March+28+-+April+1

=﻿Monday, March 28th= ==

1. Library Warm-Up #1
Complete your Library Warm-Up on a new sheet of looseleaf paper and label this week's work at ** Week 4 **. **__Please label your warm-up each day__** (ex. L. W. #1 or Library Warm-up #1 ). Also, make sure that you have at least two books to shelve each day. Check the book truck closely and **don't forget to check books for all your sections**. If you still do not have two books, see Mrs. Gill or Mrs. Hayes.


 * If you do not shelve all of your books for the day, we count the ones unshelved incorrect. **
 * Place completed warm-ups in the wire basket behind the circulation desk -- Not the "papers to be graded" box. **
 * Reminder: Continue to check your shelves each day so that when the Shelving Project comes up, you will have lessened your work. Each day when you shelve your books, you should straighten the books on your shelves in that section and remove any trash that you see. Remember this is part of your __daily tasks__. When time permits, check the call numbers of each book on the shelves. **** If you check one bookcase of shelves a day, the Shelving Project will be a breeze. However, if you wait to the last minute it could be very stressful, a lot of work, and your grade may reflect this as well. "Don't put off tomorrow, what you can do today!" **



2. Atlas Practice
Today, we are going to practice yet another wonderful resource here in our Media Center. The atlas is a resource where we can find maps and sometimes descriptive text of countries, etc. To use an atlas, you will need to use the index usually located in the back of the atlas. Look up the country, state, body of water, etc. that you want to find (they are listed in alphabetical order) and it will give you a page number as well as a horizontal and vertical map locator position (ex. 59, F9). If you need help, please let Mrs. Gill or Mrs. Hayes know.

For more information on the Equator, see the following link. [|Equator] For more information on the Hemispheres, see the following link. [|Hemisphere] For the following exercise, **you must use the atlas**. ** You may not use internet or other resources. ** Remember, the reason for this assignment is to review and practice using the atlas. As you do this assignment, feel free to explore a little with the atlas.

You will first complete some Practice Questions. Then, you will complete the "Give Me Some Latitude" assignment which will be graded.

3. President Project [[image:presidents.jpg align="right"]]
Today, we will begin a research project on one of the United States Presidents. __**The following Presidents may not be chosen: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and John F. Kennedy. All students must report on a different President among our 4 classes!**__ Be daring--choose one that interest you or that you don't know anything about and it will make your project more interesting to you.

For the assignment, click on the following link.



To see an example of a sample project, see Mrs. Hayes or Mrs. Gill.

__**Don't forget to write down where you get your information from regardless if is in print or on the internet.**__ You are required to do a Works Cited for this project. Also--write your information in your own words. __**If you copy 3 or more words you must put it in quotation marks and list your source. If you quote the majority of your information, you will receive a zero.**__

4. AR ﻿Book
Finish reading your AR book. **Your AR Test must be taken by __Friday, April 1st__.** __**NO EXCEPTIONS!!!**__

Wednesday, April 13th - 6 Weeks Test
=﻿Tuesday, March 29, 2011=

1. Library Warm-Up #2

 * Complete your library warm-up writing answers underneath yesterday's assignments. Yesterday's warm-up answer sheets are in the folder marked "Library Warm-ups" on the bookshelf beside the graded papers box. Please label today's warm-up as " ** L.W. #2 ** ." **


 * See the information about shelf sections under yesterday's Library Warm-up #1 assignment. This is something you should be working on a little every day. **

2. President Report [[image:presidents.jpg align="right"]]
Continue to work on your research of your chosen U.S. President. Remember you must have at least 2 sources in print. Should you have questions, please ask. We're here to help!

3. AR Book
Finish reading your AR Book. AR Test must be taken by this Friday!

Wednesday, April 13th - 6 Weeks Test
=Wednesday, March 30th=

** 1. Library Warm-Up #3 **

 * Complete your library warm-up writing answers underneath yesterday's assignments. Yesterday's warm-up answer sheets are in the folder marked "Library Warm-ups" on the bookshelf beside the graded papers box. **


 * See the information about shelf sections under Monday's Library Warm-up #1 assignment. This is something you should be working on a little every day. **

2. President Report [[image:presidents.jpg align="right"]]
Continue to work on your research of your chosen U.S. President. Remember you must have at least 2 sources in print. Should you have questions, please ask. We're here to help! Don't forget, the **final report must be typed and ready to turn in by Friday, April 1st. Use your time wisely!**

3. AR Book
Finish reading your AR Book. AR Test must be taken by this Friday!

Wednesday, April 13th - 6 Weeks Test
=Thursday, March 31st=

** 1. Library Warm-up #4 **

 * Complete your library warm-up writing answers underneath yesterday's assignments. Yesterday's warm-up answer sheets are in the folder marked "Library Warm-ups" on the bookshelf beside the graded papers box. **


 * See the information about shelf sections under Monday's Library Warm-up #1 assignment. This is something you should be working on a little every day. **

3. President's Report [[image:presidents.jpg align="right"]]
Complete typing the final report making sure you have included bibliographies for all resources used to locate answers. **Reports are due Friday -- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!** When you have completed your report and have saved it to your flashdrive, please let Mrs. Gill and Mrs. Hayes know so we can instruct you on what to do next.

4. Shelving
Work on shelves in your section. If you have not turned in your checklist you need to complete it and turn it in. This will help you with the upcoming Shelving Project.

Wednesday, April 13th - 6 Weeks Test
=﻿Friday, April 1st= ==

1. Library Warm-Up #5

 * Complete your library warm-up writing answers underneath yesterday's assignments. Yesterday's warm-up answer sheets are in the folder marked "Library Warm-ups" on the bookshelf beside the graded papers box. **

2. President Report
Complete report and save as a word document and as a pdf file (save the pdf file under your president's name with your name attached - ex. John Kennedy Mrs. Hayes). Next, see Mrs. Hayes to upload it onto wikipage.

3. AR Project
See the following link for more information. Please work on this for half the period and the Shelving Project for the remaining time.
 * Author Information/Picture - Mon., April 4th **
 * Resource Page and Recommendation - Tues., April 5th **
 * Character Description - Wed., April 6th **
 * Summary - Thurs., April 7th **
 * Plot Development - Fri., April 8th **
 * Works Cited - Mon., April 11th **
 * Post Project on Tuesday, April 12th **

For a review, click on the link below to view the AR Project PowerPoint.



4. Shelving Project
See the following link for more information. Please work on this for half the period and the AR PowerPoint project for the remaining time.