Watch a movie trailer/preview for class and pay attention to what you see and hear. If you watch a fan-made movie, please email me the link.

If you have not yet responded to the two forum questions in Ning, you need to do so ASAP!!!! You are very late in doing this. Make sure you TELL ME when you have done this.

No joke!

Make sure that you have formulas for Total Purchase Price and Total Sale Price in your team spreadsheet. If you need directions, go to the tech site and view the tutorials for 7th grade.

An interim grade will be given for the work scheduled to be completed by this Friday. Material due includes all of the following:

1. Profile Completed - 400 word background description
2. 10 tagged photos 
3. 600 word Narrative Elaboration (use the first person and mix action, description, and dialogue to tell about a day or period in your character’s life)
4. Blog 1 completed

Sign in to your Google Account and fill in the Stock Market Accounts spreadsheet. You need to add in your Stock Market Game user name and password, plus fill in your team info.

The due dates for your Holocaust Ning page have been updated as follows:

Friday, February 19 – Profile Completed, including 5 photos and 400 word background description

Friday, Feb 26 – Add the remaining five photos and complete your Narrative Elaboration (use the first person and mix action, description, and dialogue to tell about a day or period in your character’s life)

Friday, March 5 – Blog 1 completed

Friday, March 12 – Blog 2 Completed

Thursday, April 2 - Blog 3 Completed

Friday, April 9 – Blog 4 Completed

Make sure that you have joined the history project Ning. If you have not received an email asking you to join, please contact Mrs. H. Remember, for Full Name, you want to type the name of your historical figure. For Real Name, but your name. You are filling all of this out as if you are this historical person.

Email me from your personal email account so that I can send you a Ning invitation. Your homework is NOT complete until you receive a reply from me. If you do not hear from me, track me down to make sure that your email did not end up in my SPAM box.

What have you contributed to the research and storyboard aspects of this project. Please list out what you have completed individually. I will give you extra credit if you either email me (bholland@smcds.org) or have it in your country folder by the start of class.

What have you contributed to the research and storyboard aspects of this project. Please list out what you have completed individually. I will give you extra credit if you either email me (bholland@smcds.org) or have it in  your country folder by the start of class.

Make sure you watch some of last year’s travel videos BEFORE coming to class.

Bring your thumb drive to class.

Bring your COMPLETED graphic organizer to class. You should have filled it in for the book that you are going to use for your trailer.

<a title=”graphic organizer” href=”http://smcds.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/movie20trailer20graphic20organizer.pdf”>Click here to download a new graphic organizer if you need one.</a>

You will need to download this graphic organizer in order to begin. Bring the graphic organizer as well as your written out details to class.

For each item, you will need to write out details. Here’s an example:

Movie – The Grinch

Plot – Grinch hates Christmas and wants to end it. He steals presents. Who’s are cool with it.

Setting – Whoville, a fictional Seuss town

Characters – Grinch, Max the dog, Cindy Loo Who, Mama & Papa Who, Mayor Who, you get the idea of WHO you need.

Trailer Elements – now think of what you know about the movie and apply it to these elements.

Don’t forget to check your Gmail account and fill in the form. You are required to type your name, and then pick your top 4 choices. To do this, rate ONE item as #1, ONE as #2, ONE as #3, and ONE as #4.

Make sure that you have the first two lines of your spreadsheet completed and shared with me. Click here to open an image that will help you format your document.

Yes, I know that we don’t have class. However, you can do this virtually!

1. Find GoogleNotebook
2. Figure out what a GoogleNotebook Bookmarklet is (Hint: Google this and see where it takes you)
3. Either email me, or send me a document that explains:
   • What does the Notebook and Bookmarklet allow you to do?
   • How can you use this tool to research stocks with your partner?

Bring to class, in writing:

1. Why is your issue relevant and/or important to you?

2. What is the difference between Obama’s position on the issue and McCain’s?

3. How does the election, and this issue, impact you?

Use the Tech Site if you need those resources again.

1. Why should you care about the candidate’s position on technology? Bring your answer in writing.

2. Which issue do you want to pursue? Bring your answer in writing.

This year, the specials and arts teachers will also post their homework. The specials classes will have their homework appear for the correct grade. The arts classes have their own sections. Make sure you check those, as well as your other subjects, for homework assignments.