09.03.2015

09/03/2015

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II. Journal Launch: choose one or more question below to write about straight for 5 minutes.
Kid president video:




Questions:
1. What did this video leave you thinking about?
2. How is Kid President a leader?
3. "two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I took the one less traveled by..." Have you ever taken the less traveled road in life?
4. Michael Jordan didn't make his high school basketball team. and still kept trying.. when have you ever failed at something and decided to keep trying?
5. What is something you want to create to make the world more awesome? 



Online World: Review Chrome Expectations

1. No food or drink while chromes are out (this includes water, unless you have a previous conversation with me about a medical necessity) 
2. You are responsible for your own chrome. Please return it to the proper space in the cart and plug it in.
3. There is NO off-topic browsing, music, video, etc. Using the chromes for personal activity during class time will result in a loss of privileges. 
Google Classroom/Blog (invite to site)
- Google classroom will be where you find class announcements and where you turn in HW. 
classroom.google.com

Codes:
Period 1: ucdgvc
Period 2: byvm9oe
Period 4: mbm8f8
Period 5: ohqgjz1
Period 6: khaw8w


Reading/Writing Inventories: Go to the following website and take the inventory provided. But sure to give thorough answers!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UkvI7JyBWUCsO1oFL_3XzJgVIMxFJF1aLf6bCnnaGoI/viewform?c=0&w=1

Work on this for the rest of class!

Early Finishers:

Gmail (What is an academic e-mail? )   . 

Practice writing an academic e-mail. This will be HW tonight to write an academic e-mail to your teacher. (You may choose an academic topic. This is a made up topic to practice your e-mail writing!)

1) You need help in tutoring

2) You're going on a family vacation

and need to let your teacher know

what dates you are missing

3) You want to set up a meeting to
 
work on an essay

Dear Ms. Mueller,

     I need extra help for tutoring because…

Sincerely,

student’s name   

HW: Finish Reading/writing inventory 

Write Academic e-mail to your teacher 

My e-mail is ElisabethMueller@berkeley.net