Students are to complete the following for EACH credit:
Key terms (do all terms mentioned in the media or site)
Notes Sheet (take detailed Cornell notes on the subject matter)
Choose any 5 topics at the bottom of this page and write at least 75 words on each topic.
Unit 1:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Define these terms:
Poetry
Creative Writing
Alliteration
Sounds
rhythm
iambic pentameter
rhyme
music
lines
sonnet
haiku
denatative meaning
connotative meaning
tone
theme
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Write a poem no longer than a page long
Unit 2:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Define these terms:
comma
question mark
period
quotations
indentation
ellipse
Shaffer Model essay
sentences
paragraphs
thesis
grabber
commentary
concrete detail
chunk= CD+Comm+Comm
conclusion
plea
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Write a short essay that discusses how to improve in one area of your life. Make sure it is five paragraphs.
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Write a letter to a company asking for a product. Be sure to use the Shaffer Model essay as a basis for your letter (starting with a fact sentence then opinion sentence followed be another opinion sentence). Be sure to have a plea at the end so the company sends you a free sample!
Unit 3:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Define these terms:
ACCESSIBILITY
ADDRESS BAR:
ANCHOR TEXT:
BACKLINKS:
BANDWIDTH:
BCC:
BELOW THE FOLD:
BLOG:
BROADBAND:
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Go to Google.
Create an account (or use your student account).
Go to "Sites" and create a website (please make the content school appropriate).
Be sure to have a theme for your site (Better school lunches, USC is better than UCLA, Buy organic, my family rocks!, Golf is life, etc.). Link the following to your website:
Youtube videos
websites that relate to your theme
pictures and images
print your website and attach as proof to your five pages of notes (or send the link to your ACE educator).
Unit 4:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Define these terms:
BROWSER:
CACHE:
CODE
CONVERSION:
HTTP:
JPG:
PPC:
ROOT:
UPLOAD:
URL:
WWW:
WEB PAGE or PAGE:
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Go to the following website:
OR
Create a code following the steps in the website.
Use the website to create a project in code.
Print an example of the code you created and turn into your teacher.
Unit 5:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Research the sites below and take notes on types of note taking and testing. Make sure to take 5 pages of notes.
Test Sites to Take Notes:
Cornell's Revolutionary Method For Taking Notes
5 Popular Note Taking Strategies
NOTE TAKING SKILLS FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS
Learn To Take Better Notes – 3 Note Taking Strategies Compared
Visual Notetaking in the Classroom
How English-Language Learners Have an Edge
Embedded Assessment: Find a test online (It can be any test: Personality Test, math test, English test, psychological test, etc.).
Take the test.
Print out the results.
Write a one page reaction.
Explain if this test is important or not.
Explain if the test is valid or not.
Reflect on if you feel this is a good test or not.
Unit 6:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Define these terms:
topic
letter of interest
resume
objective
education
experience
credentials
interview
professional dress
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Write a basic resume to a company. Turn in on the front of your work. Please type if possible.
Unit 7:
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
Define these terms:
business letter
job vs. career
cover letter
12 point font
Times New Roman
Double Spaced
Signature
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Write a basic professional letter to a company. Turn in on the front of your work. Please type if possible.
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Fill out a job application to a company. Turn in on the front of your work.
(Google: online job application to find applications)
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pieces-mind/201208/few-the-many-ways-we-distort-reality
https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200505/metaperceptions-how-do-you-see-yourself
When finished with 5 pages of notes...do the following Embedded Assessment
Final Product:
Go to Google or You Tube (make sure it is school appropriate).
Create an account (or use your student account).
Create a You Tube page or Blog about something you care about (cars, professional sports teams, pintrest, food, animals, etc.).
Link the following to your blog or you tube:
images
videos
writing about how you feel on the topic.
1.Choose 5 topics from bottom of page or Take notes on each video in this unit. 75 words minimum on each topic or video. Any less with not be graded.
2.Do the definitions.
After watching the following media, do the following and turn it in attached to the front of your five pages of notes:
Take notes on what type of job or career you want.
Make sure there are five pages of notes.
Write 1 page for unit 10 describing the career you want. Attach the one page career description to your notes and turn in to ACE teacher.