8th Grade
Story Starter #2
Create a Google Doc.
Write the story starter below, then finish the story.
Font size or style does not matter, however, you must have between 750 and 1500 words in your story (no more, no less).
Story Starter:
As I open my eyes, all I see are trees...
Create a Google Doc.
Write the story starter below, then finish the story.
Font size or style does not matter, however, you must have between 750 and 1500 words in your story (no more, no less).
Story Starter:
As I open my eyes, all I see are trees...
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American Prezi
To review my Prezi again, click below
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- Create a new Prezi and search for the Timeline template to use
- Your starting point can either be the founding of America, or when America became a nation
- Must have 8 boxes, so you must create another box (copy and paste)
- Must create new paths to new box also to at least one image within the content box
- Must include information and picture in each content box
- Change the years displayed and make them equal intervals
- Make sure you spread out you information so they are not clumped around the same era
- Must change the overall appearance by adding or changing something (backgorund look)
- The last slide is you birthday and can be about you
To review my Prezi again, click below
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7th Grade
6th Grade
Story Starter - Pick a picture to use as a story, and finish the story.
Google Drawing - Create a 4 scene comic strip using these charactors
Akron Rubber Ducks
Baseball Lesson
1. Click on the link below
2. "Make a Copy" of the document.
3. Read through the terms and definitions and drag the definitions in the correct term/abbreviation.
(If you do not know, use the internet to find the definitions)
1. Click on the link below
2. "Make a Copy" of the document.
3. Read through the terms and definitions and drag the definitions in the correct term/abbreviation.
(If you do not know, use the internet to find the definitions)
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All Grades
Choose From:
- American Civil War
- American Revolution
- Ancient History
- Black History
- Exploration
- Inventions
- U.S.Presidents
- U.S. States
- Women's History
- World War I
- World War II
Scavenger the Wonders of the World: Click on the link below and choose the "Open with." This should automatically open with Google Earth. There will then be a folder in your "Places" tab on the left of Google Earth. Open the folder and just click on each of the sub folders/links within. Please go through each of these. Have fun. All I ask is that you copy at least 5 of your favorite images from some of the locations.
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Choose From:
- American Civil War
- American Revolution
- Ancient History
- Black History
- Exploration
- Inventions
- U.S.Presidents
- U.S. States
- Women's History
- World War I
- World War II
Google Earth Scavenger Hunt
For this assignment, you will be doing a Google Earth Scavenger Hunt. The link below has coordinates for you to follow. When you arrive at each location, look around, then describe what you see on your copy. Again, click the link below and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive.
For this assignment, you will be doing a Google Earth Scavenger Hunt. The link below has coordinates for you to follow. When you arrive at each location, look around, then describe what you see on your copy. Again, click the link below and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive.
Story Starters
Comic Strip Book
For this assignment, you will be creating your own dialog between Calvin and Hobbes. For each quote, simply create a text box. Click the link below, and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive before editing.
For this assignment, you will be creating your own dialog between Calvin and Hobbes. For each quote, simply create a text box. Click the link below, and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive before editing.
Menu
Create a Google Doc.
For this assignment, you have started a restaurant (hypothetically). Your job is to create a menu for this restaurant.
Considerations:
Here are some examples of Menu's
Create a Google Doc.
For this assignment, you have started a restaurant (hypothetically). Your job is to create a menu for this restaurant.
Considerations:
- What is the theme of the restaurant (the menu should match)
- What are you serving, and the cost of each.
- How will you appeal to you customers (if the menu is bad, the food probably is too)
- Format must be perfect.
Here are some examples of Menu's
History Presentation
Create a Presentation in your Google Drive.
Each student will build a presentation on the content below. You will have a total of 18 slides. Your job will be to cover all of the topics below as well as make the presentation appealing. Your audience will be your class, and I will randomly select a few students to present their presentation to the class.
Each topic below has suggestions (in parenthesis)
Include photos and several facts for each person or war.
Title: Random History Presentation
Slide 1: Your Name & Title
Slide 2-3: John F. Kennedy (What goals did he have for the country)
Slide 4-5: Martin Luther King Jr. (Describe his impact on civil rights)
Slide 6-7: Ronald Reagan (How did the economy change)
Slide 8-9: President Nixon (Who was he? Why did he resign)
Slide 10-11: Hillary Clinton (two slide biography, who is she)
Slide 12-13: Korean War (What caused this conflict? What countries were involved)
Slide 14-16: The Vietnam War (Why did the United States get involved? What impacts did the war have on Americans)
Slide 17-18: Gulf War (Desert Storm) What caused this conflict? What countries and people were involved?
Create a Presentation in your Google Drive.
Each student will build a presentation on the content below. You will have a total of 18 slides. Your job will be to cover all of the topics below as well as make the presentation appealing. Your audience will be your class, and I will randomly select a few students to present their presentation to the class.
Each topic below has suggestions (in parenthesis)
Include photos and several facts for each person or war.
Title: Random History Presentation
Slide 1: Your Name & Title
Slide 2-3: John F. Kennedy (What goals did he have for the country)
Slide 4-5: Martin Luther King Jr. (Describe his impact on civil rights)
Slide 6-7: Ronald Reagan (How did the economy change)
Slide 8-9: President Nixon (Who was he? Why did he resign)
Slide 10-11: Hillary Clinton (two slide biography, who is she)
Slide 12-13: Korean War (What caused this conflict? What countries were involved)
Slide 14-16: The Vietnam War (Why did the United States get involved? What impacts did the war have on Americans)
Slide 17-18: Gulf War (Desert Storm) What caused this conflict? What countries and people were involved?
Works Cited
Your will be creating a "Works Cited" Page.
