Module A**__ **- Cyberbullying** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 1.Watch the following videos before you go into BrainPop. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> a) Angels 1 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> b) Angels 2 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> c) Angels 3 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> d) Angels 4

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Go to the following website, login ( <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #545454; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">USERNAME = newtonps_ca PASSWORD = brainpop <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">), watch the video, and do the activities Cyberbullying.

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**Module B** __

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3. Go to the following website, watch the video, and do the activities Online Safety

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**Module** __ **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">C ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 1. Go to the following website, watch the video, and do the activities Digital Etiquette

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">If you are done with all of the modules, you can do the 2 Adventures of the Cyber Pigs as a review. Then, you can take the assessment. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Go to the following <span class="wiki_link_ext">website, start the First Adventures of the Cyber Pigs, and complete the handout.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Review Time **



<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 3. Go to the following <span class="wiki_link_ext">website, start the Second Adventures of the Cyber Pigs, and complete the handout.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Take the Assessment below.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Assessment Time **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Internet Safety, Cyberbullying, and Digital Etiquette Assessment. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Click on the Student Login and wait for your teacher to give you the room number.

**<span style="background-color: #000080; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Unit 6 - Immigration Project **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will create a digital journal about an immigrant's experience, based on a fictitious character. Based on their findings, students will do detailed research to answer the following:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Leaving <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. What was the reason for the character's immigration? i.e. religious and political freedom, economic hardship, etc...

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Journey <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. How did the character arrive to the United States and what was the journey like?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Settling <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3. What problems did the immigrants face when integrating into their new settlement? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. What knowledge did the character bring from his/her original country? For example: agricultural, culinary, architectural, engineering, etc. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5. Do these cultural influences still exist today? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">6. Once in the United States, how do you think exposure to other cultures influenced your character?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Materials needed**:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1) Works Cited Forms

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2) Electronic sources: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Immigration Page

<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. Seek-a-Thanksgiving Word <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Take the Wilstar's Thanksgiving Quiz using the information and videos in **__The First Thanksgiving__**

<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">THE CARIBBEAN PERSUASIVE BROCHURE - "MY ISLAND IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A FAMILY VACATION"

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will create a brochure of a one of the 4 major Islands in the Caribbean using Pages. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The creation of the brochure will require that the students review the word processing skills learned in the previous unit. The students will use the "Books about the Caribbean" created by the 3rd grade students to choose an island of their choice and make a brochure that persuades the readers to believe that the island of their choice is the best of the 4 islands presented by the 3rd grade students.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. Listen to the audio books and write 5 arguments that will persuade the readers to believe that the island of your choice is the perfect place for a vacation.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Add some pictures to support your arguments.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. British Virgin Islands <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Puerto Rico 3. Martinique 4. Dominican Republic