Objective: By the end of class, students will complete essays and create a xtranormal presentation regarding risk.

DO NOW

Take out essay outlines and guidelines and review any comments on draftts.

Direct Instruction

SUMMERIZE - who, what when, where why. Keep it simple. NO quotes. 

Summerize "Into thin Air".

ANALYZE - break it down.  Pick it apart. Look for details that support your answer. Use a quote. Be specific.

Analyze the conditions on Mt Everest on May 10 before rob Hall made the decision to continue climbing. Do you think the conditions had a direct affect on Hall's decision to break his own rule? 

 EVALUATE - determine the value of something. 

"Evaluate the effectiveness of cause and effect in Into Thin Air as it impacts the reader's interpretation of various climber's decisions. 

Complete essays on neos.  Be sure to attach outline to printed essay prior to turning it in.  Be sure to review the guidelines to ensure that you completed all requirements prior to submitting.

Guided

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Xtranormal Laptop Project Instructions:

First, visit www.xtranormal.com

If you have never used Xtranormal before, click sign up at the top of the page, and create an account. If you already have an account, click log in, and log in.

After creating your account and/or logging in, click on the “CREATE” tab.

You will be creating a cartoon re-enacting a time in your life where you or someone you know took a risk.

Pick either the HISTORICAL FIGURES, PRESIDENTS, OR PEEPZ themes, and either one or two characters, depending on the needs of your scene. The other themes cost money, and will not work.

Next, you will select your sets, characters, sounds, and begin to write the story.

Under the “STORY” tab, you can type the character’s dialogue in the text boxes.

If you need more text boxes to make the conversation longer, click the + symbol in the lowest text box, and choose “text to speech box.”

When you are ready to publish, click PUBLISH, and fill out the information. Then, click next, and then checkout.

Wait a few minutes until the video is finished processing, and then download it to the desktop.

Once you have done that, use http://dropitto.me/karenreina to upload and submit the video. The password is reinaeng