Monday, April 27, 2015

Unit 8 project: Accessorizing






Slides 5, 7 and 23 say exactly what must be done for the project. 

This project should not be one team member’s computer. Yes, you will make a PowerPoint presentation but you can gather information using Padlet as well as Titanpad.

It is impossible for all of the project’s information to be on one team member’s computer because then you are not working as a team.

You are a team. Everyone must be doing something (even if you’re missing team members) .  

These are different tasks that can be done by different team members…….


Task 1

* A team member can make an idea board with the pictures from the Internet of what helped you think up the concept of your new accessory. [see slide#13

Isaac Newton said, “"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." That means, great ideas use previous ideas for help.

Gather pictures of ideas that helped you with your new idea.



Task 2 

* A team member can write the history the accessory for your presentation [see slide #11]

Who who made the accessory first? What was it made out of? Where was it made? When was it made? Why was it made (what was the first purpose of the accessory?) How has the accessory changed from it's beginning to today? The history should be brief (not simply copy from Wikipedia).


Task 3 

* A team member can draw (or use a photo design program to make) a picture of the accessory [see slide #15]

Task 4 

* A team member must describe the new accessory. What makes it innovative/different/new/special?


Task 5 

* A team member can write about to which niche you will market your accessory [see slide #18]

What is the age, gender, income, and interests of your target customer?


Task 6

* A team member can make a logo for your accessory company [see slide #18]

Remember to think about what shape, character, or symbol next year company most attractive?


Task 7

* A team member can design the packaging for your accessory [see slide #18]

What special container will you sell your accessory in?


Task 8

* A team member can make a magazine advertisement for accessory (someone will need to put together the pictures for the advertisement and someone will need to write the words) [see slide #19]

Will you use celebrities or comedy to sell your product? Will you emphasize the accessories style or practicality?


(design websites: https://pixlr.com/editor/, http://www131.lunapic.com/editor/or http://www.fotor.com/)


* A team member can make a video commercial for your accessory. (someone will need to write the words you say in the commercial and someone well also need to edit the video) [see slide #19]

Will you use celebrities or comedy to sell your product? Will you emphasize the accessories style or practicality?

* A team member can make a website for your fake company to sell the accessory [see slide #19]


Task 9

A team member can put the information together into a PowerPoint presentation [see slide# 22]

Make sure you have:
* Your team members names (and state what task each team member did for the project)
* A logo for your accessory company
* A picture/drawing of your accessory
* A description of your accessory
* A brief history of your accessory (not simply copy from Wikipedia)
* Your idea/concept for your accessory
* Advertisement/commercial for your accessory
* A description of your accessory’s Target customer/ nich market.
* A statement about what you learned about Fashion/ marketing?

*upload PowerPoint presentation to a padlet once completed and send teacher the link . 
Do not e-mail files that are several MB to your teacher























Saturday, April 11, 2015

Unit 8 Vocabulary

TASK 1
Review unit RW 8 vocabulary at  Quizlet.com/67854680/

TASK 2 http://www.titanpad.com

Using the unit 8 vocabulary words with a partner in titanpad write 12 sentences that show an understanding of the vocabulary word's meaning.

ex. PE class is too brief so we did not have enough time to do the necessary amount of exercise to be healthy.

Ex. In space, Astronauts wear special clothing that is made from artificial fibers.


TASK 3 (or choose 4)  http://www.storyboardthat.com
Choose at least three of your sentences and create a storyboard that shows the meaning of the vocabulary.

Example






When finished with your sentences and your storyboard, upload them to your
Classwork padlet.

TASK 4 (or choose 3) http://getkahoot.com
Create a kahoot game of ten questions to test your classmates on their unit 8 vocab.

Example kahoot questions:
1 a group of things or people is a.....
A condition
B collection
C combination
D classroom

2 true or false: something is brief if it lasts a long time.
A true
B false

3 I want the school to _____ the uniform rules so I can wear what I want.
A reflex
B rolex
C relax
D ralex

4 There is less DRAMA at my work because we are worrying less. 
A Academic
B General

Monday, March 2, 2015

Phrasal Verbs


Phrasal verbs:
Verb + preposition (in, on, out, down, up, over, etc)

Depending on the tense, the verb change.

