Hey guys. Don’t forget, even though that I’m not there I still expect the best from you. I may even poke my head in at some point with another post.

First, read this prompt and respond in a well developed response of around one typed page.

What with the Interwebs and 24-hour cable news channels, avoiding the headlines is, well, difficult. The nonstop coverage can be maddening—how to discern the truth from the truth-ish; discover the real story within the overblown over-analysis; and, at times, try not to lose your faith in humanity.

How do you get your news? How does the news influence your life? How do you keep the influence the news has on your lives in check?
Stolen from SoulPancake

Make sure when you save it, it is in both YOUR Portfolio folder in the U: drive and MY Inbox (swanssa) (in the Summer School Folder) on the I: drive (teachers on galibdci1)

The file needs to be named “Your name – news response” example “Jeff – news response”

Next: go to The Gazette to read an article about a Cheetah preserve. You need to open a new word document and fill out the information:

Headline
Byline (who wrote it)
What article is about?
Who its about?
Where it happened?
When it happened?
Why it is important enough to be in the newspaper?

Once again, save to YOUR Portfolio and MY inbox. File name: “Your Name – Article”

Finally: You will write your own article about the school. Mrs. Vatalaro will give you some ideas you could do, but feel free to come up with your own.

1. Decide what your article will be about.
2. Research the topic of your article.
3. Write your article using the template below.
4. First paragraph: In the first few sentences, answer these questions!

   Who?
   What?
   When?
   Where?
   Why?

5. Grab the reader’s attention by using an opening sentence which is a question or something unexpected!
6. Now, give the details. It is always a good idea to include one or two quotes from people you interviewed. Write in the third person (he, she, it or they). Be objective. Use active verbs so the reader feels things are really happening!
7. Last paragraph: Round off your article. Try ending with a quote or a catchy phrase!
8. By-line: At the end, state who wrote the article; ‘By ….’.
9. Decide if appropriate illustrations/pictures are needed
10. Proof-read your article and edit where needed.
11. Spell check your article!

Stolen from Bedfordshire Libraries

Make sure you save your article once again to YOUR portfolio and MY inbox. File format “Your name – my article”

Guide for Each Slide

Slide 1: Title: Colorado Disaster (be specific)
Name Date and Period

Slide 2: Picture and Detailed Disaster Information

Slide 3: Essential Question: How do disasters affect me, my family and the community?

Slide 4: Five Important Disaster Facts

Slide 5: Five More Important Disaster Facts

Slide 6: Disaster Pictures with Explanations

Slide 7: Five Important Pikes Peak Region Disaster Facts

Slide 8: Five More Important Pikes Peak Region Disaster Facts

Slide 9: Pikes Peak Disaster Pictures with Explanations

Slide 10: Preparedness: Get A Kit “What do you need to have to survive?”

Slide 11: Preparedness: Make A Plan “What do you need to do to survive?”

Slide 12: Preparedness: Be Informed “What do you need to know to survive?”

Slide 13: Additional Information

Slide 14: Conclusion

Slide 15: Bibliography

and the Rubric…

The Culture of the Inca

The empire of the Inca existed for many centuries in Peru. Today the descendants of these people continue many aspects of the culture, including traditional language, stories, folk songs, dance, and farming practices.

Begin by looking at the photographs being projected.

Did you notice llamas in the pictures you looked at? The llama was the most important animal to the Inca, and is still important today. To find out why, go to the llamapedia and List at least 5 ways the Incas used llamas in your notebook. (if you’re desperate, check wikipedia as well)

The descendants of the Inca still live in Peru. Their language is still alive, it’s called Quechua. Go to the History and Geography of The Language page.

1.Where did the language begin? 2.How did it expand? 3. Why are there two seperate branches of the language?

Noteworthy News today!

Article is about that space thing.

The plan for the day is to play the game “Stop Disasters!” from the United Nations and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.

We’ve learned how many communties take action prevent hurricane damage, now we’re going to put it into action.

Scholars, please carefully read ALL the instructions on the website and be clear that you know how to play before setting off. Further instructions will come from Mr. Swanson himself. Highest score in each class gets a prize. 

We will be playing the hurricane scenario of course, when the whole class is ready: