UNIT 6 PROJECT

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Choose 1 of the following video news reports:

1. Chipaya People
2. Swine Flu Report
3. Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Depression Julio

Project Details:

1. Watch the video news report
2. Choose the parts of the news report you would like to focus on You can't report on it all!
3. Write a news report that includes:

• informative title
• details about the news you are reporting on - where, when, what, why
• 2 direct quotes (using "quotation marks" - what was said)
• 2 indirect quotes (without quotation marks - reporting on what was said)
  

*Please type your report in Microsoft Word and then copy it into a Blog comment. READ your report before publishing your Blog comment.

You can read the report I posted for an example of what I am looking for.  You may have to watch the video a few times as you type to record the direct and indirect quotes.

Seedfolks Questions

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Choose 1 of the discussion questions from each section and write a 2 paragraph response. Each paragraph should have at least 6 sentences.

Please answer the questions in Microsoft Word and then copy and paste your questions and answers to your blog comment.

Note: You should answer 2 questions total, one from each section, with each answers being 2 paragraphs in length.

A. PROCESSING (choose 1)

1. Why does Penny think working in the garden will be good for Maricela? How does it get Maricela to think differently?

2. What does Sam observe about how the garden is set up? How does he feel about this?

3. On page 13 Gonzalo says, "The older you are, the younger you get when you move to the United States." Explain what he means by this? Do you agree with him? Explain.

B. APPLYING (choose 1)

1. Predict what will happen to the garden. Go beyond the book. You can also address stories that were left untold by the author.

2. Imagine you were living in that community. Would you get involved in the garden? What would you plant? Which people would you befriend? Explain.

You're Going on a Trip Overseas

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Pretend you're going on a trip overseas. You choose the country and then put together a list of things you are going to need to bring.

Leave a comment here that includes the country you are traveling to and the five most important items that you need to bring.  Please include the reasons why you chose these as the five most important items.

6 Weeks Down, 12 To Go - Let's Reflect

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We are one-third of the way through the first semester. It's a good time to reflect or look back at what's happened. Time goes by so fast and there are so many things I have to do each day that I rarely look back to see what went well and what didn't go well. I think that many of you also have very little time to reflect. Let's take some right now...

What are some things that went good for you over the last six weeks (since the beginning of school)? What are some things that went bad? Why did they go good or bad? What are some things you'd like to change? More importantly, How are you going to change? What steps are required to change (break it down)?

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