Instructions for Today
(Instructions from the screen)
1. One Typingtest.com
Entry
2. Finish:
–Stop
Smoking!
–Smoking
Stinks!
–Stop
Smoking Planning Sheet
Check
Out: Stop Smoking Poster Assignment Instructions
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Grade 4 Healthy Eating Article
Name:
Grade:
Date:
Healthy Foods Article
Definition
Nutritious: to help growth and development
Read this article about healthy foods.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Healthy_eating_for_kids
Answer the following questions.
What are some foods you should eat most of the time?
What are some foods you should eat often (moderately)?
What are some foods you that are okay once in a while (sometimes)?
What foods did you already eat today? What foods will you eat today? Do you think they are healthy? How could you change them to make them better?
Grade 5: Stop Smoking Poster Assignment Instructions
Stop Smoking Poster Assignment Instructions
Your audience is being peer-pressured to try smoking. They are non-smokers but they are about to begin a bad habit that can potentially kill them. Maybe your poster will change their mind!
Use pictures provided by:
- Health Canada: http://tinyurl.com/aewenjd
- http://www.freeimageslive.co.uk/search/imagesearch.cgi (free images)
- http://www.pics4learning.com/index.php?view=browse
- Gallery in Microsoft Word
Draw pictures, write captions, and be persuasive.
Discuss the medical/health issues.
Use the planning sheet Miss Ali provided for you.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Grade 1: Nov 20
Street Signs!
Signs are everywhere. Let's look at these signs together. We will find out: who they are for, why they are there and what the message is.
Grade 4: Nov 20
Choosing Healthy Snacks
Click on this link to learn about healthy snacks. After we play the game we will discuss what type of snacks are healthy.
Answer the following questions in a Microsoft Word document.
Why are healthy snacks good for your health?
List 5 healthy snacks.
Reflection Question: Do you eat healthy snacks on a regular basis? What can you do to eat healthier snacks?
Grade 5: Nov 20
Smoking Stinks!
Smoking is very bad for your health! Let's research why smoking is so harmful.
Click on this link: http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html
Read the article and answer the following questions to find out what smoking is so bad for your health.
Why do some kids start smoking?
List 5 problems that are caused by smoking.
Why is smoking bad for you? What does it do to your body?
How much does it cost to smoke?
What can I say to someone if I want them to stop smoking?
Grade 5: Stop Smoking Poster Planning Sheet
Grade 5: Poster Planning Sheet
Instructions: Answer these
questions before beginning to work on your anti-smoking poster.
Who is the intended
audience? What age group?
What is the intended
purpose? (Why am I creating this?)
What information do you need to include? (Example: facts about why smoking is bad)
How will you design your
poster to target your specific audience and purpose?
What resources can I use?
How will I manage my time
to work effectively?
Create a
penciled/electronic draft version as well that must be submitted to Miss Ali
before you begin working on your poster. This draft should consider all of
the Expectations.
Reflection Question: What do I think will be
most difficult about creating my poster? What strategies can I use to help me?
Grade 3 Math Poster
Grade 3 Division Poster
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Rubric: Grade 3
Due: January 15th, 2013
Assessed by: Teacher Peer Self
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 4
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Understanding
of Intended Audience
(How are pictures, vocabulary level, appropriate for
Grade 3 students?)
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Demonstrates a limited understanding of what
intended audience is by creating a poster that is not appropriate for the
target audience.
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Demonstrates an adequate understanding of what
intended audience is by creating a poster that is somewhat appropriate for
the target audience.
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Demonstrates a competent understanding of what
intended audience is by creating a poster that is appropriate for the target
audience.
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Demonstrates an adequate understanding of what
intended audience is by creating a poster that is exceptionally appropriate
for the target audience.
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Understanding
of Intended Purpose
(How does the design inform children how to do
division?)
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Demonstrates a limited understanding of what
intended purpose is by creating a poster that is not appropriate for the
target purpose.
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Demonstrates an adequate understanding of what
intended purpose is by creating a poster that is somewhat appropriate for the
target purpose.
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Demonstrates a competent understanding of what
intended purpose is by creating a poster that is appropriate for the target
purpose.
