Cornerstone: Color Code and Multiple Intelligence WebQuest

Hola Cornerstone Compatriots!

Today is your lucky day.  Begin your assignment here.

Begin by going to the following website and completing the quiz.  (You do not need to complete the optional survey or create a profile; if you choose to super, but it is not required)

After you have found out your color code, go to this website and complete the quiz, copy your unique result code (Ctrl + C)

Next take another multiple intelligence test here and see if your results are confirmed or different.  READ the description of your results.

Congratulations, you are almost done with your assignment.  Now, you need to locate the tab at the bottom of this post that says, "# Comments".  Select that option.  When you are prompted for an ID, select Name/URL.  In the box that says name, type your class period and first and last name.  At the top of your comment do the same.  Then press enter twice.  State your result for the Color Code Quiz, followed by your Multiple-Intelligence Quiz result along with your unique result code (Ctrl + V).  Then write down your result for the second Multiple-Intelligence test.

Part of your grade will be formatting your comment correctly, so please do so!  See my example, it is the very first comment.

If you want to ensure your comment was posted, do the following:

1. Re-enter the classroom website address in your web bar, or click on the link: lifeasmrscookintheclassroom.blogspot.com
2. Then under this post, select the "Comment" tab.  
3. Search for your comment.
4. If it's not there, re-post.
5. Please note, if I don't see it, it won't receive a grade.

Questions?  E-mail me by pressing the "E-mail the Cook" button, or simply by e-mailing: cook.summer@meridianschools.org

English: SKUM Assignment part 2

If you have not completed part 1, scroll down and do a surface level reading ONLY of the three commercials.  This means: identify the SUBJECT (the S in SKUM) or the who, what, when, where and why.

For part 2 of the assignment, you are going to be focusing on the key details of each commercial.  Create a list of each commercial's KEY DETAILS (the K in SKUM).  Remember, the details should say something about the subject or begin to hint at meaning, but SHOULD NOT actually portray the meaning.  If you're writing more than one or two words, you've moved beyond detail and into meaning.

E-mail your response to Mrs. Cook by clicking the e-mail me icon, or by typing the following address into your e-mail: cook.summer@meridianschools.org.  You can also leave me a comment below if you do not have e-mail.  Finally, your last resort is to submit this to be in the hand-written form the next time we have class.

English: SKUM Assignment

Today in class we read about illiteracy.  Think critically about your definition of reading as it pertains to illiteracy.  People who are illiterate range from functionally illiterate (they cannot read even the most basic documents to survive in life) to those who are illiterate in the sense that they do not "read" a text actively.

When you read a text at the surface level only, you are in part illiterate.  For the following commercials, watch them and do only a surface level reading (define the SUBJECT- the S in SKUM).  Do this by stating the who, what, when, where and why for each commercial.  We will begin to gain literacy by looking below the surface at the Key details, by Understanding the connections between the key details and the subject and finally by making Meaning out of the text based on our critical reading. 

1.  Watch the commercial.
2.  Complete a surface level reading of the commercial and identify it's SUBJECT (who, what, when, where and why).
3.  E-mail me your response if you have e-mail by clicking the link that says: E-mail me or leave a comment with your response if you do not have e-mail.  *If, all else fails complete your response on paper and bring it to class on Friday.  However, your grade will reflect that this was your last resort.  Learn to use technology to your advantage!*

Cornerstone: SQUIRT Assignment

Before I see you next (eh hem, Thursday) you need to create a list of your top 5 choices for SQUIRT reading. Here are some great places to being your search for interesting young adult reading:

The Young Adult Library Services Association: Scroll down to 2011 Nominees.  (Hint: I would download the annotated file.  It will give you a summary of each of the texts)

Amazon: Current teen best sellers.

AdLit: A list of current award winning books for teens and tweens.

After you have created a list of 5 choices, you need to go to the library's website and make sure that they carry at least one of your choices.  Highlight any of your choices that the library has or add a selection to your list that the library carries.

E-mail your list to Mrs. Cook before class on Thursday by clicking the "E-mail The Cook" button on the main page.  (If you don't have e-mail, you are welcome to write a comment with your name, class period, and completed assignment within the comment).  If all else fails, be responsible and bring a hand-written list to class on Thursday (this should be your last resort and your grade will reflect it as such).