Tuesday-Wednesday Day 5,6

Today's Objectives and Outcomes:

SWBAT (know & do)

* Share a Drive created document with a classmate
* Read the classmates 3 paragraph answer and insert comments within the body of the text
* Write a summary that captures the essence of the person and use that paragraph to introduce
the classmate to the rest of class
* Open a Presentation document within Drive and apply basic formatting to a slide

WARM-UP: Write a brief description at the end of your paragraph answering this question:

IF YOU WERE TO SELECT A FOOD TO DESCRIBE YOU, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

EXAMPLE: SOMEONE MAY DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS AN OLIVE, THEY ARE PERFECTLY FINE BY THEMSELVES, BUT CAN ALSO EASILY BE A PART OF A GROUP

The first part of the block will be used to make final adjustment to the 3 paragraph assignment. Students will then meet with their 8:00 clock partner to share their documents. Once the documents are shared, each student will read the others paragraphs and insert comments regarding the interesting items presented within the work.

Once this portion is finished, each student will then write a summary paragraph about their clock partner using the information presented in their paragraphs. This should be at least 6 full sentences and can be read as a formal description of the person. The paragraph should begin....

I would like everyone to meet _________( name).

The intro section should last through the first 3/4 of the block. The last section of the block will be spent introducing the class to the "features of a proper presentation"


Fruit survey - ( What type of fruit are you? ) After you have determined what food represents you, take the fruit survey and see what type of fruit this website thinks you are......how accurate is it?


A great video of the features of Google drive presentation can be seen by following this link ( Presentation tool in Drive)

A great video that explains the important design principles in making a presentation. There are additional directions to this video that explain certain features that are advanced, so pay close attention to
this first few minutes and the ending summary ( design principles )

Monday Aug 18th Day 4

The objectives for today are the same as Thursday/Friday seeing the classes needed more time for the 3 Paragraph assignment.

Housekeeping items:
1. Please print out the last page of the syllabus and have your parents (as well as you) sign it. Please return it this week, preferable Tuesday.
2. Make sure you get the listed materials for the class especially the composition books as we will begin to incorporate them into daily classwork after the 3 paragraph project.


Today you will get the period to finish writing your 3 paragraph response to the questions provided. Once you are finished, you will be paired with one of your clock partners and you will read each others answers, and insert comments into their doc once it has been shared with you. You will then write your 1 paragraph response which you will read to the class as a way of introducing your partner to the class.

Thursday Aug 14th & 15th - Day 2 and 3

Our Instructional Objectives today are as follows:

SWBAT (know and do)

- Login and create a Googe Drive acct.
- Open a Word Processing Document w/in Drive
- Correctly access and use the various tools on the tool ribbon within the Document
- Write a 3 paragraph Summary about themselves following written directions distributed w/in class
- Write a summary paragraph about a partners paper and introduce them to the rest of class

( Course Syllabus )
Today we were able to get started on the above tasks. Students can start to write-up their paragraphs in preparation for Monday, but it is not considered HW.

Resources for today's class work - ( Chromebook Login process )
( 3 Paragraph introduce yourself assignment )
( Google Docs "How To" resource )

Wednesday Aug 13th Day 1

Welcome to World Cultures 1,2

On our first day we will:
1. Take attendance (this is when you can tell me what you would like to be called)
2. Establish a seating chart
3. Get our textbooks from the book depository
4. Review the class syllabus

Remind

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I will periodically send out reminders via text/email. Please click on the appropriate link to sign up for YOUR class period. (Standard texting fees apply).


Remind link ( get Remind here )

Tuesday-Thursday June 3,4,5

These are the last three days of the school year. Finals will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Grades will be posted by Friday morning.

Thanks again to all students, plenty of funny moments that will be remembered forever.

Best wishes to all, have a great summer.

Mr Gillis

Monday June 2nd

Today makes the last day for zero period. As promised we watched Monty Python - Search for the  Holy Grail.

Classes 1-5 were able to spend the period finishing any outstanding work and update their assignment sheets.

Finals start tomorrow for per 1,2

Mr G.