Welcome to Mr. Barajas' Classroom
Important Dates and Information
1. Box Tops- Please bring in your Box Tops. Winning classroom receives a prize.
2. August 23 4-8 Spelling City Due
3. August 23 Reading Plus Due
4. August 24-28 DIBELS Testing
5. August 24 7-8 Bible Test -James 1:1-5
6. August 26 Persuasive Essay Due
7. August 31 7-8 Journals due
8. September 15 Kennedy Space Center - Drivers needed
Step 1: Email me 3 topics that interest you
[15 points] Due Date August 13, 2015
1. Dallas Cowboys are America’s Team
2. Students should wear school uniforms
3. Androids are better than Apple
Step 2: Find at least 3 resources for each of your choices
[25 points] Due Date August 14, 2015
1. http://www.dallascowboys.com/video/2015/02/11/america%E2%80%99s-team
c. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-cheap-seats-jerry-greene-0104-20150103-column.html
Step 3: Choose your research question
[10 points] Due Date August 15, 2015
The Dallas Cowboys are America’s Team
Step 4: Write down at least 10 facts about your topic with Bibliography [25 points] Due Date August 18, 2015
Example:
Internet Website Article: Author (Last Name, First Name) “Article Title.” Title of Website. Date of Access. Website URL Example: Dawe, James. “Jane Austen page.”. Jane Austen Website. 14 Mar, 2004
1. It is known for a fact that a vehicle will run on water. There are a few things you would need to do in order to make your car run on tap water.
First, you need to rest proof your exhaust system. Most of the vehicles that run on water combine water and gas together making it a hybrid vehicle. It would only take a little bit of gas to keep your exhaust system dry so by using both gas and water you would eliminate the need for opening up the head to check the exhaust system. There are a lot of kits that people can buy on the market today that cost just under $200. These kits will allow you to convert your car into running with gas and water.
Example of not a lot of information provided:
2. The process of turning water into fuel is based in science, but whether or not it will improve your gas mileage (as these sites claim) is debatable
Example of enough information
Clark, Josh. "Can I convert my car to run on water?" 19 May 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/water-fuel.htm> 27 January 2015
3. Allen, Mike. “The Truth About Water-Powered Cars: Mechanic's Diary” 2 July 2008. popularmechanics.com. http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/gas-mileage/4271579
Step 5: Organize your document (beginning, middle and end)
[25 points] Due Date August 19, 2015
I. Beginning
II. Middle
III. End
Step 6: Thesis/Opening statement-State your main idea
[25 points] Due Date August 20, 2015
Yes, it is possible to run your current vehicle on water. However, you will need to build a "water-burning hybrid" . Which according to what I have read, the actual installation can actually be simple and parts to this engine can be constructed at home. According to M. Allen (3), “ The key is to take electricity from the car's electrical system to electrolyze water into a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen, often referred to as Brown's Gas or HHO or oxyhydrogen.”
Step 7: Rough Draft that includes your Thesis Statement (your opinion that you proved)
[50 points] Due August 21, 2015
Step 8: Final Draft
[100 points] Due August 24, 2015
Step 9: Enter into WPPonline.com
[10 points] Due Date Due August 25, 2015
Step 10: Share in class
[15 points] Due Date Due August 26, 2015
Language Arts - Week of August 21
MondaySpelling: TestReading: Reading Plus- 1st (2) assignments Ben Carson- Chapter 2
Grammar Test
Bible power point slides due
Help Websites
Transitional Words
https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Transitions.html
Exemplary Middle School Persuasive Essay
http://www.oaklandwrites.org/documents/exemplars/7thPersuasive.pdf
http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/ws2k-summer.htm
Web Citing Help
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
Common Core/NAD Standards covered
Writing
4th Grade:
LA.4.W.1 - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1 Text Types and Purposes
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
5th Grade:LA.5.W.1 - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1 Text Types and PurposesWrite opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information
6th Grade:
LA.K.W.1. - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Text Types and Purposes
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
7th Grade:
LA.K.W.1. - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.1 Text Types and Purposes
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
8th Grade:
LA.K.W.1. - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.1 Text Types and Purposes
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Language Arts - Week of August 21
Reading Literature
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature4th Grade:
LA.4.RL.1 - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 Key Ideas and Details
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
5th Grade:
LA.5.RL.1- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 Key Ideas and Details
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
6th Grade:
LA.6.RL.1- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 Key Ideas and Details
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
7th Grade:LA.7.RL.1- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1 Key Ideas and DetailsCite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
8th Grade:LA.8.RL.1- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1
Key Ideas and DetailsCite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
