Thursday, September 27, 2018

North America Exam & Patriotic Heroes

Entrance Procedure: Phones in the door. Write down homework. Get out one sheet of paper, fold in half, number to 55, and write heading on it in pencil. Tile: North America Exam _ _ 
(1 min of class time)

HW E9 and E9H:
Objectives: 
  1. Jedis will be able to identify and correctly spell all countries, U.S. states and oceans on a map of North America.
  2. Jedis will be able to use the superhero sketchpad to identify a mythic god that will serve as inspiration for their hero, the cultural or political issue that drives their hero, the superpowers and weaknesses of their hero, and their alter ego. 
  3. Jedis will hand draw or use HeroMachine or Marvel to create images of their superhero and their alter ego.
1. Jedi Meditation: Headspace Basic Day 10 (5 min)
  • Clear off desk of everything. Facing forward. Silent. Focused. Jedi Mindset
2. Place backpacks on the wall and prepare for North America exam. Pencil only. Spelling and Capitalization counts.

3. North America Exam Grading Scale
  • 55+ = 100%
  • 49-54 = 90%
  • 44-48 = 80%
  • 38-43= 70%
  • <37 = Retake
4. For periods 2-4, I added some informational slides in gray to superhero sketchpad. Do not make a new copy of this, but you can look at the slides to get help with your own.

3. Everyone:Work on your superhero sketchpad using the slides as a guide. Go in order of the the slides. Do not start designing your hero digitally on HeroMachine or Marvel until you have completed all of the written work.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Superhero Sketchpad Week 1

Entrance Procedure: Phones in the door. Pick up Laptop based on your desk number. Write Down homework. (1 min of class time)

HW E9 and E9H:

  1. Read 45
  2. Complete Sub work (Due Thurs/Fri)
  3. Study N. America Map (Exam on Thurs/Fri).
  4. Superhero Sketchpad (Due Mon)

Objectives:

  1. Jedis will be able to open superhero sketchpad in their google drive and share it with Jedi Ms. Kelly at her email Kimberlee.Kelly@animo.org
  2. Jedis will use the superhero sketchpad to identify a mythic god that will serve as inspiration for their hero, the cultural or political issue that drives their hero, the superpowers and weaknesses of their hero, and their alter ego. 
  3. Jedis will hand draw or use HeroMachine or Marvel to create images of their superhero and their alter ego.


1. Jedi Meditation: Headspace Basic Day 9 (5 min)
  • Clear off desk of everything. Facing forward. Silent. Focused. Jedi Mindset
2.  Log into your laptop and open your email.

  • Go to http://jedimskelly.wixsite.com/eng9
  • Click Jedi Training to open today's agenda.
  • Scroll down to click superhero sketchpad. 
  • Click File and select make a copy.
  • Change the name of the document by inserting your information exactly like the example.
    • Example: 2_Kelly_Kimberlee_SuperheroSketchpad
  •  Share it with Jedi Ms. Kelly at her email Kimberlee.Kelly@animo.org

3. Begin working on your superhero sketchpad using the slides as a guide. Go in order of the the slides. Do not start designing your hero digitally until you have completed all of the written work.

4. Period 4 and 7 put away laptops.

Monday, September 24, 2018

Ms Kelly is Back! Let's Catch Up!!

Entrance Procedure: Phones in the door. Turn in Week 5, 6, and & of Reading Logs. Pick up Handouts. Write Down homework. (1 min of class time)

HW E9: Read 45, Complete Sub Work (Due Thurs/Fri), Study N. America Map (Exam Thurs/Fri).
HW E9H: Read 45, Complete Subwork (Due Fri), Study N. America Map (Exam Fri).


Objective: Jedis will be able to use identify and correctly spell all countries, U.S. states and oceans on the North America map. (Waterways are extra credit)
  1. Jedi Meditation: Headspace Basic Day 8 (5 min)
    • Clear off desk of everything. Facing forward. Silent. Focused. Jedi Mindset
  2. Check in: How is Ms. Kelly? How were the subs? What about Grades? 
  3. Work on studying for North America exam or finish the following comic books articles if incomplete (Due Thurs/Fri):
    • How to Create Your Own SuperHero
    • Three Events that Shaped the First Comics
    • Superhero Biography: Superman
    • Superhero Biography: Batman
  4. Play Video | Stan Lee: The Beginning (5:55)