Mr-Williams.Net

I’ve gotten several requests for this project’s information over the past two weekends, so I’m putting it here for students to download.

Remember, this is an rtf file. To open it correctly, you may need to right click on it and select Microsoft Word or another word processor. Simply double clicking the file will open it using the computer’s default text file display program, and it might not look quite right.

R&J Project.rtf

-Mr. W.

I recorded the information I gave to students on Friday. This video demonstrates using the ABC-CLIO databases  and Microsoft Word for creating the images appendix for the research paper. OpenOffice and the varying versions of Word should all have the features demonstrated in this video.

If you have any questions, you know how to reach me.

-Mr. W.

Quicktime Video: Playable in iTunes, 11 minutes

• Click here to download video.

Youtube version: This version is shorter because of youtube’s time limitations

I will be gone for a seminar to help coordinate our state English/Language Arts Standards with the new federal standards on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30th and 31st.

On those two days, students will be expected to complete bell work and listen to the lecture below. The substitute will have this lecture on CD, and students must answer questions that match the lecture. I’m posting these materials here for any students who are absent on those days.

Lecture Questions

Lecture Part #1

Lecture Part #2

Here are links to the various files in the research packets.

Once downloaded, right click on them and open them with either Open Office or Microsoft Word.

English 9

• Directions
• Sample Project
• Research Database Directions
• Note Pages
• Checklist

English 9 Honors

• Directions
• Sample Project
• Speech Rubric
• Research Database Directions
• Note Pages
• Checklist

During the month of December, students may earn 10 bonus points by participating in a community service activity and showing Mr. Williams proof of the participation.

There are several activities on campus:

1. Student Council is making cards to send to a leukemia victim who wants to set the world record for card collecting.
2. National Honor Society is collecting 12″ teddy bears for kids in need.
3. Another club will be sponsoring giving trees in the main and A-buiding offices.
4. ROTC will probably have a service opportunity.
5. ??

Also, any community service opportunity will count:

1. Working as a Salvation Army Bell Ringer.
2. Donating food to one of the local food banks.
3. Church related community service.
4. Activities related the 4H or Scouting.
5. ??

Bring in proof of you participating in any service activity this month and you will be awarded 10 bonus points. You might bring in pictures of yourself, a note from a parent or organization leader, a receipt for a donated purchase, etc. Use your imagination, and get into the spirit of the season.

Happy Holidays,

-Mr. W.

This extra credit is only good from 12/1/09 to 12/18/09 and will count on 2nd quarter.

Reminder about extra credit: Mr. Williams records all of your extra credit, but none of it becomes part of your grade until the last day of the quarter. For your extra credit to improve your grade, you must first have a passing grade (60%) on the regular work. (Honors students must have at least 70%.)

During the month of November, students may earn 10 bonus points by making two unique (as in not in the dictionary & you make them up) words comprised of Greek roots and posting them in a comment below with clever, dictionary-like definitions.

Each word must must contain at least two roots, but three is better.

At the end of the month, classes will vote for the most clever, funny, well-defined, real-sounding word. The student whose word wins will receive an additional 10 points.

To get the extra credit please complete the following steps:

1. Fill in the comment form that appears after clicking on “comments” below. Then post your words with definitions.
2. Please “sign” your comments with your first name and class period.
3. You do not need to print anything out. Mr. Williams will track the comments and put in your extra credit automatically.

The purpose of this exercise is for students to learn how to add comments in a discussion thread. I wonder if we’ll have online discussions in the future?

Also, if you have a suggestion for extra credit for December and I use it, and I’ll give the student who makes the suggestion 10 points. Please email me the suggestion: MrW.PVHS at gmail.com

This extra credit is only good from 11/1/09 to 11/3o/09 and will count on 2nd quarter.

Reminder about extra credit: Mr. Williams records all of your extra credit, but none of it becomes part of your grade until the last day of the quarter. For your extra credit to improve your grade, you must first have a passing grade (60%) on the regular work. (Honors students must have at least 70%.)

-Mr. W.

The assignment was to create a trailer to a movie based Anthem by Ayn Rand. There were several written requirements as well, but I thought I would post one of the videos here.

I received two excellent videos, but the other uses student actors, so I can’t post it without parent permission.

I can’t wait to see the movie.

Mr. W.

During the month of October, students may earn 5 points of extra credit by saying something nice about a classmate in the comments to this post.

To get the extra credit please complete the following steps:

1. Fill in the comment form that appears after clicking on “comments” below and say something nice about another student in class.
2. After you make an initial compliment, nicely respond to someone else’s compliment.
3. You must make two comments to earn the five points, one original compliment and a NICE response to someone’s compliment.
4. Please “sign” your comments with your first name and class period.
5. You do not need to print anything out. Mr. Williams will track the comments and put in your extra credit automatically.

The purpose of this exercise is for students to learn how to add comments in a discussion thread. I wonder if we’ll have online discussions in the future?

Feel free to post an interesting question for an online discussion.

This extra credit is only good from 10/1/09 to 10/31/09

Reminder about extra credit: Mr. Williams records all of your extra credit, but none of it becomes part of your grade until the last day of the quarter. For your extra credit to improve your grade, you must first have a passing grade (60%) on the regular work. (Honors students must have at least 70%.)

-Mr. W.

Feel free to download the files below for the Anthem Project.

Note the due dates…

Final Project Due Date: Thursday, 10/8/2009

Plan ahead, and ask questions in class or through email & Twitter. Thanks.

-Mr. W.

Anthem Project – Rich Text Format (rtf)

Anthem Project – MS Word (doc)

MLA Formatting Instructions

Courtesy of LOLCats.