Create a Greek God Trading Card

Create a Greek God

 Trading Card

 You will be choosing a Greek god to become an expert on.  You will be creating a Trading Card about your god.  You will find information about your god at the sites listed below.

Greek Mythology 
Resources:   
Ancient Greek Myths                           
Greek Mythology

Mythweb

Theoi Greek Mythology

Family Tree of the Greek Gods 

Encyclopedia Mythica 

Greek God videos 

Greek God games and actitivies 

Here's your job:

Create a Greek God Trading Card

1.  Choose a god to make a trading card.

2. Use the resources listed below to research your god.  You need to be able to answer the questions below. You may take notes  or complete the graphic organizer.  (Click here to access the graphic organizer)

·      Where do you read or see your god?  What myth?

·      Identify the following character traits:  physical and personality

·      What is your god’s most important thoughts?  Feelings?

·      What is your god’s problem or challenge in the myth?

·      What does your god want to happen by the end of the story?

·      Does your god succeed?

·      What memorable thing does your god say?

·      What is one interesting or important action made by your god?

·      How does your god get along with others?

·      Do you like your god?  Why or why not? 

·      Does your god remind you of anyone?

3.  Find image of your god.  Save image to your desktop

4.  Click here to go the Trading Card Creator and begin creating your Greek god Trading card.  Be sure to complete all the sections!

5.  Click Finish editing when you are done.  Then click Finish.  Save your Trading card so you may access it later.  If you need to edit it be sure to save as draft! 

6.  When you are done (be sure to proofread/edit), take a screen shot of your trading card to upload onto your blog.

7.  Create a new blog post.  Label it Greek God Trading Card.  Upload your image onto the post.  Publish!

8.  Print out a copy of your trading card to share with class.
9.  Click here to view Greek God Trading Card Rubric

Oral Tradition Unit: American Tall Tales

Oral Tradition-American Tall Tales

Today we will begin our unit on Oral Tradition by starting with American Tall Tales. Watch this short video to learn more about this tradition.  Complete the graphic organizer as you watch.  You may go back and watch it again to find the answers.

Now that you have an idea of why Tall Tales were created.  Complete the scavenger hunt to learn about some of our American heroes. You may print a copy or use the online version is on Google Classroom. Use the link below to find the answers.
Click here to read more about American Tall Tales.

Think you can write a few whoopers of your own?  The first thing you have to do is be able to tell an hyperbole!  Write a few hyperboles to see if you have what it takes to be a American storyteller. You may print a copy of this form or use the online version which is on Google Classroom.

Grade 8: Learning about Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank:  Exploring the Secret Annex:

  Today you will begin to explore The Secret Annex and learn about its inhabitants.  Visit The Secret Annex and answer the questions on the handout.  Please take your time, explore the different sections, watch the videos and read the descriptions.  There are so many interesting things in this site to do and learn about. Go to Google Classroom to get a copy of the worksheet or  Click here to download the worksheet.
Click here to read the interactive version of The Diary of Anne Frank play
Another version of the play (same as our text book)
Listen to Anne introduce the Annex 
Click here to research the outcome of the people living in the Secret Annex
Click here to access The Diary of Anne Frank:The Outcome Presentation
 

Click here to visit The Secret Annex

Introducing Shakespeare

Before we start to read William Shakespeare, we will watch several short videos to introduce him to you.

Click here to watch Shakespeare on Brain Pop

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 Activities

Memorize a Sonnet  

Sonnet Generator-try writing a sonnet
Shakespearean Compliments
Shakespearean Insults
Common Phrases and Sayings from Shakespeare
Shakespearean Scenes 
Shakespeare Presents-illustrate your scene
Shakespeare Quiz-test you knowledge

Resources

Folger's Shakespeare for kids
Duckster's William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare-overview
William Shakespeare
The Globe Theater
The Globe Theater-Encyclopedia Britannica
Video of The Globe Theater
No Sweat Shakespeare 

Plays

Shakespeare for Kids-script 
Shakespeare scenes to act out 
Shakespeare Scenes
5 Minute Shakespeare
10 Minute Shakespeare

The Cay Movie

Students will begin watching The cay movie. 

Persuasive Techniques-creating a convincing ad

Persuasive Techniques from mrdservello

The Vietnam Memorial and Maya Ying Lin

We have just finished reading Always to Remember:  The Vision of Maya Ying Lin and we are going to learn a little more about the Vietnam Memorial and Maya Ying Lin. 
The Vietnam memorial in pictures

Video on The Vietnam Memorial


Interview with May Ying Lin

Television Report on Maya Ying Lin's winning Vietnam Memorial Design

Tools and Strategies: How to Tell Fake News From Real News

Tools and Strategies: How to Tell Fake News From Real News

How the Pig Rescues Goat Video went Viral
Worst Twerk Fail EVER —Girl Catches Fire
Mexican Red Rump Tarantula Missing in Brooklyn
Information about Missing Poster
West Point Pillow Fight

Ask these six “consumer questions” when vetting a story:

• Who made this?
• How was this made?
• Why was this made?
• When was this made?
• What is this missing?
• Where do I go from here?

"Backtrack Journal" --Choose a video you have watched and shared (this should take no longer than five minutes--don't get distracted and carried away watching a ton of You Tube videos). Ask the "consumer questions" above.  Create a "backtrack journal" (using Google Slides--go to Google Classroom for template) showing when and where the video, post or article first appeared.

Click here to view Media Literacy class presentation

Ted Talk Tuesday-The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen | Takaharu Tezuka

Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom

We are going to read Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom a story that describes the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman's role in helping free the slaves in the south in the 1800s.  Before we read the story in our textbook, you are going to learn a little about The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman by watching a video, completing a web quest and completing an interactive journey on The Underground Railroad yourself.

Watch Underground Railroad on PBS. See more from History Detectives.
Click here to watch a video about Harriet Tubman

Your assignment is to complete the web quest on Harriet Tubman. Follow the directions on the sheet and learn more about Harriet Tubman. There is a copy of the webquest questions posted on Google Classroom.

Click here to go to interactive Underground Railroad site







Further Reading-
Click here to go to our Follet Book Shelf in Library Resources on the Barnard Webpage -you will need to log in-
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From the virtual bookshelf choose either Go Free or Die or How Did Slaves Find a Route? and read more about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.  
Then show what you know.  Add three tags to the Harriet Tubman Thinglink. 
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1.  Image with a caption
2.  Link to a website/video that adds to our knowledge of the topic
3.  Fact or detail that tells more about the image you put your tag on

Ted Talk Tuesday-Mark Bezos "A Life Lesson from a a Volunteer Firefighter"