Today's Tasks in the Computer Lab

Hello Room 209 students,

Welcome to the Lab! I hope you're having a great day with Eric. Andrea and I are at a workshop at Confederation today and we're looking forward to hearing all about your day!

Please use your time in the Lab effectively today. Here are your tasks:

1. About the Authors 

-finish writing your About the Author on the Google Drive. Make sure your work has your name in the title and that you have shared it with me

-Check out the rubric we collaboratively created below before you say to yourself, "I'm done." (You can also go to the rubric and suggest other addtions!)

Criteria	Neon Green	Green	Yellow	Red
Details -include interesting, relevant information	-pizazz -totally unique voice	-a lot of details -juicy -tying things together: making connections	-some listing is there -connections are unclear	-listing “I like...I like...” -using the words stuff/things -squeezing the juiciness out of your writing
Structure		-sentences are varied and interesting lengths
Conventions		-spelling is correct -proper nouns are capitalized -end punctuation is used
Written in third person	-it really sounds like someone else wrote it!	-name is used often, or “she/he”, “his/her”	-using your name and sometimes using “I” -repeating name over and over and over	-”My name is...” -”I” -excessive details used
Layout		-computer typed -looks professional
Image		-photo or drawing includes: message, symbol, space, colour/hue

-Share your About the Author with a classmate and have him or her share his or hers with you

-Go through and make comments on your partner's work

-Return to your own work and make any corrections or edits needed

2. Human Poster Research - you may continue to answer the questions you need to discover for your Human Poster. Make sure you have the list of requirements in your Social Studies duo-tang

Have a great, productive time in the lab today!