Bell-ringer and Directions

Bell-ringer: Solve the problem below without the use of a calculator. You must show your work. 

Brian is a professional video-game tester. He is paid $20 each hour that he works. He also receives a 20% bonus of what he has earned during the pay period if he discovers a glitch in the program. Bryan is paid every other Friday. If Bryan worked 30 hours both weeks and discovered one glitch how much money will Bryan be paid (before taxes, of course)? 

Directions: 

You must finish your presentation today. Once you have checked the guidelines and made sure that your presentation meets all guidelines, ask Mr. Spivy to grade your presentation. You cannot receive a grade if he does not check your work. 

Once you are finished, you may work on an assignment for another teacher, read independently (from a book), or go to one of the following websites: 

1.) freerice.com

2.) typingweb.com --you do not need to create an account 

3.)Grammar Blast -- do the 8th grade level

Bell-Ringer and Directions

Bell-ringer: Write the following quote and answer any questions that may follow.

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” John Maxwell

Complete sentences!

   1.      Of the three things (admitting mistakes, profiting from it, or correcting it) which do you believe is the most difficult to do? Why?

   2.      How can one profit from a mistake that has been committed? 

   Continue working on your presentation. If you finish today, you need to show your presentation to Mr. Spivy for a grade. 

   Tomorrow is your last day to work on  this. 

   Block: do these two exercises first--Comma Splices and Fused Sentences  and Fragments

Bell-ringer and Directions

December 11, 2013
Rewrite the following sentences and make any necessary corrections.

1.       Me and Ms. Smith have has alot of trouble, with the printer.

2.       It gived us many problems even tho it sayed it was alright.

3.       My dirty dishs has sit on the counter for too days.

4.       The fact that your goin and im not makes me angry.

5.       Two often, students put there items wear they dont belong. 

Continue working on your presentation. Follow the directions and guidelines from yesterday. 

    Block students: You must do the following grammar exercises before you may work on your presentation.

    Fragments

    Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Bell-ringer and Instructions

 December 10, 2013
Bell-ringer: Write and original sentence for each of the words below. The sentences should be at least ten words long.

1. Detest- verb to hate

2. Detrimental- adj. destructive in nature

3. Devilry- noun hateful mischief 

4. Diaphanous- adj. almost completely translucent 

5. Dissever- verb to separate into pieces

Today you will be working on our first tech step. Follow the guidelines below to create this techs step. You do not need to log-on to the Tech Step website to do this. 

Tech Steps—Digital Storytelling

You will be creating a digital story using Microsoft PowerPoint. Your presentation will tell a complete story (beginning, middle, and end) using text and images. We will be working in the computer lab the rest of this week; your digital story will be due on Friday.

Guidelines:

1.      The presentation must include at least ten story slides and a title slide.

2.      Each slide must have some text and an image that corresponds with the text. The images you select should enhance your story, not distract from your story.

3.      Each slide must be attractively designed. The color scheme of your presentation should not be black and white.

4.      There must be transitional animation from one slide to the next.

5.      There must be animation in each slide.

6.      Your presentation should include the components of a story (plot, characters, setting).

7.      You may use a story that you have already created as your basis for this project. However, you cannot rip off another author or a filmmaker.

Bell-ringer and Directions

December 9, 2013                                                                         Mr. Spivy

Bell-ringer: Write the sentences and then define the underlined words using context clues and prior knowledge.

1. Though my sister loves rutabagas, I detest them.

2. The detrimental storm destroyed houses and tore down power lines.

3. The devilry (hateful mischief) was done by the students.

4. We could almost see straight through the diaphanous fish.

5.  Mom dissevered the cake into six pieces.

Directions:

Finish typing your story. Follow any directions from the previous posts.

When you are finished, save your essay on Mr. Spivy's flash drive. If you do not finish today, you will need to print it off and bring it to class tomorrow.

 When you finish that, take a look at the directions for the tech step below. 

You may begin working on your text step. 

If you have any questions, raise your hand and ask Mr. Spivy. 

Tech Steps—Digital Storytelling

You will be creating a digital story using Microsoft PowerPoint. Your presentation will tell a complete story (beginning, middle, and end) using text and images. We will be working in the computer lab the rest of this week; your digital story will be due on Friday.

Guidelines:

1.      The presentation must include at least ten story slides and a title slide.

2.      Each slide must have some text and an image that corresponds with the text. The images you select should enhance your story, not distract from your story.

3.      Each slide must be attractively designed. The color scheme of your presentation should not be black and white.

4.      There must be transitional animation from one slide to the next.

5.      There must be animation in each slide.

6.      Your presentation should include the components of a story (plot, characters, setting).

7.      You may use a story that you have already created as your basis for this project. However, you cannot rip off another author or a filmmaker.