Mrs. Domino ~ Childcare/ECE ~ My Plate Lesson

Please log on to Choosemyplate.gov

1.     Scroll pictures across to find BLAST OFF GAME- play until the rocket blasts off.

2.     Go to Supertracker then click to food tracker.  Using what you ate yesterday fill in the food tracker and compare to nutrition targets. Use FOOD-A-PEDIA to see how many calories are in your favorite dishes/snacks.

3.     Go to Physcial Activity Tracker to see how you activity is impacting your health-what small adjustments can you implement to make it better???

4.     GO BACK TO MAIN SCREEN. Click on Educators/Teachers. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Lessons 1, 2, 3.

5.     FIND A LESSON you like and print it out. Write you name on top and hand in before you leave the library.  Must be different from others in your group.

Sra. Gisela Muller-----Foreign Languages Department-----Los Pintores

                          
                                  The Diego Rivera Mural at San Francisco Art Institute

            "The Making of a Fesco Showing the Building of a City ("Making a Fresco" ) (1931) is one of four murals in the Bay Area painted by Mexican Deigo Rivera (1886-1957)"

 

Nombre_______________Fecha_______________

Sra. Muller/Spanish 4 Project Title: Los Pintores

Due: April 16, 2012

You are working in pairs.

You will have four days in the Library (March 27, 28, 29 and 30)

Directions: Using art books in the library, online databases and quality websites you will...

1. Select 4 paintings from any Spanish or Mexcican Painter.

2. Discuss the style of the 4 works of art and explain the theme of the paintings. Write each summary in Spanish.

3. Choose 1 of the 4 paintings and write a paragraph in Spanish why you like the work (a paragraph consists of at least 6 sentences).

4. The project will be presented to the class orally on April 16.

5. Provide a biograpahy about the painters.

6. You will receive an oral and written grade.

Presentations to be placed on powerpoint and presented orally.

Library Resources

Online Databases

Virtual Reference Collection (See these 4 databases)

• Art Museum Image Gallery
• Literature Resource Center 
• Biography Reference Bank Select Edition
• World Book Online

Helpful search hints = Keywords (Spanish Painters, Mexican Painters)

Gale Student Resources in Context (located on Library web page)

Web Collection Plus Online Catalog

(search for books in our collection)

Academic Integrity

(cite your sources)

Noodletools Citation System

Citation Machine

Please consult your VRC handout for home access passwords

Print Resources

REF 709.2 CON Tom Pendergast (ed), Contemporary Artists

REF 703 ENC Bernard S. Meyers (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Art

REF 973 ENC Ilan Stavans, Encyclopedia Latina

921 GOY Evan S. Connell, Francisco Goya

759 VEN Piero Ventura, Great Painters

REF 703 INT James Vinson (ed.), International Dictionary of Art and Artists

759.6 SCH Richard Schikel, The World of Goya, 1746-1828

a book cart is available for student use

Mrs. Gandt English 11 H ~ Research Paper

Here is your opportunity to become a minor authority on one aspect of an American author of your choice.  You will also learn formal research paper techniques that you will use for this assignment and for assignments in your senior year and in college.  Save all “how-to” handouts for future use.  The assignment will receive 3 MAJOR GRADES:  1) content, 2) form and 3) preliminary steps.  Therefore, in addition to the finished product, it is very important to do all preliminary steps on time and according to instructions.   

THE ASSIGNMENT

You should seriously consider if your ‘Independent Reading’ author fits the following categories or select an American author who you enjoy reading but who is NOT from the usual list of white, male authors.  Let’s explore the diversity of America and its literature.  Your author can be:

            a)  either male or female

 b) a novelist, short story writer, poet, dramatist, or writer of non-fiction;

            c) late 20th century.

TO BEGIN

Get an OVERVIEW of your author and his/her literature by using the reference works on listed on the assignment on the blogspot (www.wardmelvillehighschoollibrary.blogspot.com).  Virtual  Reference Collection → Literature/Language→ Literature Resource Center or Bloom’s Literary reference

Go to left side bar (class handouts) for the full assignment sheet.  See Mrs. Hatcher if you any questions regarding the recommended resources for this assignment.

Candreva ~ The Arugmentative Research Assignment

In this assignment, students are required to present an argument of their choosing.  Remember that argumentation  musters proof and brings it forth in order to persuade, defend, or, at times attack. In that stricter sense this process of writing is logical and formal. An exposition paper strives to explain, argumentation strives to win. 

