Friday, December 13, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Extra Credit: Public Service Announcement~Zombie Style
The zombie apocalypse threat is imminent. It is up to you and your group to prepare a Public Service Announcement informing your fellow citizens what to do.
Use your research papers as a basis to form a PSA discussing the steps citizens should take in this emergency situation. Then, film/record this PSA to present to the public (i.e. your class and the world via YouTube)!
Remember: Time is of the essence!
(YOUR PSA should be between :30-2:30)
Consider the following:
- Emergency kit preparedness/Emergency Plan Preparedness
- How can people prepare their homes? Should they evacuate? Where do you tell people to go? Is there a good place in the community for shelter? Will they be protected there?
- What to do when they encounter an infected individual? What is the best way to prevent infection?
Since PSA's are so brief, try to have only one main focus. Cover one topic in depth rather than vaguely covering many.
Make sure to list your endorsers (your sources) during the PSA and at the end of your PSA (as a works Cited).
Choose your partners wisely. You can have tons of people in your video, but only three people receive credit for working on the project.
Project is due for Presentation on Friday, December 13th.
Excellent Student Example:
Actual Public Service Announcements:
ready.gov PSA: Al Roker, The Day Before, Consequences
Stop Texts, Stop Wrecks
NFL PSA
Parks and Rec
Monday, December 9, 2013
December 9
Reminders:
- Mini-Zombie Survival Guide (Research Paper) Final Draft Due Tuesday [Post and Print]
- Grammar Final Tuesday
- Vocabulary Final Wednesday
- World War Z Thursday
- Bring Back All Big Blues/ Novels/ and SSR Books
THE END IS NIGH...
Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Task Three: Prepare Your Home
Vocab. #14 / Apostrophes to Show Possession #4
1. Review The Science of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse:
2. Check out the Top 6 Landmarks for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
3. Read the following excerpt, The Zombie Survival Guide, On the Defense (Pages 64-72 / Slides 78-86), to learn about the necessary steps in home defense in a disaster situation.
4. Use Summarizing Nonfiction Organizer to chart central ideas of the chapter--Copy this information into your Notebook.
5. Remember to include Proper Citation at the bottom of the page:
Homework:
1. Post your AVID-style paragraph summary of The Zombie Survival Guide, On the Defense on your blog with the title: Task Three: Home Defense.
Your summary should include the excerpt’s main idea as well as supporting information (taken from the Summarizing Nonfiction Graphic Organizer). Make sure to include at least one direct quote from the author--(front, middle or end attribution.
***At the end of your summary, if you didn't mention the author's name previously, attribute where you got your information by putting the author's last name in parenthesis, like this: (Brooks).
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2. Extra Credit: Read the following article/essay, by Anita DiGiacomo, esq., to broaden your understanding of your legal rights during a zombie apocalypse:
Write Avid-Style paragraph summary for class tomorrow.
3. Extra Credit: Access Map of the Dead and look up Santa Maria Post a screenshot on your blog.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Task Two: Know Your Zombies
Vocabulary #14/ Apostrophes to Show Possession #3
- Read the following pamphlet from the Zombie Research Society to increase your knowledge about zombie capabilities and limitations:"How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Using Science" Article
- Analyze the pamphlet using this Worksheet--Copy your answers into your notebook.
- Remember to include Proper Citation at the bottom of the page: Citing a Book/Pamphlet Using MLA
Homework:
1. Post your AVID-style paragraph summary of "The Science of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse" on your blog with the title: Task Two: Know Your Zombies.
Your summary should include the pamphlet's main idea as well as supporting information (taken from the Summarizing Nonfiction Graphic Organizer).
***Make sure to include at least one direct quote from the author--(front, middle or end attribution.
***At the end of your summary, if you didn't mention the author's name previously, attribute where you got your information by putting the author's last name in parenthesis, like this: (Voytek).
2. Extra Credit: Read Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack and write Avid-Style paragraph summary for class tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Task One: Survival Basics
Vocabulary #14/ Apostrophes to Show Possession#2
- Read the following blog post from the Center for Disease Control to supplement your knowledge about basic survival skills: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
- Use Summarizing Nonfiction Organizer template to determine central ideas of this text with a partner--Copy this information into your notebook.
