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Autobiographical Incident Essay
Please type your essay in a Word document and copy and paste it in the comments section here.
Also, please print out a hard copy of your essay to bring to class on Monday.
Extra Credit Activities
You can play grammar games for extra credit at the Virtual Grammar Lab. Register here and select Burbank High School from the “dropdown” menu.
Forest Fires
Explore these resources on forest fires, and use this map to see how close the fire danger is to us.
Answer this question, using the ABC format (Answer the question: Back it up with a quote; make a Connection or Comment):
Are the numbers of forest fires increasing? If so, why?
Learning Games & Exercises
Try these learning games and activities (you can only play these for the last fifteen minutes in Mr. Williams class):
These three games let you create private “rooms” where you can play against your classmates:
Elemental (only lets four people play in one room)
How Would You Feel?
This picture shows someone trying to rescue a victim of the 2008 earthquake in China. If you were that victim, how do you think you would feel and why? If you were the rescuer, how do you think you would feel and why?
S.A.S. Activities — Strategies For Reading
Go to any of these activities. Type in the code Mr. Ferlazzo or Ms. Hull have given you. Complete the exercise and email it to either Ms. Hull at or Mr. Ferlazzo at Mrferlazzo@aol.com
Using Reading Strategies When Learning About Natural Disasters
Go to this New York Times page and find the “Weather” box at the upper right hand corner and find an article you want to read that answers your questions about natural disasters. Search anywhere on the web for articles about natural disasters (or go to Natural Disasters).You can also go to CNN. Once you find articles you want to read, upload it to bounce and demonstrate reading strategies. Then, post the link in the comments section:
Visualize
Making Connections
Summarize
Ask a Question
Evaluate
“What Would You Put in Your Emergency ‘Go-Bag’?”
Read this short New York Times article, What Would You Put in Your Emergency ‘Go-Bag’?
Then, answer the question here in the comments section. Explain why you would take each item.
More Natural Disaster Quizzes
Take these natural disaster quizzes, and share in the comments section how you did and what were the three most interesting things you learned from them and why you found them interesting.