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Demonstrates an adequate understanding of what
intended purpose is by creating a poster that is exceptionally appropriate
for the target purpose.
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Poster
Conventions
(Are all conventions included?)
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Includes none of the following poster conventions: title,
picture(s), words, author.
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Includes some but not all of the following poster
conventions: title, picture(s), words, author.
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Includes all of the following poster conventions:
title, picture(s), words, author.
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Includes more than the following poster conventions: title, picture(s), words, author.
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Design and
detail
(How do the conventions promote the purpose rather
than distract or confuse?)
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Design unclearly communicates the intended purpose.
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Design clearly communicates the intended purpose.
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Design clearly and competently communicates the
intended purpose.
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Design clearly and exceptionally communicates the
intended purpose.
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Division Poster
Success Criteria: Grade 3
Due: January 15th, 2013
Check to see if your poster has these Success Criteria:
Understanding of Intended Audience Are the pictures
and words helpful for Grade 3s?
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My words are not
too hard to understand. A Grade 3 student can read them.
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I use pictures.
Understanding
of Intended Purpose How does the design tell children how to do division?
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I have the
division steps.
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I have 1 division
problem. The division problem is correct.
Poster Conventions
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I have a title.
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My title
exciting.
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My titles tell
that my poster is about division.
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I have picture(s).
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I have words.
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My name is on the
poster
Design and Detail
(How do the conventions
promote the purpose rather than distract or confuse?)
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My words and
pictures are not too close together.
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My words and
pictures are not too far apart.
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I use the entire
page.
Check to see if your Poster
includes all of these things to achieve a Level 3. A Level 4 achievement level
goes above and beyond these expectations.
Good luck!
Miss Ali
Create a poster that explains the 5 division steps to Grade 3 students using Microsoft Word.
Your poster must:
- Be created on Microsoft Word
- Have a title
- Include the division steps
- Include one division problems with remainders
- Be attractive, creative and organized
Miss Ali will be looking to see how you use Microsoft Word. Use the knowledge and skills you learned and used in Media Literacy. Don't be afraid to be creative and try something new!
Grade 3: Nov 20
Name:
Grade:
Date:
Let's Create a Math Poster!
Part 2
The Grade 3's love Math and Computers! We are going to create Division posters in Media Literacy to help us develop our Math skills!
Here is your task.
Copy and paste these instructions in a Microsoft Word file.
Put your Name, Grade and Date at the top.
Save your folder in your Grade 3 folder.
Answer the following questions.
Who is this poster for? (Boys, girls? Grade?)
What is the purpose of this poster? (Why are you making this poster?)
How will you create this poster? (Will you use Microsoft Word?)
What will be on your poster? (Pictures or words?)
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Grade 6 Glog Reminders
Glog Reminders
Check this post at the beginning of each class as we work on the Zoo Exhibit Glog. Miss Ali will update this blog post with more reminders throughout the project.
November 16th
No ‘slang'. You must you proper English which inclues proper words and full sentences with proper sentence structure.
Make good use of space: Don’t overcrowd but don’t make it too sparse.
Grade 8: Resources for WCA Children's Glog
Resources for Wesley Christian Academy Children's Glog
YouTube: "Wesley Christian Academy"
Photographs: Google Images "Wesley Christian Academy"
*Reminder: You must create a log of the images and videos you use.
Here is a sample:
Type of Media (i.e. photograph, video, picture)
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Source (URL)
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Date Located
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Grade 4: Nov 15 (In-Class Work)
Name:
Grade:
Date:
Task: Examine this healthy snack advertisement.
http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/images/posters3/posters/poster_1.html#
Answer the following questions in a Microsoft Word document.
Name it: November 15, 2012.
Save it in your Grade 4 Folder.
Answer in complete sentences.
Who is the intended audience? How do you know?
Who created this poster? How do you know?
What is the intended purpose? How do you know?
What is the message being communicated? Be specific in your answer.
Grade 4: Nov 15
What is an advertisement?
Definition: a public promotion of some product or service
http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/advertising
What advertisements do see each day?
Let's look at these healthy snack advertisements.
Can we identify:
- the intended audience
- intended purpose
- message
- the design (and text elements)
http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/images/posters3/posters/poster_1.html
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