Choose ONE of the following options to include in your five minute presentation on your first quarter independent reading project. Your presentations should be sure to touch upon the five key points (author, setting, characters, plot development, theme). You'll want to present your book in a way that intrigues your classmates and inspires them to read your book, too.
*Please remember that it is your responsibility to save ALL work to the Class Dropbox Folder. This is the ONLY way to submit your project. Please save your file, "Your Full Name, Your Book Title."
1. Create an original movie trailer that persuades your audience while showing specific details of the book that relate to the book's development and theme. Some helpful sites:
Book Trailers for Readers
iMovie
Animoto
Windows Movie Maker
Wondershare Top 10 Sites
Auras
Remember some sites may charge a small fee, but you should also be able to use trial or free versions of the above. You do NOT need to purchase any software to complete this option.
2. Podcast. Retell portions of your story, complete with background music and sound effects, to demonstrate your understanding of tone, characters' voice, setting, and theme. Some helpful sites:
AudioBoom
Audacity
GarageBand
Again, remember some sites may charge a small fee, but you should also be able to use trial or free versions of the above. You do NOT need to purchase any software to complete this option.
3. Choose Your Own Adventure. Create a storyboard of what actually happened as well as two other storyboards showing other possible outcomes. In other words, share the story that the author wrote as well as two other possible outcomes had characters or settings made for different pivotal, decisions.
Book Creator
Storybird
Good luck!! :D
Kiva & Gapminder!
Hello Senior Scholars :)
Today, there are two opportunities for you.
First, visit Kiva.org. Familiarize yourself with Kiva by carefully reading the over the wealth of information on the website. Then choose one of the projects (people or groups) to invest your share ($25) of the class's collective profits. You will be responsible for monitoring your investment over the course of the year, so be sure to jot down all relevant data so you can easily track your loan for future assignments.
Next, experiment using Gapminder by clicking here. Create any two graphs using Hans Rosling's innovative software. Then include a writeup for each graph you make, explaining what you used for the "X" and "Y" axis and why, what you expected to occur, and what surprises you discovered watching your graphs "grow." Use the screenshot tool to take pictures of your graphs. Save your work in Word, in PPT, or as a PDF. Save your work to the "Gapminder Projects" folder within the "Economics Class Folder" using Dropbox. Save your work by naming your file "Full Name, Gapminder Graph Writeup, Friday, October 4, 2014." (A Caveat: You must save your file with the correct name in Word, PPT, or PDF. Do NOT attempt to rename your file by changing the link name in Dropbox or your information will not necessarily save correctly.") You may work in partners (defined as two people) if you so wish, though as always, you will be entirely responsible for submitted work. This activity will be graded. Please submit scholarly, proofread work.
Today, there are two opportunities for you.
First, visit Kiva.org. Familiarize yourself with Kiva by carefully reading the over the wealth of information on the website. Then choose one of the projects (people or groups) to invest your share ($25) of the class's collective profits. You will be responsible for monitoring your investment over the course of the year, so be sure to jot down all relevant data so you can easily track your loan for future assignments.
Next, experiment using Gapminder by clicking here. Create any two graphs using Hans Rosling's innovative software. Then include a writeup for each graph you make, explaining what you used for the "X" and "Y" axis and why, what you expected to occur, and what surprises you discovered watching your graphs "grow." Use the screenshot tool to take pictures of your graphs. Save your work in Word, in PPT, or as a PDF. Save your work to the "Gapminder Projects" folder within the "Economics Class Folder" using Dropbox. Save your work by naming your file "Full Name, Gapminder Graph Writeup, Friday, October 4, 2014." (A Caveat: You must save your file with the correct name in Word, PPT, or PDF. Do NOT attempt to rename your file by changing the link name in Dropbox or your information will not necessarily save correctly.") You may work in partners (defined as two people) if you so wish, though as always, you will be entirely responsible for submitted work. This activity will be graded. Please submit scholarly, proofread work.
Microloan Competition Project Report & Analysis
For Wednesday, September 24, please upload your presentation to the class Dropbox folder.
Create your presentation using PowerPoint. Include the following:
*Slide 1: Group Member Names & Creative Project Title
*Slide 2: Project Objectives & Goal
*Slide 3: Project "Plan" (or how you set out to achieve your objectives & goal; answer 3 essential questions)
*Slide 4: Project Materials & Cost
*Slide 5: Receipts for Materials (these may be scanned; you may use several slides if necessary)
*Slide 6: Re-investment (if you spent more than $25, explain and show when & how you re-invested)
*Slide 7: Total Revenue, Cost, & Net Profit
*Slide 8: Analysis using SWOT/FODA format
*Pictures of various stages of your project submitted as evidence will raise your score. As always, double check mechanics. :) Remember you may submit video footage to the Dropbox folder for extra credit.
Create your presentation using PowerPoint. Include the following:
*Slide 1: Group Member Names & Creative Project Title
*Slide 2: Project Objectives & Goal
*Slide 3: Project "Plan" (or how you set out to achieve your objectives & goal; answer 3 essential questions)
*Slide 4: Project Materials & Cost
*Slide 5: Receipts for Materials (these may be scanned; you may use several slides if necessary)
*Slide 6: Re-investment (if you spent more than $25, explain and show when & how you re-invested)
*Slide 7: Total Revenue, Cost, & Net Profit
*Slide 8: Analysis using SWOT/FODA format
*Pictures of various stages of your project submitted as evidence will raise your score. As always, double check mechanics. :) Remember you may submit video footage to the Dropbox folder for extra credit.
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