Thursday, April 14, 2011

Study Sites for CST :)

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Dear Parents and Students,

I am listing some sites below to prepare you for the CST in social studies and English Language Arts. We will be starting the CST the 2nd week after returning from Spring break. Please visit these sites to help you out. I will also be providing two study sessions for the social studies CST on Tuesday, May 3rd and Thursday May 5th from 2-3pm in room 505.

CST Social Studies Review Quiz Questions: http://mrkash.com/cst/csthistory.html

Test taking strategies: http://www.studygs.net/tsttak1.htm

Go to ELA on the CST site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

Have a great break!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jacques

Directions for Mr. Casey Review

In your group, please do the following.

1) For each website you visit, copy and paste the criteria below into your own post. Fill in the information as you view each site. You will have all of your grading sheets on one post.

**Use the website post to find the sites***


Criteria for grading websites: Please rate the website for review using the following rubric. Circle the number which best fits the quality of the site you are reviewing. A score of 5 is the best and a score of 1 terrible. A score of 3 indicates an average grade. Feel free to add notes when possible.

Name of Website: _______________________________________________________

User Friendly (not too much text, variety of media, easy to navigate, etc.)

1 2 3 4 5

Content (Clearly explains their subject from multiple angles)

1 2 3 4 5

Acids and Bases (Clearly shows connections between the subject and pH)

1 2 3 4 5

CHNOPS (Clearly shows how these elements are related to the subject)

1 2 3 4 5

Small and large molecules are important (Clearly shows how both small and molecules are important to the subject.)

1 2 3 4 5

Global Perspective/Access (Has features that include other perspectives, translations, etc. on the subject)

1 2 3 4 5

American History (The site clearly connects the subject with American history)

1 2 3 4 5

Qualities to retain: Please add to the web site blog or feedback form.

Comments for improvement: Please add to the web site blog or feedback forms.

Other notes: Please add to the web site blog or feedback forms.

Reviewing Mr. Casey's Classes' Websites

Websites

Period 1

Site name URL

Why Do Animals Have Horns? www.animalhorns.weebly.com

The voyage must continue www.thevoyagemustcontinue.weebly.com

Why does perfume smell good? www.perfumee.weebly.com

Why do things have color? www.colorcolorcolorcolor.weebly.com

Human Eyes www.humaneyes.doodlekit.com

Lightning is cool www.lightningperiod1.weebly.com

Why Do Drugs Get you High? www.theeffectofdrugs.wordpress.com

All About Microwaves www.allaboutmicrowaves.weebly.com

Period 2

Site name URL

Drinks ` www.Drinks-effecting-our-lives.wikispaces.com

Teen Hygiene www.Teenhygiene.weebly.com

Smelling Good www.chemistryforteens.weebly.com

Food www.chemistryforcoolcats.weebly.com

Beauty www.thechemistrybehindyourbeauty.weebly.com

Body Functions www.bbktt4chem.weebly.com

Sports www.chemsport.weebly.com

Period 3

Site name URL

Facts about cologne www.factsaboutcologne.weebly.com

Gum www.allaboutgum.weebly.com

Habaneros www.habanerosarehot.weebly.com

Mercury www.65191094.nhd.weebly.com

Digestion www.Howdoesdigestionwork.weebly.com

Acids www.jjcc13.wikispaces.com

Soy Milk www.soymilkproject.wikispaces.com

Breakout www.breakoutsandgames.weebly.com

Period 4

Site name URL

Hygiene www.hygieneischemistry.weebly.com

Emotions www.chemicalemotions.weebly.com

Eating www.chemicallife.webs.com

Exercise www.mychemicallife.weebly.com

Sleeping www.generalfactsaboutsleep.weebly.com

Growing www.chemical-life-growing.weebly.com

Growing www.severinmoon.wix.com

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Kaylajo Berger and Noel Beher Civil war project

http://prezi.com/aejobaxdv5ag/civil-war-general-robert-e-lee/

John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth was a very brilliant actor. His natural talent for performing, much like his fathers, made him a pleasure to watch in the plays of William Shakespeare, after finishing the 1859–1860 theatre season in Richmond, Virginia, Booth became more and more popular as he embarked on his first national tour as a leading actor. It seemed this young and gifted actor would soon become famous.

John Wilkes Booth, though an exceptional actor, is not famous to us because of his appearances in many plays, but is known as the nation's most famous assassin. He killed the president Lincoln, he killed him because Booth was on the south’s side during the war, He believed the Civil War was necessary to maintain Southern freedom, unlike lincoln who was on the north's. Booth had first planned only to kidnap the president until he set the south's prisoners free; but when his plan failed, he took a different approach. Booth knew the theater's layout, having performed there several times, as recently as the previous month. Booth believed that if he and the others could kill the President, Grant, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward, at the same time, he could disrupt the Union government long enough for the Confederacy to mount a resurgence.
It was about 10:15 p.m when president Lincoln said his final words, and Booth went through with his plan. Booth was the only one of the assassins to succeed, leaving only Abraham dead. hn Wilkes Booth, had escaped Washington DC, after murdering President Lincoln.
It was at most 12 days before he and his co-conspirator, David Herold, were found sleeping in a Tobacco Barn, near Port Royal, VA, about 60 miles from Ford's theater. On April 26, 1865, at about 2am, the Union Calvary found the two in the barn, and surrounded it. Herold, immediately surrendered, and the barn was set on fire. Booth was shot, and dragged from the burning barn, unable to walk. He was paralyzed and was moved to the front porch of the house belonging to the owner of the tobacco barn. He died at about 7am, the same morning he was shot.





Jacob's GLOG

http://soggymuffens.glogster.com/edit/glog-7474/

Friday, April 8, 2011

Choose one person from the civil war and create an online biography using any form of technology you would like. Be able to print out the info and post to blogger. You must include:

Who they were.
Their role in the Civil War.
Why they were important.
What impact they had on the United States and how it affects us today.
Make a connection with this person.

http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/biographies/barton.html

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Civil War Activity 2

Use the following link to make a time-line of the Civil War.
time-line info: http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.civwar.html

Use this to create your timeline: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline/

Include links to primary documents or useful sites in the description.

Civil War Activity

Good morning! Instead of me giving you a lecture, I thought you might enjoy the following activity!

With a partner:

Go to this link and start making your Civil War movie!

http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/cwimages/tellingStory/flash.html