First create a blank Google Doc.
Second make whole document "Times New Roman," size 12 font, double spaced.
Third your title will be "Works Cited," which will also be centered at the top of the page.
The rest of the page with be "Left Align"
Forth make sure you put them in alphabetical order.
Create a “Works Cited” page using the following sources
First Work
- Rocks and Minerals by Elizabeth Smith and David Wright
- Macmillan
- Chicago
- 1995
Second Work
- “Statistical Summary: America’s Major Wars.” (name of article on internet)
- The U.S. Civil War Center (name of website)
- May 21, 2013 (date of article creation)
- July 7, 2013 (date found and read)
- www.civilwar.org
Third Work
- America’s Very Own Ghosts by Daniel Cohen
- Published by Doubleday
- New York City
- 2013
Click these 2 links to find help.
Story Starter #5 (actually a writing prompt)
Create a Google Doc.
Your assignment is to use the following writing prompt and write a story based on it.
Use Size 14 font with style "Marvel."
Your story must be between 600 and 800 words (No more, no less).
Make sure you write like a 6th grader (not third) and use capital letters properly.
Writing Prompt:
What would a (or this) building say if it could talk?
Create a Google Doc.
Your assignment is to use the following writing prompt and write a story based on it.
Use Size 14 font with style "Marvel."
Your story must be between 600 and 800 words (No more, no less).
Make sure you write like a 6th grader (not third) and use capital letters properly.
Writing Prompt:
What would a (or this) building say if it could talk?
History Presentation
Create a Presentation in your Google Drive.
Each student will build a presentation on the content below. You will have a total of 18 slides. Your job will be to cover all of the topics below as well as make the presentation appealing. Your audience will be your class, and I will randomly select a few students to present their presentation to the class.
Each topic below has suggestions (in parenthesis)
Include photos and several facts for each person or war.
Title: Random History Presentation
Slide 1: Your Name & Title
Slide 2-3: John F. Kennedy (What goals did he have for the country)
Slide 4-5: Martin Luther King Jr. (Describe his impact on civil rights)
Slide 6-7: Ronald Reagan (How did the economy change)
Slide 8-9: President Nixon (Who was he? Why did he resign)
Slide 10-11: Hillary Clinton (two slide biography, who is she)
Slide 12-13: Korean War (What caused this conflict? What countries were involved)
Slide 14-16: The Vietnam War (Why did the United States get involved? What impacts did the war have on Americans)
Slide 17-18: Gulf War (Desert Storm) What caused this conflict? What countries and people were involved?
Create a Presentation in your Google Drive.
Each student will build a presentation on the content below. You will have a total of 18 slides. Your job will be to cover all of the topics below as well as make the presentation appealing. Your audience will be your class, and I will randomly select a few students to present their presentation to the class.
Each topic below has suggestions (in parenthesis)
Include photos and several facts for each person or war.
Title: Random History Presentation
Slide 1: Your Name & Title
Slide 2-3: John F. Kennedy (What goals did he have for the country)
Slide 4-5: Martin Luther King Jr. (Describe his impact on civil rights)
Slide 6-7: Ronald Reagan (How did the economy change)
Slide 8-9: President Nixon (Who was he? Why did he resign)
Slide 10-11: Hillary Clinton (two slide biography, who is she)
Slide 12-13: Korean War (What caused this conflict? What countries were involved)
Slide 14-16: The Vietnam War (Why did the United States get involved? What impacts did the war have on Americans)
Slide 17-18: Gulf War (Desert Storm) What caused this conflict? What countries and people were involved?
Menu
Create a Google Doc.
For this assignment, you have started a restaurant (hypothetically). Your job is to create a menu for this restaurant.
Considerations:
Create a Google Doc.
For this assignment, you have started a restaurant (hypothetically). Your job is to create a menu for this restaurant.
Considerations:
- What is the theme of the restaurant (the menu should match)
- What are you serving, and the cost of each.
- How will you appeal to you customers (if the menu is bad, the food probably is too)
- Format must be perfect.
Here are some examples. See what you like and don't like.
Title Pages
You will be creating Title Pages for your "Student Autobiography" assignments. You will need to create a title page for each of the following. You are free to use a style and font that helps enhance you autobiography and shows your personality.
Title Pages Needed:
You will be creating Title Pages for your "Student Autobiography" assignments. You will need to create a title page for each of the following. You are free to use a style and font that helps enhance you autobiography and shows your personality.
Title Pages Needed:
- Friends I have Known
- One Person I'll Never Forget
- Places I Have Lived
- My Hobbies, Interests and Talents
- My Family and Other Relatives
- My Family Heritage
- A Comparison of Me and My Grandparents When They Were My Age
- Choice of the following: Some Embarrassing Moments / Memorable Moments / Places I've Visited
- Memories of School
- Things I Have Done for Others
- These Are the Beliefs I Hold Important
- The Me that Most People Don't Even Know Exists
Video Editing
Google Earth Scavenger Hunt
For this assignment, you will be doing a Google Earth Scavenger Hunt. The link below has coordinates for you to follow. When you arrive at each location, look around, then describe what you see on your copy. Again, click the link below and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive.
For this assignment, you will be doing a Google Earth Scavenger Hunt. The link below has coordinates for you to follow. When you arrive at each location, look around, then describe what you see on your copy. Again, click the link below and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive.
Comic Strip Book
For this assignment, you will be creating your own dialog between Calvin and Hobbes. For each quote, simply create a text box. Click the link below, and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive before editing.
For this assignment, you will be creating your own dialog between Calvin and Hobbes. For each quote, simply create a text box. Click the link below, and "Make a Copy" in your Google Drive before editing.