Assignments: November 13

Computer 1 [Ms. Moorhead's Mac 1]
Student Teacher: Julien G.

Computer 2 [Ms. Moorhead's Mac 2]
Upper-grader visit to City Hall: Irene X.
Hillwood's Wikipedia entry + newstory about the open house: Irene X.
Write a caption to your video.

Computer 3 [The Hillwood PC]
The Historic Fall of the Berlin Wall: Brigette W.

Computer 4 [Zack's Mac]
Building the Wall: Zack O.

Computer 5 [Ms. Moorhead's Mac 3]
Berlin Wall Photo Essay: Julian F.
Write a caption to your video.

Computer 6 [Anya's PC]
Friday the 13th: Anya
(If you have time, create a World about Friday the 13th.)
Write a caption to your video.

Computer 7 [Anya's PC]
Why Parasites Rule: Rubina
Write a caption to your video.
(If you have time, create a World.)

Computer 8 [Mr. Grantz's PC]
Healthy Food Game: Brandon W.

Computer 9 [Lance's PC]
Write a caption to your video.
Berlin Wall Photo Essay: Lance Y.
(If you have time, create a new front-door survey and then a Wordle.)

The History of St. Paddy's Day

Student Assignment: Brendon
(Thank Irene for this assignment!)

~St. Patty's Day History, Legends, Traditions,Modern Celebrations

What is the tradition of Saint Patrick's Day? Read this story on History.com, and then write a feature story that is at least 15 sentences in length.

Include links and explanitory text to the following activities found on National Geographic:
• Clover puzzles
• Pot of gold

This Friday's Assignments

NOTE: If you are reading this prior to class and play an instrument (Zach, Brigette), please bring it TOMORROW. We will be recording ourselves for the upper-grader CD. Otherwise, please get your voices ready!

Click here for this week's assignments. Feel free to begin your assignment prior to class.

Also, you will be interviewing Tony Long, a Hillwood graduate from the 1960s, next week in class. The topic will be interviewing techniques, which we will hopefully use with Nancy Pelosi. As part of your assignment, come up with at least five questions for Tony. Also, find your previous questions for Nancy Pelosi.

• Read last year's package around our interview with Mr. Long. (Next week, you will write a story about the interview.)
• Read this Hillwood Herald article about interviewing tips.
• Create one post with both sets of questions (your questions for Mr. Long and your questions for the Speaker of the House).

You may also take a look at the first 15 pages of the Hillwood yearbook online:

Hillwood Academic Day School by Hillwood Uppergrades 2009-2010 | Make Your Own Book

Videos we'll watch together:

Assignments, from September 10

Click to find out what your assignment is this week. If you are a returning student, feel free to begin your assignment early or peruse the assignment of your fellow classmates.

Also, if you have a laptop, please bring it in, even if you are not sure that it will work on Hillwood's wireless setup.