I am going out to the mall.
I go out to the mall .
I have gone out to the mall.
I went out to the mall.

He is giving up smoking.
He gives up smoking.
He has given up smoking.
He gave up smoking.



To….. = Break / Bring / get / give /  go / make / sign/ take / work
am/are/is …. = Breaking / bringing / giving / going / making / signing / taking / working
Was …. = broken / brought / got / given / went / made / signed / taken / worked





Break down:
(breaking/broke/broken)
 
1) to stop working properly

2) to separate into simpler pieces




Bring up:
(bringing/brought)
1) to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)

2) to mention (something)



Get on:
(getting/gotten/got)
 
to be friendly with someone.


Get over:
(getting/gotten/got)
 
to stop feeling sick or stop being unhappy about (something)

Give in:
(giving, given, gave) 

 to agree to do something that you had earlier said "no" to.

Give up:
(giving, given, gave)  

to quit



Go on:
(going/gone/went)  
 
to continue doing something







Go out:
(going/gone/went)  
 
to leave your home for an activity

Make out:
(making/made)  

to understand



Make up:
(making/made)  

1) to create or invent (a story or a lie)

2) to put together different parts


Sign in:
(signing/signed)  

to write your name to show that you have arrived


Sign up:
(signing/signed
 
to add a name to a list in order for a person to get, do, or take

Take in:
(taking/taken/took)
  
to allow (water, air, food, etc.) to enter your body or mind


Take on:
to compete against (a person, team, etc.)



Take up:
to begin studying or practicing an activity, usually as a hobby


Take over:
to become in control



Work out:
to do physical fitness exercises




Work up:
to produce (something) by physical or mental effort

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Unit 6 project task help

Project Description: http://padlet.com/robaths/English10/wish/50882325




Project MUST HAVES

1) Choose 1 health issue.


An issue includes a problem, its causes and effects, and a solution.


2) Research

How many people (or what percentage of) suffer from the health problem in the United Arab Emirates?

How old are people when they usually get this health problem?

Who usually has this problem: men or women?

What lifestyle choices cause this health problem?

Explain the cause and effect of how the lifestyle choice leads to the health problem.
Use cause and effect words like: leads to, causes, results in, caused by, due to, the result of

What are Doctor recommended solutions to the health problem?
Use these words in your solution: to, in order to, so, so that


3) Evidence from your life.

info about your lifestyle 

Your diet and fitness (cm to inch converter, kg to pound converter)

an interview of an older person to see how lifestyle changes over time and age.


4) Slogan and a logo

Slogans use imperative verb form: Cambridge page 239


5) PowerPoint Presentation

Organize information in your PowerPoint to show...

* a description of the issue's problem (using words: leads to, causes, results in, caused by, due to, the result of)
* statistics from your research (or your infographic)
* results from your survey
* evidence from your life
* your slogan for your ad campaign
* your poster or advertisement
* your suggested diet or physical activity plan

* a description of the issue's solution (using words: to, in order to, so, so that)

6) Post presentation onto padlet/website




Project ELECTIVES (choose 2-3)

Create an ad/ commercial

Make a video and encouraging or discouraging a lifestyle choice that causes health problems.


Design a poster

Make a poster and encouraging or discouraging a lifestyle choice that causes health problems.

Prepare a survey

Ask 10 specific questions about people’s lifestyle (on the topic of things that lead to health problems).

Remember to ask questions with simple answers. Provide answers for people to choose.

Post onto survey monkey, share your survey to get answers.


Suggest a diet, physical activity or medicine
which can help people.


Make up your own diet to suggest to people
Make up your own physical activity plan to suggest to people.


Infographics to show how many people in UAE are affected by this problem


Infographics use numbers and pictures to show information.

Use yours to talk about diet, population, lifestyle choices, from your research

Diabetes 1
Diabetes 2

Inactivity 1
Inactivity 2

Sleep 1
Sleep 2


Obesity 1
Obesity 2
Obesity 3

Sugar 1
Sugar 2
Sugar 3

Energy drinks 1
Energy drinks 2

Smoking 1
Smoking 2

Stress 1
Stress 2