MP4 - Week 4

   MONDAY -FRIDAY    5-7   A-Day:  The Final 20% Time Presentation (TedTalk) - Writing Your Outline and Script     

     Announcements                                     

• Remind Mr., DeGrandis to Take Attendance!
• Check Your Gmail! 

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     Learning Target(s)                    

• I can create an outline for my TedTalk using the outlining feature in Google Docs and the TedTalk Guide for giving a great TedTalk! 

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     Mini-Lesson:  The Illustrated TEDTalk Guide                             

 
• Check out The Illustrated TEDxSpeaker Guide
•  Your focus should be on Step 3
• Here is a text version  of The TedTalk Speakers Guide with more detail.  I highly recommend you read this!
• Create your Outline using Google Docs

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     Work Time                                          

 

• Create your outline in Assignment 72.0.  This is due on MAY 13TH.
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     Assessment / Homework                    

• • Work on your outline - Assignment 72.0.

   FRIDAY  5-11    A-Day:  Submit Your Outline and Script in Google Classroom     

DIRT Day Expectations

1. Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
1. Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
2. Be in your seat reading.
2. Focus on your reading the entire period.
3. Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
4. Complete 10 thoughts using the Active Reading Model by the end of the period. Do more for extra credit.

If You Finish a Book…

In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write a review about your book in 3-paragraph essay format.

Guidelines for the Essay:

• ¶ 1 - title, author and genre of the novel and your opinion of the book (controlling idea).
• ¶ 2 - short summary of the book and include at least two text-based examples from the book
         that support your controlling idea in ¶
• ¶ 3 - explain why you would or would not recommend this book to a friend and where they might be able to find it or purchase it.

If You Forgot Your Book…

• Choose a book from the class library or Mr. DeGrandis will give you one.
• Be sure to bring your book next week.

If You Want to Switch Books…

In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write an Abandon Book Essay.

Guidelines:

• ¶ 1 – title, author and genre of the novel you are abandoning and
          three reasons you don’t like the book (controlling idea).
• ¶ 2 through 4 - Develop each reason using text-based details from the book.
• ¶ 5 - Offer your suggestions for other novels you have read that another student might enjoy.