Monday, 6/7/10 (8) - Late Start Schedule
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Yee #5. 6/7/10
Alternative

  1. Anagrams from our novels this year: Each one will be a character from one of our novels.
  2. These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme.

  3. Example : Plump Feline = Fat Cat


Last Project!
Message to 6th Grade. Pairs. Day I.
DUE BY BOP Friday, so we can grade them Friday and send them Monday.
It's not homework if you finish it in class.
Examples. More examples. Requirements:
Form:
  • Poem(s) 
  • "Once Upon A Time…" (story) 
  • "Dear…" (letter) 
  • SNT 
  • Comic Strip 
  • Quiz 
  • Annotated map
  • Newspaper article
  • PowerPoint
  • Webpage
  • Video
  • Other?
 
Content:
  • Expectation vs. Reality (3) 
  • Things good about  Laguna (3) 
  • Advice (3) 
  • Approximately 300 words (or equivalent). 
  • Try to be upbeat and funny.
  • Include at least one euphemism.
 
Rubric:
  • All Content Items (20) 
  • Proofread and Fixed  (20) 
  • Effort/Quality  (10) 
  • Creativity  (10)

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    Total Value  (60)
     

Evaluation:
? All  Content Items (20)  _______
Subtract 3 for each that is missing: (3) Expectations vs Reality  (3) Good Things about Laguna  (3) Pieces of Advice

? Proofread and Fixed  (20)  _______
Subtract 2 points for every mechanical error after one. Award 20 for 0-1 mistake, 18 for 2 mistakes, 16 for 3 mistakes, etc. Please mark any errors you see.

? Effort  (10) ______
The effort is obvious = 10, Got it done OK = 7,
"At least you did something..." = 5

? Creativity/Clarity  (10)  ______
Wow = 10, cool = 9, good = 8, boring/I don't get it = 6 or less

Total Score (  /60):                                  (A = 54+  B = 48+  C = 42)