- Remember to include Proper Citation at the bottom of the page: Citing a Website Using MLA
Homework:
1. Post your AVID-style paragraph summary of "Preparedness 101:Zombie Apocalypse" on your blog with the title: Task One: Survival Basics.
Your summary should include the article's main idea as well as supporting information (taken from the Summarizing Nonfiction Graphic Organizer).
***Make sure to include at least one direct quote from the author--(front, middle or end attribution.
***At the end of your summary, if you didn't mention the author's name previously, attribute where you got your information by putting the author's last name in parenthesis, like this: (Khan).
2. Extra Credit: Read CDC Teachable Moments- Courtesy of the Walking Dead and write Avid-Style paragraph summary for class tomorrow.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Emergency Broadcast Alert: Warning! Contagious Virus Outbreak! Seek Shelter Immediately!
According to an emergency public service announcement by the
CDC (Center for Disease Control), a contagious disease known simply as Ataxic
Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome is spreading quickly throughout
the United States.
According to reports, the virus is spread via saliva and
contact with bodily fluids and is extremely contagious. Once infected, the brain quickly shuts down,
and one loses the ability to control all behavior: rational, voluntary and
conscious. All conscious behavior is instead replaced by delusions, impulsive
aggression, the inability to coordinate motor-linguistic ability (speaking) and
an insatiable appetite for human flesh.
Once infected, the symptoms appear within hours, and there
is no known vaccine or cure.
The outbreak began in Boston, Massachusetts, fewer than two
days ago and has already spread as far west as Oklahoma. It is estimated that
the virus will reach the West Coast within the next 24-48 hours.
Your best hope for survival is to avoid contact with the
infected. There is a chance that the
virus will eventually destroy its host; however, the timeframe for such a
result is as yet unknown. Be advised,
the infected are aggressive—they will pursue any uninfected person they detect.
QUICKWRITE:
In this situation, you must avoid contact with the infected for as long as possible. Within reason, considering the resources you have available to you in real life, and the timeframe that you’ve been given (24-48 hours), consider the following:
a.
What are your main concerns when planning your
next move?
b.
Where do you go?
c.
What do you need?
i. Remember,
you must plan for an indefinite amount of time, so think long-term
survival.
· For ease of argument’s sake, let’s say that you
are not forced to compete with others for a given location.
Today's Agenda:
2.
Pair-share
3.
Groups of four: Create a poster with: Your
chosen location in the center. On the
perimeter, include your four main concerns for survival and be prepared to
explain
a)
why those are your main concerns and b) how your
chosen location satisfies those concerns and gives you the best chance to
survive for the longest time.
4.
Present your poster to the class.
Homework: Print/ Read/Summarize Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
Friday, November 22, 2013
November 22
- Discussion (10-15 minutes)
In small groups share and discuss your findings from the “Analyzing the Evidence” handout. Based on your discussion, feel free to add to your notes.
- Begin and complete the essay. (80 minutes)
Directions are in the attached prompt titled, “Your Assignment”
Your Assignment (80 minutes)
Directions:
Take a position and write a multi-paragraph argumentative essay on the prompt below. Use direct evidence from at least three sources to support your argument. One of these sources must be a novel read in your English class.
Prompt: What is it that makes people do evil things? Is it, as Hobbes would argue, that people are just born evil? Or is it that people are born basically neutral and are influenced/made evil by the society in which they live?
Thursday, November 21, 2013
November 21
Vocab. #13
ITC’s #4
Introduction:
The moral nature of human beings has been contemplated for centuries by scientists and historians, as well as through various works of art, music, and literature; consensus on human beings’ relative good or evil, or about the factors that influence these, has yet to be achieved.
Your assignment:
You will read four sources, in addition to the literature you have read in this class, and then write an argumentative essay about the nature of good and evil in man.
You will read and view four sources. As you read and view the sources, take notes using the “Analyzing the Evidence” handout. You can refer back to any of the sources as often as you like during all three sessions. Your notes will be the basis for your argumentative essay.
Source 4: “Milwaukee Court Hears ‘Chilling’ Details of Beating,” Eric Ferkenhoff and Rex W. Huppke, staff reporters
HW: Session 2
Connect the notes on the four sources to the literature you have read in this class. Your teacher will specify which texts to consider. Add notes from your class literature to the “Analyzing the Evidence” handout
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