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MLA Business Proposal Project 2015

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ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE Students will learn to use Google Drive Documents for Personal Business by creating an MLA Format Report / Proposal. Other worksheets and documents will be used to scaffold the assignments, and some basic research skills, and problem-solving skills will also be utilized. STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE! Students will participate in the discussion about the creation of a small business idea in the Philadelphia regional area.  Students will learn to create an MLA Short Format Report.  Students will research ideas for a business, create a proposal, and share their ideas with each other.  Students will complete all assigned journal entries, worksheets, and submit a complete business proposal on time and in the correct format.  Students will reference their sources appropriately.   MLA BUSINESS PROPOSAL PROJECT (300 points)   Today you will be developing a Business Proposal for a Small Business that you...

Resume & Cover Letters 2015

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ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE Students will learn to use Google Drive Documents for Personal Business by creating Letters of Recommendation, Letters to the Editor, and a Cover Letter and Resume.  Other worksheets and documents will be used to scaffold the assignments, and some basic research skills, and problem-solving skills will also be utilized. STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE! Students will participate in the discussion about the importance of a Resume and Cover Letter.  Students will create an individual Resume following the instructions on the class website.  Students will search for a job they are interested in and tailor a Cover Letter to the specific job posting.  They must copy and paste the job listing online into the Google Document for credit.  They may be called upon to “interview” for the position with a member of the staff at school.   RESUME & COVER LETTER PROJECT Finally, we are at one of the most importan...

March Madness 2015 / Big History

Today you will each take a shot at picking the winners of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.  Please fill out a bracket.  You can pick the teams based on your knowledge of the game, the rankings, team color, favorite city, or any other way you like.  Make sure you remember to add the total score of the final game (Tie Breaker).  Once you are done, use the rest of the class to work on your BIG HISTORY PROJECT!!  GOOD LUCK!!

Letter To The Editor 2015

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"You have to respect every person, no matter how miserable or ridiculous he or she may be.  You should remember that in every person lives the same spirit which lives in us"                                           -  After Arthur Schopenhauer   (A Calendar Of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy) Today you will be introduced to "Letters To The Editor".  This project will help you to understand the meaning of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.  DEFINITION o·pin·ion əˈpinyən/ noun noun:  opinion ; plural noun:  opinions 1 . a view or judgment formed...

Introduction To Business Documents (Word)

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ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE Students will learn to create, open, format, save and send professional looking documents using Google Drive.  Students will begin to use proper grammar, sentence structure and formatting to create documents.  Students will store documents for later use, and create specific documents for career and college application. STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING! STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE! Students will create learn to format a Formal Letter.  Students will learn the basic tools included in Google Drive Documents.  They will create and share a Letter of Recommendation Request for credit.  Everyone: Today we will begin to create some important documents for your Google Drive.  These will be useful as you go to higher education or into the workplace.  You will need to know how to compose, format and write a formal letter as you get older.  Pay attention and each project we ...

Gamestar Mechanic 2015

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE Students use a link provided on the class website to begin learning about how video games are created.  Each student will work on their own to work through the storyline and levels of the game-making process.  Students will be required to use Peer Mentoring to help each other through difficult levels prior to instructor intervention. STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING! STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE! Students will create individual accounts on Gamestar Mechanic using the link provided on the class website.  Students will work independently on each level of the storyline to begin creating a video game. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY! EVERYONE: Today you will spend some time working on GAMESTAR MECHANIC!  This is an introductory program to teach the basics of creating video games.  Please use the link below to join our class: http://gamestarmechanic.com/join...