Mr.+Murrell

August 4, 2010

Please respond to the following prompt- Use Open Office word processing to type your response.

Research anything you do not understand using the Internet.

//On this day in 1790, the Coast Guard was established. The Coast Guard is a branch of the U.S. military and is involved with search and rescue, assisting mariners, and playing a role in maritime law. There are a number of branches in the U.S. military. Why are the men and women of our military so important?//

August 3, 2010

Does grammar really matter? Please listen to the Grammar Girl Podcast by clicking the link below, and complete the comprehension questions. You may go back and listen to the podcast as many times as you need, as the questions are specific. Have fun and good luck!

[|Grammar Girl- "Does Grammar Really Matter?"]



[|Merriam-Webster's Word Central]

7/28/10 Short Story Add On

Introduction Short Story Add On is an activity where you will be adding to the short story presented to you. There are time restrictions within this activity, so you must work quickly. Be creative, but appropriate. The following Ground Rules will serve as guidelines during this activity.

Ground Rules Observe time restrictions- when the teacher says rotate, you must rotate to the next station. Respect the ideas and work of your classmates. Do not change anything that was previously written. Be creative and appropriate- remember we are in a school setting and should conduct ourselves as such.

Process


 * You will be placed in groups of 3 to 4 students.
 * In this activity, you will select a prompt from bucket.
 * You will be given 2 minutes of think time.
 * Using the laptops, and the word processing program found in Open Office, you will need to key the prompt.
 * Continue to write on that prompt for 3 minutes.
 * When the 3 minutes are up, you will rotate clockwise to the next laptop in your group. you will be given 2 minute to read over what is already written.
 * Then you will be given 3 more minutes to Add On to the Short Story in front of you.
 * You will continue to rotate until everyone in the group has added to all of the Short Stories and you are back at the laptop where you began the activity.
 * The person whose birthday comes next will be the first to share their story.
 * Read the Short Story to your group.
 * As a group decide which Short Story should be shared with the class.
 * Be sure to save your story as your initials.story.