new entry for Language Arts class per. 3 only 9/1/09
Name ______________________________________ Period _______ Date _____________
Due Date Sept 15th, 2009 Weight of Assignment _______ Grades
Mini Book Report Project
assigned Sept. 1st, 2009
Directions: Students are responsible for producing a mini-book report after completing the required summer reading novel _______________________________. This book report will be in folded booklet format. Follow the directions carefully. The final product should be in ink or marker or it may be typed. Show your effort through neatness, completeness, and use of color. Don’t settle for a sloppy job because I won’t either!
Making the Mini-Book: Take two blank pages and fold it in half (landscape/width wise). This will give you sixe pages, plus a front and back cover.
Cover: Create a cover design that illustrates some aspects of your book. Include the title of the book, the author’s name, your name, and period number. Your cover should be colorful and creative. Please do not simply use a photocopy of the actual novel’s cover. Being creative means you’ve used some original ideas for your cover design.
Pages 1 and 2 – Venn Diagram: Select the main character from the novel plus one other character of your choice and analyze each one’s personality and actions using a Venn Diagram. Be sure to include between 4-6 comparisons and contrasts. Show each character’s different qualities as well as their similarities. This page does not have to be written in complete sentences, but it must be quality information.
Pages 3 and 4 – Time Line: Make a time line across the two pages. Start by writing an event from the very beginning of the book at the front end of the time line. Next, write the final event of the book at the end of the time line. Then go back and give brief statements about 6-8 important events from the story. Be sure that they are in the order that they occurred in the book. This also does not have to be in complete sentences, but it must make sense.
Event Event Event Event
Beginning of book Event Event Event Event End of book
Page 5 – Setting: Describe the setting in complete sentences. Remember this means to tell the time period, as well as the location(s) where the action took place. You may have to use clues from the book to narrow down the time period. For example, if the characters ride horses instead of driving cars, you know that they do not live in present-day America. Be sure to indicate whether the setting is urban (city) or rural (country). For this page, make sure that you are not simply listing the settings, but that you are describing each setting using specific details.
Page 6 - Summary: Summarize the novel in your own words. In addition to the summary, include the author’s purpose for writing the novel and your personal reaction to the book. What are some of the things you learned from the novel? (This doesn’t necessarily mean a new fact you learned, but perhaps you learned about friendship or the value of honesty, etc.) Then include whether or not you would recommend this book to a friend. Which friend would it be? Why?
Back Cover: Create a typical book jacket advertisement for this book. Be creative in “selling” this book to another reader. Use extreme adjectives! Ask thought-provoking questions. Use color. You could make up quotes from famous readers raving about the book! You could cut out magazine pictures or make drawings to represent the authors or characters.
Mini-Book Report Checklist
Use the following checklist to make sure you have completed all the requirements for the project. If you answer “no” to anything, this means you still have some work to do.
I. Front Cover
• Do you include visuals that support the novel? Yes ____ No ____
• Do you use correct grammar and spelling? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include the title of the book? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include the author of the book? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include your name and period number? Yes ____ No ____
II. Pages 1 & 2 – Venn Diagram
• Did you use a Venn Diagram? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you choose the main character and one other character from the book for your Venn Diagram?
Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include at least 4 comparisons? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include at least 4 contrasts? Yes ____ No ____
• Do your comparisons and contrasts make sense? Yes ____ No ____
• Are your comparisons and contrasts meaningful and important? Yes ____ No ____
III. Pages 3 & 4 – Time Line
• Did you include a time line on pages 3 and 4? Yes ____ No ____
• Does your time line include at least 6 events from the story? Yes ____ No ____
• Are the selected events important to the story? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include an event from the very beginning of the story at the front end of the time line? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include a final event from the story at the end of the time line? Yes ____ No ____
IV. Page 5 – Setting
• Is this page written in complete sentences? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include details to describe when the story takes place (the time period)? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include details to describe each main location where the story takes place? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you specify whether the settings are urban (city-like) or rural (country-like)? Yes ____ No ____
V. Page 6 – Summary
• Did you summarize the story in your own words? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you use complete sentences? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you state the author’s purpose for writing this novel? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include something you learned from the novel? Yes ____ No ____
• Did you include whether or not you would recommend this book to a friend and who that friend would be?
