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Monday, March 4, 2013. Take out your bell work from last week. Put your biography on your desk if you revised it. Quietly review for your vocabulary quiz. You will need a half sheet of paper numbered 1-6. Vocabulary Quiz 3.5. afoot atrocious hilarious evoked infamous monotone .
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Monday, March 4, 2013 Take out your bell work from last week. Put your biography on your desk if you revised it. Quietly review for your vocabulary quiz. You will need a half sheet of paper numbered 1-6.
Vocabulary Quiz 3.5 afoot atrocious hilarious evoked infamous monotone • ________________________ sounds are boring and unchanging. • Mothers can usually sense when something bad is ________________________. • The dark, gloomy weather and eerie noises ________________________ a sense of fear in the kids. • The ________________________ smell was so horrible Sam almost puked. • Stand-up comedians make Jamie laugh with their ________________________ jokes. • The ________________________ duo Bonnie and Clyde are well-known for their criminal activities.
Biography Presentation Requirements • 2-3 minute presentation • Answers the following questions: • Who did you choose to interview and why? • What did you learn about the person you interviewed? • What did you learn about interviewing and writing biographies? • Visual Aid (photograph, poster, etc.) You will be scored on: time, fully answering the questions listed, visual aid, and your presentation (eye contact, prepared, calm, etc.).
Watch this YouTube video for presentation tips. Pay attention – I am going to ask you to recall this information after.
Questions about your presentations? TOMORROW IN CLASS YOU WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK ON YOUR PRESENTATIONS (OUTLINING, PRACTICING, TIMING, VISUAL AID). HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED WITH YOU.
Exit Ticket – CSIQWhat do you think is the most important piece of a good presentation?
Noun Review – What’s a noun? You will be quizzed on the parts of speech next week! Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Conjunction Preposition article
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Pick up a new bell work paper. Complete today’s bell work and definitions. Copy down the homework. Take out your presentation supplies.
What did we learn yesterday? What are the requirements for your biography presentations? What questions do you have? BIOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS
BIOGRAPHY PRESENTATION STEPS • WRITE OUT YOUR ANSWERS TO THE THREE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ADDRESS. • PRACTICE READING YOUR ANSWERS OUT LOUD. YOUR ANSWERS SHOULD TAKE AT LEAST 3 MINUTES TO READ. IF THEY DON’T, YOU NEED TO ADD INFORMATION (WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU WILL LIKELY TALK FASTER AND TAKE LESS TIME). • LOOK OVER YOUR ANSWERS AND HIGHLIGHT THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS. • TRY GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION ONLY LOOKING AT THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS. • TRY IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR TIME. • ADD OR DELETE INFORMATION AS NEEDED. • AFTER YOU FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE INFORMATION, TRY WRITING ONLY THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS ON A NOTECARD. • TRY YOUR SPEECH AGAIN. • TRY YOUR SPEECH AGAIN WITH THE NOTECARD AND TIME IT. • ADJUST YOUR PRESENTATION AS NEEDED. • YOU CAN ALSO USE TIME TODAY TO WORK ON YOUR VISUAL AID.
Presentations What is challenging? What is going well? Any questions?
Verb Review – What’s a verb? You will be quizzed on the parts of speech next week! Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Conjunction Preposition article
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Complete today’s bell work and definitions. Copy down the homework. Get your laptop when mrs. kollien calls you and leave it closed on your desk.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 Complete today’s bell work and definitions. Copy down the homework. Take out your presentation supplies.
Friday, March 8, 2013 Take out your bell work. Review quietly for your vocabulary quiz. Copy down the homework. Take out your presentation supplies.