DIGITAL Breakout EDU

Here are your choices of DIGITAL Breakout EDU games today!

If you solve one, try the other! Don't share any answers! Have fun!

The Grinch - Saving Whoville!

Sneaky Snow Catcher

"Flowers for Algernon" Vocabulary Terms

CLICK HERE for the "Flowers for Algernon" vocabulary terms.

#HourOfCode - December 9, 2016

We are participating in the #HourOfCode today!

#HourofCode is a chance for tens of millions of students to try out coding and celebrate Computer Science Education Week.

HERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF ACTIVITIES.

Or, pick one of the activities below to get started. 

Be sure to watch any introductory videos as they will contain important information about how to complete your program.

Print and turn in OR send me a copy of your Hour of Code certificate once you've earned it for a prize!


Moana - Wayfinding with Code

Star Wars - Building a Galaxy with Code (2 options below)

Blocks

JavaScript

Minecraft - Hour of Code





Frozen - Code with Anna and Elsa!

Dragon Dash
Design a dragon and send it on a quest for adventures and coins!

LightBot

Program LightBot to light up all of the blue squares!

Code your own Flappy Game!

Angry Birds Maze

Artist

Draw cool pictures and designs

Infinity Play Lab

Create a story or game starring Disney Infinity characters

Scratch - create your own interactive stories, games, and animations

What Kind of Learner Are You?

Please CLICK HERE for today's activity!

Don't forget to record both students' answers on the PADLET at the end of the activity.

Monday - Thursday: 15 Minutes of Fame Research & Prep

Get acquainted with your speech topic today and complete your graphic organizer.
In addition to the links below, see if you can watch an example speech or read a transcript of one.

• Try Britannica for general info
• Tips for accepting awards
• Body language and gestures
• Visual Aids/Props
• Famous Speech Transcripts
• Top 100 Speeches - transcripts and video/audio

CLICK HERE for the template to type your speech. You'll need to share this document with me by the end of the week. 

TDA Typing Template

• CLICK HERE for the template to begin typing your TDA!

• CLICK HERE for examples of each paragraph

• CLICK HERE for Works Cited Instructions!

• See the photo below for some additional sentence starters to introduce your quotes.

No Red Ink Class Info

1. Go to NoRedInk.com
2. Choose Sign Up
3. Choose I'm A Student
4. Class code: mv3weh9m
5. Choose Log In With Google
6. Complete student information
7. Complete the MLA Citation Intro

Adv. English: "The Raven"

Click Here for another dramatic recording of "The Raven!"

"The Hitchhiker" Vocabulary Terms

Please use the flashcards below to learn the vocabulary terms for "The Hitchhiker"!

"The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary Terms

Today in class:
1. Complete the "Predictions" section of vocabulary in your packet.
2. Read the actual definitions then complete the T/F activity.
After step 2, you have 2 options:

Use Quizlet to learn the terms or click here for an additional review game!

Click here to learn more about Edgar Allan Poe, author of "The Tell-Tale Heart."

"The Monkey's Paw" Vocabulary

1. Copy the definition for each vocabulary word by using the flashcards below.
2. Answer the questions in your reading guide using the word correctly!

Are you Superstitious?

• Link to the LMC Research Ready website

• http://www.livescience.com/33507-origins-of-superstitions.html

• http://list25.com/25-common-superstitions-and-their-origins/

• http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/13-superstitions-and-their-origins/ss-BBifB5P

• Use the sources provided to research a common superstition! You may get some ideas from the images here, or the ones we brainstormed together in class.
• You should use at least 2 different sources

"Ransom of Red Chief" Vocabulary

The vocabulary flashcards for "Ransom of Red Chief" are below. Make sure you know how to use these terms for the quiz on the story!

6 Word Memoirs

Click on your class period's link to add your 6 Word Memoir to the Google Slide Deck!
Check out the rubric on the right!

• Period 2
• Period 6/7
• Period 8/9
• Period 10
• Period 11

Transition Words and Dialogue Tags

Memoir Template and Rubric

Click here for the template to begin writing the first draft of your memoir!

Check the rubric below as well as the "characteristics of memoir" image.

