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Science Fair Required Forms

8/26/2019

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Adult sponsors for science fair should start receiving your paperwork THIS WEEK! All students are required to submit the HHS Parent (+Partner, if applicable) form, and GSEF forms 1, 1A, Research summary form, and 1B. (Abstracts due at END of project.) All 2020 forms are now available at https://cobbsciencefairresources.weebly.com/forms.html.

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​Advanced Comp., Aug. 26-30, 2019

8/26/2019

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File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Chunking to Imitate--grammar of the greats intro lesson 1 REV.pptx.
  2. Unscrambling to Imitate - grammar of the greats intro lesson 2 .ppt.
  3. Alas, Babylon.
HW: Finalize Vocab Journal #1 (Aug. 12-23); begin Vocab Journal #2 (Aug. 26-Sep. 6), due Sep. 10.
 
Tuesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Combining to imitate- grammar of the greats intro lesson 3.pptx (Combining to Imitate.docx).
  2. Imitating Alone- grammar of the greats intro lesson 4.pptx (Imitating Alone.docx).
  3. Hand in Vocab Journal #1.
  4. Alas, Babylon.
 
Wednesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Comma rule #1: (a)Use commas to separate items in a series unless (b)ALL items are joined by and or or (polysyndeton). Give an example of each.
  2. Introduce Brushstrokes (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (1-17)).
  3. Participle(brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (18-35)).
  4. Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
  5. Alas, Babylon.
 
Thursday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Explain that participles can also end in –ed or –en.
  2. Comma rule #2: Use a comma after an introductory word,  participial phrase, adverb clause or phrase, or series of prepositional phrases.
  3. Worksheet: participle-ws-2.pdf (page 1).
  4. Alas, Babylon.
 
Friday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Comma rule #3: Use commas to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases.
  2. Commas Essential Nonessential Elements.docx. Exercise 1.
  3. Check research journal.
  4. Alas, Babylon.
 
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​Advanced Comp, Aug. 19-23, 2019

8/19/2019

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File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: RI1, RI2, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
Work on Literature Review (apa_paper_shell.docs, Literature-Review-Worksheet.docx).
 
Tuesday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
Work on Literature Review (apa_paper_shell.docs, Literature-Review-Worksheet.docx).
 
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
DUE: Literature Review.
  1. Research journal entry.
Begin Alas, Babylon.
 
Thursday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Chunking to Imitate--grammar of the greats intro lesson 1 REV.pptx.
  2. Alas, Babylon.
 
Friday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Check research journal.
  2. Unscrambling to Imitate - grammar of the greats intro lesson 2 .ppt.
  3. Alas, Babylon.
 
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Advanced Comp, Aug. 12-16, 2019

8/12/2019

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File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Vocab Journal Advanced Comp.docx – First Vocab journal (Aug. 12-23) due Aug. 27.
  2. Go over how to annotate articles.
  3. 9 steps to Writing a Literature Review.docx.
 
Tuesday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Go over Information Literacy worksheet.
  2. Go over the pieces of an Annotated Bibliography.
  3. Create an annotated bibliography for one of your articles.
  4. Write in research journal.
  5. Give me your articles that need to be printed.
 
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. How to Complete Your Scientific Literature Review Matrix.docx.
  2. Work on the Lit_Review_Matrix_Template.docx.
  3. Write in research journal.
 
Thursday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Outlining the Lit Review with the Lit Review template.
  2. Write in research journal.
 
Friday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Check research journal.
  2. Finish matrix.
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Advanced Comp, Aug. 5-9, 2019

8/5/2019

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File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Go over how to save a PDF of a web article.
  2. Go over how to get to the Cobb Digital Library and do an academic search.
  3. Go over how to access the CV template.
  4. Type up CV from template.
  5. Research potential science fair topic.
  6. Bring printed copy of CV to class tomorrow.
  7. Bring a printed copy of  a research article to class tomorrow.
  8. Database video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOICAZlMbc
 
Tuesday
FIRE DRILL 10:00 am
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Go over how to decode the Standards (Decoding the GSE.pptx; ELA-9-10-Grade-9-Literature-Composition-Standards.pdf).
  2. Parallel Structure and Conjunctions,pptx (67 Parallelism 12GE2019.pdf and 68 Parallelism 12GE2020.pdf).
  3. Wkst: Ch. 3 of The Craft of Research (Craft of Research Wkst Ch 3.docx).
 
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Review research journal.
  2. Revising for Parallel Structure Worksheet (11.  Parallel Structure Practice .doc).
  3. Revise CV for parallel structure.
  4. Research your potential science fair topic – find a minimum of two articles.
  5. Wkst: Ch. 4 of The Craft of Research (Craft of Research Wkst Ch 4.docx).
  6. Scholarly Sources (Information Literacy overview.docx) worksheet.
  7. Create an entry in your research journal.
 
Thursday
Standards: RI1, W2, W4, W6, W7, W8, W9, W10, L1, L2
Activities:
  1. Revise and print your CV.
  2. Research project topic in the lab.
  3. Create an entry in your research journal.
 
Friday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL10, L4, L6
Activities:
  1. Go over Vocabulary Journal assignment and begin working on first entry.
  2. Begin Alas, Babylon.
 
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