PBH Reminder 2.13.12

Hello All,

Class 421 Please note that your proposal letter must be in letter format. Please do not write it like an essay. At the end of the letter it should have a closing salutation such as:

Sincerely,

Your name (hand written in print)

Your name (signature)

Please note ABOVE the space between each of the lines for the closing salutation. If you are not sure about the format of a proposal letter please visit http://www.kurzweiledu.com/files/proof_resources_grant1.pdf and scroll down to page two. For those of you asking about the length of the letter 1-2 pages is fine, however, as I stated, the lines within the paragraph should NOT be double spaced ONLYsingle spaced. However, the space between EACH paragraph should be double spaced. Once again, please refer to the website stated above for a visual.

As for the lesson we worked on in class on Thursday, I am thinking about changing it slightly. I will let you know what that will look like.

As for your how to video's, it will be due on Monday which will give most of you more time to make changes and for others to actually start it. Please refer to the previously posted PBH on the blogspot for information on what to do.

Here is a brief criteria for the video: It must be creative (i.e. using sound, animation, props), it must be informative using information from your mini research online about the do's and don'ts of preventing sports related injuries, and you must cite your sources. You must provide a list of your sources of where you retrieved your information in the form of rolling credits on your video or if you're not tech savvy you can type and print it. This is the format for citation I should see:

Name of website. Editor(s) of website. Date of electronic publication. Associated institution. Date of access <URL>.

If the above format confuses you, please write down the name of the website (i.e. ESPN), the URL address of the website, the date it was published (i.e. 2010) which is usually found at the end of the webpage, and the date you accessed the website (Feburary 7, 2012)

Lastly, your 30 journal entries are due on Monday.

Class 424 - Please be ready with your trivia questions and your 30 journal entries. I will grade your journals within the week but will collect them on MONDAY.

421's Proposal Letter Outline

Proposal Data: (Please list this information in a block format at the top of the page.)

Name of organization: (Your organization’s name)

Name of proposed project: (your organization’s project idea)

Project time frame:  (How long will it take you to complete this project?)

Total project budget: (How much money, if any, will be needed to complete this project?)

Issue: Concise statement of the public policy issue to be addressed by the proposed project.  Basically you will explain in 2-3 sentences what public issue or problems will your project solve within the community or individuals, corporations or education system.

Project: Brief description of the methods (how you plan to do this project) and program activities that will be used to examine the issue and the products (e.g., reports or books) that will result from the project.

Proposal: The body of the proposal should be single-spaced with spaces between each paragraph. It should be two to three pages in length.

Background: Discuss the background of the issue and the current state of the policy debate over the issue. For example, if you want to create and educational video game to be used in science, math, ELA, and social studies, you must be able to provide information, from research, that supports why this is necessary in the classroom in the century in which we live.

Personnel: In a short paragraph identify the staff for the project. Basically, explain why you are collaborating with these individuals and why they are important to the success of your project.

Analytical Approach: Please provide one or two substantive paragraphs that describe the research information that will be used during each group meeting. This material should include the nature and importance of each topic, the original work that you expect the researcher/author to undertake, and the identity and credentials (the skills that each individual on your team has that will the project successful) of each participant who will present or will be asked to present commissioned work.

Products: What products – papers, publications, books, etc. – will result from the project? For written products, please describe them in as much detail as is feasible at this point of the project (e.g., an outline of the probable chapters of a proposed book). Basically, are you going to have something produced that needs to be printed and delivered to people? Are you creating a 3-dimensional project that needs to be photographed, blueprinted, or mailed to your designated organization or politician?

Community Implications: After completion of the project, what information will have been developed that the community lacks today? Basically, how has your project improved the community, individuals, or education system or any other organizations, important places or people?

St. John's University Trip

Hello All,

Please note that I just found out today during 7th period that for next Wednesday's trip all students with permission to go has to bring in $3 for the trip. You will have until Monday to bring in the money. Ask your parents as soon as you go home, put it in an envelope, seal it, write your name and class on it and put it in your bookbag immediately!!!

Miss. N : )

Project Based Homework Due 2.8.12

Hello All,

Please read the assignments below and pay attention to the due dates.