2015- 2016 Class Survey

Please complete the survey at your class link below to give Ms. Paddick feedback about the 2015-16 school year. Please be honest, but respectful. Your constructive criticism, as well as positive feedback is appreciated!

• Period 1
• Period 4/5
• Period 6/7
• Period 10
• Period 11

Hidden Like Anne Frank

Click the image above, then click CONTENT to read summaries and see online content for each short story!

Anne Frank Act II Vocabulary

The test on Anne Frank Act II is on Thursday, May 19th! 
! Be sure to study the terms below as they account for 20 of the 50 points on the test!

Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 4-5 Vocabulary

The flashcards for scenes 4-5 are below.

Study your vocabulary and review packet. Be familiar with how each character reacted to the moment when the thief broke in and be prepared to explain what we learned about his or her character.

4/28-29 (Thursday - Friday) Tasks

1. Finish reading Scenes 1-3 (pages 512-532).
2. Click here to explore the Virtual 3D Secret Annex
3. Complete reading guide questions (stapled to vocabulary from last week).
4. Click here to practice vocabulary on Quizlet.

Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1-3 Vocabulary

The vocabulary terms for Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1-3 are below.

Anne Frank Online Exhibit

Check out this online exhibit created in partnership by the Anne Frank House and The Google Cultural Institute.

Some of the special items in the online exhibit are:
- the only moving images of Anne Frank;
- a video extract in which Anne Frank’s childhood friend Hanneli Goslar speaks of her last meeting with Anne in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
- the last film images of Miep Gies, the helper of Anne Frank and the people in hiding with her, in the Anne Frank House as she places personal documents in a display case (which you can also see on www.youtube.com/annefrank);
- photos from the Life Photo Collection of a group of American students visiting the Anne Frank House in 1961;
 - colour photos from the Life Photo Collection of the Nazi era in Germany and the invasion of the Netherlands by German troops in 1940

Holocaust Introduction Web Quest

• Click here for the Holocaust Introduction Web Quest link. 
  
• Click USE THIS TEMPLATE and rename the document "LASTNAME HOLOCAUST WEB QUEST"
• You will have 2-3 days in class to complete the web quest.
• Follow the directions on each slide and answer questions below each slide as directed. You may explore other parts of the site if something catches your interest (videos, articles, photos, etc.) but be sure to stay on the USHMM site only.

Career Research Paper

• Click here for the final draft template for your career research paper.
• Make sure you export your Works Cited from Noodle Tools and attach on a blank page at the end of your paper.

Listen in class for details on a final due date!

Adv. English - LotF Character Analysis

Click here for the Padlet link!

The Giver: Chapters 14-18

The quiz on these terms is Friday!

Choose a Study ModeScatterLearnFlashcards

Study these flash cards

Proofreading your TDA

Complete each step below when you have finished typing!

1. Did you add a creative title?
2. Read through your essay, paragraph by paragraph.

Introduction Paragraph

1. Did you use an effective attention getter? (1/5 types)
2. Does your thesis include the word positive or negative and list your 3 changes? If not, fix it now.
3. Does your thesis say anything like "I will tell you" or "This paper will show you"? If it does, fix it now.

Body Paragraphs

1. Your paragraph begins with a creative topic sentence that establishes the main idea.
2. Your paragraph includes a direct quote with correct in-text citation in parentheses
3. You used an introductory phrase before your quote.
4. Your paragraph clearly provides examples and explanations
5. Your concluding sentence brings the paragraph to a close without adding any new details.

Conclusion Paragraph

1. You restated the thesis without repeating it
2. Your summarized the main ideas of your argument.

Finally,

1. Use Edit, Find - check for the words I, you, and your.
2. Check for misspelled words.
3. Check for sentence fragments.
4. Check for punctuation marks.
5. Check for capitalization (especially quotes, titles, and names).

If you finish these steps, see if someone else in class is finished and would like to exchange papers to run through the checklist again.

TDA Unit 2 Typing Materials

1. CLICK HERE for the MLA format template. Edit the info in the header as needed.
2. Begin typing! 
3. When you finish typing, copy and paste your entire Works Cited page onto a final page after your essay.

"Hallucination" Vocabulary