Friday Routine and FINAL Unit and Quarter REFLECTIONS

If you don't fight for the things that you stand for then you don't really stand for them...

Learning Target(s):  

• I can plan for Q2 by calculating my approximate GPA on the GPA calculation form
• I can use Google docs to type the rough draft of my TESTIMONIO KEYNOTE REFLECTION

Announcements: 

• Today in SPORTS HISTORY
• 1968 - US Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith & John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony
• 1967 - AL votes to allow Athletics to move from KC to Oakland & expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with KC & Seattle teams
• 1953 - Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times
• 1890 - John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds
• Next week we start our Family History Timeline Project - for this you will need to collect Names, Dates, and Pictures of your family as far back as you can.  If you start this weekend you will be ahead of the game!

Homework: 

• NONE

Friday Routine

• Typing TEST  - with technique grades for CWH
• Check Grades
• Get a GPA Calculation/Family Conference Reflection form from John
• Click on the PowerSchool link in the "Grind" section of the Blog [upper right]
• Log in to PowerSchool
• Look at your 1st Quarter Grades
• Calculate your overall GPA by using the GPA Calculation form
• Write your GPA on the reverse side of the form  in the space provided
• Review the rest of the form and begin answering the questions on the front side of the form until directed to stop.

Agenda: 

• Turn in your GPA Calculation/Family Conference Reflection form  to the correct folder for your ADVISOR
• Collect your Testimonio Reflection  brainstorm from John
• Create a Google doc with the following TITLE
• DRAFT - BLOCK ? - 2013 TESTIMONIO BENCHMARK REFLECTION - FIRST LASTNAME
• Type your reflection until the end of the period.  EXPAND on your ideas and start to create connecting sentences.  You will next turn this in to a 2 page reflective essay so the more work you do now the less you do later.

Testimonio Keynote Festival

Testimonio Afterglow

Congratulations!

Feels good, doesn't it!

Today, in the lab, the rules are...

1. Everyone in their own chair with their own computer
2. Headphones PLUGGED IN TO COMPUTERS  are OK
3. PHONES are NOT OK

Here is today's schedule

• 9:30 –11:25 Free choice 
• Rules for room movement
• Once you have chosen a room you stay there until passing period at 10:35 and 11:05
• Room activities
•  Mr. Towns' room – Movie
• Mr. P’s room – Board games, coloring, puzzles.
• Ms. Pierre's room- movie
• Natalia’s room – board games, coloring, puzzles.
• John – computer games
• 11:30 – 11:55 SSR
• 11:55-12:30 Lunch
• 12:35-3:45 Park

Testimonio Keynote: Day 15

ONE Class Day until EXHIBITION!

NO TYPING WEB TODAY!

Learning Target(s):  

• I can practice my Testimonio Keynote in front of an audience and revise my work based on the constructive criticism
• I can email my finished keynote to John by the end of the period

Homework: 

1. None (or too late, depending)

Announcements: 

• Your Rubrics are [click] here...
• Your Room Assignments are [click] here...

Today's Schedule: 

Do NOT plan on going home

• 2:50-3:45 FINAL PRACTICE in Advisories 
• 3:45-4:30 Students and Teachers set up rooms
• 4:30-5:15 BREAK
• 5:15-6:00 Students dress and rehearse
• 6:00-6:10 Doors open
• 6:10-6:15 Explanation of Evening 
• 6:15-7:30 Testimonio Keynotes
• 7:30-8:00 Panel discussion & Clean-up

Agenda: 

• Work-time:
• Finish your keynotes & Script Cards
• We will have Practice Presentations of finished keynotes during work-time
• When completed change your Keynote name from SUBMIT to FINAL (see example) and email it to john@envisionacademy.org 

Use the example below as both the File Name and the Subject Line:

FINAL - BLOCK ? - TESTIMONIO KEYNOTE - FIRST LASTNAME

Today, October 10th 

Mandatory Presentations

Testimonio Keynote: Day 14

TWO Class Days until EXHIBITION!

