New Year's Lesson

Agenda

I. Journal #5
II. DLW #4
III. Project Intro
IV. New Year’s Coloring Page

Journal #5

In your notebook, respond to the following question(s) in at least
two paragraphs. You can choose to answer just one or more.
1.

How can you improve your life in the new year?

2.

What are you the most excited for in the coming year?

3.

What are some positive events in your life that happened last
year? How did that impact you?

4.

What accomplishments did you achieve last year?
Does it have any impact on your life this
year and why?

5.

What goals do you have for this year and
how will that help you improve as a person?

DLW #4:Paraphrasing

The 4 Rs

R

eword
earrange

ealize

echeck

Reword

Replace words and phrases with synonyms
whenever you can.

Rearrange
Rearrange words within sentences to make
new sentences. You can even rearrange the
ideas presented within the paragraph.

Realize that some words and phrases
cannot be changed – names, dates, titles, etc.
cannot be replaced, but you can present
them differently in your paraphrase.
Recheck

Realize

Make sure that your paraphrase conveys
the same meaning as the original text.

At just 8.5 square miles, the Pacific island

country of Nauru is one of the smallest
countries in the world. The island was once
rich in phosphate, but most of the resource
has been mined, leaving damage to the
environment behind. Nauru has a population
of about 10,000 people.

Original Text

At just 8.5 square miles, the Pacific island country of

Nauru is one of the smallest countries in the world. The
island was once rich in phosphate, but most of the resource
has been mined, leaving damage to the environment
behind. Nauru has a population of about 10,000 people.

Nauru is a Pacific island country that is only 8.5 square

miles in area. It is one of the smallest countries on the
planet and only about 10,000 people live there. Nauru has
mined its once plentiful supply of phosphate. This has
damaged the environment on the island.

Original Text

Paraphrased Text

At just 8.5 square miles, the Pacific island country of

Nauru is one of the smallest countries in the world. The
island was once rich in phosphate, but most of the resource
has been mined, leaving damage to the environment
behind. Nauru has a population of about 10,000 people.

Nauru is a Pacific island country that is only 8.5 square

miles in area. It is one of the smallest countries on the
planet and only about 10,000 people live there.Nauru has
mined its once plentiful supply of phosphate. This has
damaged the environment on the island.

Original Text

Paraphrased Text

Paraphrasing Practice

1.

Partner up with the person that has the same
topic as you.

2.

Paraphrase your paragraph on a separate
sheet of paper. You have 12 minutes to work
on this.

3.

You will present your
paraphrased paragraph to
the class so decide who will
be the one to read it.

Carter G Woodson, Ph.D., was a teacher who studied and

wrote about African American history. When he saw that the

accomplishments of African Americans were often left out of

history books, he started a special week to help educate

people. In 1976, the week in February became a month-long

celebration, known today as African American History Month.

In school, have you learned how African Americans such as

Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks

changed our world.

Black History Month

Around the beginning of February each year, the top two

American football teams meet for a big game. The game is called the

Super Bowl. It is the annual championship for the National Football

League. The Super Bowl is always held on a Sunday. Many Americans

treat Super Bowl Sunday as a holiday On Super Bowl Sunday,

Americans eat more food than on any other holiday, except for

Thanksgiving. They go to Super Bowl parties and cheer for their

favorite teams. Thousands of people watch the Super Bowl in the

stadium, but millions watch it on TV. In fact, the Super Bowl is one of

the most-watched programs on TV every year.

Super Bowl

Celebrated in late January or early February, Chinese

New Year starts on a new moon and ends 15 days later

during the Lantern Festival. A sign of Spring, Chinese New

Year is the biggest holiday in China. Paper decorations and

flowers are placed in homes, and people exchange gifts. One

gift of Chinese New Year is called lucky money. Lucky money

is money wrapped in small red envelopes that are given to

children by friends and relatives.

Chinese New Year

Did you know that if you were born on February 29, you

would only have a birthday once every four years? That’s

because February 29 is part of the leap year. Normally February

only has twenty-eight days, but every four years an extra day is

added to the calendar. Why do we need leap years? Our

calendar shows how long it takes Earth to orbit the sun one time.

This takes around 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46

seconds--or approximately 365 1/4 days--to complete. To make

sure the calendar matches up with Earth’s orbit around the sun,

we add an extra day every four years.

Leap Year

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829, and came to

America in 1847 to work for his brothers' dry goods business.
In 1853, Strauss was one of many immigrants who headed
West. Many traveled in search of Gold. Strauss had other
plans. He hoped to open a store. He carried with him a large
supply of blue canvas called denim. He thought gold hunters
would need the sturdy material to make tents. Instead, he
found they needed sturdy work clothes, so he used the
denim to stitch together the first pair of "Levi's jeans."His
company began making heavy-duty work pants, now known
as jeans, in 1870s, and it continues to operate to this day.

Levi Strauss

When is the last time you had a Coca-Cola? Did you

know that John Pemberton, a druggist in Atlanta,

Georgia, invented Coca-Cola as a medicine? He named

the syrup he invented for two of its ingredients, the coca

leaf and kola nuts, Coca-Cola soon became a popular soft

drink. In 1891, Pemberton sold his invention to Asa

Candler for $2,300. Candler opened bottling plants

around the U.S. In 1919, Candler sold the business for

$25,000,000!