Yes ____ No ____
VI. Back Cover
• Did you include a back cover (this should not be blank)? Yes ____ No ____
• Is it colorful? Yes ____ No ____
• Do you use correct grammar and spelling? Yes ____ No ____
• Does your back cover effectively “sell” the book to others? Yes ____ No ____
VII. General
• Is your Mini-Book Report based on one of the required summer reading novels? Yes ____ No ____
• Is your Mini-Book Report neat? Yes ____ No ____
• Is your Mini-Book Report finished in ink, marker, colored pencil, or typed? Yes ____ No ____
Language Arts class- Ms. Gomez period 3
Summer Reading – Mini Book Report due Sept. 15th for three grades
A copy of the Mini book report directions was given to the students in class Sept. 1st, 2009
We are aware of this assignment…..
Parent signature: ____________________________________ sign and return to Ms. Gomez by Tuesday, Sept. 8th for an extra credit “A”
Student Name: ______________________________________
Revised 8/21/09
WELCOME TO HERBERT A. AMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ms. Ana Gomez phone # 305-971-0158 ext. 1304
email- gomeza@dadeschools.net
MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM PROCEDURES AND RULES (SYLLABUS)
BEFORE THE TARDY BELL
1. Enter the room quietly and go directly to your assigned seat. Do not change your seat without the teacher's approval.
2. Sharpen pencils. Check the board for the homework, copy it in the agenda, and begin the DO NOW assignment immediately.
3. Have all materials ready when the teacher begins the lesson for the day.
4. Bring your agenda, composition notebook, folder with papers, pencils and a pen to class every day. You must have your own supplies.
5. If you are not in your seat when the bell rings you are considered tardy.
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS NEEDED
Students MUST ALWAYS HAVE pencils, pencils, pencils in addition to:
(1) a composition notebook for class work (*please note- the composition notebook(s) will become the study guides for the mid-term and final exam),
(2) a duo-tang folder with papers,
(3) two or more pencils,
(4) a pen-any color (only to grade papers) any work done in pen will receive a zero
(5) and the agenda to copy daily homework assignments (no excuses) (6) the math workbook
DURING DIRECTED STUDY TIME
1. Begin working on the day's assignment immediately! Be sure your paper is correctly headed. Papers without a name will receive a zero always. 2. Listen to explanations and take notes when necessary.
3. Students are expected to complete any class work at home that was not completed in class daily.
4. Do not disturb your classmates
5. Raise your hands to ask or answer questions.
Discipline: 6. Excessive talking or disruptive behavior will result in:
(a) Lowering of your conduct grade (b) Parent contact (c) Referral to a counselor or an administrator
7. Detentions are served after school from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Failure to serve a detention
will result in further disciplinary action by an administrator.
HOW TO HEAD YOUR PAPER
on the right hand corner of the paper:
1. Name: First and Last
2. Date:
3. Period:
4. AOI:
HOW TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS
STUDENTS MUST COPY THE DIRECTIONS & QUESTIONS, SHOW THEIR WORK (STEP BY STEP) & THE SHOW THE ANSWER ALWAYS IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS: CLASSWORK, HOME LEARNING, TEST, QUIZZES, ETC.
Incomplete assignments will receive a ZERO
EVALUATIONS
Grades will be based on a combination of the following: 1-Home learning (homework):
* Home learning will be given DAILY and must be finished and ready to be discussed OR graded the next block day; so, it is important to always do the homework to the best of your ability.
* All home learning assignments must show the work solved STEP BY STEP and be kept in the math duo-tang folder.
* WHY NOT FORMS- Students who do not do or complete their homework as expected, MUST take a WHY NOT form home AND sign the “Why Not” log in class. This form is to be filled out by the student, signed by the parent(s), and returned to class the next block day. If the form is not returned signed the student will have to call their parents during class and inform them of the problem. At which point, the teacher will also speak to the parent.
2-Quizzes: Pop-quizzes will be given at any time
3-Tests: Math test are given on Friday or Mondays (depending on the block days). As the school year some the test may be cumulative test. This means the exam will have material covered in the past as well as the material being covered presently.
4-Research or Projects: One or two major projects will be assigned this year.
5-Participation: Class discussion and group work is essential in our IB program and will receive a grade.
6-Class Presentation: The ability to deliver clear/accurate information in front of a group is another important aspect and requirement of our IB classroom. Be prepared! Individual or group class presentations will also be graded.
7-Notebook check: Composition notebooks and duo-tang folders will be graded several times a year; so, it is important to keep the composition notebook and folder, neat, clean, and organized with the daily headings and filled with lots of work.
ABSENCES AND MAKE-UP WORK POLICY
Students, when you are absent, YOU are responsible for making up all homework and class assignments. For days absent, you will have the equivalent number of days to make up the work. Work that is not made up will result in a zero. You must see the teacher for make-up quizzes or test.