To kick off our new Argumentative Essay Writing Unit focusing on sports programming in schools, all students must watch the Super Bowl this Sunday. Please have fun and take mental notes. : )

Class 8-421

Due Date 2.8.12 - I am slightly changing the vocabulary word wall format that I gave to you in the beginning of the year. All students on the class list from Aemun Ahmar to Tatiana Iglesia (by last name A-I) must select an unfamiliar word from their nonfiction book, write it on the colorful vocabulary cards I will provide in class and staple it to the word wall. All students from Samuel Leon to Sumble Zaffer will do the same thing but instead of it being on the vocabulary graphic organizer, you will write it in the vocabulary section of your reading notebook. For these students, please be sure to write the date next to your unfamiliar word.

Due Date 2.8.12  - Select your favorite sport and create a How-to-home-video about how to prevent injuries while playing sports. You may have to do a little research for this and you can work in groups of 2-3 for demonstration purposes for the video. Please be creative, informative and safe. I will provide the rubric and task for you within a couple of days. (the video criteria will be posted on the blogspot)

Due Date 2.13.12- Proposal Letter Due (outline will be posted on the blogspot)

Class 8-412

Due Date 2.9.12 - Nonfiction Book Review (outline will be posted on the blogspot)
Due Date 2.6.12 - On demand writing piece due in class and completed from home.
Due Date 2. 9.12 - All students on the class list from Naheedah A.W. to Daisy L. (by last name A-L) must select an unfamiliar word from their nonfiction book, write it on the colorful vocabulary cards I will provide in class and staple it to the word wall. All students from Justyn M. to Raul V. will do the same thing but instead of it being on the vocabulary graphic organizer, you will write it in the vocabulary section of your reading notebook. For these students, please be sure to write the date next to your unfamiliar word.

Nonfiction Book Choice List

Please go to the following website
http://www.amazon.com/Garraways-Young-Adult-Nonfiction-Books/lm/R3FD0JLVKGRSUE
to select a book. You are not required to purchase it from Amazon but as I told you in the beginning of the year, you need to have a working library card. As much as I would like to, I do not have these books in my library.

Please note that you can select another book that is not on this list, however, I thought that these might interest you.

Happy Reading! : )

Project Based Homework Due 1.23.12, 1.26.12 and 1.30.12

Hello All,

Please do the following:

1. Four additional at home journal entries must be in your journal for this Monday in addition to the in class entries during the Fact vs. Opinion Learning Stations this week. BOTH CLASSES MUST DO THIS! Due 1.23.12

2. Class 421 Only - Now that we are embarking into NON-FICTION TERRITORY, you will write a draft of your proposal letter for the PBL Independent Study. You may have been wondering or inquiring about it, so here it is. This Friday I will show you a sample proposal letter. Due 1.26.12

3. Class 412 Only - Select and read a magazine or newspaper article about an athlete or celebrity. After reading, you will then write a critique disagreeing or agreeing with the writer of the article. Please note that the magazine/newspaper article must be at least 2 pages long (several paragraphs). Due 1.26.12 You will receive an outline in class on Friday.

4. Nonfiction Book Review is due on 1.30.12. The outline will be given out in class on FRIDAY.

Project Based Homework Due 1.17.12

Hello All!

Sorry for the late post, however, the assignment is not going to make you go crazy. That is, however, if you forget your notebook at school. For the most part, many of you have already been keeping your journal updated during class.

1. On Tuesday, you must have 4 journal entries in your journaling notebook. Please note that it must be neat and dated. In addition, your entries must not be short or have drawings on each page. You must use variety and you must know yourself. Basically, if you know that you like to write then I should see only writing entries. For example, if you like to write poems...only poems, if you like to write essay-like entries...only essay-like entries or a combination of all of them. As you continue to write, and my criteria changes for your book, you should be able to see growth in your writing by the time the school year has come to an end.

Please note that by 2.13.12, you should have 30 entries. It should behoove you not to miss out on any opportunities, during ELA class only, to write in your journal. If you are not sure what to do, I would prefer that you email me.

As mentioned above, my criteria will change because your entries will not always be focused on what's on your mind, but on what unit we are working on in class. For example, we will soon be talking about sports programming in school. One of your journal entries would be a writing draft of what affects that would have on the school and students. I will let you know what this looks like when the time comes. As for now, continue to write and get used to having your pen etch in paper the thoughts of your great mind!

2. Continue to read independently at home so that you can build the vocabulary section of your notebook.

3. Author's Purpose and Context Clues Test on 1.13.12! I'm sure all of you will do WELL! : )