Thursday, 5/30/13 (5)
OMG! You can do it.  YEE #10 = #8. Yes, there will be YEE #11 this year if you need it. (Tip: YEE #11 = YEE #8.)
Alt.YEE, 5/30/13
  1. Mice are famous for their ability to multiply at breakneck speeds. You pick up a baby mouse from the pet store the day after it was born. The type of mouse you bought gives birth once a month, birthing 12 babies each time. Baby mice mature and can give birth two months after they are born. 12 months after it is born, the mouse will die.  In 10 months, how many mice will you have?
  2. What do the following words have in common?  Assess, Banana, Dresser, Grammar, Potato, Revive, Uneven, Voodoo (Hint: It's a trick you can do with each word's letters.)
  3. Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.
  4. The first word in each pair begins with "qu." The second word is the first word with the "qu" missing. Go!



Message to Grade. Singles or Pairs or Trios.
DUE BY BOP Friday, so we can grade them Friday.
It's not homework if you finish it in class.
If not finished in class, they will be accepted on Monday, 6/3.
Examples. More examples. Requirements:
Form:
  • Poem(s)
  • "Once Upon A Time…" (story)
  • "Dear…" (letter)
  • 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 (10)
  • Presentation (10)
  • Creativity (10)





    Total Value (70)

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..." = 4
? Presentation (10) _____
WOW = 11, Looks great = 10, OK = 7, sloppy = 3 or less
? Creativity/Clarity (10) ______
Wow = 11, cool = 9, good = 8, boring/I don't get it = 6 or less
Total Score ( /70): (A = 63+ B = 56+)