Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wednesday January 8th



Due Thursday January 9th-
1.      No travel but we may do a trash pick up
2.      Iceberg art if you didn’t finish in class
3.      Permission slip signed and $5 for Mercy Corps- Mia B, Charlie, Noah, Simone, Rhiannon, Mia M, Zion, Violet, Sebastian, Rachel, Nathan, Raven
4.      Applebees $20

Due Friday January10th
1.  Water survey

Due Monday January 13th-
1. Red Current event-

Due Wednesday January 15th-
1. Service pages 63 and 64

Due January 17th-
1. Typed service reflection for quarter 2- school or community
2. Seventh grade- grade level service for their speech
3.Extra credit

Monday January 20th-
1. No School –MLK day

Tuesday January 22nd-
1. Late Opening 10:45




Extra Credit- due January 17th

Ecore-  choose one of the following (worth 10 points)
  1.  Write a one page report explaining the science behind a specific water issue. Example- pollution Include your sources

  1. Make a colored comic strip with at least 8 frames about a water issue that you are concerned about include facts and what can we do about it. Include your sources

Reading- (worth 10 points)

  You choose one of the following projects to share with our class. You will be making an advertisement for a book that you have read this quarter but have NOT done a presentation about. 
  1. Poster
  2. Magazine advertisement
  3. Radio advertisement (You will record it or read it out loud to the class.)
  4. TV advertisement (You will act it out or video.)

Your project must include the following:
q  Title
q  Author
q  Main Characters
q  Setting
q  Plot summary
q  Star rating of the book (4 out of 5 stars)

Writing- choose one of the following (worth 10 points)

1.      Write a page long journal entry from the point of view of a famous environmental activist.
2.      Write 3 page long poems about winter, spring or water issues
3.      Write a page long letter to someone  famous trying to convince them to donate money to a specific charity or non-profit.

Social Studies- choose one of the following formats(worth 10 points)

Research a country with a water issue- you will share with the class
  1. Poster
  2. Magazine
  3. Radio (You will record it or read it out loud to the class.)
  4. TV  (You will act it out or video.)

Option 2-
Pick an influential person in  history who is connected to water issues
 Make a poster to teach the rest of the class about them. Include details and dates. You will present your poster to the class.
 
Your project must include the following:
q  Country
q  Continent
q  Drawing of a map
q  Population
q  5 places of interest
q  Currency and language
q  Describe the situation and possible solutions

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