Assignment Description:

You are to research a debatable topic.  Almost anything can become controversial, so be mindful in your choice of content.  You will be expected to create a clear, argumentative thesis statement, supporting it with specific examples, and using MLA format to incorporate material from secondary sources by summarizing, paraphrasing, and directly quoting. 

A minimum of five sources must be used, three of which must be scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.  Your other sources can come from websites, magazines, interviews, and other valid resources. 

Your librarian, Mrs. Hatcher, will provide an overview of some recommended resources.  In addition, she will provide instruction in using the Noodletools Citation maker for creating a Work Cited page.

For example:

VRC > Facts.com Issues & Controveries for suggested topics.


See Class Handouts on the left side of this blog for a copy of this assignment.

Mr. Sterne~ Great Moral Issues Assignment

After paticipating in this lesson, students should have a greater awareness of the methods of addressing difficult social/moral ethical issues- an issue of their own choosing.

Researching a moral issue

Objectives for this assignment > Students will be able to:

Choose a moral/ethical social issue that sparks interest;
Describe the elements that make this topic such an issue;
Indentify and Evaluate the conflicting ponts of view concerning this topic;
Promulgate public policy;
Self-evaluate the process involved with this project from start to finish;
Defend thier conclusions and their proposal;
Participate, in a theorectical way, in the governmental process;

Materials: All printed and electronic research material available in the Information Center; class discussion; home computer/internet research; public library material; teacher-supplied materials; project manual.

Mr. Stern will distribute the project guidelines, grading rubric, investigative procedure flow chart, and self-evaluation and processing materials.  This material is then fully explained.  The objectives of the proejct and expectations are then discussed in depth.  Students will then be requested to choose a topic to explore.  Class time will be given to conduct much of the research.  As part of this phase, the students receive an orientation to the Ward Melville Information Center.  Mrs. Hatcher will provide suggestions regarding research techniques, both printed and electronic.  *Handouts for access to all of the Information Center resources will be given out during class time.

Recommended Information Resources:

In print: Check the OPAC (Search Plus) online book catalog for a topic of interest.

Examples > Gun Control, Cigarette Warning Labels, Hydrofracking, etc.

Electronic: Go to the VRC online databases > Facts.com Issues & Controversies in American History or Facts.com Issues & Controversies

*Extra handouts with directions to the VRC are located at the front desk in the Library Information Center

Mrs. Domino: F.A.C.S. ~ Preschoolers Emotional Development Essay

Your assigment:


Find an article on emotional development of preschoolers 4-6 and type and attach article to it.

Some suggested topics:

Anger
Rage
Loneliness
Sibling rivalry
Defiance
Fear
Isolation
Aggressiveness
Separation anxiety
Sadness
Violent behavior

Be prepared to read what you have written(so proofread) and give at least 2 suggestions for the problem you researched. The suggestions would be as if you were an Early Childhood Educator and was giving advice to a parent or fellow colleague. This will be handed in to me and counted as a test grade.


Suggested Resources:

Pampers Village website. This section of the site contains questions/answers to common behavior problems in preschooler.  Emotional development topics listed separately.


Social-Emotional Develoment in Young Children.  A general information source which gives scenarios of different emotional behaviors of preschoolers.


Growing Together: Preschooler Development. This article offers some general information on preschooler development.

Señora Gisela Muller-----Español 4-----Indigenous Tribes of Latin America

Power Point Group Project: Qt. 2   Due Date: January 4, 2012

Indigenous Tribes of Latin America



Kaqchikel girls


1.  Research the following Tribes according to your assigned country.  There will be 4 days in the library.
2. Include pictures of the tribe and village.
3. You need to report on the following:

1. language
2. culture
3. history
4. list of 5 indigenous words and their meanings

All information must be done on power point and presented orally as a group.

Country: Tribes (Click on a tribe's link to get started)

• Panama: Guaymi
• Guatemala: Kaqchikel
• Paraguay: Guarani
• Colombia: Achagua
• Mexico: Amuzgo
• Honduras: Garifuna
• Puerto Rico: Taino
• Venezuela: Akawaio

Additional Information Resources you can consult:

VRC databases: Click on this link to open it up.  Use the username & password provided by your librarian, Mrs. Hatcher

• CulturGrams World Edition (located under History/Geography) section
• World Atlas- World Geography & Culture (located under History/Geography) section

 Gale Student Resources: You can get there by clicking on this link.
Then choose your country under Geography (View All Section)

Example: Guatemala > Reference > Garifuna