Superstars RELA

Activity 1:

1. Click on the link for Mythology PowerPoint.
2. Watch the Mythology PowerPoint and fill in your three column chart.
3. When you are finished, put the three column chart in the “classwork” section of your binder.

 Activity 2

1. Click on the link for Rick Riordan interview.
2. Watch the video interview.
3. Then click on “View transcript”.
4. On your own paper, make a list of 5 things that you notice about Mr. Riordan’s responses (make notes about length, quality, the way he talks, how he answers the questions, etc.).
5. Now click on the link for Logan Lerman interview.
6. Read the article, “Logan Lerman Chats ‘Percy Jackson’”.
7. On the same paper, take notes on how Logan’s interview is similar AND different from Rick Riordan. What do you notice about how Logan speaks? What insights into Logan’s feelings do we get from this article?

Activity 3

1. Open the Chapter 4 discussion questions.

2. Open Audacity and record your answers for each one.

3. When you are finished, click “file”, then “save as”. Select “eagle folder,” then “Karns,”  then “Periods Lightning Thief Chapter 4″.

4. Save as “Your name Chap 4″.

Activity 4

1. In order to complete this activity, you MUST HAVE READ ALL OF CHAPTER 5. .

2. Go to this centaur link: http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/C/Centauri.html and look up “centaurs.” There are three different types described.

3. Open Inspiration on your computer. Make a concept map with centaur as the middle bubble, then branch out in three directions for the three different types of centaur.

4. Off of each type of centaur, list at least five attributes of that kind of centaur. Where would Chiron fit on your chart and why?

1. Open up Microsoft Power Point. Create a 3 slide Power Point that uses the WIN strategy (one slide for W, one slide for I, one slide for N) to describe what you have read so far in Lightning Thief. Be sure to tell us what page number you left off on.
   1. When you are ready to save, click on the yellow circle at the top left.
   2. Click on “save as”.
   3. Use the blue drop down arrow to find the Eagle Folder.
   4. Double click on “Karns”.
   5. Double click on “Lightning Thief WIN Periods (whatever period you are).
   6. Save as “your first and last name WIN”.
2. Trading Card Activity
   1. Click on the link above.
   2. Using the card you created yesterday, and the Greek Mythology Paper in your notes section, complete the chart based on what you learned yesterday.
   3. Click “Add Column”. In the new column, type in “Symbols and Other Facts”. Fill in the column with the information you have.
   4. When you’re finished, click “Finished”.
   5. Fill in the blank. Then click “Print”.
3. If you finish early, visit this site to get to test your knowledge of the Gods by clicking here (use your “Greek Mythology” notes to help you).

Harlan, Bud, and the other Beyond the Limits crew members would like to hear your thoughts on your BTL experience.

1. Follow the link: Beyond the Limits Survey.

2. Then click on feedback.

3. Enter THIS DATE NOT TODAY’S DATE: 2009-12-3

4.  Copy and paste this password: Q27PZTDBYF

5. Complete the “reaction and program survey” NOT the adult survey.

When you are finished, move on to “Main Idea Mania”.

PLEASE TURN DOWN YOUR SOUND FOR THIS GAME! Follow the directions that the game provides you with to demonstrate your knowledge of main idea.

Main Idea Mania

We’ve learned several prefixes so far this year. Test your prefix knowledge in these prefix games (Play them in order):

1.  Prefix Bubbles

2. Prefix Puzzle

3. Prefix Catch

1. Everyone will practice their inferencing skills with the “Inferencing Battleship” game (click on the link below).

http://www.quia.com/ba/41785.html

2. Those who are participating in the survey will follow the directions in the “Take This Survey” post below.
Thos who are NOT participating in the survey will follow the link below to get some additional inferencing practice. Link: http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html

You must submit a parent consent form stating that you have permission to participate in this survey in order to click on the link below.
Click Here to take survey

Report how many tries it took you to win the 1,000,000 dollar question. If it took you more than one, report your winnings for each attempt. Do NOT to include your last name in your posts!

Today is our first day in the Flat Lab and we have a lot to do.

For our first activity, click on this link and follow the directions on that webpage.

For our second activity, you will not be using your computer but you will need your Multiple Intelligences Grid.

For our third activity, you will use the Scavenger Hunt paper provided to explore our classroom website: http://teacherweb.com/MD/SalisburyMiddleSchool/Karns

For our fourth activity, you will watch the online tutorial (you’ll need to have your headphones on). Then you will follow the directions from the tutorial by completing the online story mapping (click on this link http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html). Story Mapping Tutorial

If you finish early, click on any of the links to the right to get some extra practice with online reading activities.

Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

If the above video does not load, then click on this link to view the slideshow on One True Media: link