Typing Pals

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E-Edition of the Austin American-Statesman - UN=ndowd PW=nie

Week of January 11
Review class expectations and how to enter the press room.
Review warm-ups – YB kids are to go to typing pals or typing games for 5 minutes.
Newspaper kids should go to the online and should be able to tell you what is in the news each day – Headline News and Sports News
Take roll each day. Use seating chart.
Ask if Mrs. Miller has edited paper. Ashlyn needs to add lost photo of author.
Please ask Miranda & Mai-Lan to edit once again before it is ready to go to press.

Monday January 11– Photographers on Duty this week –
POD listing to be placed on board by Griffin - Look at BB schedule so we have photographers for both games each week - GBB home and BBB home.
PP over Supreme Court Cases - Tinker vs Des Moines
Tuesday, January 12 – Supreme Court Cases - Bethel vs Frazier
Discuss and role play this case.
Wednesday, January 13 - Supreme Court Cases - Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
Handout  - Please make 100 copies  prior to class - 2 sided copy.
 Review the Graphic Organizer - Supreme Court Cases.  Online test on Friday. Tomorrow is the LOVE IN and Peace Demonstration Day.
Thursday, January 14– SPOT is in the gym at 7:50 AM - Bethany, Julia, Remy & Patsy are to retrieve Sony cameras in gym from Mrs.Embry. Gals to decide who will take 6th - 7th - and 8th grade SPOT pics. Return cameras to Mrs. Embry. Griffin - Please download these pics to Yearbook - Make a file for SPOT - Within that file - make 3 files - one for 6 - one for 7 and one for 8. I will let Ms Embry know where theya are housed so she can upload them to a company that will print digital prints.
In class - Make black arm bands using  construction paper. Construction paper is in the office vault OR you can use the black bulletin board paper in the workroom. Here is the file for kids to  recreate for arm bands. Here is a second file. These can be recreated by students using Photoshop or they can simply print these and color and tape them to their arm band.
Play Jimi Hendrix music (in my drawer). Ask kids to bring in lava lamps or a strobe light for effects. I usually bring flowers for the students to wear in their hair. They FIND themselves on this day and reenact the Tinker vs Des Moines Case.
Friday, January 15 – Review for test using Graphic Organizer. Students will then take this online test. I will send you the scores so you can enter them.
Renee with Jostens here to pick up proofs and check progress during period 6 (at noon).

Week of January 18
Monday, January 18 – Student Holiday MKL Day
Tuesday, January 19  – Review test answers so students know what they missed.

The 60s - Each student should open this file and save to Yearbook or Newspaper in P7 decade of change or P8 decade of change or P9 decade of change - last name_firstname_decade of change - Review expectations for PP.
Wednesday, January 20 – PP over The 60s - Work independently– test on Friday over 60s on Friday
F – Online Test – Renee here to pick up proofs and check progress

Week of January 25
Monday, January 25–  Review test answers so students know what they missed.
PPs due Friday.
Tuesday, January 26 – Watch clips from Forest Gump
Wednesday, January 27– Watch clips from Forest Gump
Thursday, January 28 – Watch clips fromForest Gump
Friday, January 29– Peer edit PPs - A Decade of Change

Week of February 1
Monday February 1– Andy Warhol - Color Theory 
T – Rest of week work on Andy Warhol Card – Due Friday – Some each day will need to take a photo of something simple – I usually bring in a rubber duck – a soup can – they can use only photos they have taken- a photo of ONE person – not a group - simplicity
W – Andy Warhol Card
TH –Andy Warhol Card
F – Andy Warhol Card – Ask D’Lynne to send to Walgreens for printing

Week of February 8
PROOFS SHOULD BE BACK - Check over,
Show template of Decade of Change– Rest of week work on PP – Due Friday –

Week of February 15
M –
T – Show students how to scan- Show a movie from last year – Illustrate – short phrases – photos with graphic impact –
W – Begin iMovie of themselves or someone they know closely – an aging parent
DO NOT document life – tell a short story about yourself or the person you are interviewing
TH
F

January 2010 

4 Student Holiday Staff Prep Day
5 Second Semester Begins
Peer Edit Magazine Covers - PP over what you are doing right and the DO NOTS!
Handout of Deadline 2 & 3 Coverage
6 Complete Magazine Covers
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8 Report Cards Sent Home
Scavenger Hunt - Hit the Halls

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5:30pm  Boys Basketball vs. Canyon Vista, 7th Away, 8th Home POD
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5:30pm   Girls Basketball A Team Tournament, Times & Place TBD POD
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7:50am   S.P.O.T. Recognition Ceremony PODs - Julia, Patsy, Remy
5:30pm   Girls Basketball vs. Walsh, 7th Home, 8th Away POD
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16 Saturday
5:30 pm  Girls Basketball A Team Tournament, Times & Place TBD POD

18 Student Holiday
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5:30 pm  Boys Basketball vs. Hopewell, 7th Home, 8th Away POD
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5:30 pm  Girls Basketball vs. Deerpark, 7th Away, 8th Home POD
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5:30 pm  Boys Basketball vs. Ridgeview, 7th Away, 8th Home POD
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28Progress Reports Sent Home
5:30 pm  Girls Basketball vs. Canyon Vista, 7th Home, 8th Away POD
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February 2010 
1
5:30pm Boys Basketball OPEN DATE
Deadline 3 – 32 pages (4 multiples) -
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3
5:30pm  Boys Basketball B Team Tournament, Times & Place TBD POD
4
5:30pm   Boys Basketball B Team Tournament, Times & Place TBD POD
5:30pm   Girls Basketball vs. C.D. Fulkes, 7th Away, 8th Home POD
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5:30pm   Boys Basketball B Team Tournament, 8th @ Canyon Vista, 7th @ CD Fulkes POD
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5:30pm   Boys Basketball vs. Chisholm Trail, 7th Home, 8th Away POD
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PEP RALLY, Early Release Day POD
5:30pm  Boys Basketball A Team Tournament, Times & Place TBD POD
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5:30pm  Boys Basketball A Team Tournament, Times & Place TBD POD
5:30pm  Girls Basketball vs. Chisholm Trail, 7th Home, 8th Away POD
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Fourth Six Weeks Ends

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