Wednesday 1/30

Today we reflected on the project both to learn more about ourselves and to help Mr. Clark and Mrs. Carlisto make the next project even better.  If you were absent, please complete the following 4 questions in paragraph form on a separate sheet of paper and turn it into me tomorrow.

1. Partner decision.  This is an opportunity to reflect on your choice to work with a partner or to work alone.  Consider not only how your partner pitched in but also how you were to work with.  What, in your opinion, made the partnership thrive or not?  What will you know about yourself as you move into another project where partner choice is free?

2.  What was good about the project?  What elements do you deem worthy of staying as is?  Of course why?

3.  Suggestions for change.  Mr. Clark and I have already met to talk about little things that we could change to make this project better for next year and for our next project which is WWII.

4.  Advice for 7th graders who will be doing this project next year.  Consider what you wish you had done differently. What are you really proud of yourself for doing?

Thanks for your work.  I am very proud of your flocabularies and of you for putting yourselves "out there" and singing and creating!

HW: Read/log/post-it 150 minutes due on MOnday  Keep post its.

Monday 1/28-Tuesday 1/29

Finish up project. Flocabs turned in, movies completed--shared to quicktime and in dropbox, Nooletools document shared into CarlistoFlocab folder through Noodletools.

New Logs 1/28-2/4 150 minutes collected Monday

Friday 1/25

Friday 1/25/13

§  Final Draft Collected (keep copy for yourselves)—use checklist to be sure all requirements are met.

§  Pictures Located—all pix must be in jpeg format and taken from a reputable source—loc.gov, Life Magazine (google image search with source:life typed at the end), other .gov websites work as well. AVOID BLOGS photos are often photoshopped

§  Pictures Saved- use your folder on the server or a flashdrive

§  Pictures Cited using Noodletools-be sure to cite as website or archive not as inhand photo

§  Imovie project started and saved-(note which computer you use as you will need to return to same computer to finish project)

o   File menu-start new project

o   Name projectà--lastname(s) and a shortened version of theme (carlistoclarkRR)

o   Drag pictures into project (may have to first have pic on desktop then drag into project) If photo is a .gif or other format it may not work save as .jpeg and it should then work

§  Choose beat—our beats are on student server-tchrclassroomfiles-Clarklisto-Flocab Tracks

§  Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice again

Be sure to double check pronunciation of new vocabulary words

Recording Begins Monday.

Logs due on Monday too (100 minutes)

Thursday 1/24

Thanks go out to Mia and Sam for their live rendition of last year's Flocab!  You rock girls.  We once again worked toward enlivening our pieces today by injecting them with concrete nouns, active verbs, images and emotions.  They are really improving.  Keep up the awesome work.

HW: Finish up lyrics they are due at the beginning of tomorrow's block.  Also reminder-100 minutes of reading due by Monday!

Wednesday 1/23

More work toward a final draft today.  By end of block final drafts should be in our hands. If not, then students should stay period 10.  Checklist given today and suggestions for revision.

HW: work on Flocab
Read/log/post it--100 minutes due monday

Tuesday 1/22

We listened to 20 beat choices today and then we worked on changing our drafts to match the beat and incorporate 8 vocabulary words, history and poetic devices as well as sensory imagery.

 I also collected reading logs from 1/14-1/22.  New logs distributed 1/22-1/29 100 minutes due on Monday 1/29

Wednesday 1/16-Friday 1-18

We kicked off flocab these last three days.  Wednesday was geared toward choosing a topic, Thursday was geared toward telling the story through a storyboard.  Friday was used for drafting the rough draft. Rough draft is due Tuesday.
Logs due Tuesday as well.150 minutes