NO TYPING WEB TODAY!

Learning Target(s):  

• I can practice my Testimonio Keynote in front of an audience and revise my work based on the constructive criticism
• I can email my finished keynote to John

Homework: 

1. Do ALL LATE WORK!

Announcements: 

• The LAB will NOT be open After School this week.
• Period 6 kids should email their keynote to themselves in order to work on it there.
• Exhibition forms are now worth 2 Points (kids who turned them in yesterday got 3)
• Dress-Code questions should be asked TODAY if you want an answer in time!
• Your Rubrics are [click] here...

Agenda: 

• Mini Lesson:
• A word on presentation skills
• Work-time:
• Finish your keynotes
• We will have Practice Presentations of finished keynotes during work-time
• When completed change your Keynote name from SUBMIT to FINAL (see example) and email it to john@envisionacademy.org

FINAL - BLOCK ? - TESTIMONIO KEYNOTE - FIRST LASTNAME

Thursday, October 10th 

Mandatory Presentations

Testimonio Keynote: Day 13

Testimonio Keynote: Day 12

Learning Target(s):  

• I can finish my conclusion slide and add appropriate music to my keynote.
• Tue-Thurs: I can complete a minimum of THREE of my Testimonio slides, animated and timed to my script
• Monday: I can transfer my Testimonio paragraphs to the 3-column organizer and complete the "say" and "see" columns for at LEAST 3 summary slides by the end of the period. [John will check off @ EOP]

Announcements: 

• The LAB will NOT be open After School.
• Exhibition forms are now worth 4 Points (2 points on Monday)
• Family Conference sign-ups begin this week.  Conferences start Wednesday, October 23rd.

Today in The News:

• Sputnik 1 (Russian: "Спутник-1" Russian pronunciation: [ˈsputnʲɪk], "Satellite-1", ПС-1 (PS-1, i.e. "Простейший Спутник-1", or Elementary Satellite-1))^[1] was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses. 

Homework: 

1. Do ALL LATE WORK!
1. Finish typing your TESTIMONIO
2. Put 3 body/evidence paragraphs in the organizer 
3. Write script and slide descriptions.
4. Go to office hours to use Keynote

Agenda: 

• The Rubrics are here...
• The week ahead for an "A" student:
• Monday: 

• Copy & Paste Testimonio paragraphs into  your 3-column organizer in the "Testimonio Script" document
• Complete script and slide description for a minimum of three slides summarizing your testimonio
• GET Checked OFF!
• Begin Testimonio slide 1 (including animations)
• Tuesday: 
• Complete Testimonio slide 1 and begin slide 2
• GET Checked OFF!
• Wednesday/Thursday: 
• Collect Exhibition forms for 5 pts
• Complete Testimonio slides 2 and 3 (including animations)
• GET Checked OFF!
• Arrange Slides in "story" order
• Write conclusion script and slide description
• GET Checked OFF!
• FRIDAY: 
• Mini-Lesson: Concluding your Keynote
• TASKS:
• Complete Conclusion Slide (including animations)
• GET Checked OFF!
• Choose music
• Begin finalizing timing of transitions & animations with script
• Next Week: 
• Finalizing timing, music, and script
• Practice runs
• 3 times to yourself
• Revise
• 1 time to a friend
• Revise
• 2 times to yourself
• Revise
• 1 time to your block in DLE
• Revise
• 1 time to yourself/family at home
• Revise
• 1 time to your advisory
• Revise
• 1 time to yourself/family at home
• Revise
• Thursday, October 10th, Mandatory Performance

Testimonio Keynote: Day 11

Learning Target(s):  

• I can complete a minimum of TWO of my Testimonio slides, animated and timed to my script
• Monday: I can transfer my Testimonio paragraphs to the 3-column organizer and complete the "say" and "see" columns for at LEAST 3 summary slides by the end of the period. [John will check off @ EOP]

Announcements: 

• The LAB will NOT be open at lunch TODAY
• The LAB WILL be open after school for a SHORT PERIOD of time (45 minutes or so)
• Family Conference sign-ups begin this week.  Conferences start Wednesday, October 23rd.

