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I used this tech tool to create an interactive background for students reading "Into the Dust" to navigate (based off my lesson 1). They can explore the culture of the time period and learn more about the environment the characters were in.

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https://www.thinglink.com/card/1369337715551633410

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I used this tech tool to survey my students of what they were going to write their memoirs on for a lesson I taught. Students were asked these questions for me the teacher to get a better idea of what they were writing on and to affirm that they were working on it.

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My students sometimes struggle with capitalization. This is a quick guide for them to have as a class resource if they want to refresh themselves on capitalization.

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CAPITALIZATION RULES

Capitalize . . .

1. the first word of a sentence

EXAMPLE

2. proper nouns

EXAMPLE

A. preceding a name

EXAMPLE

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize titles that follow names.

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize titles used as general words.

B. when used in direct address

ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR TITLES

Capitalize very high ranking government officials' titles even when not followed by a name or used in direct address when a specific individual is referred to.

EXAMPLES

If no specific individual is referred to, do not capitalize titles of even very high ranking government officials.

EXAMPLE

Capitalize important words in compound titles used with names, but do not capitalize prefixes or suffixes added to the titles.

EXAMPLES

3. major words in titles of books, articles, and songs

EXAMPLE

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize short prepositions, conjunctions, or articles unless they are the first word of the title

EXAMPLES

4. names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books

EXAMPLES

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize the non-specific use of the word "god."

5. directions that are names, such as North, South, East, and West when used as sections of the country

EXAMPLE

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize directions when used as compass directions

6. days of the week, months of the year, and holidays

EXAMPLES

7. seasons, when used in a title

EXAMPLE

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize the names of seasons if they are used generally.

8. countries, nationalities, and specific languages

EXAMPLES

9. periods and events

EXAMPLES

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize century numbers

10. names of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups

EXAMPLES

11. trademarks

EXAMPLES

12. the first word in a sentence that is a direct quote, even if the direct quote comes in the middle of a sentence

EXAMPLE

13. the first word of a sentence following a colon

EXAMPLE

EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize the first word of a list following a colon if the list is not a complete sentence.

14. The first word in each line of most poetry

EXAMPLE

15. the single-letter word, first person pronounI.

EXAMPLE

16. salutations and closings in letters - first word only unless proper name is used

EXAMPLES

17. initials, initialisms, and acronyms

EXAMPLES

18. names of the planets

EXAMPLES

NOTE - Experts disagree about whether to capitalize earth, sun, and moon. For consistency, this author suggests capitalizing them when they are used to designate celestial bodies.

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1. the first word of a sentence EXAMPLE 2. proper nouns EXAMPLE A. preceding a name EXAMPLE EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize titles that follow names. EXCEPTION - Do not capitalize titles used as general words. B.

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Interact with your audience using real-time voting. No installations or downloads required - and it's free!

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Smore allowed me to create a newsletter to the parents in my classroom. I used it to elaborate on the essential details of coming back to school following the return from a week long break at the beginning of November (off for Teacher's Convention)

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https://www.smore.com/k0wca

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Taking a template, I create a Tic Tac Toe Assignment for the play "12 Angry Men". Students had to complete 3 of the tasks on the board-- from letter writing to court case reenactments-- in a straight line on the board in order to get credit for the week, and submit most work via Google Doc.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qjvq30sK6-A2PtUg13QdfsR8q9c-MEKAsLTRPdc83WA/edit?usp=sharing