Dec 10 through Dec 18

Students have been working on the online newspaper unit for the past week which integrates web design and Language Arts. They will finish up after the holiday.

Monday 12-7 through Wednesday 12-9

Students are finishing up their Animation projects and presenting to the class.

On Thursday, they will start the Online School Paper Unit.

They will learn how to create web sites and integrate this activity with Language Arts by writing up news articles for their sites.

Alice Animation Unit and Language Arts SCOS

During the second Alice animation unit students are able to create their own stories and animate them.

The following Language Arts SCOS will be incorporated into the lessons.

1.01 Narrate an expressive account which:
*creates a coherent organizing structure appropriate to purposes, audience, and context.
*orients the reader/listener to the scene, the people and the events.
*engages the reader/listener by establishing a context and creating a point of view.

5.01 Increase fluency, comprehension, and insight through a meaningful and comprehensive literacy program
*analyzing the effects on texts of such literary devices as figurative language, dialogue, flashback, allusion and irony.
*analyzing the effects of such elements as plot, theme, point of view, characterization, mood and style.

6.01 Model an understanding of conventional written and spoken expression by:
*extending vocabulary knowledge by learning and using new words.

Week of 11-30 through 12-4

Students will be learning about the computer programming concept of lists on Monday.
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Students will be learning about how to change "light" effects on Tuesday.

Students will create their animation on Wednesday until Friday.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Some student are finishing the previous unit (5th and 6th).

Some students are starting the new unit (1st and 2nd).

The new unit uses the pre-programming software Alice and is integrated with the Language Arts Standard Course of Study.

Student will learn the preprogramming concepts of lists, "as seen by" and how to use light.

Students will then create stories that use the following Language Arts concepts, setting, irony or allusion.

Students will preplan using a storyboard before starting their projects.

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Thursday- Test Review and Test

Students will review for the vocabulary test by practicing with their flash card book and using the CPS clickers to answer multiple choice questions. After any wrong answers are explained, students will take the vocabulary test.

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Wednesday- Evaluating Brochure Web Site

Today the students chose one of the three web sites they used to create their brochure to analyze for reliability. They answered the worksheet questions of who, what, when, where, and why to draw conclusions about the site.