Today in The News:

Homework: 

1. Do ALL LATE WORK!
1. Finish typing your TESTIMONIO
2. Put 3 body/evidence paragraphs in the organizer 
3. Write script and slide descriptions.
4. Go to office hours to use Keynote

Agenda: 

• The Rubrics are here...
• The week ahead for an "A" student:
• Monday: 

• Copy & Paste Testimonio paragraphs into  your 3-column organizer in the "Testimonio Script" document
• Complete script and slide description for a minimum of three slides summarizing your testimonio
• GET Checked OFF!
• Begin Testimonio slide 1 (including animations)
• Tuesday: 
• Complete Testimonio slide 1 and begin slide 2
• GET Checked OFF!
• Wednesday/Thursday: 
• Collect Exhibition forms for 5 pts
• Complete Testimonio slides 2 and 3 (including animations)
• GET Checked OFF!
• Arrange Slides in "story" order
• Write conclusion script and slide description
• GET Checked OFF!
• FRIDAY: 
• Complete Conclusion Slide (including animations)
• GET Checked OFF!
• Choose music
• Begin finalizing timing of transitions & animations with script
• Next Week: 
• Finalizing timing, music, and script
• Practice runs
• 3 times to yourself
• Revise
• 1 time to a friend
• Revise
• 2 times to yourself
• Revise
• 1 time to your block in DLE
• Revise
• 1 time to yourself/family at home
• Revise
• 1 time to your advisory
• Revise
• 1 time to yourself/family at home
• Revise
• Thursday, October 10th, Mandatory Performance

Testimonio Keynote: Day 10

Learning Target(s):  

• I can complete one of my Testimonio slides, animated and timed to my script
• YESTERDAY: I can transfer my Testimonio paragraphs to the 3-column organizer and complete the "say" and "see" columns for at LEAST 3 summary slides by the end of the period. [John will check off @ EOP]

Announcements: 

• The LAB might be open until 5PM TODAY
• John will be in 6th period today and will have a keynote TABLE if possible

Today in HISTORY

• 2013 - Universal Healthcare begins in the USA
• 2013 - US Federal Government Shuts Down
• 1992 – Cartoon Network begins broadcasting.
• 1982 – Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
• 1964 – The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.

Homework: 

1. Do ALL LATE WORK!
1. Finish typing your TESTIMONIO
2. Put 3 body/evidence paragraphs in the organizer 
3. Write script and slide descriptions.

Agenda: 

• The Rubrics are here...
• The week ahead for an "A" student:
• Monday: 

• Copy & Paste Testimonio paragraphs into  your 3-column organizer in the "Testimonio Script" document
• Complete script and slide description for a minimum of three slides summarizing your testimonio
• GET Checked OFF!
• Begin Testimonio slide 1 (including animations)
• Tuesday: 
• Complete Testimonio slide 1 and begin slide 2
• GET Checked OFF!
• Wednesday/Thursday: 
• Complete Testimonio slides 2 and 3 (including animations)
• GET Checked OFF!
• Arrange Slides in "story" order
• Write conclusion script and slide description
• GET Checked OFF!
• FRIDAY: 
• Complete Conclusion Slide (including animations)
• GET Checked OFF!
• Choose music
• Begin finalizing timing of transitions & animations with script
• Next Week: 
• Finalizing timing, music, and script
• Practice runs
• 3 times to yourself
• Revise
• 1 time to a friend
• Revise
• 2 times to yourself
• Revise
• 1 time to your block in DLE
• Revise
• 1 time to yourself/family at home
• Revise
• 1 time to your advisory
• Revise
• 1 time to yourself/family at home
• Revise
• Thursday, October 10th, Mandatory Performance