Holiday choices

Why was this holiday created?
How did people originally celebrate this holiday?
Why is this holiday celebrated?
How was this holiday celebrated?

1. Christmas
2. Cinco de Mayo
3. Easter
4. Halloween
5. Hanukkah
6. Kwanzaa
7. New Year's Day
8. Ramadan
9. Shavuot
10. Yom Kippur

Web Sources about Multitasking

Web Sources about Multitasking

Read through the sources and gather information for the topic you chose about multitasking. Write information from at least three different sources that will support your viewpoint. If you quote a line, circle quote at the bottom of the notecard, if you paraphrase, circle paraphrase. If you summarize, circle summary. Put the number of the source below at the top of the information cards where it states "source".

1. http://culturetutor.net/?p=476

2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129522/How-modern-multi-tasking-good-brain.html

3. http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/how-does-multitasking-change-the-way-kids-learn/

4. http://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20120504/multitasking-makes-you-feel-good

5. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/multitasking-confronting-students-with-the-facts/

6. http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/10824-todays-multitasking-teens%C2%A0

7. http://blog.naturaltherapyforall.com/2012/05/01/media-multitasking-may-not-always-be-a-bad-thing-experts-say/

Evaluating Sources

Using the instruction sheet passed out to you, you will need the first link to create your poster for evaluating sources. The website list is a list that you can choose from to evaluate. Some sources are reliable and some are fake! Be sure to be a good investigator!

Evaluating Sources:

http://help.library.ubc.ca/evaluating-and-citing-sources/evaluating-information-sources/

Websites:

http://www.dhmo.org

 http://ding.net/bonsaikitten/

http://www.timeforkids.com

http://www.icrwhale.net

http://www.biography.com/people/john-cabot-9234057

http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.html

http://petsorfood.com

http://www.buydehydratedwater.com

http://www.umbachconsulting.com/miscellany/velcro.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com

https://explorers.org

http://allaboutexplorers.com

Practicing Typing

Head on over to Fun to Type  to practice your typing! Choose one or more of the typing games and practice away! Students, our goal is to use technology to produce and publish writing. Today we are practicing this by demonstrating sufficient command of keyboarding skills. (W.6.6.)

American Indians

1. Go to the website: http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php 
2. Enter Username and password
3. Click on American Indians
4. Choose between Apache, Comanche, Inuit, or Iroquis
5. Read the text assigned to your question

Apache: What was unique about Geronimo? Pages 33-37
Comanche: What was unique about how the Comanche lived? Pages 19-31
Inuit: What was unique about how the Inuit lived? Pages 13-30
What was unique about the Iroquis' housing? Pages 17-21

6. Write a paragraph using RACE or ACE. Be sure to restate the question, answer, and cite evidence!

Finished with your work?

Using your username and password, do your work on Mobymax.com!

Share Your Topic Sentence

Click on the link and create a sticky note. Respond to the prompt on the sticky note:

1. Your Name

2. What topic sentence would you use for the writing prompt:

Think about the accomplished Ben Carson. Think about how hard Ben Carson worked to get there. Choose two important parts of his life to describe Ben Carson in a multiple paragraph paper.

3. What topic sentence is this? Simple Declarative, Number Sentence, Quality Question, Situation, Stance