MP1 - Week 6 - 2021

     MONDAY    10-11-21      No Classes Due to President's Day   X-Day: XX

     TUESDAY    10-12-21      B-D Day:  The Genius Project    X-DXXX     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1.  Have you checked your Gmail lately?  Have you cleaned it up?

2.  Do you have Grammarly installed on your computer?  Go to Google and type in Install Grammarly Extension for Chrome.  You will love it!

        DO NOW          

Go to Google.com and type in Genius Hour.  

Find any article, video, or website on it, read/view it, and be ready to share one interesting fact about it with the class for a participation grade.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can explain what Genius Hour is to someone who has never heard about it by viewing past Genius Hour presentations.

        MINI-LESSON          

What Exactly is Genius Hour?

Check out this presentation about Genius Hour for kids.

Here's one for Parents and Teachers.

Student Models
Watch these three awesome Genius Hour Projects from past students who did a great job!

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Photography

What are some things you learned about Genius Hour after viewing these past presentations?

        WORK TIME          

Complete assignment 17.5 in Google Classroom called Brainstorming and Inspiration.

 

List as many things as you can!  Turn it in by the end of class OR by 11:59 PM tonight!

PERIOD 4 ONLY: Complete your Where I'm From poem.

          ASSESSMENT          

1.  Talk about Genius Hour with your parents and ask them what they think you might do for your project.

a. Can support your project financially?

b.  Can you do the project over the winter and how?

c.  Is it something they think you would be interested in?

2.  Don't forget to turn in assignment 17.5 if you did not finish it in class!

     WEDNESDAY    10-13-21      A-C Day: 6-Word Horror Stories     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  REMINDER: 8th Grade lunch is from 11:40 -12:23 today.

        DO NOW          

Click here and add your thoughts to the WORD CLOUD about horror!

Then, click here to go to Kahoot.it and enter the game code on the screen.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

1. I can discuss mood and tone playing Kahoot!.

2. I can create a six-word story that has a tone and mood of horror. 

        MINI-LESSON          

1. What is a Six Word Story? Click Here for the Lesson?

2.  Check out this Padlet with some great submissions from last year's 8th-grade classes.

        WORK TIME          

1.  Plan the story in your head first.

2.  Sketch it out on paper.

3.  Have your work proofread by at least two other people before using Canva.

4.  Finalize the design in Canva.

5.  Post it on the Padlet for a grade.

          ASSESSMENT          

The final draft should be posted to the Six-word Horror Story Padlet for a grade.

     THURSDAY    10-14-21      B-D Day    Finsih, Edit and Submit 6-Word Horroro Stories on Class Padlet    

     FRIDAY     A-C Day     Review of Words and Quiz on Vocabulary List I    

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        DO NOW          

Open Quizlet and play the Matching Game or the Gravity Game to study your words.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

I can demonstrate my understanding of Vocabulary List I through a quiz.

        MINI-LESSON          

1.  Review game with Kahoot!

2.  How to access and take the quiz.

        WORK TIME          

Take the quiz!

          ASSESSMENT          

The quiz itself.