6.01.2010

G7 Engish - Waking Life Assignment

The Videos













The assignment:
FONT: up to you, size 12
SPACING: 1.5
FORMAT: Make it creative. Add a border and/or images/etc
WRITE: Connect the main ideas of the video to your life, and how you can apply the ideas now and in the future. That's it. I'm looking for some deep thought, not two pages of you just writing as quickly as you can to get the assignment done.
GRADING: 10% of your final grade. I want to see that you've really thought about what you're writing, proper paragraphs and orgaization.

For example,
Introduce the scene and ideas from the movie.
Discuss what YOU think about those ideas.
Explain when and how you could apply those ideas and ways of thinking into your own life.
Predict how this change in your thinking will impact your life now and in the future.
Concluding paragraph which briefly summarizes what you wrote, and ends the paper.

DUE: Friday, June 4, 2010

4.28.2010

G6 - Alexander the Great

one,

Grade six,

Please watch the 6 parts of this video by Monday. After watching part 1, you'll see links to the others.

Information from the story we are reading in class, this video and the film "Alexander" will be included in the test for this unit.

3.19.2010

NCAA Tournament 2010


Check HERE to see an updated tournament bracket.

3.14.2010

3.10.2010

3.07.2010

G7 English: The Little Prince XV


Download the questions for chapter XV HERE.

3.03.2010

G7 SS: India Today - Magazine Spread

ASSIGNMENT: Watch one of the videos we viewed in class, and write a summary about one of the following:

1. India's growth and life in general today watch movie
2. Daily life in an Indian city watch movie / watch movie2
3. India's rural-urban divide watch movie1 / watch movie 2 / watch movie 3
4. India's untouchables today watch movie
5. Bollywood watch movie (part 1 of 4)

Write proper paragraph's with topic sentences, supporting information and concluding statement.

Try to make it look like a magazine article with:
a large title
A4 sized picture
1-3 smaller pictures on the side with the writing.

See examples below. Click the picture to make it larger.





DUE MONDAY, MARCH 5

G7 English: Book Project - Poster and Oral Presentation

Download the assignment HERE.

2.12.2010

G7 English - The Little Prince


Download the questions for Chapters I to VII.

1.22.2010

G7: Ancient China - Inventions


*NEW* DOWNLOAD the assignment instructions.


Post three useful websites in the "comments" section containing information about ancient Chinese inventions.




1.21.2010

CWW INFO

Hi everyone,

Here is the flight info for our trip. Please pass this on to your parents.

Bus leaves APIS main campus at 8:30am.
Pick up from Kindergarden at 8:50am.

If meeting at the airport, be there by 9:15am. Inform me if you are meeting at the airport.

FLIGHT:

CNX - BKK TG105 1120-1240 Sat Jan 23
BKK - HDY TG 237 1755-1925 Sat Jan 23

HDY - BKK TG236 1555-1725 Thu Jan 28
BKK - CNX TG120 1900-2010 Thu Jan 28

Download the PACKING LIST.

G6: Egyptian Gods Assignment


YOUR GOAL: To prepare a minimum 2, maximum 3 page report about your Egyptian God and 3-5 minute oral and visual presentation.

INSTRUCTIONS:

REPORT:Your report should contain proper paragraphs, section titles, pictures, diagrams. You have the freedom to decide what information to include in your report and how to arrange it.

Report should include:

- Info about the animal/element they represent and why that element relates to them.
- Important events / stories about them.
- The God's enemies and allies.
- Images of the God, their temple, etc. (Drawn or taken from the computer)
- images of important events (Probably need to draw)
- Diagram? (eg. Joe B - How to prepare a mummy)

ORAL PRESENTATION: TBA (To Be Announced after CWW)

DUE DATE: TBA

1.20.2010

G7 English: Autobiography Assignment




GOAL: To write an autobiography.

INSTRUCTIONS: Write a paragraph about each of the "12 things...".

FORMAT: Size 12 Times New Roman or Arial Font. Minimum 2 pages, Maximum 3 pages. Title Page (see examples above). Pictures.

DUE: To be announced.


1.19.2010

G6 - Egyptian Gods: Websites


OK Grade 6's, post your amazing websites in the comments section. MAKE SURE YOU SIGN YOUR NAME. This will count as a homework mark!

1.18.2010

Confucius Poster Assignment



Using Microsoft Publisher, create a poster about Confucius, including the following:

- Picture of Confucius (include his date of birth and death)
- Paragraph about his life (biography)
- 3 quotes, what they mean, and an example of how you can use them in your own life.
Print and hand in on Wednesday, Jan 18, 2009.

Confucius Poster Assignment

1.12.2010

G7 English - Book Project - Newspaper



Download the assignment instructions HERE.

Download the newspaper template HERE.

G7 Social Studies - Current Events


Download the assignment instructions HERE.