Mr. Nunley View Park Prep

Friday, June 1, 2012

2013 EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

MR. NUNLEY 10^TH GRADE ENGLISH YEAR –END EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS

At the request of several students and parents, extra credits assignments will be allowed. If you would like to improve your grade with a little with extra credit, I believe you must have already done the rest of the work for the class. Extra credit is not a way to make up for other work you have chosen not to complete.

Students will be able to receive 15 points per extra credit assignment completed. All assignments must be typed in 12-font and double spaced, with the exception of the library visit. A student may raise his/her grade by a maximum of 10 percentage points through extra credit. All assignments must be completed by June 03, 2013.

Extra Credit may be earned in one of the following ways:

1. Students may choose a quote of their own and respond in the Daily Writing format.

2. Students may choose a newspaper article and write a 2-3 paragraph summary, entitled “Current Event”. Article must be no older than one week. To be considered current.

3. Student may visit their local library for one (1) hour and have the librarian sign this form to confirm that they were their working on the research project. Librarian must also attach their business card to this document that student actually attended the library.

Librarian statement:

I confirm that________________________________________ came to the _________________________ library and was here for at least one (1) hour working on their research project. My name is______________________________________ and I can be reached at_______________________________(phone) or__________________________________________(email) to confirm that the above information is accurate.

2013 RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC

RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC

Teacher Name: Mr. Nunley


Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Organization	Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.	Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.	The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Information	All information presented in the research paper was clear, accurate and thorough.	Most information presented in the research paper was clear, accurate and thorough.	Most information presented in the research paper was clear and accurate, but was not usually thorough.	Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear.
Understanding of Topic	The team clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented their information forcefully and convincingly.	The team clearly undestood the topic in-depth and presented their information with ease.	The team seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease.	The team did not show an adequate understanding of the topic.
Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Notes	Notes are recorded and organized in an extremely neat and orderly fashion.	Notes are recorded legibly and are somewhat organized.	Notes are recorded.	Notes are recorded only with peer/teacher assistance and reminders.
Use of Facts/Statistics	Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.	Every major point was adequately supported with relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.	Every major point was supported with facts, statistics and/or examples, but the relevance of some was questionable.	Every point was not supported.
Presentation Style	Team consistently used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	Team usually used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	Team sometimes used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	One or more members of the team had a presentation style that did not keep the attention of the audience.
Time Use	Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work.	Student did not use classroom time to work on the project and/or was highly disruptive.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

WEEK OF MAY 20-24, 2013

WEEK OF MAY 20, 2013

DAILY WRITING QUOTES:

1) “The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” – Sven Goran Eriksson

2) “There is far more opportunity than there is ability. “ – Thomas A. Edison

3) “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

4) “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” – Benjamin Spock

5) "Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come." - Luke

DAILY WRITING GUIDING QUESTIONS

What does this say? (1-2 sentences)

What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)

Why does this matter, and, or how can you apply this to your life? (3 paragraphs)

HOME-WORK:

* Get Parent letter signed & returned

* Begin Research Project

* Complete Daily Writings

* RE-READ "BATTLE ROYAL" AND PREPARE FOR FRIDAY'S EXAM

*Answer "Battle Royal" questions

- Study & Discussion

- Writing Exercises

- #15-33 Additional Questions

THIS IS DUE AND WILL BE COLLECTED ON FRIDAY May 24, 2013

***LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED***

Monday, May 28, 2012

Scholarship Essay - Writing Graphic Organizer

Directions: Respond to each task or question in 5-7 sentences.

1. Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your success?

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2. Discuss the subjects in which you had difficulty. What factors do you believe

contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfairly or were not given an opportunity you felt you deserved. Why do you think this happened? How did you respond? Did the situation improve as a result of your response?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Discuss your short and long-term goals. Are some of them related? Which

are priorities?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Discuss a leadership experience you have had in any area of your life: school

work, athletics, family, church, community, etc. How and why did you

become a leader in this area? How did this experience influence your goals?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Discuss your involvement in and contributions to a community near your

home, school or elsewhere. Please select an experience different from the

one you discussed in the previous question, even if this experience also

involved leadership. What did you accomplish? How did this experience

influence your goals?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Other than through classes in school, in what areas (non-academic) have your

acquired knowledge or skills? How?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about that may help us evaluate

your nomination (i.e., personal characteristics, obstacles you have overcome)?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

2013 RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES & TOPICS

RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES & TOPICS

Our Theme: “People, Places, Things, and Ideas of the past 100 years”. Students will pick 1 person, place, thing, or idea from the last 100 years to research and learn about.

Team Guideline:

-- Students work in collaborative team of 2 - 4 students.

-- Each student must research and write.

-- Teams will grade each other.

-- Team grade counts for significant portion of grade

-- Team must set a library date and meet at library within the first 3 days of project.

Research Guideline:

Ø Categories of research:

o Technology

o Art

o Science

o Business

o Culture

o War

Project will consist of the following:

A written research paper with a topic (minimum of 6 pages double-spaced)

For example: How the Internet changed the way we communicate.

A written bibliography in MLA format.
A formal oral presentation with an adjoining Power Point presentation to an audience to be determined by me & View Park Prep Administration.
***An optional extra credit creative piece in the form of art, dance, prop, etc***.

Report Guidelines:

· Report must be 6-10 pages, typed in MLA format (12 font, double spaced, times new roman)

· Student must use no less than 5 sources. Using several sources is encouraged.

o 2 or more books

o 1 magazine or newspaper article

o 2 Internet articles limit.

· Research paper must contain the following:

o Title page

o Table of contents

o 6 page written report

o Bibliography

o Appendix showing illustrations

· Power Point Presentation

o 6-10 Slides that include key points and pictures

Time-line & Deliverables:

· Student must show the following items to prove that they have gone through the proper process. Each part must be typed, except for the detailed notes. Each item will be scored and count towards final grade:

o Brainstorm of possible research topics and finalized group selection (Due May 21, 2013)

o Finalized topic choice, Individual Focus & List of Internet Sources (Due May 22, 2013)

o Detailed Outline (Due May 24, 2012)

- Detailed Note Cards (Due May 27, 2013)

o *** Rough Draft*** must be E-mailed to nunley.damion@gmail.com (Due by11:59pm May 28, 2013)

o Final Draft (Due May 30, 2013)

o Presentations (Due May 30 & 31, 2013)

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RESEARCH TOPICS

Technology

Television

Cars

Music players

Computers

Video Games

Internet

Airplanes

Lasers

Robots

Cameras

Video

You tube

Social Networking

Art

Movie Genres

Music

Dance

Painting

Sculpting

Comedians

Radio

Authors

Poets

Manga

Television

Photography

Musical Instruments

Animation

Business

Bill Gates

Steve Jobs

Apple

Microsoft

Entrepreneurs

Entertainment

Catering

Franchising

Reputation

Slogans

Marketing

Budgeting

Advertising

Music

Culture

Women’s History

African American History

Hispanic History

Kings and Queens

Popular trends

Fads

The Great Depression

Recession

Economy

Gangs

Japanese

Filipino

Polynesian

Inventions

War

Iraq War

World War I

World War II

Civil War

Rap War

Revolutionary War

Vietnam

Gulf War

Korean War

Afghanistan

Bay of Pigs

Weapons of War

Technology of War

Causes of War