Tuesday - Writing in Math Critical Thinking Challenge

Today in the Mathletic Club the students will  be putting their Pen's to the paper and using their Critical Thinking Skills to solve a unique riddle.  This will be their first of many writing in math Challenges.  The Rubric for the Writing Portion is included below.

Problems to Solve:
1.  How did she solve the Riddle so quickly??????
2.  If there was 300 lockers to be searched, Would the the 289 remain open at the end?
Do you have what it takes to be in the Robinson Mathletic 4 Not Square Club.  If you receive a perfect score in each are of your Rubric you will make the club!  Good luck!

Writing Summary Structure -  8 Sentences
1.  Restate the problem/problems.
2.  Summarize your Visualization
3.  Summarize your Summarize Box
4.  Summarize your Clarifying Box
5.  Summarize your Connections Box
6.  Summarize your Brainstorming Box
7.  Summarize your Questioning Box
8.  Wrap up the writing by restating the problem and telling your solution!

Rubric for Scoring is Below

Math - Problem Solving : Writing in Math Problem Solving

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Organization and Writing	Student Used their Graphic Organizer Completely and Referenced each step of the process in their Writing.	Student Used their Most of their Graphic Organizer and Made References to Most of the steps of the process in their Writing.	Student Used their Some of their Graphic Organizer and Made References to Some of the steps of the process in their Writing.	Student Used their None of their Graphic Organizer and Made NO References to any of the steps of the process in their Writing.
Mathematical Concepts	Explanation shows complete understanding of the mathematical concepts used to solve the problem(s).	Explanation shows substantial understanding of the mathematical concepts used to solve the problem(s).	Explanation shows some understanding of the mathematical concepts needed to solve the problem(s).	Explanation shows very limited understanding of the underlying concepts needed to solve the problem(s) OR is not written.
Working with Others	Student was an engaged partner, listening to suggestions of others and working cooperatively throughout lesson.	Student was an engaged partner but had trouble listening to others and/or working cooperatively.	Student cooperated with others, but needed prompting to stay on-task.	Student did not work effectively with others.
Diagrams and Sketches	Diagrams and/or sketches are clear and greatly add to the reader's understanding of the procedure(s).	Diagrams and/or sketches are clear and easy to understand.	Diagrams and/or sketches are somewhat difficult to understand.	Diagrams and/or sketches are difficult to understand or are not used.
Completion	All problems are completed.	All but one of the problems are completed.	All but two of the problems are completed.	Several of the problems are not completed.

Finishing Rough Draft of the Lyrics Paper

Today we are working on their Typing Skills.  (15 minutes)

Step 1:  Go to Mr. Robinson's Typing Club Page by Clicking Here

username:  first name and last name initial.  EXAMPLE michaelr

password:  student1


Step 2:  Play 3 Games of Sky Chase

Sky Chase


Then they will begin work on their Analysis of their Song Lyrics.

Their final paper will be a 5 - 15 paragraph essay.  It will take the following format.

Introductory Paragraph
        a.  Introduction to the Artist
        b.  How/Why this song was written by the artist
        c.  How it influences the fans
   
Body Paragraph 1
        a.  The lyrics of the song
        b.  Your Interpretation of the Lyrics and Why

Body Paragraph 2............

At least 1 Body Paragraph for each set of lyrics and the Chorus.

Conclusion
        a.  Walking back through a brief summary of each lyric
        b.  Walking back from the Artist Background
        c.  Generality of the future for the artists works.

Typing Club, Lyrics Paper

Today we are working on their Typing Skills.  (15 minutes)

Step 1:  Go to Mr. Robinson's Typing Club Page by Clicking Here

username:  first name and last name initial.  EXAMPLE michaelr

password:  student1


Step 2:  Play 3 Games of Sky Chase

Sky Chase


Then they will begin work on their Analysis of their Song Lyrics.

Their final paper will be a 5 - 15 paragraph essay.  It will take the following format.

Introductory Paragraph
        a.  Introduction to the Artist
        b.  How/Why this song was written by the artist
        c.  How it influences the fans
     
Body Paragraph 1
        a.  The lyrics of the song
        b.  Your Interpretation of the Lyrics and Why

Body Paragraph 2............

At least 1 Body Paragraph for each set of lyrics and the Chorus.

Conclusion
        a.  Walking back through a brief summary of each lyric
        b.  Walking back from the Artist Background
        c.  Generality of the future for the artists works.

Today in Avid - Artist Research and Lyrics

Today the students are continuing to work on their writing project.  They will be selecting the song that means something to them and copy the lyrics to a Word Document and Share it with Mr. Robinson.

Steps that must be completed.

1.  Log into Office 365
2.  Open a Word Doc on Office 365 online
3.  Copy and Paste the lyrics of the song to a Word Document
4.  Fix any poor language, if any, in a school appropriate measure.
5.  Save a Copy of the Document to your L-Drive
6.  Share a the document with Mr. Robinson by doing the following.
                        a.  Click on the Share Button
                        b.  Click on Invite People
                        c.  Type in michaelr@sps81.org
                        d.  Click Share.

Part 2 of day:  Once Completed with the Sharing of the Lyrics you need to begin work on your Artist Research Worksheet.  This worksheet will be collected at the end of the class!

Part 3 of Day:  Log into Typing Club and start a typing lesson

Step 1:  Go to Mr. Robinson's Typing Club Page by Clicking Here

username:  first name and last name initial.  EXAMPLE michaelr

password:  student1

Today in 8th Grade Avid - Writing Prompts, Smart Goals, and Grade Checks

Today the students will be continuing to work on expanding their writing skills by writing in their Journals.  The topic will be in regards to an obscure artist named Harris Burdick.



Using the concepts of from the Mysteries of Harris Burdick the students will start the brainstorming process and writing of a story based upon the image below.  They will have 15 minutes to work on this during class today!

JUST DESERT

She lowered the knife and

it grew even brighter.

We will be revisiting this Journal Entry next week as we beginning on working through our unit of Writing with a Voice and Finding the Authors Voice (Critical Reading)

National College Fair Registration, Writing Notebooks, and Final Commercials

Today the students will be registering for the National College and Career Fair!

www.gotomyncf.com

Steps to Register

1.  Click the Link Above
2.  Fill in all Required Information
3.  Once the Barcode is displayed Click Print
4.  Give Printed Copy to Mr. Robinson


Part 2 of Day:  Setting Up a Virtual Notebook

Step 1:  Log Into Office 365
Step 2:  Click on Word
Step 3:  Go to file and Click on Rename
Step 4:  Name file (Your Name) AVID Virtual Writing Journal
Step 5:  Click on Share
Step 6:  Type Michaelr@sps81.org

Part 3 of Day:  Publish your movie to your L:Drive and then upload the mp4 to your One Drive and share it with Mr. Robinson.


Part 4 of Day:  Log into Typing Club and start a typing lesson

Step 1:  Go to Mr. Robinson's Typing Club Page by Clicking Here

username:  first name and last name initial.  EXAMPLE michaelr

password:  student1

Critical Reading and Writing Unit Begins

Today the students will be critically reading a piece about Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize.




They will then be using their Writing in the Margins Graphic Organizer to critically read and engage with the piece!