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    Mr. Adams

    Grade sheet signatures

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    Mr. Adams distributed printouts of your grades in term 2. If you have anything highlighted on your grade sheet, you must get it signed and return it to Mr. Adams on Tuesday. If you do not, you have detention on Thursday.

    • Jan 12, 2012
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    Group Persuasive Presentation

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    The details of the group presentation speech are available in the attached PDF file.

    Students formed groups and prepared for the presentation on 12/15 and 12/16. Presentations must be 3-5 minutes long.

    Presentations are on 12/19 and 12/20. In addition to participating in the presentation, each student must submit his or her graphic organizer (attached PDF) at the time of the presentation.

    • Dec 19, 2011
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    CSP Reflection Response

    Graded 20/20 | Jan 6, 2012
    IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT FOR 12/9 AND 12/12.

    Consider your annual cost of living (from the Real Life Assignment), the salary and job availability outlook (and other facts) about your career of interest.

    Write a paragraph reflecting on your future career and education plans, in light of the salary, outlook, working conditions, and any other factors that you have learned this semester.

    If you are writing about a different career, you must show that you are informed about the career (research it on careercruising.com).

    Type your response...
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    • Dec 9, 2011
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    DST Presentation

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    Use the attached rubric and directions to prepare a short speech to accompany your digital story in a presentation to your class. You will be assigned a presentation date in class this week.

    Note that once you have been assigned a presentation date, you must be ready to present at the start of class on that date. If you are not ready to present at your assigned time, you will lose points for lateness.

    • Dec 1, 2011
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    The rubric that the judges will use at your presentation Thursday is at https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=ex...
    • Nov 29, 2011
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    11/7 and 11/8 ... if you're on-track, you're done with your DST GOs and you're working on the "gathering images" part of the DST Creation Assignment.
    • Nov 7, 2011
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    DST Creation Assignment

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    Once you have had both DST planning GOs approved by Mr. Adams, go to http://adamswriting.com/teaching/resources/ds... to find the directions for creating your digital story.

    Follow each set of directions listed on the right side of the page, starting with "DST: Gather Images." Be sure to complete each direction, and ask for help if you get stuck on something. DO NOT SKIP AHEAD OR CUT CORNERS!!!

    After exporting your movie, play...
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    • Nov 7, 2011
    • Caitlyn B. - I did this but i didnt get to embed it into my power point
    • Max G. - ditto. I'll come tom. during homeroom.
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    DST Planning GOs

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    Complete the two graphic organizers for the digital story. They are available in class.

    Use the information at https://docs.google.com/a/etownschools.org/pr... to guide your completion of the first graphic organizer. You'll need to choose ONE of the three options, and use each bullet point to complete each box in the organizer.

    You must get the first one checked before you move on to the second...
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    • Nov 3, 2011
    • Courtney I. - Can I please stay after school tomorrow to work on this stuff a little and talk to you since I was absent yesturday and today??
    • Mr. Adams - yup!
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    Grades close Friday for Term 1. The CSP PPT Content assignment and the Bunko prompt will be part of those grades. Get them done!
    • Nov 2, 2011
    • Chloe M. - Mr Adams! Friday was an A day and were not allowed to go anywhere in flex.. I stayed after to finish my ppt Thursday.. What should i do? It's finished but there was a long line Thursday and you didn't have time to check it..
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      • Mr. Adams - Come by Monday AM before homeroom. I get there about 7:15/7:20 ish.
      • Chloe M. - Ughhh! Can I show you at the beginning of class or after school? Honestly, I left my flash drive with my ppt on it at church because I also had my lyrics for a church thing on it and I left it there by mistake. My mom said she can get it for me but my church doesn't open til 9 am.. I'm sorry!!
      • Mr. Adams - No problem!
      • Chloe M. - Thank you so much!!
    • Peter K. - Mr. Adams, Im having a lot of trouble finding the information on the websites! Is there any tips you can give me so I can get this done
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    If the sample career shadow PPT slideshow is not working for you, use this link.
    • Nov 2, 2011
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    CSP PowerPoint Decoration

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    DO NOT DECORATE UNTIL AFTER MR. ADAMS HAS APPROVED YOUR PPT CONTENT!!!

    Check out the CSP evaluation form at https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=ex... to determine what kinds of embellishments the judges will be looking for in your CSP PowerPoint.

    Next, check out http://adamswriting.com/teaching/resources/po......
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    • Oct 31, 2011
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    CSP PPT Content Assignment

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    Use the directions and "example" at http://adamswriting.com/teaching/core-communi... to create your UNDECORATED Open Office/PPT presentation slides and content.

    Your presentation must have correctly completed title slide and resources slide in order to be graded. This includes the interview citation, which you should have done when you completed direction #4 in the portfolio assembly and...
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    • Oct 26, 2011
    • Lexy P. - Could I e-mail you my PPT to get a grade or should I just wait until we come back from break?
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      • Mr. Adams - We'll need to look at it together. It should only take a couple minutes.
      • Lexy P. - Okay, could we do that after school Monday?
    • Mr. Adams - ok!
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    Digital Portfolio Assembly and Turn-in Assignment

    Graded 100/100 | Dec 9, 2011
    After completing CSP Docs Part 1 and Part 2, you are ready to assemble your digital portfolio. You must have all four portfolio documents uploaded in googledocs in order to proceed with this assignment.

    1. First, find the portfolio homepage at https://docs.google.com/a/etownschools.org/do... and make a copy (FILE > MAKE A COPY).