***MAKE UP WORK IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY***
GRADING SCALE.
90- 100 A OR points 4 A
80- 89 B 3 B
70- 79 C 2 C
60- 69 D 1 D
0- 59 F 0 F
Assignments not done or not turned in on time = zero 0
TUTORING:
If extra help is needed for homework or class work, students are encouraged to attend tutoring (there is no cost for tutoring). Tutoring is offered on Monday mornings from 8:25 to 8:50 a.m. in room 1304 (our classroom) OR after school in our Coaching and Enrichment from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (a schedule of the teachers and their room numbers will be sent home during the first few weeks of the school year) Students must always have the teacher/tutor signed their agenda as proof of their attendance. Students attending tutoring in the A.M. must plan their own transportation. The activity bus is available for P.M. tutoring, but parents are urged to find out more about the activity bus from the main office.
DISMISSAL
Dismissal will be done by the teacher not by the bell.
EATING
No eating is allowed in the classroom. No gum chewing in school.
SCHOOL PROPERTY
Do not mark on desks or backs of chairs. Do not leave trash in desks or on the floor. All trash goes into the trash bin at the end of class (5 minutes before bell). Always keep the room neat and attractive.
HALL PASSES
Use the restroom between classes. Hall passes will be given only for medical emergencies.
The classroom bathroom will be accessible to students. If a health problem is involved, the parent should notify the teacher.
Please sign and return the next sheet for an extra credit "A" by Friday 8/28/09 or Mon. 8/31/09 (depending on your block day)
MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS- Ms. Gomez
Signature receipt
are due 8/28/08 or 8/31/08 for an extra credit "A"
I look forward to a wonderful school year, WELCOME ABOARD!!!
Ms. Gomez/ Sixth Grade Mathematics Teacher
Room 1304 phone number (305) 971-0158 ext.1304
Name of student: _________________________________________________
Per. # _____
___ I/We have seen and read the Intensive Mathematics syllabus.
Ms. Gomez’ Classes (room 1304)
Academic Honesty
"Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan"
Integrity
Definition: being upfront and honest; the quality or state of being complete or undivided.
In simple terms…having integrity means to do what you know is right and being a person of your word. (http://www.stephenmartile.com/?p=51)
Integrity is an important component of students’ academic experience. The academic evaluation a student receives for a course becomes a permanent student record, and it is critical that such records be accurate and consistent. In addition, the integrity students learn and exhibit at school will be the model for the professional integrity they practice when they complete their academic work. Teachers are in a unique position to teach, model, and assure integrity in students’ academic assignments.
What is Academic Dishonesty?
Academic dishonesty includes four general types of activity: cheating, dishonest conduct, plagiarism, and collusion. Academic dishonesty is not limited to the following examples:
Cheating:
Copying from others during an examination.
Communicating exam answers with another student during an examination.
Offering another person’s work as one’s own.
Taking a test for another student or having someone take a test for you.
Sharing answers to a take-home exam unless specifically authorized by the instructor.
Tampering with an examination after it has been corrected, then returning it for more credit.
Using unauthorized materials, prepared answers, written notes or information hidden or written somewhere during an examination.
Allowing others to do research and writing of an assigned paper (including use of the services of a commercial term-paper company and parents).
Dishonest Conduct:
Stealing or attempting to steal an exam or answer key from the instructor.
Changing or attempting to change official academic records without proper sanction.
Submitting substantial portions of the same work for credit in more than one course without consulting all instructors involved.
Forging add/drop/change cards and other enrollment documents, or altering such documents after signature has been obtained.
Intentionally disrupting, in class, the concentration of other students and/or the instructor.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is intellectual theft. It means using the intellectual creations of another without proper attribution. Plagiarism may take two forms, which are clearly related:
To use a creative production without crediting the source.
Copying and Pasting information and turning it as your own without giving proper credit to the person who did the actual work.
Collusion:
Any student who knowingly or intentionally helps another student perform any of the above acts of cheating or plagiarism is guilty of collusion.
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Please sign and return this bottom portion to Ms. Gomez by August 31, 2009
Ms. Gomez’ Classes- Academic Dishonesty
Room 1304
Student Name: _____________________________________Date:_______________
I have read and understand what Academic Dishonesty means.
I realize that if I am Academically Dishonest, I will face some or all of the following consequences:
I will receive ZERO credit for the work I was dishonest about. _________ (Initial)
My parents will be contacted about my behavior. _________ (Initial)
A referral will be written and it will remain in my records.________(Initial)
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