The students will create a video of their choice demonstrating their understanding of a beginning, middle, and an end.
ASSIGNMENT: PLEASE COMPLETE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: ASSIGNMENT: 2/1-2/2
PERIOD 6
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The student will demonstrate knowledge of current events happening in the news by researching stories and developing answers.
Current Events Quiz Week of Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 2024 Questions: 1. After accusing him of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors,” House Republicans have started the process to try to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, who is the secretary of __________________________. 2. The Middle East has been the location of several big stories over the weekend. One was in the West Bank city of Jenin, where Israeli military and security forces dressed as _____________________________ killed three, one an alleged Hamas leader Extra Credit: This all happened in inside a ______________________. 3 - 4. Three U.S. soldiers were killed in a __________________ strike Sunday on a U.S. military base in ____________________.(name the country) 5. As of Tuesday night, President Biden said he has decided what to do about what happened in Q. 3 & 4, but he would not yet say how the U.S. would respond to the attack by militants who were apparently backed by _________________. (name the country) 6 – 7. The Super Bowl LVIII teams are now set. The two teams playing are ________________________ and ___________________________________. Extra credit: What is LVIII? 8. Some are concerned the well-known girl friend of one team’s tight end might have trouble making it to the game. Who is this and why might it be a challenge? (only 1 pt for both answers) SUBMIT: PERIOD 6 The students will create a podcast with a partner about something about La Joya. ASSIGNMENT: 1. Open the document below and fill it out with your partner. 2. Choose a topic that relates to people here at La Joya Community High School. 3. Fill out the information on the script to create the script for your podcast with your partner. Your podcast must be 3-3:30secs 4. Create Music to go with your Podcast. 5. Edit podcast in Premiere. 6. Export 7. Save 8. Upload to the Padlet SUBMIT: PERIOD 6
The students will demonstrate knowledge of current events by finding the answers to their current event quiz.
Current Events Quiz Week of Jan. 22 – 26, 2024 Questions: 1. New Hampshire’s presidential primary was Tuesday. Who won the Republican race? 2. Weather has been big news in many parts of the country. What usually dry major city on the West Coast experienced the wettest January day ever, and its mayor declared a state of emergency because of widespread flooding? Extra Credit: If you don’t know the city, then ½ pt if you can name the state. (But you can’t get both correct….) 3. U.S. and the U.K. continue to carry out strikes to destroy Houthi missiles, other weapons and drones in _______________ (what country)? Extra credit: Name one of the other four countries that supported these attacks. 4. What country is now one step closer to NATO membership, a move that was started in 2022 when that country was worried about its security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? 5. The Supreme Court ruled this week that federal agents can remove ________________ that Texas installed at the US-Mexican border. 6. Name one of the 10 movies in the running for the Best Picture Oscar for 2024. 7 - 8. In an unusual trial in Michigan, _____________ are charged with Involuntary manslaughter, although they killed no one, but ___________________ did. SUBMIT: PERIOD 6 The students will create a mini podcast about a topic that relates to La Joya Community High School with a partner. ASSIGNMENT: 1. Open the document below and fill it out with your partner. 2. Choose a topic that relates to people here at La Joya Community High School. 3. Fill out the information on the script to create the script for your mini-podcast with your partner. 4. Create Music to go with your Podcast. 5. Edit podcast in Premiere. 6. Export 7. Save 8. Upload to the Padlet SUBMIT: PERIOD 6
Student Examples
You will have 45 mins to complete a 35 sec horror film genre music clip.
TASK: Using your headphones... You will be creating 45 seconds of scary music that could be used in a horror film. When you are done please save the file and then export as an MP3 and post it to the PADLET. DO NOT USE SOUND EFFECTS!!! ONLY MUSIC LOOPS! SUBMIT: PERIOD 6 Current Events Quiz
Week of Jan. 8 – 12, 2024 Questions: 1. Which of President Biden’s cabinet members didn’t tell him about being in the ICU for several days? (You can give his name OR the cabinet position) 2. Donald Trump has spent some of his time campaigning in _________________ (what state?) this week and will be back again. 3. He chose to leave there Tuesday for Washington, D.C. and then New York for appearances in two courtrooms. The appeals court judges in D.C. didn’t seem to agree with Trump’s argument that he has ______________________ from charges in the election interference case. 4. Some of Trump’s high-profile allies are still campaigning for him in the state mentioned in #2. Name one of them. 5. What happened to an Alaskan Airlines plane Friday that has caused the grounding of that same model in many places? Extra credit: Want kind of plane was it? 6. Winter storm ______________ has already left strong winds and snow in the West, and it’s aiming for the Midwest and Great Lakes this week. 7. This week scientists said the earth broke a record during 2023. What is it? 8. The Golden Globes are often considered the first of the entertainment awards season. Who won best motion picture (drama) there Sunday night? SUBMIT: PERIOD 6
The students will learn various techniques on how to create different effects for their group commercials.
PERIOD 6 The student will design a digital time capsule to send to themselves in the future.
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