Coca-Cola

One of the world’s most famous magicians and escape

artists was Harry Houdini. He was born Erich Weiss in
Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874. In 1878, his family
moved to the United States. It was there, in 1883, that he put
on his first magic show. He was nine years old and called
himself “the Prince of the Air.” Seven years later, he changed
his name to Harry Houdini and became a professional
magician. He was most famous for escaping from handcuffs
and locked trunks. Once a blacksmith in England spent five
years creating a pair of inescapable handcuffs and asked
Houdini to try them. He was able to break free from them in
an hour. Houdini was a master magician!

Harry Houdini

Disneyland opened its gates on July 17, 1955. Only invited

guests were supposed to attend the opening, but things didn’t quite

go according to plan. The park was flooded with thousands of

unexpected visitors, many of whom had purchased counterfeit passes.

It opened to the general public the next day. The theme park was the

brainchild of Walt Disney. The legendary animator wanted to create a

place where children and adults could both learn and be entertained.

Disneyland features over 50 attractions, including such notable rides as

Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean. More than 16 million

people visit Disneyland every year.

Disneyland

Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after a city in Japan, Bryant is
the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. Kobe
Bryant spent his early years in Italy and joined the NBA straight
out of high school. A dominant scorer, Bryant won five NBA
championships and the 2008 MVP Award with the Los Angeles
Lakers. Although later seasons were marred by injuries, he
surpassed Michael Jordan for third place on the NBA all-time
scoring list in December 2014 and retired in 2016 after scoring
60 points in his final game. In 2018, Bryant earned an Academy
Award for Best Animated Short Film for Dear Basketball. On
January 26, 2020, he was in a helicopter crash that killed Bryant,
his 13-year-old daughter Gigi and seven others.

Kobe Bryant

Before the iPhone and the iPad, there was the

Apple II personal computer. Designed by Steve
Wozniak, with help from fellow co-founder Steve Jobs,
the 8-bit system revolutionized the home computer
market. The system came with a keyboard and color
monitor. Most PCs did not include these add-ons at
the time. The cheapest Apple II model cost around
$1,300. It made its debut at a technology fair on April
16, 1977. The company continued producing the line
until 1993. Over 5 million units were sold, making it
Apple’s first breakthrough product.

The Apple II Personal Computer

Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, the

author and illustrator of such children’s books as “The Cat in the
Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham,” is born in Springfield,
Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. Geisel used his middle name
(which was also his mother’s maiden name) as his pen name. The
first children’s book that Geisel wrote and illustrated, “And to
Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street,” was rejected by over two
dozen publishers before making it into print in 1937. He wrote 48
books—including some for adults—that have sold well over 200
million copies and been translated into multiple languages. Dr.
Seuss books are known for their whimsical rhymes and quirky
characters, which have names like the Lorax and the Sneetches
and live in places like Whoville.

Dr. Seuss

William Morrison and John C. Wharton

invented cotton candy in 1897, but they kept it

a secret until the 1904 World’s Fair in St, Louis.

An instant success, it cost half as much as a

ticket to the fair! Originally called “fairy floss,”

it was renamed “cotton candy” in 1920. A

sweet treat loved throughout the world, it is

called “old woman’s hair” in Greece, Israel,

and India.

Cotton Candy

Greek Mythology

Project Details

Standard SL.4

4.0
In addition to 3.0 objectives, I can make a commanding
presentation without the use of a written speech and
show high levels of proficiency using appropriate voice,
life (passion), eye contact, gestures, and speed.

3.0

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I can present information, findings, and supporting
evidence clearly, concisely, and logically.

●

I can make strategic use of multimedia and digital
media.

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I can demonstrate a command of academic English.

Greek Mythology Project

Students will:
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Be assigned a Greek god, goddess, or monster.

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Create a slideshow about his/her assigned topic
addressing the required questions.

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Present their work to the class.

Slide details:
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When answering the questions, keep it concise.
Your answers for questions 1-5 should be only 1-2
sentences. Your answers for 6-8 should not be 5
sentences maximum.

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Every slide must have a relating picture.

Greek Mythology Project

1.

What is his/her Roman name?

2.

What does he/she control, special abilities/powers?

3.

What are his/her specific weaknesses?

4.

Describe how powerful he/she is compared to
others.

5.

List any other interesting facts.

6.

Summarize at least one short story or myth about
your god, goddess, or monster.

7.

What influence did your Greek god, goddess, or
monster have on Ancient Greek society?

8.

How is your Greek god, goddess, or monster
present in modern society?

Greek Mythology Topics

Zeus

Aphrodite

Helios

Hera

Dionysos

Cyclops

Athena

Hermes

Sirens

Apollo

Hephaistos

Heracles

Poseidon

Cerberus

Achilles

Ares

Hades

Cronus

Artemis

Circe

Chimaera

Demeter

Calypso

Medusa

New Year’s Coloring Page