Friday, June 10, 2011

Day 2: Share Your Task

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17 comments:

  1. Here's a sample I created, starting with the "Gettysburg Address," an exemplar text listed in Appendix B.

    Compare the points of view of Abraham Lincoln in "The Gettysburg Address" and George W. Bush in his bullhorn "Address to Workers at Ground Zero." Explain the historical context and purpose of each speech and how each president structures his speech, attempting to unite a torn nation.

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  2. Compare the 5 approaches to the field of Psychology by creating a chart with the following headings:approach, founder, summary. On the same page write a paragraph explaining which approach you believe to be most accurate, citing evidence of the strengths of your choice.
    WHS.9-10.2a
    RHS.9-10.2
    Psy.h.1

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  3. SAMPLE TASK

    Introduce the concept of murder;defining murder in terms of the Mosaic Law, constitutional law, and common law. Compare and contrast the three types of law, citing appropriate texts from the Bible, the United States Constitution, and
    Arkansas State Law.Organize that information into a Powerpoint presentation that includes a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting the three forms of law. Conclude your Powerpoint with your own definition of murder and present it to the class.

    W.6.2a
    RL.6.1,3,4

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  4. EUS.3.AH.3:
    Analyze the causes and effects of the Civil War:
    • political
    • social
    • economic
    • geographic

    RH.9-10.6
    Compare similarities and differences in the authors’ points of view on the treatment of slaves in the American Slave Narratives and Up from slavery: An autobiography
    by Booker T. Washington.

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  5. Task: Gather and interpret data from several visual sources such as maps, charts,graphs and etc.on early man.


    G.1.7.4 Arkansas U.S. History frameworks

    Interpret specific types of charts, maps, and graphs showing weather patterns, climates, population, on specific topics.

    RH.6-8.7 CCSS

    Integrate visual information (e.g. in charts graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.


    WHST.6-8.6 CCSS

    Use technology, including the interent to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.

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  6. Students will research European Explorers using their textbooks & internet. Upon selecting two Explorers from different countries they will create a graphic evaluating which country /explorer had the best reason for exploration.
    EUS.1.AH.1
    RH.11-12.8
    WHST.11-12-9

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  7. Students analyze how Gary Soto creates tone with his use of imagery in his poem "Oranges". After reading the poem and completing a graphic organizer detailing specific images from the poem, students will create a six slide animoto inferring the tone of the poem.
    CCSS 8.Rl.4
    8.W.6

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  8. Research regions and characteristics of Arkansas using primary sources (text provided in classroom and internet). Create a brochure using visual information of Arkansas regions and places. Also include 1 side of the brochure explaining the regions and other important AR facts.

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  9. Discuss process of becoming a United States citizen: naturalization, and native. Read the Constitution and develop a chart that shows the requirements of citizenship. Students will research and answer questions that are on citizenship tests

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  10. Students will choose a current affairs topic of interest. Research the topic from the following sources: academic database; liberal news source; and conservative news source. Compare and contrast each source for style, tone, and content. Analyze each source for bias. Choose a media format in which to present your findings.
    CCSS SL 9-10.2

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  11. Compare and contrast The Frog Prince by The Brothers Grimm with Disney's Princess and the Frog and explain the differences in what is described in the story with the action in the movie. Explain how the images in the video compare to your perception of characters and events when reading the story.


    Standards:

    Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
    RL7.6(CCSS)

    A.6.2.2 Respond to information from various media (e.g. print, non-print) Arkansas Frameworks

    Compare and contrast:
    characters
    language
    action
    visualization

    Write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast the two formats of the story.

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  12. Form and Function in Design and Publishing

    I have provided you with a link to an article by Jacci Howard Bear on Form and Function in Design and Publishing. Read the text and analyze the principle "form follows function."

    A client has contacted you regarding an upcoming marketing promotion. Based on the principle of "form follows function", what questions will you ask the client? Cite specific textual evidence to support these questions. Should there be an order for these questions to ensure that "form follows function"? [RI.9–10.3]

    Link: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/graphicdesign/a/formfunction.htm

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  13. After completing in-class reading of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, talk with a partner and together complete graphic organizer identifying the theme of the novel, how it develops over the course of the text, and how the theme relates to the characters, setting, and plot. Then, on your own, write an essay including a summary of the novel and an analysis of theme. RL.8.2

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  14. Compare from the text the three types of of colonies in the new world and provide a summary on how each area was governed differently.[whist,6-8.2]
    [rh.6-8.1]
    Write an essay using the information from the text explaining how the colonies became a Nation under one government

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  15. Summarize the positive and negative contributions of the Moors to Spanish society during the period of Moorish Conquest. Create a timeline of those contributions as they occurred from 711-1492. Analyze the possible lasting effect on Spanish society of three of those contributions.

    CNT.1.7.2
    Analyze historical or current contributions of individuals and/or groups representing other languages or cultures (e.g., writers, artists, scientists, inventors, mathematicians, political leaders, historical figures, explorers, migration groups, immigrants, athletes)

    RH.6-8.2
    Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

    WHST.6-8.2
    Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events …

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  16. Integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of the major contributions and achievements of the US space program. Create a timeline of the US Space Program from the year it started to the current year. The timeline will be presented orally.

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