Objectives: I can revise my writing by working with a partner on word choice and ideas.
I can edit my writing by checking spelling, capitals and punctuation.

1. Log in to Google Docs and open your animal story.
2. Ask a partner to read it with you. You will also read theirs. You must suggest at least one thing to make the story better. This could be a more exciting word or an better way to say something.

3. Edit your writing by checking spelling, capitals and punctuation.

Use the Editing Checklist.

When you have finished, ask Mrs. Alvarado to read it.

 

objective: Write and edit a story about an animal.

All students will write an animal story using Google Docs. When you have finished, get a partner to read it over and make suggestions. Revise and edit. Since Google Docs puts a red line under all misspelled words, make sure there are no red lines.

I can use index, table of contents and headings to find information.
Click on the picture to work with the table of contents.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Use your knowledge to escape from the castle.

 

Now click below to learn about the index.

 

I can use headings to find information.

Click on the picture to read the article. Notice how headings divide it into parts. How is each part different.

 

Now compare two sections of the article. What was different about them?

objective: I can find 3 important facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. using the websites below.

 

 

 

Objective: Students will evaluate three websites to determine which is best to find information for a student report about a country.

This week we will evaluate three websites. We are trying to find the best information we can for a report about a country. Look at each website. Answer the questions on each evaluation guide, then tell which website you would use and why.

Website Challenge

If you have finished your animal presentation, try a little holiday fun.

Coding is the alphabet of the Internet. This week we are celebrating Hour of Code in Honor of Grace Hopper, one of the early pioneers of computer programming.

Try one of these code challenges.

 

 

 

 

1. Go to Dearbornschools.org and choose parent/student and log in to Google .

2. Open Google Drive and open your presentation.

3. In a new tab, open google search.

4. Find a picture and click to open the small grey box.

5. Click on the picture and press control C to copy it. Leave the tab open.

6. Go to your presentation by clicking on the tab.

7. Choose edit, then paste. Adjust the size as needed.

8. Return to the Google Search tab and copy the website that the picture came from and the artist, if given.

9. Put the website and artist’s name on the slide with the picture.

content objective: I can use Google Presentation to give information.

Language objective: I can use Google Presentation to explain in words and images 5 things about my animal.

Google Presentation is similar to PowerPoint, except that it is totally web based and people who do not have the PowerPoint software can view your presentation. Here is a basic tutorial.

Please be sure to provide the link to the webpage for any image you use. GOOGLE IS NOT THE SOURCE OF YOUR IMAGE. It is the tool you used to find the image. Please cite following the directions below.

Use EasyBib and add the citation for the image at the bottom of the slide.

Log in to Google Docs and make your presentation.