    2. Change the name of your...
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    • Oct 21, 2011
    • Mr. Adams - Your interview citation should be like the following reply. Be sure to change the mentor's last and first names, the job title, and the date to accurately show where you shadowed.
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      • Mr. Adams - Mentorlastname, Mentorfirstname. "Job Title." Personal interview. 11 Oct. 2011.
      • Brad S. - The animals at northwest regional police keep telling me different things every time a call , what should i do?
      • Chloe M. - Animals!?!? Bahahahahahahahaha
      • Monica S. - that's nice of you... haha (:
      • Cheyenne B. - Im unsure how were supposed to upload those documents to google docs when their already on there, im a little confused on the directions
      • Heather S. - hahaha im soo latee i know...but ANIMALS?!!!? ur just too much!! hahaha :D
      • Heather S. - and maybe u should consider contacting someone else
      • Sam A. - does this have to be done for friday? i missed a good deal of school and am behind a good bit
      • Brad S. - Help
      • Cheyenne B. - Im getting really frustrated with this, i dont even think im doing it right and im so confused with all this computer stuff!
      • Mr. Adams - Hmm. Sorry about that. Come by for help.
      • Emma M. - Mr. Adams, I fixed the links in my digital portfolio
      • Heather S. - I am trying to link my documents but there is no down arrow next to the share box when I open the doc in googledocs
      • Mr. Adams - Heather, you must be using the "new look" googledocs. Find "publish to the web" in the googledocs File menu.
      • Joseph U. - Okay it should work now thanks for everything.
      • Luke L. - http://tinyurl.com/Longenecker4ADrugRepresent...
    • Amanda K. - http://tinyurl.com/7546xqk
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    CSP Portfolio Documents Part 2

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    Sign into your http://docs.etownschools.org account, and then go to https://docs.google.com/a/etownschools.org/do... to find the template for the career research overview.

    Make a copy of the overview in googledocs (FILE > MAKE A COPY...) and rename it "lastname_research".

    Follow...
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    • Oct 19, 2011
    • Mr. Adams - The correct link for the research sites is http://www.etownschools.org/page/2924
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      • Mr. Adams - I recommend you explore the research websites in the following order.
        1. career cruising
        2. aci
        3. bls.gov
        4. 0-net
      • Emma M. - Mr. Adams, since I shadowed a specific person, not through her company, should I use her home address or still her business one?
      • Mr. Adams - Business address
      • labreeze t. - Mr Adams i cant log into career cruising on my home computer.
    • Mr. Adams - Labreeze, everyone can log-in using "etown" as the username and "bears" as the password.
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    Bunko Open Response

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    We worked on this assignment in class during shadow week (10/10-10/14). If you were absent, you need to find time during class, flex B, or after school to make up what you've missed. The books cannot be sent home, since I only have enough for the classroom.

    Here's the assignment, to be completed after reading The Adventures of Johnny Bunko.
    Of lessons 4, 5, and 6, which do you consider the most important piece of advice? Provide three items of specific evidence from the text to support your answer.

    WRITE YOUR ANSWER ON WHITE LINED PAPER,...
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    • Oct 17, 2011
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    CSP Portfolio Documents Part 1

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    Do not work on this before we discuss it in class on 10/17 and 10/18.

    1. Type your Career Shadow Interview responses into the googledoc you created in the CS Interview Prep assignment. The responses must be typed in complete sentences, either as direct quotations or paraphrases.

    2. Go to https://docs.google.com/a/etownschools.org/do... and make a copy of that Post...
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    • Oct 17, 2011
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    Mock Interview Portfolio

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    To complete this assignment, you must complete the Resume Assignment, Cover Letter Assignment, the references page, and complete a job application in pen. Applications are available in class.

    For information on completing the job application correctly, go to http://adamswriting.com/teaching/core-communi... .

    You should also be following the RA and CLA directions that suggested you use the...
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    • Sep 30, 2011
    • Kristyn Z. - Mr Adams, I tried to do my reference page at home and when I tried to work on the template on google docs it said I couldn't edit it unless I had some type of upgrade. Then it wouldnt let me upgrade! I don't really understand so I was wondering if I could come into flex Monday to work on it with one of your computers. I have your class tommorow so I will ask you then.
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      • Mr. Adams - OK, KZ, see me for help if it's still not working.
      • Shane W. - Mr. Adams! Dude, like, my printer won't print, at all, I dont know what to do, may I share my resume with you, and you can print it out? Or am I in trouble.....
      • Grant D. - your in big trouble shane
      • ambriel b. - haha grant:)
      • Shane W. - >.> shush it!
      • Damon M. - all i need is an interview paper to have this assignment complete and im in iss could i somehow get one today
      • Mr. Adams - Do you need a job application?
      • Maggie J. - Really, Shane? DUDE? Really?
    • Damon M. - yeah i need that
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    Use this link to find the mock interview questions.
    • Sep 29, 2011
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    Here are the links you need for peer editing your resume and cover letter ...

    http://adamswriting.com/teaching/core-communi...

    http://adamswriting.com/teaching/core-communi...

    I'll know who didn't look at them ...
    • Sep 28, 2011
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    Important Messages Organizer

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    Complete the "Important Messages" organizer worksheet to prepare your strengths, weaknesses, and questions to ask your interviewer.

    Use the information at http://adamswriting.com/teaching/core-communi... to help you prepare questions to ask your interviewer.

    Due Friday, 9/30 for A-day students, Monday, 10/3 for B-day students

    • Sep 28, 2011
 
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